ART IS MY SUPERPOWER
Powerful Pathway
I know that the journey
Has so many different turns
The end destination is unknown
The path I walk,
Is exciting to stroll.
Sometimes
The way is difficult
With barriers in my way
So many hurdles I've had to face
But it has help me grow and learn so much
I know
There will be
sunshine, rain, snow and
Strong winds on my path,
But not every step of the way will be the same
Each chapter will be different
I look back.
My path stretches far and wide behind me.
I take a pause and
See how far I've come
All the
Amazing achievements
I have
Achieved so far.
I see the path behind me
The rough pavements are empty
And see the routes I took.
Also
Seeing the paths I walked with others.
Getting nostalgic
At the sight of places,
Seeing many, many faces
I see how much I've grown
I had to take a leap of faith
Even though a lot of
People didn't believe in me
Even though
I was nervous and doubtful
After everything
Sometimes I think
Can I do this?
Can I really do this?
Yes, I can
Maybe
No, I don't think
I
Can I do this?
Come on
Get it together
I remember stepping
Out on stage on my own for the first time
The first time
I read my work out loud to people
How nervous I was.
I look at the shelf
Where I put all my creativity
Thinking about all the things
I could be doing but was too afraid to share my Work after so much
Noise clouded my thoughts.
I was also asked what my superpower
Was
But I never knew how to answer
Do I have a superpower?
Do I even have a superpower?
A question I asked myself a lot
I'm not sure
What my superpower is
I look forward
And even though sometimes
There is no sunlight
Or even moonlight to light my path,
I'll hold up my torch and carry on
After that powerful reflection
I keep on walking, walking and walking
I'm home.
Unwanted Noise
I listen to the rain
As it taps against my window
I look over and
Watch the droplets
Fall so slowly like tears
As I sit still on my bed
And begin to think
I’ve always loved creating
Ever since I was little
But I didn't know
It would bring a platter
Of shadowing voices
That had so much to say
Lots of unwanted noise
That could fill a whole room
It flew at me
From all different directions
I felt like
I couldn’t catch a break.
Tears well up
As I sink down into the ground.
I couldn't even tell what was happening
I forgot how to shout
Feeling like
I lost my voice
You can hear a faint sound but not much.
I begin searching for my voice,
Checking
For its hidden noise but I couldn't find it.
They
Had so much power
Turning the blue walls
Into chaotic black
What is happening?
My bones felt like a mirror
About to shatter into a million pieces
The silence was the loudest it’s ever been
Drowning everything else out
Time goes by so slowly
It starts to move around
And whisper in my ear
A sudden fear goes
Right through me
I've never got like this before
Where are you coming from?
Sneaking in through any cracks
You can find
Stopping me in my tracks
Making me feel stuck in a maze
Mind in a constant loop
Feeling lost in the haze
Four walls please catch me
As the cracks begin to open up
Beneath me
Where’s the spotlight?
I
Can’t seem to find it
I
Don't think I can do this
Everything
Seems so blurry
Mysterious mystical mist
Begins to form around me
Closing me in
Now
It all comes down to this
Should I keep my notepad open?
Or close it for good?
I think about this
While the rain continues to fall.
Sparkling Aria (ft. Polly Bull)
Polly Bull:
Sparkling Aria,
You wash the struggles away
But never leave me lesser.
You remind me that all changes
Cascading from the heavens,
Without any strangeness.
You remind me that all surrenders
All remembers, like the blue pebble
Smoothed by the forces you engender.
Forming and creating,
Your path cuts through the earth
With certainty and greatness.
You surge through the rockface
And no element can stop you.
Or slow down your pace.
Even frozen you expand,
The flow stops but not the force,
Life comes back at your command.
Liquid heart: you are all.
MANNY:
Sparkling Aria,
I love how the sun reflects
It's glossy blanket on you
I also love how you sparkle and shine
Lighting up my soul
Lighting up my way
I don’t ever want to leave your side.
