Body Asking for Ayuda
An English-Spanish poem of health awareness
Our cuerpo,
our greatest tesoro.
Yet in ignorancia,
we throw it into vicious llamas,
an infierno raging,
making it caliente, ácido,
our cuerpo desperately
crying for ayuda.
We ignore —
the diablo has hijacked
our mente.
We blame the sol
for enfermedad,
while poisoning our comida
and layering our piel
with química.
Let’s act sabio.
Our cuerpo is precioso,
irreemplazable.
Treat it bueno.
Translations:
Our body is our greatest treasure, yet in ignorance, we throw it into vicious flames, a raging inferno that makes it hot and acidic, desperately crying for help. We ignore it as the devil hijacks our mind. We blame the sun for illness while poisoning our food and covering our skin with chemicals. Let’s be wise — our body is precious and irreplaceable. Treat it well.
Note: This English-Spanish bilingual poem was originally published in Medium.
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Seema Patel
Hi, I am Seema. I have been writing on the internet for 15 years. I have contributed to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and Amazon KDP.
I write about nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, and psychology.
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
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This was such an engaging read! I really appreciated the way you presented your thoughts—clear, honest, and thought-provoking. Looking forward to reading more of your work!