savanna's artwork and poetry

Blossom

Filled with butterflies,
I float on this cloud.

The love you give,
Warm, clear and loud.

Your light, like sunrise,
Is shining on me,
Melting my ice.

I was detached and cold,
Frozen and stuck below.

You turn ice into water,
From your shine, I glow.

Rising above the surface,
Floral colours,
are starting to show.

My beloved Sun,
You make my roots grow
And my flowers Blossom.

13.10 17.04.2020 S.C. van der Meij

Spacious Love

In desperation to feel whole,
I used to let love take control.
Confusing my senses.
Clouding my mind.
A blinding haze,
Direction, impossible to find.

But this spacious love,
Creates room for connection,
Understanding and protection.
Clouds float around me.
For me to decide,
To let them inside.
My heart and mind.

Letting these feelings grow,
Wherever they want to go.
This experience of love,
Pulls me up from the dark below.

I feel no overwhelm.
It is a gift, and addition.
Lighting up the path,
Taking me to another realm.
To walk through life,
In a higher, appreciative state.
Releasing me from weary weight.

12:40 05.05.2020 S.C. van der Meij

Listen

I listen to my body,
I notice it being hungry.
But the thought of eating,
Makes me sick.
Because the only thing I crave is dick.

She falls back into old patterns.
Believing to have passed them.
Darkness is surrounding her.
And I am not sure,
On how to feel anymore.

These insides are so sore.
Take care they tell me.
Disconnected from life.

The observer tries to speak.
Not able to close the leak.

The screams of craving,
Show my inner freak.

She is extremely loud.
But please.
I beg you.
Do not let her out.

13:00 02.05.2020 S.C. van der Meij

Art and poetry are a way of expressing my inside world. It is a big passion of me and I learn a lot through exploring myself like that.

The works you see here are all highly influenced on my connection with love, the feelings of it, the insecurities and old patterns. To be vulnrable is really an art on it's own and offers me lots of inspiration. Exploring non-monogay is difficult, eventhough amazing and beautiful. I have my ups-and-downs, just like everyone else and that is clearly visible and readable in my art and poetry.

This project has helped me understand myself more, it has connected me to my amazing teammate, to lot's of people I did not know a lot about prior to this. It helped my connections with love partners. I am excited to ecplore and connect more and more.

This way of working although not my first choice (obviously working inside a physical school would be even better!) has teached me a lot. This Hotglue platform and the support of teachers helped greatly and it is very cool to be able to build a safe space, a platform to share and learn.