02/01/2026
Gorm Henrik Rasmussen
PRAYER TO MYSELF
Let go of what you can’t hold on to,
let it fly off on the wind, before you’re blown away.
All those you would have liked to impress
are long gone,
Riches and fame killed many
of your idols anyway.
Don’t judge your fellow human beings.
Listen to their stories. Be curious, open
and on the watch.
Rewards will come,
if they come. If not:
Forget it. Take a stand in your own shoes.
Sing your own song. If it’s powerful enough
it will be heard.
Video: Mand Over Land
Voice & text: Gorm Henrik Rasmussen
Translation: Bent Sørensen
Danish author Gorm Henrik Rasmussen reads his poem Prayer to Myself (da. Bøn til mig selv, Nick Drake Society Blues, Det Poetiske Bureaus Forlag, 2025)