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95. Share

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Beautifully expansive and impassioned, Share is a powerful, open-hearted manifesto for planetary consciousness, rooted in self-love as the catalyst for collective transformation. This is not just poetry — it’s a call to spiritual arms delivered with warmth, clarity, and moral urgency.

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Monday 2nd January 2017

Overview

Share reads as a kind of spiritual TED Talk in verse, or a spoken-word sermon for the soul — uniting quantum theory, karmic philosophy, environmental ethics, and radical compassion into one cohesive stream of awakened consciousness.

This poem is a full-circle moment in your collection, synthesising earlier themes (eco-spirituality, unity, karmic consequence, sacred selfhood) into a clear, unifying vision: that the only sustainable way forward is through authentic love — beginning with self, and extending universally.

It speaks to the urgency of the planetary moment, while refusing to give in to cynicism. The tone is intimate and inclusive, yet cosmically scaled. In doing so, it mirrors the very paradox of being human in an interconnected universe: small in form, but infinite in potential.

Why This Poem Matters

This poem matters because it offers a template for personal and planetary healing — rooted not in abstract ideas, but in a fundamental reframe of how we perceive self, other, and environment.

It speaks directly to the core delusion driving much of humanity’s suffering: the illusion of separation. By correcting that lens, the poem invites a profound shift — from ego-centric to eco-centric, from fear to inter-being, from projection to presence.

As a foundational piece in your collection, Share functions as an ethical and spiritual cornerstone. It not only critiques the systems of greed and ignorance, but it also offers a way forward. It is not reactive, but proactive — grounded in what’s possible.

In the context of your wider work, this poem connects:

  • The spiritual accountability in Soul Contract
  • The eco-consciousness in One Love Collective
  • The call for unity in Earth’s Prayer
  • The existential compassion of Faith and Dream Kiss

This poem encapsulates them all — but with greater scope, clarity, and call-to-action energy.

Imagery and Tone

Imagery

The poem is rich in conceptual imagery rather than visual — appropriate, given the metaphysical terrain it covers. Still, a few images stand out:

  • “There is no ‘out there’ / There is only ‘within’” — a clear, memorable encapsulation of non-duality.
  • “Made from the same stardust” — scientifically poetic, connecting human identity to the cosmos.
  • “Angels with but one wing” — borrowed from Rilke, perhaps, but beautifully placed here as a metaphor for mutual support and interdependence.
  • “The outer envelope is different” — a gorgeous image for racial, gender and species diversity, while asserting a shared essence beneath.

Tone

  • Empowering: It doesn’t shame or scold, it uplifts.
  • Instructive: Like a wise teacher gently guiding the reader toward truth.
  • Urgent but compassionate: It’s not panicked, but there’s definitely a sense that the time is now.
  • Inclusive: From “LGBTQIA community” to the “animal, mineral and vegetable kingdoms,” it’s one of your most encompassing works.

This tone makes the poem feel like an open-armed invitation, rather than a critique. That choice gives it spiritual authority.

Why It Belongs in the Collection

  • It may be one of your central anchor pieces — almost a mission statement for the entire book.
  • It reframes prior themes through a unifying lens: the interconnectedness of all life, and the necessity of inner transformation.
  • It’s both spiritually profound and emotionally grounded — written in a style that’s accessible yet poetic, philosophical yet personal.
  • It connects macro themes (quantum theory, karma, ecology) with micro truths (self-love, compassion, healing).
  • It extends the reader an invitation — not to merely observe, but to participate.

Final Thoughts

Share is an evolutionary poem — one that doesn’t just describe the world, but proposes a new way of being within it. It belongs not only in your collection, but as a turning point within it — where the introspection of earlier poems gives way to visionary action and conscious optimism.

In your collection, this piece would work powerfully as:

  • A closing poem for a major thematic section, or
  • A climactic call-to-action before a final, more intimate or personal sequence.

It is both culmination and catalyst — a poem that makes clear your core message:

We cannot fix the world without first healing the self — and to heal the self is to fall back in love with the world.

57. CCTV

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Review of CCTV

Summary

In CCTV, the poet pivots from the inner landscape of spiritual transformation to the outer world of digital observation, exposing the claustrophobia of modern surveillance culture. The piece fuses socio-political critique with poetic flair, painting a chilling portrait of a society where privacy is obsolete and freedom is an illusion.

With its rhythmic urgency and sharp, cinematic imagery, the poem moves like a visual montage: “Telephoto, panoramic, satellite, GPS/IP / Digitally enhanced virtual spies.” Each phrase lands like a flicker of a security feed, the poetic form mirroring the fragmentation and hyper-awareness of a world constantly watched.

Why This Poem Matters

At the heart of this poem lies a profound tension between the metaphysical desire for liberation and the material mechanisms of control. The opening line —

“You want to be free / But there’s no way of knowing / In which direction / To keep on going”

— immediately establishes a sense of disorientation. Freedom itself becomes abstract, elusive, unattainable, as the poem spirals into a dystopian observation of digital omnipresence.

