Ahmad Poetry

Something I have realized these past two months is that being confined to one small location with one small set of people for a prolonged period of time is exhausting. I have done nothing but rest, yet I am emotionally exhausted, to the point where I can barely bring myself to open my laptop and write this blog post. Motivation is at an all-time low and everything feels repetitive and boring. Even things I would do for fun, like watch Netflix, have become chore-like. Like many people, for a while, finding new hobbies and trying new things was the way to go. But even that has gotten boring and tedious. I feel trapped almost, and just want to be free and at peace. Completely unbothered and in a state of serenity. While feeling this way, yesterday I came across a video of a vulture flying through the air on Instagram, and all of a sudden that bird's existence became all I craved. Everything about the video embodied exactly what I wanted: " to be free and at peace. Completely un...

Song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuEx6lNHZjM  (VERY EXPLICIT) I'm taking an unfamiliar approach to unfamiliarity, by dealing with a "poem" I'm quite familiar with. Faneto, by Chief Keef, is a party staple and is regarded as one of the most hype songs of all time. This is especially true for Chicago natives. Even though I had moved to Champaign by the time Sosa dropped this "classic," coming from Chicago, I was incredibly familiar with Chief and listened to Faneto when it came out. Unlike some of my friends, I didn't understand why people loved the song so much. I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics, but off of sound alone, it did not get me as hype as it got others. But despite this, the song blew up. Even other artists, like The Carters (Jay-Z and Beyonce) and 6ix9ine, made odes to the song by referencing the lyrics in their songs Apeshit and STOOPID. All this time, since the dropping of the song, I have been familiar with the song, ...