Fitu the Poet

Fitu has been coming to The Arc San Francisco's ArtReach Studio & Gallery for eleven years now. During his time at the Studio, Fitu has loved making friends with other artists, learning new art techniques, and developing a more professional portfolio for his work.

Fitu is both a painter and writer. He first started writing poetry in 2005 and says, “It changed my life.” Through poetry, Fitu is able to express his voice and feelings. He shares his poems on his blog Peace Be The Journey.

Currently, Fitu is working on a collage in memory of a dear friend that recently passed away from cancer. Below are two of the poems he has written and will be including in his collage.

“You Are The Song, The Melody”

Happy Friends That We Were

Song Ballads That We Became

Blue Skies That We Stayed As

You Are The Song, The Melody In My Heart

Memorable Tunes We Didn’t Forget

Sad memories That Ended Our Relationship

Tomorrow’s Schedule We Should’ve Known

You Are The Song, The Melody In My Mind

Two Of Us We Met At The Hospital

Mail We Spent Our Days Helping Out

No Drama We Didn’t Have To Deal With

Only Cause God Took Care Of It Himself

Two of Us We Enjoyed The Afternoon

Mall We Spent Our Days Eating Alone

No Worries We Didn’t Have To Deal With

Only Cause God Took Care Of It Himself

Cold Breeze That It Kept Us Awake

Crunchy Snacks That It Kept Us Entertained

Volunteer Job That We Were Blessed With

You Are The Song, The Melody In My Life

Bus Ride That It Made Us Tired

Train Ride That It Made Us Feel Better

Clear Window That We Could See Brighter

You Are The Song, The Melody In My Faithfulness

“Only You”

Eternity We Always Spent

Spent On This Earth Forever

Unity We Always Share

Only You Can Make Me Smile Again

Relationship We Always Kept

Kept Till The Break Of Dawn

Faithfulness We Always Respect

Only You Can Make Me Smile Again

We Stayed As Friends

Not Just We Didn’t Care

We Stayed As Friends

Cause We Went To The Movies Once In Awhile

We Stayed As Friends

Not Just We Wanted To Get Away

We Stayed As Friends

Cause We Ate In The Food Court Once In A Blue Moon

Music We Love To Sing

Sing As We Left The Mall In The Afternoon

Chatting We Love To USe

Only You Can Brighten Up My Soull

Art We Love To Create

Create As The Morning Was Getting Started

Lunch We Love To Eat

Only You Can Help Me Grow Fast Again

We Stayed As Friends

Not Just We Was Feeling Tired

We Stayed As Friends

Cause We Rode The Bus Back To The Art Studio

We Stayed As Friends

Not Just It Rain And Poured

We Stayed As Friends

Cause We Rode The Bus Back To The Bart Station

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