PROGRESS

Life can be difficult, but there is value in knowing that you are progressing and things are progressing. Keep pushing each day and remember why you started!

Video Shot + Edited by JasGold Media

Poetry by Dom Root

Funded in-part by Arizona Commission on the Arts

Transcript:

It's probably true for us all 

That some days are better than others

And it be like that, just a product of life


Sometimes I cry more than you think 

And that's probably due to me being more present today than I ever use to be


I had the emotional Intelligence of a child scorned, stuck in a survival mode

That helped me to navigate the outside but in these times I've got to survive differently 


So I feel a sense of relief

knowing that I can just 

Process and release 

Instead of conceal and move on 


But with that in mind 

I'm just a work in progress

And I trust God through the process 

Because I've hit a few walls but

Yet and still I'm not even close to being done yet


Now from the wins to the losses 

life teaches us Lessons we cannot evade 

I've endured the light

And even been burned by the shade


In a way 

darkness Looms in us all

Just a dormant shadow 

But we veer on the side of caution

To not become a victim to our own rage


All is fair in love and war

And it's crazy how we love 

Going to war with the same people

We've gone to war for 


And for me, just know that it starts with love

Though war can be found here 

It's the love that leads me to truth 


And from there I can be rational about the things I conclude 


Like was the cause of our demise Really me, love... or was it you? 


The other night I asked Google 

"What's the definition of abuse?"

Because I was already a grown man

When I learned that grown men can be emotionally abused 

I guess 

I thought we just got over shit 


Now I know 

I'm a work in progress

But I trust in God through the process 

And it's not perfect 

But no one ever said it would be 

So I'm trying to leave it better 

for the ones looking up

But I can not be a well

While weilding an empty cup 


I have to focus on my self 

Then show up, knowing 

That who I am is truly enough 


But even with that said

I'm just making progress 

As a work in progress 

Walking by faith and aided by luck

Knowing that one day 

my time on this earth will be up

And I'm just hoping that I feel fulfilled 

In the work I've done

Praying to the lord above 

Hoping that was enough


I'm making progress

And this is love.



Sky Blue

[Poem]

 

Sky Blue is a poem that talks about the resilience necessary for chasing dreams as well as understanding how to stay neutral in moments of success or failure.

DEEP is a collection of poems written by Dom Root to share creative works from over the last 10 years of his creative journey. The poems included will cover topics that relate to self-awareness, storytelling, and vulnerability as an artist navigating the 21st century.

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