Right here is where my mind dives deep
Exploring your aquatic ambiance
You help me concentrate
Keeping my mind clear and fresh
You're
So interesting and so incredible.
You can be
Silence one minute,
Then full of sounds the next.
Sometimes I talk and you sit still
And listen which I admire
But mostly you talk
While I lay still,
And listen to your
Wise wisdom words
I am you
And you're me
We are one.
- MANNY & Polly Bull
Few Steps Away From Nature
It was a sunny bright lovely day
A day so comforting
The kind of one that
Was inviting me with a glowing invitation
So I decided to spend some time
Absorbed in its presence
I love this grand and gorgeous paradise,
Where I can sit and reflect about life.
This is my space to create art,
Revealing
Chapters of my life,
Creating change
Enjoying
The best of what nature could bring.
Seeing all the different plants come together
A floral fabulous fragrance fills the air,
While I stand in awe,
The trees join my side
Keeping me company
The grass is so green,
I love the sense of freshness and growth.
Nature is so special
Nature is amazing
It's so beautiful
I like to
Have a still moment
Every once in a while and
Take in the beauty all around me.
The melodic wind
Sings in unison as
They parade in the breeze
The sunshine sparkles and glistens
Everywhere.
I can sit here enjoying everything
For a while
In this magical piece of paradise.
Art is Magical (ft. 9ine)
9ine:
I write these words,
For they are my salvation,
But more so, that they may
Spark a greater inspiration
These letters and cursive encompassing all,
A reassurance that comforts the fall.
I talk this tongue and subdue demons; dispelling the shadows
That lurk in the recess,
Speak both sweet and bitter truths
So they may taste the
Nectar of fruits
From thine
Nurtured wounds.
I traverse time and beyond reason
Into the void the souls retrieval.
Shield this sacred flame from extinguish
In every breath true source distinguished.
If consciousness is the architect
That makes bodies the conduit of creative
Compulsion,
As the muse or medium
Is to the artists imagination.
So be deeply Immersed in the limitless void Of possibilities and from introspection
You! the artistic expression be
Manifested.
For Art is life, life is art!
We are both creator and creation alike.
MANNY:
I write these words
To ignite and get people to think
Love the power of the mind and ink
Powerful thoughts
Mirrored onto the
Page
Memories mirrored on to a canvas
Immersed within the art
Covered in so many different emotions
I feel blessed to
Be a creative person
Showcasing my art for everyone
I love
Having the art
Absorbed into me
And my words
Holding so much power
Holding so much weight
Spread all over the page
Like leaves flying gracefully in the wind
I am filled with thankfulness
My heart is overflowing with tears of joy.
I did not know that I have
This much magic inside me.
Art is magical,
Art is special
Art means a lot to me
I love the magic we receive from art
Life is a work of art
And
Art is important in the world.
- MANNY & 9INE
Precious Place
I built a special place inside my mind,
Time for me to
Enter this enchanted place
I begin floating on a cloud made of candy
Relaxing in a creative atmosphere,
No one to bother or
Interrupt what I'm doing,
Poetry flowing freely out of my
Mind like raindrops
In this incredible place,
Magical fairies are
Having fun all day long
It’s truly remarkable to see.
My body begins to move as the birds
Begin to sing together
Singing my favourite songs
The walls come alive
And dance by my
Side
They are such a vibe
Feeling like
I'm at a carnival with all bright colours
Greeting me
Making everyone feel welcomed.
The sun is always
Happy to see me
Laughing and having a great time
It greets me
With it’s gleaming smile
This is a place where my
Soul and heart feels joyful
A wonderful place
Without any bullying,
Unwanted noise or hate
It’s full of passion,
Love and so much
Kindness
It’s so unique and gives me plenty of
Time for some peace
Just like Alice,
I'm in wonderland
This gorgeous and magical
Land is so wonderful
In this amazing place,
The shadows hide away
Bad vibes won't be able to enter
This is my precious place and
I want to keep it safe.
