Are we all on a pre-determined path? Is there a higher plan? Is destiny our reality? I often wonder. Every decision or choice. Every time we cross paths. People we meet and opportunities we are presented. Is it all chance?
Before you read on, you may have noticed that this is Jenn & Leon Travel Blog, so what's up with the poetry? Well both myself and Jenn are writers, poets and authors! We actually met through the very poetry we write, and our story is indeed fully intertwined with it. We both want to share our words with you as part of our travels, our mission to create and inspire, and our very core at Closer Lives!
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Are things indeed predestined to come to us? Do we get what we hope and wish for? Can we manifest? Since I was young I felt something... a silent voice... an invisible message. Is this the truth? Is the fabric a full cloak or is there an opening for the eyes?
Are things really 'meant to be' ... is being in the 'right place at the right time' an actual thing? Can we actually manifest or is it literally the invisible destiny that has always been predetermined? Deep down in our sub-conscience are we guided by the universe? Do we actually have choices or are they already made?
Did we all come from one? Be it science or religion... creation or the atom... with no disrespect to all belief systems, are we all technically related? Inter-connected? Our feet tread on the paths of thousands of others before us... souls roaming through generations gone and new ones beyond. We are constantly expanding our horizons... stretching the fabric until the thread runs out. Or is it simply passed on to the next?
Woven
by Leon Gregori
Going about my daily business
I am but merely a bespoke witness
To this carefully choreographed plan
I feel forced to be a fan
To this invisible tapestry
That feels like fantasy
Yet is truly a reality
Working with destiny
It has its way with me
All of my decisions
Choices and such
They feel like freedom
Like I have control
I have my goals
Moments and aspirations
I work towards them
Celebrate when I achieve
But am I really doing this
Is it really me
Or is it just the plan
That is 'meant to be'
Did I take that chance
Or did the chance take me
Did I go because I wanted to
Or was I just pushed to see
The stitches
The fabric
Of what I am presenting
The path I am following
Winding through my mind
All of the things
The gifts of life
Like magnets to my soul
On the tip of a knife
Pin point accuracy
This is not a fallacy
It is the truth
I have known since my youth
Maybe I can manifest
My deepest desires
Maybe I can hope for the best
Possess what I admire
Maybe I can own it
Call out its name
For all that I know
It is only the same
The same as it's written
In invisible ink
The same as I am told
To do as I think
Whatever I do
I follow the path
The instinct
The gut
The senses I have
It can be altered
I can force a change
Add little moments
But it ends up the same
Who I meet
What I foresee
Where I am at
What I can see
All I know
When my one becomes two
Is the only truth
That I was always going to
Are we all just inter connected?
I can't help but agree with this perspective
My life is a directive
It should all be expected
All of the things
With all that it brings
This stunning sweet symphony
The people that come to me
Those that I go to
The voices I listen to
This journey I am on
Where I came from
All interwoven
In the threads of others
Stitched in the fabric
Of life and the universe
So I document in words
Write down a verse
Detail my legacy
For all to remember me
Before it all ends
Not a moment too soon
Before the thread runs out
And only the box looms
So when all is done
When the path is all trodden
The tapestry complete
The start long forgotten
My name will be carved
My life in a box
Lid on tight
Sealed with a lock
My vessel will vanish
End up as dust
All that I lived
Gone as it must
Only memories will survive
Thoughts and mementos
To those I had touched
Or loved the same
So my point is
This is not a game
We are all on a path
Forged in our names
We all have questions
Of why what and who
But that is just human
It is nothing new
Those questions will be answered
Upon leaving this life
Maybe the path remains
One can only hope for an afterlife
But in the meantime
We are all interconnected
This is my thought
My only perspective
I will wake up tomorrow
And continue this journey
Find what is next
See what becomes of me
Meet and greet
Search and explore
Follow my path
Follow my tour
I don't need a guide
For my soul leads the way
Just like these words
And all that I say
© Leon Gregori 2023
'Life is so short and the years pass so quickly, we live our lives like we're on a rollercoaster and before we know it many things are missed out, not done, and sometimes, too late to catch up on. You are in the prime of your life now, enjoy every moment of happiness you have, because that is the fruit of life and you are blessed'
That was from my Mum, part of a message she sent to me after she finished reading my book (thanks Mum). I guess it is so apt to place it with this piece... it really meant a lot to me. As writers we are blessed with the ability to leave our souls behind on paper... but let us not forget to enrich our souls and keep feeding them every day - while we still can. Stay connected guys! Until next time...
I have been writing poetry since I was in my mid-teens and find it completely natural to express myself through written word. I am from the UK but I am now a full time slow traveling digital nomad after meeting my amazing fiancé Jenn on Instagram, as part of my journey as an author.
My writing has always been unpredictable and without structure; it is freestyle from completely random moments when I feel compelled to write. My content is mainly long form and focuses on love, heartbreak and life.
My debut book, Out of the Shadows, centres on genuine experiences in love, heartbreak and life. Its main focus is the understanding and healing that is needed with such intense emotions. I express in rhythmic manner leaning more towards creative writing, although poetry is the general category!
Find more of my poetry on Instagram too!
