Something Like #67 – The Lilacs of Letting Go

This episode of Something Like is lovingly dedicated to two friends, Lau and Hoora, in all of their wisdom. They have both taught me, in their own ways how to let it go, let it out into light, let another person see it and feel it, for something new to be let in. It, perhaps, being the very thing, the most tender, the most crucial point of interrogation. Guiding us are Mercedes Sosa's Soy Pan, Soy Paz, Soy Más (an excerpt of the English translation below), and Nina Simone's Lilac Wine.

I was child, crib, teat, roof, blanket,

plus fear, cuteness, screams, tears, race

then they mixed in their words

or they averted their gaze

something happened

I understood nothing

Come, speak, tell me

everything that is

happening to you now,

because when your soul is alone, it cries

You must let it all out, just like the spring

no one wants something to die within

Speaking face to face

Let out what you can

so that new things can be born

1. Much love as always to Roger 3000 for Something Like's jingle.