Sometimes perseverance/ Barely even makes a sound/ Underground

It feels like it takes a time and all the energy you have… to find success.

Perseverance: it doesn’t mean banging one’s head against a wall, or as I would  depict it “Bare hands/ against a knife/ punching harder and harder”. Sorry for the strong image, only here to be disregarded. I can’t visualize it, but I trust you when you say you can.

But, back to the lines, my all time favorites:

Sometimes perseverance
Barely even makes a sound
Underground

Perseverance, often seen as a strong and vocal force, can sometimes be quiet: hidden (in the confines of one’s mind), subtle, unackowledged… Perseverance is not always relentless force; it can be quiet resilience, shaping outcomes slowly but surely. It can feel like “gentle waters/ kissing the shoreline.”

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Here, listen to this:

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T!el Fajardo

Art still thrills me. Aphantasic brazilian writer, born in the 90's. I enjoy reading mostly poetry, sci-fi, and shonen-seinen manga. Favorite authors: Asimov, Tolkien, Guilherme de Almeida, Paulo Leminski, Douglas Adams, Tite Kubo, Yoshihiro Togashi... I also write songs.

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