Bjørn Smestad - poems

Through my life I have written quite a lot of poems, especially from the age of 15 to 20. By publishing them here, I'm not saying that any of them are any good, I just hope that by showing some of my states of mind they may be interesting to read for others. If not, feel free to go somewhere else...

By the way, only the poems "A BALL" and "I just wish you were here" are in English, the rest are Norwegian.

Forsent From time to time I get the feeling that I have very important decisions to make. This was such a time.
Ikke alle kan være perfekte As a fifteen-year-old, I was jealous of all the "perfect" people around me.
Et lite dikt jeg skrive vil Writing a poem just for the case of writing a poem.
Glasnost Once in a while I wrote poems with political themes.
DIKT (2) About writing poems.
Naken To 16-year-old me, naturism was fascinating.
13. juni 1988 Skinny-dipping after gym class.
Til deg The frustration of being in love with a hetero.
A ball The dream of world peace.
Venter Depressed at times - waiting.
Natt Inspired by Jan Erik Vold, I think.
I just wish you were here Very short and logical.
Bekken Trying to figure out who "I" really am.
Sokrates A bit over the top, but what the hell.
Min Gud Did I really believe in a God at age 18?
Alle har en venn et sted The importance of friends.
Skal vi ha opplevd den siste høsten Apocalyptic verse.
Lillebjørn Nilsen (postkort) Tribute.
Mjøsbrua Spring.
Trøtt og sliten Nerves before an exam.
Spillemann A dream of a perfect world.
Alene i verden Moving from home to study. Homesick.
Noen gamle joggesko ligger på gulvet Memoirs from a train journey.
Jeg sitter her på toget Another train journey.
Det er vel ikke bare jeg Late night walk in May.
Utenfor vinduet øser regnet ned What to do with my life?
Jeg er bundet fast i mitt liv Still struggling with what to do with my life.
En gang i fremtiden vil jeg elskes Dreaming of a better life.
DIKT (3) - den homofile kjærlighet Poem about gay love.
Jeg elsker våren - det er klart Still wondering what people would say if they knew.
Platons former Simple poem inspired by philosophy.
Hvem kan være verre About know-it-alls.
Det var en deilig sommerdag Nudism

And when I got a better life, I stopped writing poems, I guess...

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