By Chisom M. Eze “I love the sounds my heart makes whenever you break it. Sounds like my playlist; from heavy metal to indie rock” You have me; Listening to jazz music on rainy nights, when the storm clouding my eyes peak. Explains the tears drowning my fingers in salt water. You’ve got me; Playing the harp at morning devotions. My strums lack grace and I do not recognize the chords, but I infuse so much pain, the angels have to recognize my dedication to being taken off of this earth. You’ve got me; Listening to the rhythm of the blues. To every beat and the very percussion of melancholy. Where did my heart learn to play the drums? To substitute soul(s) music is to deprive oneself of food. But I stay starved because you wrung out all the Joy my body held onto, how crooked of you. You’ve got me; Listening to rap on days I seek to fill this void. With cannabis or booze? I’m under the influence of you. Perusing the records of our existence whilst burning old letters, to keep my corpse warm. ‘No one ever talks about how lovers are liable to die hurt’ Writer's Biography ![]() Chisom M. Eze popularly known as The Aliensoul, is a 22 year old poet, songwriter and creative writer. He has been writing since childhood, short stories about a boy named Obi and several adventures of a girl named Jennifer. He started writing poetry officially in 2015, mostly about love, its fancy, heartbreak and its charms, depression, mental illness, the onus of living. He has a chapbook that's currently in the works. Chisom reads a lot that he does not have any favourite books.e does however have authors he likes to read, such as Remi Akinwande (apollotheyouth), Pamilerin Jacob (Jacques Wharley), Odule O' Susanne (Susanne O. Sussane), Derek Ehiorobo (derekimagines), John Dele (temmywrites), Chimamanda Adichie, Chimdindu Zikora, Kofoworola Odozi, John Dele and more. Chisom doubles as a musician/songwriter during the day/most of the night and a poet in the evenings and early mornings. Being quite the "art butterfly" Chisom draws, sings, cooks, models and dances (horribly). He's a graduate of Architecture from the University of Nigeria and does not believe in continuing on that path. Chisom is quite passionate about mental health advocacy. Suffering from depression and anxiety for years, he longs to see a spread of the knowledge about mental illness, its misconceptions, symptoms, and the benefits of therapy. He is Pro LGBTQ and a feminist. Also quite passionate about Animé and strongly believes everyone should watch it.
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Deborah
5/2/2022 12:59:04 pm
Melancholy. That's the word that pervades this poem. And while we are not strange to such tone in bearing the burden of a heartbreak piece, Chisom introduces us to something more ingeniously relatable.
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Ugochukwu Anadị
28/2/2022 10:38:32 am
“whilst burning old letters,
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Onafuye Yetunde
28/2/2022 11:06:33 am
Music and love inspired poetry? Sign me up!
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Lucy shima
28/2/2022 12:32:48 pm
This poem is so heartbreakingly beautiful I didn't want it to end.
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