How's life in general? (As my grandfather used to say).
I wrote this to my beautiful little girl, when she was little.
Middle age father to
future daughter
You slept
While I drank
You paraded
While I internalised
You played
I marvelled
And documented
The feature film I never made
Finally content that I didn’t.
(You sure?)
We hugged
I forgot all
Bar the unadulterated joy
Unrivalled.
I was not perfect
Unlike most
I was all too bristling
With my inconsistencies
My inner burdens
Yet the best of me
Went to you
I may ultimately lose
I accept that
As long as you
flourish
And even if not
The intent was pure
With enough purpose
To let me rest
Finally.
2015
Things have changed alot, for those older parents who have been through the teenage years. And for all of us who remember our own time, though perhaps not objectively.
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How are you doing? Something very different from me. A change in direction.
I've began making TikTok videos, experimenting if you like. They're short, fairly easy and fun to make. And they get views. Unlike my video poems, which take a lot of work and get literally nothing. So it's time to change. Here's a couple of recent ones.
I'm not sure how many more of these Video Poems I'll make. I make quick disposable videos for TikTok that get so many more views. These are hard to make. People just don't care about art. About quality. They want a quick hit. Seconds worth.
I have a few 'in the bank' ready to go and many more voiceovers recorded but I'm not sure I'll turn those voiceovers into visuals. I can't upload them to TikTok either. Those voiceovers may never see the light of day. There's dozens.
AI generated for this post. My idea but 'I didn't create it!'
So sick of seeing music videos on YouTube that doesn't specify it's AI. These 'artists' are delibrately trying to mislead people. They're huge egos. Arseholes!
In any regard, there are eight more videos like these complete. Then I may retire them. We shall see.
Thank you for watching. I do appreciate it, so much. Especially if you've been around for years. I started making Video Poetry in 2011. That's 15 years. Nothing lasts forever. And my work down through the decades has definitely been in 'periods'. The short films. The music videos. The video poems. The poetry. The short stories. The novels. Now it's fucking TikToks haha. Sign O The Times.
Here's one of those shitty disposable videos. Doctor Google. So easy to make.
Until next time,
Peace
Anthony
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