WORKING TOGETHER
I love collaborating
I love working with people
Two or more creative banks
Uniting together to
Create something amazing
I love collaborating
I love working with people
A strong art factory with
So much power
Where creatives are
Inventing and
Developing something incredible.
I love collaborating
I love working with people
I'm glad to see
More people doing it now
We can work together as a team
Just like the Avengers,
And bring our
Different powers to the collaboration
Our different styles connecting
We will be slaying
But
Sometimes our minds
Might be fried
It may not work all the time
But at least we tried.
I love collaborating
I love working with people
I'm always excited to see what people
Come up with
So let's have more collaborations
Laps and laps of joyfulness
Sharing tears over memories
Teaming up
To tackle those nightmares
Fire to fire igniting to become one
Waves and waves
Folding over like pages in a book
Creativity poured out to create greatness.
It’s like an
Adventure for two or more minds
Swimming swiftly
Side by side
As the words begin to
Spill out like a waterfall
I love collaborating
I love working with people
Oh
Yeah in case you forgot
UNITY,
TOGETHERNESS and
COMMUNITY
Let’s team up and see
What we can create together.
Elemental (ft. Pablo Rouge)
Air: MANNY
The cold air
Rushes into my veins
As
I glide and levitate endlessly
I feel relaxed
As the sky brings me peace
The air is so cool
It’s
Moving slowly
Empowering me
With its invisible touch
I’m filled with so much joy
Because the sky is incredible
It has no limit
As I soar and explore through it
Flying higher and higher into the unknown
I'm excited to see what I discover.
Fire: Pablo Rouge
Mother always told me not to play with Matches
Or burn up ants on dry grass patches
Watch the words
That I spit, spark and ignite
Hunched hiding with cavemen around the
First firelight
I was forged in fire and
I ain't talking about a pretty
Church
Candle flame
I've danced like
The Joker and rolled the dice for many
A game
We all need the heat just to feel something
But too much
Burning gives birth to nothing
Now
I'm born again and again in phoenix fire
Rainbow inferno-
So call me a liar
Things are getting hot
The frog in a boiling pot
Colours
I've not forgot.
Earth: MANNY
I’m standing tall
On the golden ground
It’s
Keeping me grounded
When I feel like
I’m falling through the cracks
To think that
I can stand strong like
I’m made of vibranium
I’ll be like that
Big mighty tree
That is resting
It’s so elegant and so wise
Gorgeous surroundings
Dazzle my glowing eyes
I feel blessed to be a
Part of this amazing world
I know that life is a lesson
And
I’m learning daily
I begin to calm my fears, find my courage
And continue on.
Water: Pablo Rouge
Rain now
Rain down
Over me
My liquid life ripples in a deep sea
The tide rising, refusing all placation
Glory from antiquity flows and grows like Irrigation
From life's roots spring many a story, do
Tell
I'm gathering stones to make a wish at
Histories deep well
Water weaves worlds from corrupt soil
Blood of the earth the sweat from life's toil
Call me the incy-wincy spider see me
All out at sea
Crawling up the spout
I’d rather drink my fill of
Dreams quiddity-
Than sadly do without.
- MANNY & Pablo Rouge
Peace & Healing
The wind whistles quietly around me
I close my eyes as I lose those fears
The calmness
I feel just sat here soothes my mind.
Sometimes it's so hard to find that peace
When so much is happening around you
This is something I noticed
Peace is something we all seek,
When the noise takes over,
The shadowing winds cloud our vision and
Makes us feel weak.
Peace is something we all need,
We have to create our own peace bubbles
Be deep in thought
The power of meditation
Stillness in the world.
Peace is something we all deserve so
I hope we can all find things that
Help us feel good and at peace
We also need to
Guard our space and protect it
As the shadows will try and disrupt it
We need to take the time to heal
Take a step back to reflect after
Everything we've been through.
