Christopher 'Sigmond

The spider's web Dear friend,   I keep finding myself in fields of tension   Between what I feel and what I know   I keep experiencing sensations in my body   Pangs of pain and moments of relaxation   Looking back, every step a trial every step a dance   Right now moving at the edge vigilant   Every step I wonder   Sometimes I slip – for a brief moment – a year – a decade gone   Here again here all the time   Too busy worrying   Still here, Christopher PS Click here to listen

Many strings – one instrument Dear friend,   Right now, I feel like a guitar.   Strings vibrating, each at its own frequency. Once in a while, moments of harmony.   Even my straight spine Curves   At times, just standing there Untouched for days Slightly out of tune   Hearing thoughts Feeling emotions As they pass through   Air enters me Air moves out   Coming together I find myself resonating   Where do you find yourself, right now?   Still here, Christopher PS Click here to listen.

Between violence and resolution Dear friend,   Last fall, I sent a song about integrating trauma to a song contest. It wasn't selected to compete.   The song which won the contest was about unresolved trauma. About toxicity and pain.   For the past two weeks, I've been walking between these two worlds. Not trying to make the pain go away. And not celebrating it either.   Meeting people, there's unexpected behaviour. Some are hostile. Some friendly.   In conversations, drama is coming out to...