No movement on the streets, none in the mind,bored exhalations and sweaty palms with no work,production lines of every day's metrics wallowingwith bodies of beehive workers collapsed in distances,not a sight nor a sign nor a sound nor a shuffle, all just restwaiting for some respite in the sweltering summer heat. Lull in the halls... Continue Reading →
Empty Suitcase
Fruit basket full on the dining table,Racket of the mixer grinder and herQuestions from the kitchen—remindersOf the trips to home and back,Lie on the couch and slack, while lovinglyAppeared on the table in front,Juices, snacks, and a magazine, a softPlonk on the other end and a gentleTouch to the feet; such were the pleasures ofSummers... Continue Reading →
Borderline
At the beginning of eons, an expansion ensuedWhat was clumped, swiftly spread apart,For ages the universe sprawled itself likeRelaxing on the bed on a Sunday morning,There was always enough space, and thereAlways will be ample time to bask at ease,Just as the heat dissipated and life beganSo would the chance for all of us to... Continue Reading →
Restaurant
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels "Roasted duck and red wine" would've been mymost preferred order if I had gone out tonight;possibly with a best friend, or with a strange date,perhaps catching up on lost love, or trying to findsomething new, something fresh—a zing in the bland,a ting amidst the silence, this permeating, growingsilence that envelops us as it... Continue Reading →
Sailing On A Paper Boat
Photo from Pexels by Dan Hamill Gently it moves beneath the hull, creaseson a white piece of paper sift through the stream,creating ripples, breaking the surface tensionthat distance brings upon bonds held together bychocolate threads; sweet but cold, only way to keepmind on matters fresh while the stink rises fromthe stale; still cold, held together... Continue Reading →
Magnolia In A Containment Zone
Look through the window, watch it swayin the April breeze; when it's still it exudesa certain sense of grace, and when it dances,hearts beat to its beats, eyes dart where it moves,breaths ease into a tune, love finds a bed to rest,and I turn to my room in a dream—desertedas the street, dust plays its... Continue Reading →
Where I’m From, Birds Never Sing Goodbye
Where I'm from, birds never sing goodbye,Deserted streets adorned by springtime hueWait for our once mirthful spirits to pass by. Ignored all facts and believed their lies,Sacrifices adorned the morning like winter dew;Where I'm from, birds never sing goodbye. Brave were they, who chose to fight and tryAgainst the storm that raged incessant and now... Continue Reading →
Unmarked
Run.Run while you are still unmarkedBy the black cloud that huntsFor your flesh, the storm that devoursSelectively. You're not safe.Today the arrow points at them,Tomorrow your embers will bear witnessTo ashen trepidation's mane;Escape.Leave everything behind.Nothing is yours. Nothing is ours.Indelible or not, it will erode,Every sign of our life, all will beUnmarked.
Sundry Fragments
Photo by Netaly Reshef from Pexels How do I describe these attemptsTo define my trajectory?How do I ascertain my claimTo my destiny?Once upon a time, I held a MirrorTo whom I showed myself with a glintIn my eyes, firm smile, upright chest,To whom I boldly proclaimed my name,Prodigious child of the East, a phenomenonTo whom life's path was... Continue Reading →