Category: poetry

creatio ex nihilo: a cosmopoietic irony

nothingness comes
and nothing becomes
obliviates all
things that never come

how come that nothing
is even a thing
is it a negation force
a logical “not”
that turns anything into nothing
and nothing into a thing
as if it entered a denial state
that created everything

inconsistency, if anything
raises inconsistent beings
those who write and read
things just like these

(PARA)CONSISTEN⊥

If everything were poetry
then nothing would be…

If only a verse were self-contained
If only a part were the whole
If only everything holds

Yet some things dare to be bold
Some contradictions are truly the thing
Consistent or inconsistent,
Your verses won’t ever explode
When down the rabbit hole

For context, paraconsistency (see paraconsistent logic) is the idea that coherence is possible even without consistency—i.e., contradictory statements can coexist without leading to a logical explosion (a scenario in which anything can be proven true from a contradiction), which occurs in classical logic. In paraconsistent logic, this principle of explosion does not hold.

Wadi Qelt¹

We can’t get pass the uncanny valley²,
So that we’re back at where we started
It’s a long way to go back—yet a step forward
Darkness awaits us on both ends
It’s been with us along the path
It’s just that our pupils adapted

An ouroboros³, it’s the valley
Hope here, a timid light
that hardly wounds the darkness
No flashlight to reveal the path
So we freeze at where we are
Facing death, personified in our image

1. the “valley of the shadow of death”; 2. a psychological and aesthetic phenomenon where a person feels uneasy or disgusted when a non-living object looks or behaves too much like a human; 3. an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.

How Music and Poetry Sustain My Well-Being

What would your life be like without music?

A mistake. Now, that is not to say that my life is a hit (with music).

Of course, you are completely entitled to dislike music—although I have yet to meet someone who actively does.

As you read my poems here, you might not realize just how deeply passionate I am about music—more than poetry, even. I’m drawn to many other forms of art, of course. As I often say, “art still thrills me.”

However, producing music demands a significant investment, and I refuse to take the easy, artificial route. It’s more accessible and affordable than ever to create average and artificial music these days. But poetry? Poetry has always been far more accessible (and affordable) than music. And relying on AI for it feels even less justifiable than for music. Of course, one can use AI just as we use writing prompts, for instance. AI can assist, but it should never replace authentic creative expression.

The process of writing poetry is more immediate, whereas music involves a more layered approach, with multiple stages such as composing, recording, mixing, and mastering.

Writing poetry keeps me sane while I navigate the financial limits that prevent me from producing music the way I envision. With poetry, I can express my soul freely—”pen and paper” are all I need, a medium that has always been affordable, and always will be.

I can express myself more fully through music than through poetry, although I strive to master poetry with the same dedication as I do music. It just so happens that music is my ultimate passion, offering a freedom of expression that feels more universal than poetry.

I plan to explore music more on this blog in the near future, mostly by sharing song lyrics, but also occasional performances and finished works. Let’s see what the future holds.