We deserve some
Time to heal
Time to recharge
So let's
Take a slower pace
Enjoy everything
Around you
The beauty of the world
May we find that space
To heal and reflect
As it's important.
Electricity In My Veins
I feel so relaxed as this new form of
Energy circles around
It darts right through my skin
Remaining so energetic
Powering me up daily
It's
Sending sparks my way
Lighting up my brain
Electricity wizzes so fast through my skin
My eyes glow up
Shooting down glistening arrows
Carved out with electrical currents
Lighting up my path
I begin to sparkle
Shining like a fire on the horizon
Feeling like
I’m upgraded
I've acquired the powers to use
A lot of electric type moves
Fusion Bolt
Such a powerful move
Thunderbolt
Such a cool move
And so much more.
Gleams of light continues to
Pace throughout my skin
It feels like the electricity is
Running races through my body
Competing to win
I love this exciting bolt of greatness.
Boxes
I've been told I must stay in a box
For my whole life and stay in there
Well
That didn't feel right and
Left me confused for so long
People have always
Tried to put me into boxes of their choice
This is something
I have to
Experience over and over again
Finding it so hard to fit anywhere
Because
I'm given a label
Without
Even saying one word.
It was like people
Wanted me to remain in
The gloomy cold damp boxes
It felt like
A big net caught me
Trying to
Limit the things that I can do
Saying that I should only be doing one thing
I wasn't sure what to do for so long leaving me Glued on the spot.
Well,
What I do know is
That I can do more than one thing
And that's okay
I'm going to step
Out of the box that society puts me in
Breathe and show the world what I can do
As we're not meant to
Be restricted to any boxes at all.
I like to do a lot of different things because
My mind is a creative pallet
With endless possibilities
I can
Wear different creative hats,
Take on different roles,
Learn new experiences and
Grow in my own time.
Tears of Joy
Tears of Joy
Streams down my face
As
I never thought this day would ever come.
Is this real?
Or just a magical dream?
I walked outside to soak up the morning sunshine As
The rainbow lining
In the clouds fills up my eyes
The cool breeze touches my skin
As I walk and take it all in
This is the best feeling in
The whole world to be able to share my work with Everyone finally
I feel blessed
To be in the position that I’m in.
So many times I wasn't sure if I could do it
So many times people’s
Words would hurt me
Making me doubt myself a lot.
With each little steps I take,
I am achieving things slowly;
And I know,
I still a have long journey ahead of me,
So I’m not rushing
I’m
Taking each day as it comes
Words cannot express
How delighted I am;
After everything that has happened.
Tears of Joy dart down my face,
Seeming eager than ever before
Ready to be released
After being stored away for so long
Feeling powerful and strong
Tears of Joy
Streams down my face
As
I never thought this day would ever come
I'm glad I decided to
Keep my notepad open and carry on.
Bringin’ The Sauce
It’s M to the Y
I have to bring the sauce
So the stage is not dry
Yeah, I’m going to try
I have the sauce in my bag
Just in case.
Showcasin’ my art
For you all
This year
I might have a likkle bit of fear
But
I’m staying here
My lane is looking colourful and clear
Time for me to cheer
Now
I’m
Levelling up
I know the shadows
Want me to stop
But I’ve come so far
No time to retreat
Feelin’ a bit better as
I move my feet.
Saucy saucy
Yeah I have the flow
Time to glow
This is
My powerful solo
I’m bringin’ you a new flavour
Do you like my recipe?
If you do
Maybe
You might get a little extra taste
Hot sauce tings
Yeah
I'm
Ready to bring the blaze
Feelin’ the rays
Body glistening
Cover me with your poetic words
Like a blank page
I have to bring the sauce
So the stage is not dry
Yeah, I’m going to try
I have the sauce in my bag
Just in case.
Good energy and
Good vibes
That's what
I'm going to bring
I'm going to do my ting.
I know the shadows
Want me to stop
But I’ve come so far
No time to retreat
Slidin’ through
As I move my feet.
