I AM AN EVENT, I'M NOT A THING (Y. Rahma, Iyanu T)

I am the bird that touched the sky 

It was a wonder, I had a good time 

I am the whale that swum the ocean depths 

It was a wonder, I had a good time

I am the phoenix that never dies

The seed of God that comes alive

I go quiet when I'm in pain

Holding it together like I'm insane 

So quiet, but boiling with rage

It's never nice to feel disgraced

Why take the way of scorn

When love is what can truly change? 

I still feel numb from all the pain

And lol, I can’t “drink it all away”

All these voices screaming at me 

Then I go silent ‘cause “I’m not enough”

And there in the dark corners of my mind,

Wallowing in self pity and sadness

All I need is to remember how it is to “finesse”

But I find pleasure in being controlled 

Then again,

I am the fire releasing heat and light 

I just have to “start a fight” and make them wonder

(Start a fight and make them wonder) 

The good voices are freed, they take over

And they all say, one by one:

I am an event, not a thing—

I am an event, not a thing...

Y. Rahma (Bella Fuego) and Iyanu (Yanu Wright) 

July 15th, 2023.

So, we teamed up again to write something special. The Fire Girl and the Ice Man. Thanks for reading. Cheers.