Augmented Love - Original Love Poem

Please do consider watching the video performance and short film because they really add to how this poem feels, and express the slow rhythm of waking up I was trying to convey.

This poem is my attempt to write a love poem without resorting to all the tired old clichés. It describes that state at the beginning of a relationship where everything is almost unreal in its intensity.

I decided to produce a spoken word performance of my poem, as I think hearing poetry read out is a totally different experience. Often the images that tell the story in poetry can be misconstrued in their interpretations. In my experience, a spoken word poem, read out by the poet, can get over this issue. The emotions expressed through the reading can highlight some of the meaning and build a clearer picture in a sea of metaphors.

When I listened back to the poem I realized it contains some obscure word choices so I thought it would be helpful to include a text version above 🔼

I don't want to analyze my poem any further as the joy of poetry, just like good art, is that people can interpret the imagery differently. Take a watch of the video and let me know in the comments what it evoked for you.

Thanks for reading/watching 🙂🌿

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