We Have To Keep On Fighting (ft. Nadia)
MANNY:
We have all been told that art is not that important,
Being a creative person won't get you anywhere
But we have to keep on fighting
You tell us to stop what we're doing
But we have to continue and
Show them what we can do
So many closed door
I’ve had to face over the years
It
Felt like a ton of bricks fell on me
So many times
I've been told that I am
Not that smart, not a good writer,
I won't get anywhere because of my race
I couldn't do
Anything creative because
I'm a male
This made me find it hard to share my work, Made me feel confused and also hesitant a lot When it comes to my creative work.
I've always loved being creative
But with everything that was going on
I wasn't sure what to do anymore.
The amount of times I heard people say
You shouldn't pick something creative because It won't get you anywhere.
Other subjects have always been seen as more Important than the creative subjects which is So unfair.
I’ve always found that difficult since
I’m a creative person
I enjoy writing, being creative,
Collaborating with people
And more.
We have to use our art to educate, tell our Stories, push boundaries, make a noise,
Even
Though the world wants to push us to the back And wants us to remain mute.
We have all been told
That art is not that important,
Being a creative person
Won't get you anywhere
But we have to keep on pushing forward,
Keep on supporting each other,
We have to
Keep on fighting.
Nadia:
'I'm no good at art'
I'd repeatedly say
To myself, to others. And this perspective
Made me take the long way round
To where I am now: writing poems
Creating digital art and animations
I was subconsciously steered
Towards a life full of politics and policy
Corporations and research
Just by being in proximity
To such a politically
Orientated family
Family who were also sure
They were not good at art
I erroneously believed
That art and politics didn't mix
Even though art is inherently political
It's personal.
Politically powerful
The way my culture
Sees art impacted my
Involvement in it
I mirrored art's cultural deprioritization
It's devaluation, in my speech
In my actions
I put my creativity down
Art as a field is
Feminised and as such
It is not as respected
As say mathematics, economics
And comparatively
Usually the employment opportunities are
Nowhere near as lucrative
Yet the impact of art should not be
Underestimated
Disrespected
It is omnipresent
World changing
Mind bending
It allows us to savour time
Which is the most important thing
It is inspiration, hope, communication
A place to showcase
The better sides
Of humanity
And isn't that something
We are all yearning for?
With our art we are pushing for what's right
But even if they succeed in squashing
Artistic opportunities, art will never die
As it is esoteric. It's the expression
Of continuous life.
Of energy
Art is our humanity.
‘You’re no good at Art’
I’d repeatedly hear this over and over again.
- MANNY & Nadia
Colour The World
So much negativity and grey clouds
Orbit around us every day
We need to colour the world
Instead of making
People’s day a gloomy sky
Let's colour the world
With our art
Paint the sky with our craft.
Colour the world with all beautiful colours
Connecting everyone
Helping people in all different ways
Paint with a mix of
Colours across the sky,
Colour it so big, bright and so bold
Colour it beautiful!
Every colour is so powerful
Every colour has so much meaning.
Colour the world with so much kindness, We need creativity,
We need a lot of hope,
And especially a lot of love.
Colour the world with
Optimism, and a new promise,
To touch people's lives
And help them.
So
Let’s have our world
Filled with so much colour.
No Exit
I
Walked through the fog
Even though my eyes were stinging
Puddles of tears shaped
On the dark frosty pavements
I decided to carry on
My eyes became hungry again with so much Power and an enchanted dream,
I'm choosing to charge ahead
In lighting speed and
Swiftly ascend around
I'm feeling a bit stronger than before
I'll be skating in the air, shooting electrical bolts Out of my hands, shapeshifting into anything I Wanted to and running as fast as I can
This is so cool to have
Attained all these amazing abilities
While on this journey.
After everything I've been
Through and always being asked what my Superpower was
I now know that
Art is one of my superpowers.
I know people didn't want me to create Anymore
But I've decided to continue and
I'm excited to see what's next for me,
Let's see how it unfolds.