Hesandi Jayasekara

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I am a poetry and prose writer recently graduated from University of York with a degree in English and Related Literature.

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The Hysteria Collective •

some history, and an old power station

your forgotten fumes that have seen

that edge closer and closer to a dark

neverwhere that i can never reach,

that reach the stars before i can,

before i can even manage to think about it,

along with the trees that have seen too much history,

the ebb and flow of time that never goes unseen

you talk of wars, of glorious History that spills

blood and leaves nothing but wreckage behind,

i talk of you, the sweat and tears that builds and builds

and most of all –

of your face that seems ete
Medium •

Lorde — Solar Power

Solar Power, Lorde’s sophomore album, has been one of the most highly anticipated albums of this year, especially with the artist’s nearly four year long hiatus. The resulting album is not what we expect from a Lorde record, and is in no way comparable to her earlier albums, Melodrama and Pure Heroine. While Lorde’s lyricism holds up occasionally in Solar Power, the resulting message is ruined with its subpar production and how “all over the place” the entire album seems to be.

Most people, whe
The Hysteria Collective •

;

that crumples up in your hands despite your own volition;

make it past the thin lining of your heart;

withheld tears that choke you up

and leave you on your knees;

i love yous that never make it past your tongue;

eyes that meet with a gaze you can’t recognise

second and then –

what you mean to me –

the scene of our life together cuts out;

by something else – an attempt to replace a rarity,

(but that’s not the best analogy, is it?

you can’t even think of apt analogies anymore)

this is
hesandi's blog where they get existential •

[no]stalgia

until it

Hits

you and there’s

nothing you can do.

you take a deep breath

and

Wait for it –

a

crash

that never hits.

remember when we laughed and swam in the waves?

remember when we laughed and looked at the sunset, feeling endless, unbounded?

remember when we laughed and laughed and laughed, and felt immortal, exploding from the joy of it?

of course you don’t.

you

can’t –

you wouldn’t know –

i wouldn’t know –

memories that

Hit you

in the space of

five,

ten

Heroica Website •

‘Revolutions are Happening that Refuse to be Ignored’: Why Does the West Ignore the Suffering of Sri Lanka? — Heroica Women

By Hesandi Jayasekara



Sri Lanka, once one of the most prosperous countries in the South Asian region, has rapidly become one of the least successful in the last few years due to the Rajapakse dynasty that came into power in 2019; they showed how far they would go in their quest for power, leaving a shattered country behind in the process. Their actions and the aftermath – millions of people left without food, fuel or electricity – have frustrated the people of Sri Lanka, to say the least.
Friedrich Naumann Foundation •

Female Forward International: Representation and Empowerment: Ten women and their call for Diversity and Inclusion

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, together with NextGenSL, organised an event named "iLead", which was held on the 8th of March to commemorate International Women's day and shine a spotlight on what reforms women felt they deserved, through having ten highly accomplished women to make a ten minute speech on what they would change and do differently if they were to become president. The event commenced with a welcome from Hubertus von Welck, Head of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation of Sri

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