Without beginning or end
There is the here and now
The essence of love
Is evident
Even as emotion runs wild
The presence of life
Is immediate
I look into my child’s eye
Where to now?
The unknown space of lightness
Of joy
Of depth in pain
Of surrender
In this timelessness
There is space to ponder
Only
On the here and now

Published by natasha devalia
Author Poetry and Art books: ‘Tears and Grape Seeds’ 2025, ‘one touch of the rope’, 2024 and ‘Unseen Veins’, 2023
Zambian of South Asian descent, living in Thailand.
I write poetry, perform, and I’m currently an MFA (painting) student. The themes of my art whether expressed through movement, poetry, painting or as interdisciplinary forms include identity, belonging, mental health and family life.
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