List: Poems | Curated by Jeroen Uwland

Dec 16, 2024

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Poems
Jeroen Uwland
What is love?Love isn’t out there,
waiting to be found.
Dec 16, 2024
2
Dec 16, 2024
2
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Glass in Trembling HandsMy heart still feels fragile
Like glass in trembling hands
Full of cracks — 
Full of reminders of the past
Nov 24, 2024
Nov 24, 2024
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Giftthe greatest gift
you can give yourself
is the permission to be 
free
Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
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Anchorno matter your longing—
no matter how hard
the wind blows—
if you never lift 
your anchor — 
if you never let go
Nov 20, 2024
Nov 20, 2024
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Rewrite the story
Jul 27, 2024
1
Jul 27, 2024
1
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Everything I wish I could tell my 20-year-old selfAll I can tell you is that it is worth it. Trying. Letting yourself be seen. Dropping the mask. Sharing your story. Failing. Fearing…
Jul 16, 2024
1
Jul 16, 2024
1
Jeroen Uwland
AcceptForget the win
The trophy
The champagne 
At the end
Feb 26, 2024
6
Feb 26, 2024
6
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3 wordsthis is to you
i miss you
Nov 4, 2023
7
Nov 4, 2023
7
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II am not my job
My thoughts
My identity—
Nationality or name
Oct 11, 2023
65
Oct 11, 2023
65
Jeroen Uwland
A book I’ve read beforeYou look at me
From the other side 
Of the room
Jun 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2023
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HurricanesInstead of wishing
The hurricanes away
What if we stopped running
What if we stayed
Jun 19, 2023
51
Jun 19, 2023
51
Jeroen Uwland
SafeFeeling the weight
The weight to be perfect
The weight to be right
To meet all the expectations
In order to be liked
Jun 14, 2023
90
1
Jun 14, 2023
90
1
Jeroen Uwland
Open the curtainsAfter years I finally see
How I overwrite reality
With wild expectations 
And fictional dreams
May 31, 2023
20
May 31, 2023
20
Jeroen Uwland
Self-imposedSo many stories on repeat
About what could happen
And what they will say
May 21, 2023
46
May 21, 2023
46
Jeroen Uwland
Changeand then—
when—
all seems
said and done
May 2, 2023
21
May 2, 2023
21
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HomeThe more I sail
The more I see
The more I realize
That home is not a place
A destiny—
It’s a feeling 
Already present
Inside of me
Apr 24, 2023
53
Apr 24, 2023
53
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CrossroadI am standing here
Lonely in the middle of the road
Indecicicive
Apr 18, 2023
31
Apr 18, 2023
31
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For those feeling lostFor those feeling lost, without a way to go, 
Feeling weak, feeling low,
Feeling unseen and small —
Let this be, a short and kind…
Apr 11, 2023
113
Apr 11, 2023
113
Jeroen Uwland
If you knewIf you only had 
A few days left to live
A few stories left to share
A few kisses left to give
Apr 11, 2023
150
1
Apr 11, 2023
150
1
Jeroen Uwland
NovelI used to look over
Your shoulder
Copying whatever story
You were writing down
Apr 10, 2023
67
Apr 10, 2023
67

Poems

What is love?

Love isn’t out there, waiting to be found.

Glass in Trembling Hands

My heart still feels fragile Like glass in trembling hands Full of cracks — Full of reminders of the past

Gift

the greatest gift you can give yourself is the permission to be free

Anchor

no matter your longing— no matter how hard the wind blows— if you never lift your anchor — if you never let go

Rewrite the story

Everything I wish I could tell my 20-year-old self

All I can tell you is that it is worth it. Trying. Letting yourself be seen. Dropping the mask. Sharing your story. Failing. Fearing…

Accept

Forget the win The trophy The champagne At the end

3 words

this is to you i miss you

I

I am not my job My thoughts My identity— Nationality or name

A book I’ve read before

You look at me From the other side Of the room

Hurricanes

Instead of wishing The hurricanes away What if we stopped running What if we stayed

Safe

Feeling the weight The weight to be perfect The weight to be right To meet all the expectations In order to be liked

Open the curtains

After years I finally see How I overwrite reality With wild expectations And fictional dreams

Self-imposed

So many stories on repeat About what could happen And what they will say

Change

and then— when— all seems said and done

Home

The more I sail The more I see The more I realize That home is not a place A destiny— It’s a feeling Already present Inside of me

Crossroad

I am standing here Lonely in the middle of the road Indecicicive

For those feeling lost

For those feeling lost, without a way to go, Feeling weak, feeling low, Feeling unseen and small — Let this be, a short and kind…

If you knew

If you only had A few days left to live A few stories left to share A few kisses left to give

Novel

I used to look over Your shoulder Copying whatever story You were writing down

Jeroen Uwland