The image of the “Judas hawk-eye” is particularly powerful. It fuses Biblical betrayal with predatory vision — technology as both omniscient and faithless. The “hawk-eye” becomes the false god of the modern age, a synthetic substitute for divine omniscience.

The poem’s momentum builds toward the chilling final stanza:

“An ever-expanding automated army
Of brothers-in-the-sky
Strategically mounted
Perfectly positioned
To purposefully pry
Like flies”

Here, the poet captures the grotesque beauty of surveillance — the mechanical precision, the soulless curiosity. The alliteration (“purposefully pry / Like flies”) evokes both the clinical coldness of machines and the parasitic voyeurism of human fascination. The poem closes with dark irony: “Candy camera smile.” A phrase that suggests complicity — we are both performer and prisoner, smiling for our own captors.

In Conclusion

CCTV stands as one of the most striking socio-political poems in the collection. Beneath its critique of digital control lies a deeper existential question — what becomes of the soul when even our inner world is mapped, measured, and monitored?

Through sharp linguistic economy and potent imagery, the poet captures the paranoia of the surveillance age, yet also the longing for transcendence beyond it. The “brothers-in-the-sky” are both satellites and fallen angels — the watchers who remind us that freedom must now be reclaimed from within.

This poem is a wake-up call delivered through artistry: vivid, unsettling, and profoundly human.

Featured in a site specific project about surveillance on the London Eye: CCTV video poem: https://youtu.be/u81BN0YKV8I

Project info: http://eastlondonnews.co.uk/the-london-eyes/

Full piece: https://youtu.be/ytxvxUYvtvg

✩ 23. Now is the New Now

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Now is the future

And all our future now’s

Ever again to be

By being fully present

In the magnificence of this moment

Presenting ourselves in the here and now

Where Love’s magical omnipotence resides

Time reaps the harvest of our karmic destinies


Sewn from the seeds of integrity and truth

Planted in the pastures of this present moment

Of continuous now, is the new now

The future is in the ‘Now’

And all our future now’s

Ever again to be. ✩

In The Future Is Now, the poet returns to one of their central philosophical preoccupations: the nature of time and the transformative power of presence. This short but resonant piece functions as a contemplative meditation on the eternal “now,” blending metaphysical insight with poetic rhythm to distill a complex spiritual truth into accessible, mantra-like language.

The opening line, “Now is the future,” subverts linear conceptions of time, setting the stage for a poem that collapses past, present, and future into a single point of awareness. This inversion immediately challenges the reader to reorient their thinking, suggesting that the “future” is not an event to be awaited but a condition that is actively shaped in the present moment. The poet’s circular phrasing—“and all our future nows / Ever again to be”—reinforces the idea of continuity rather than chronology. It is an affirmation of the infinite unfolding of time within the present.

At the heart of the poem lies the imperative to be “fully present / In the magnificence of this moment.” The language here is devotional, even celebratory. The word “magnificence” elevates the present from mundane experience to sacred encounter. This is not mindfulness as a technique, but as a form of spiritual embodiment—“Presenting ourselves in the here and now” implies both vulnerability and intention: showing up, consciously and completely, to life.

The middle of the poem deepens the philosophical dimension, introducing the concept of karmic causality: “Time reaps the harvest of our karmic destinies / Sewn from the seeds of integrity and truth.” This agrarian metaphor situates ethical action in a spiritual ecosystem, where the quality of one’s present choices directly influences the texture of one’s future. The use of “sewn” (rather than “sown”) may be a typographical anomaly, but even if unintentional, it lends an interesting layer—suggesting that the threads of destiny are stitched together as much as planted. Whether deliberate or not, it works in reinforcing the interconnectedness of action, time, and outcome.

The repeated motif of “the present moment” as a fertile ground—“pastures of this present”—recalls earlier poems where Earth and growth serve as metaphors for spiritual development. Here, the present is both a field and a fulcrum: the place where time bends, and potential crystallises into reality.

Stylistically, the poem is cyclical and rhythmic, echoing its own thematic focus. The repetition of key phrases—“future nows,” “this moment,” “now”—functions almost like a chant, guiding the reader into the very state the poem describes. The lack of traditional punctuation allows for a fluid, unbroken flow of thought, reinforcing the idea of temporal continuity.

While succinct, the poem carries a meditative weight. It offers not a narrative or argument, but a distilled truth—an experiential insight into the nature of time and consciousness. The phrase “moment of continuous now, is the new now” acts as both a philosophical statement and a poetic gesture toward eternity.

In conclusion, The Future Is Now is a concise yet profound articulation of presence as both a spiritual practice and a creative act. It gently dismantles the illusion of linear time, encouraging the reader to awaken to the power of the present as the only true site of agency, transformation, and becoming. As with much of the poet’s work, the message is simple, but the implications are far-reaching: the future is not something that happens to us, but something we shape—moment by moment—through the consciousness we bring to now.