About

Hi! I’m J.J. Ireneo, the poet.
My life has never had directions at all.

In fact, I was at a crossroads recently.
Battling against ego and meaning.

Until I thought of Ludwig Van Beethoven
who wrote music out of a necessity.

It cut my heart to pieces as I was almost
ready to abandon writing.

My soul was hanging on.
My heart refused to die.

And there were always the same themes
that kept on tugging me in;

Grief, death, the most bizarre dreams.

Yes, after all this time,
I am still grieving.

I am grieving everyday.

My father, my little brother.
My grandparents. A childhood friend.

My absence from my family.
My music. My art.
My lost self. My sensibilities.

Despite all that,
I am reborn everyday.

So, I must keep on writing
out of emotional and spiritual
necessities.

Or death would come for me.

So, here I am.
Here I am.

Living.
Once more.*