I want to leave this world behind, jump on a bike, go on a journey without others, dive deep into the self, and let the weight of my human identity dissolve into the wind. In the wilderness, I see my emotions floating in silence, and I repaint them with my own colour. I hear the purpose of my life defined by others washed away in the rivers, and I rewrite them with my own melody. I taste the bitterness of my history while I bury my sorrows under the pink-coloured beach on a remote island. My past and future end in the pouring rain while I merge my soul with the spirit of the sky creatures. Then I know what it means to be free...

About the Author
'The Weights We Carry' is the first poetry collection from C.D. Seventeen, documenting her solo bike-packing adventure around the Scottish highland and Orkney Islands. A trip with a total distance of 658 miles (1058.95 kilometers) and a duration of forty-six days, with mostly wild camping. C.D. Seventeen is originally from China. She moved to the UK at the age of 17 on her own to study psychology. She was born in a place called "the south of clouds" (Yunnan province of China), an area with drastic diversity of landscape, religion, culture, music, and arts. "Whoever can speak is a singer, whoever can walk is a dancer" is a famous saying in the country, which describes the artistic Yunnan people. C.D. Seventeen is not an exception. Apart from writing poems, she is also a techno music artist, DJ, and painter. For more of her work please visit cyberdoll17.com.


Book Information
ISBN 9781800422377
Author C.D. Seventeen
Format Paperback
Page Count 66
Imprint SilverWood Books Ltd
Publisher SilverWood Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 119g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 5mm