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Rise & Fall

by Gabriela Georges

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I feel an emptiness filled with lots of things things I cannot name but I know they're there and they're brewing inside like my Mama's favourite lentil soup it boils for under an hour until it's just right until the colour is just right until it simmers for just the right amount of time and only she knows when it's ready her years have taught her things you cannot learn from reading a recipe book no, her learning is instinctual her learning has transformed into knowing and when I ask her how much salt, pepper and cumin to add she says, "you just know when it's enough" "you just know" "you just know" as if I can translate that into some kind of measurement as if that's just another metric like a tablespoon, a cup, or 300mls like i'm supposed to know what that means but I don't I never do and I don't know if I ever will I'm still young I'm still childless family-less and I don't "just know" anything yet but I do know that my Mama wouldn't judge me for not getting it right she would only judge me for not trying and so I try and try every time doing my best to get it right adding just enough salt, pepper and cumin then I taste it and try again and even when I think it's just about right there always seems to be something missing and so I I always settle for close enough and accept the fact that my mama's lentil soup is my Mama's lentil soup for a reason as I feel an emptiness filled with lots of things things I cannot name but I know they're there and they're brewing inside like my Mama's favourite unforgettable unmistakable lentil soup.
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Graceful green trees all shades of green resting over my head showering me with awe I bow I bow I bow fingertips moist skin kissed by the Sun cleansed by the rain falling from the clouds I bow i bow I bow feet bare and strong following along soil fills the space in between my toes I bow I bow I bow birds are singing to-ing and fro-ing calling me to song overtures abound I bow I bow I bow my arms follow swinging forth and back to the beat of their song i attempt to sing along I sing out of tune nature responds in key we harmonise in dissonance a spontaneous symphony in arhythmic splendour we dance (I bow) we dance (I bow) we dance (I bow) ...
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Forgiveness 04:35
Please forgive me if I act a little strange for I know not what I do feels like lightning running through my veins every time I look at you every time I look at you At times I forget who I am and who I use to be i may not remember me now but I'm sure you have me stored in your memory please forgive me I have funny things to say and strange thoughts to share I may not be sharing them now but I'm sure you recall all the times I did please forgive me if I act a little strange I have melodies to write and sweet songs to sing i may not be singing them now but I'm sure you can hear them while you dream can't you? please forgive me if I act a little strange for I know not what I do I would tell you I love you I would tell you how I feel I may not be telling you now but I'm sure you can tell by my "sorry" please forgive me if I act a little strange for I know not what i do feels like lightning running through my veins every time I look at you every time I look at you because you make me feel because you make me feel oh yes you make me feel alive so alive you make me feel alive so alive you make me feel alive so alive

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This debut poetry EP Rise & Fall is a labour of love and tears, an expression of my journey with grief and loss after the loss of my mum, and a reflection of changes through time.

Dedicated to anyone who has lost someone and is navigating their way through grief and loss.

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released July 19, 2016

Producer: Stay Nice
Mastering: Crystal Mastering
Violin: Isabel Hede
Saxophone: Gawain Davey

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