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Month: July 2020

Day 1591, happy.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1591.jpg

In the fourth doorway

is saw you standing

~

I don’t know why

I kept opening

~

but also

stayed behind

~

from this distance

I can’t see

the age

in your eyes

~

and you know

that makes me happy

31/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged father, life, mind, mother, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology, relations Leave a comment

Day 1590, I wonder.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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I live above

and below you

~

I hear footsteps

and your music

~

I hear your door

and a toilet

~

I see someone

in the lift

~

and I wonder

if you wonder

30/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1589, surface.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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He saw this shiny new surface

to land on and rest for a while

~

not wondering why he alone

eagerly set his foot willingly down

~

and there in his mind he got stuck in the new

that never lets go but the shine of its surface

29/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1588, the end.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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The final burdens

~

tripping

over old memories

~

forgotten fears

in the middle

of the night

~

the end of an era

~

at the beginning

28/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged era, life, memories, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1587, stare.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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Why do you stare at me

what’s going on in your mind

~

why don’t you want me

to have a look at you

27/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1586, protection.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1586.jpg

Looking back

at all the misshapen

building blocks

stacked together

to form this wall

~

it all seems to fit

effortlessly

but I still remember

standing down there

between all the broken pieces

of the walls

left

by my forefathers

26/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged growing up, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1585, barriers.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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I stumbled upon

this wall last week

~

it is solid

but also made

out of many

small facets

stacked

together

~

it doesn’t really matter

it is still

standing

in my way

25/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged life, mind, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, psychology, wall Leave a comment

Day 1584, when.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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Every night

when you close your eyes

and wait for the moment

that never comes

~

and when you are there

you are also gone

for a few hours

or forever

~

one example

that death will come

and always

at the end of your life

~

remember that

24/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged death, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1583, view point.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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If you react

to every view point

forming

in front of you

~

you might think

you drown

while standing on land

Continue reading →
23/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged Boat building, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1582, line.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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My line of sight is tied down

for the forces that push on it

are relentless

~

I hope one day

I can release it

and let the horizon fill

with the breath I kept

and pull on me

22/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged hope, horizon, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1581, straight through.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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I am looking

through a window

inside of you

from where the outside

is faded

~

but I only

see straight through you

and see the tears

on your eyes

from the inside

21/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged life, mind, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, psychology, tears Leave a comment

Day 1580, concrete.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1580.jpg

A massive

concrete structure

is hanging over me

~

it woke me up

in my dream

~

its weight

is keeping me

pressed

in bed

 

20/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged depression, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1579, twilight.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1579.jpg

I see bright light

and myself

standing still

at the end

of a dark tunnel

~

I stared so long

in twilight

trying to see this road

I am afraid it will disappear

when I step

outside

19/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged depression, life, light, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1578, roof.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1578.jpg

I felt protected

for many years

~

but the roof was corroding

from the inside out

and one day the rain

came down

inside

and woke me up

18/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged life, mind, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1577, stares.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1577.jpg

I remember the house

where I thought I grew up

~

there was an old chimney

a corner where I played

and my father closed the door

~

in my memories

he was never there

in reality

he often stares at me

standing in front

of my reflection

17/07/202017/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged divorce, father, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1576, harshness.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1576.jpg

The harshness outside

makes it hard to see inside

~

in my shadow

I can just see a switch

but I am not sure

what it will

change

16/07/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

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