As I stand here alone...

Earlier this week I saw a call for submission from a very interesting publication called Odd Magazine around the theme of solitude. The sea has always inspired stillness and a sense of peaceful solitude within me and I had quite a bit of footage I had taken with my phone in Antigua, Guyana and Spain which I thought would create the perfect visual backdrop for poetic prose themed around this theme.

So I contacted Tijana Sarac a friend of mine and spoke to my sister Baraka about collaborating on a visual piece that we could submit, where Tijana would write the poetic prose, Baraka would share her music with us and I would do everything else. Unfortunately I took on a bit more than I could manage with my hectic schedule and had to admit defeat as I could not meet the deadline.

I am learning a lot on this journey of life, a key lesson at the moment is learning how to pace myself as well as the beauty of routine! unfortunately routine is still something I look at from an unhealthy distance with a serious love/hate relationship that seems to, in my actions anyway, tend more towards hate. Before I forget please have a look at Tijana's blog where she has posted more of the continuous prose featured in the short visual piece above. So what is it that my rebellious spirit hates so much about routine? is it the discipline or the inability to do as one pleases whenever and however one wants?

Enough of my questions to myself now I ask you a question....What does solitude mean to you?