an jí róró /03

a visual podcast series by Bimpé 

episode 03— in the absence of.

an jí róró (AHN-G-ROE-ROE) is a poetic conversation series by Bimpé Fageyinbo featuring special guests. an jí róró breaks down poetry as we reflect on our lives and the poetry and experiences that shape it. a new episode will be released each Sunday in the month of February.

read along with us, in fact, read the poem first. find the poem below.

on episode 03 of an jí róró, a poetic conversation series by Bimpé Fageyinbo featuring special guests, i sit down in conversation with Robin Gaby Fisher, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, a (multiple) New York Times Best Selling author, and the Director of Journalism at Rutgers University-Newark. she has written 12 books, including, After the Fire, The Woman Who Wasn’t There, Choosing Hope, The Boys of the Dark, and Perfectly Clear.

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in the absence of

by bimpé

what will I do in the absence of insignificance?

maybe
find God better
find myself better

truth better

this better
love better

purpose better.

if this becomes habit, will I be a better person— probably.
less meaningless,
more meaningful

right?
it makes sense,
lose something — gain something.
maybe
perspective,
maybe more of this,
maybe I’ll hear the voice of an angel, maybe.
maybe I’ll find the answer to the reason,
maybe I’ll just sleep, but at least I won’t be wasting time.

what can I gain from meaningless things—
nothing.

but what can I lose?

time.

which means no God
no self
no truth

none of this no love
no purpose,

no angel.

so I’ll just take a meaningful risk and remove myself

from meaninglessness.

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