i’m a paper boat
i simply refuse to sink
and why should i sink?
now i am a paper kite
i can learn to soar, can’t i?
not gonna nosedive
paper kites are made to climb
climb in circle sighs
now i am a paper plane
i can learn to fly, can’t i?
skimming over clouds
welcome to the stratosphere
free of gravity
i am a paper rocket
i can learn to float, can’t i?
lifting in my truth
yeah, i belong nowhere else
it’s all perspective
whether i shall sink or float
up or down, just directions
unfolded sideways
i trace my creases proudly
one day, i may fray
but i won’t regret the cost
to start again, a blank sheet
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2019
unbolt me 
There’s a little bit of origami paper in all of us. Thanks for the inspiration Tony and Tati , love you.
Yours drunkedly.
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We raise a glass to you, good sir!
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I LOVED this! Such beautiful imagery and symbolism. And phrasing, too; loved “circle sighs”. Is it okay to re-blog this?
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You are very welcome to do this. Thank you so much for the honour!
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Beautiful and creative! I love the line “i trace my creases proudly.” Makes me think of wrinkles, growing old gracefully. 😊
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I think we’d all like to age gracefully, certainly. 🙂
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Well written!
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Thank you!
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This is amazing, really. A journey of climbing up stairs nonchalantly and refusing stillness, always seeing an end as the beginning to a new chapter. I heard these lines in a dreamy yet excited voice; a thrilling combination! I really loved this one. Can’t say it enough. 😁
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We love that you can’t say it enough, Agyani. Thank you so much for your bright and positive words!
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🙃
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I remember the days …
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And some are certainly better than others. I guess there’s an ebb and a flow to these things. 🙂
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Days, or boats? 🙂
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I’m gonna choose… boats! 😛
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🙂
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Just as origami gives you the freedom to play with shapes and paper, us too have the freedom to be a boat, plane, rocket, kite.. anything. Fine words on perspective and the freedom to pursue them!! Loved the Origami poem 🙂
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Perfectly put, Nima! 😀
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Thank you !!
I would be privileged if you would come, read and follow my blog too !! 🙂
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Gladly, Nima. I found your man and leopard story quite thought provoking!
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Thanks a lot tony!! 🙂
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This!!!!
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😛
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Loved this one. So inspiring. Absolutely wonderful!
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Thank you, R! 😀
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Very nice. 🙂
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Thank you, SC!
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