OF A BROKEN WORLD

A breaking planet with a nature to give birth to things only to watch them die.

I think we’re all broken before we get here
We are born of broken people who too were born of broken people
As were those before them
We are all products of a broken world
A breaking planet with a nature to give birth to things
Only to watch them die
Like a wilting flower
A dying fruit
A fallen tree
A decaying building
An eroding coastline
A fading sunset
We are no exception
There is nothing held onto
That subconscious realisation in itself breaks you
Those who live under the illusion that we aren’t inherently born broken, break the most
Life is a journey
Spent finding, putting or keeping all of our little broken pieces of ourselves together
For as long as we can

This is a track from my latest album, A Patchwork Remedy for A Broken Melody. Listen now on SoundCloud.

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PHOENIX JAMES

Phoenix James is an award winning Writer, Poet, Author, Spoken Word Recording Artist and Producer. He began performing his poetic words live on stages across the United Kingdom in 1998. His debut spoken word poetry album, The A.R.T.I.S.T, was released in 2000 under the moniker, Phenzwaan. Phoenix James’ first limited edition printed collection of poetry, To Whom It May Concern, was published in 2003. He has toured and performed his spoken word poetry internationally since 2004. Phoenix James has appeared in films, on television and radio shows, and collaborated with other artists, singer-songwriters, actors, musicians, filmmakers, directors and producers. In 2013, he wrote, directed and produced the feature length mock documentary film, Love Freely but Pay for Sex. Phoenix James has written, recorded and released several spoken word poetry albums including, Phenzwaan Now & Forever (2009), A Patchwork Remedy for A Broken Melody (2020), FREE (2021), Haven for the Tormented (2021), With All That Said (2022), and Remixes Volumes: 1 & 2 (2022). He is the author of, Love, Sex, Romance & Other Bad Things, the first collection in his new poetry and spoken word book series. Other books in this series include, Route to Destruction, Delirium of the Wise, Don’t Let the Daffodils Fool You, Call Me When You’re Free, Far from the Outside, The Ones We Didn't Kill, and Lessons from Everywhere, all available in paperback and ebook. Phoenix James lives in London, England and enjoys movies, music, plays, good food, long walks, and travelling. Sign up to his website Newsletter Mailing List to stay up to date with Phoenix James news and new releases. www.PhoenixJamesOfficial.com