When you choose to speak out and in hindsight it seems almost prophetic. (Not meant in a religious sense). I had a feeling of foreboding about what might lie ahead unless we wake up to what’s happening.
I wrote this poem towards the end of January 2025 a period in time when to me it felt like the lull before a storm. I posted the poem here at the beginning of February 2025. It was very popular and clearly resonated with many people.
Does poetry work? I find I can think more clearly in rhyme. Poetry comes naturally and once I get in the zone it flows easily. I’ve just written an extra few words to include here. It’s a little Haiku by me:
Poems from my brain
In the zone and full of soul
Glad they’re AI-free
‘Am I Living in a Sci-Fi Film?’. My message today is consistent with the poem. So, as I asked in my Sci-Fi poem in 2025 – was ‘something momentous or calamitous about to happen’?
Can messages in poetry or rhyme be succinct, emotive, and remain effective?
by Dr Julie Charlesworth 2/02/2026
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Previous 2025 blog here Am I living in a Sci-Fi Film?