The Loss of Virginity

Extracted piece This bald year, this cold day in the wind. Noon hurts her eyes. The torn awkwardness. the mind goes round. there’s a center but never any certainty. Malleable moment. breathing in a spring. Experience. the Maiden’s Death.   This is different from what I usually write. But I wanted to change the dark … Continue reading The Loss of Virginity

The Mausoleum of the Living

Being chucked out was not a pleasant feeling. But music is live streaming energy, and does not belong in a museum. They tried their best to infuse life into relics of the past. The lilting music in the background made the viewers hope, that the objects would come alive, to tell their own stories, and … Continue reading The Mausoleum of the Living

Loyalty Unrewarded

  “What makes you so vain, Mary’s little lamb? Four legs and a tail? You are cared for, because you provide warmth, and satisfy hunger. Mary was never your friend, and never will be. Trust will lead to the end of your existence, as merciless humans shave you away, till they reach the innermost layers … Continue reading Loyalty Unrewarded

The Elements

HAIKU Water is strong till fire evaporates it or the earth absorbs. TANKA Earth holds water to become ether of life, fire existence. The mother of all life never has airs about it. HAIBUN The body is made up of five elements – earth, fire, water, air and ether. It is the ether that fascinates … Continue reading The Elements

Is that me?

I rise like the Phoenix only to die again several times.   Images rule but mirrors are obsolete.   My form melts To create several new shapes until I do not recognize myself.   Vision is a relic of the past fluidity, the new concrete.   I saw influence giving way to manipulation and diplomacy … Continue reading Is that me?

The (Dis)Connect

Art is a function of the spirit, and articulation is crafting that spirit, for presentation to the world. At a more abstract level, it is called expression. Communication is the mundane, everyday version of passing on a message. This format will survive in absence of art. Sensitivity will disappear, so will strong responses. Connectivity will … Continue reading The (Dis)Connect

Influence

You have been a guiding post. I envied the articulate, aggressive woman who moved the world, with her words. Her strong and silent partner, standing like a rock behind, but never ever obstructing her, haunted me. I chose to remain single, because I could not find anyone like him. Men have always been around, but … Continue reading Influence