Through my art form I’ve learned a life long lesson
What comes from within
Is destined to materialise
But it is only through the words

And I prefer
To speak my peace
So I can find inner relief
Express my beliefs
And cope with the grief
Of my day to day life
Empowered and free
Acknowledged, heard and me

I feel as the words spill
From my lips
Like the drips of rainwater
Through a drain
As they stain this earth
With my existence
Because no one else has the capacity
To have the audacity to speak
What’s on my mind
And over time
I’ve learned this crucial message
Only through me

Along with the source of my creator
I’m the maker, risk taker
Earthquaker sending my current
Like a Doppler radar
And watching the effects
Trickle to those who need my being

Imagine a world without you
A world without me
Those in your life, friends and family
Defined without your reality
How scary would that be?

Because we are all necessary
Have been put here with a purpose
Meaning and significance

And there is a reason we’re all different
The same is lame
And embracing our distinctness
Is what makes us important
So I say express those vibes inside

Let them out, leak and release
Emancipate your humanity
And embody your individuality
Because in it’s totality
It is the gravity that keeps you grounded
And I have lost and found this

Time and again
But it’s a life long lesson I’m learning
Self-expression is our calling
So answer

Self Expression by Floetik

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Self-expression — Starting at -1 was originally published in Off The Cusp on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

We are Off The Cusp, a brand new Bristol Based Theatre company. We have called this blog starting at -1 because that is what we are doing. We are not just starting from scratch but starting from scratch without a foot in the door or someone with an in to give us a leg up. No money and No man on the inside.

So here is our spiel: Off The Cusp is a brand new theatre company, that creates innovative, original pieces. We make theatre for us, Generation Z otherwise known as ‘little millennials’. Founded in 2017 by a group of young, passionate performers who couldn’t find a company that fitted both their need of professionalism and the time to learn and grow individually. With this in mind they started Off The Cusp with a desire to create cutting edge homegrown theatre. Our aim is to push forward our ideas of theatre and the world we live in. To make theatre that is inclusive and cooperative and fun.

And so far so good that is exactly what we are doing. We are putting on our first show as this theatre company throughout September this year (2017) and will be touring it next summer!

This blog is here for us to have a space to express what we think both as a company and as individuals within it. The blog will not just cover what we are doing as a company but our opinions on trying to make it in the performance industry, different types of creative outlets, our thoughts on what it means to be a writer/director/producer/actor and most importantly it is from people living in the experience in the here and now.

So we hope you enjoy experiencing this gruelling thespian world with us.

While your at it why don’t you check out our:

Website // Facebook //Twitter // Instagram // Youtube

Or if you’re feeling extra nice donate to our Patreon

And BUY TICKETS to our brand new show Soul & Wit

Off The Cusp — Who are we? was originally published in Off The Cusp on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.