Prompt Line Like a ruby held up to the sunrise. Is it still a stone, or a world made of redness? (Rumi) My take on https://dversepoets.com/2020/12/08/poetics-stepping-off-the-sidewalk/ I changed the day They saw me giving new dimensions to my reality the core remains unchanged yet, the halo is not a part of me I strive to … Continue reading Halo
Sunday Writing Prompt at MLMM Do you ever stop to think why a fleeting thought occurred and then the same person called? Do you ever wonder why you took a different route and saw something to change long-held perspectives? Do you ever think why power battles in the office are repeated at home -pushing you … Continue reading Do you ever think why?
I wonder what holds me back a disapproving glance asking me to dance to a tune I detest causing unrest… I wonder what pulls me away churning of gossip mills outdated customs, drills I know I want to flee I know it’s not just me I wonder why I did not speak what held my … Continue reading Barriers
it happens when survival keeps you glued togetherI know your dark secrets, and you know mineYou stay mum, and we won't spill thineI hate your darkness though, it's sin forever I know your dark secrets, and you know mineI sinned less, there was no option you knowI hate your darkness though, it's sin foreverSpeaking up … Continue reading A story of when the ice detached and people floated away
crazy storms whisper O Wind, my friend, go hissing blow up sleeping worlds -let them awake and arise -let them be ready for me large trees stand aloft branches swaying in the wind - rooted we stand strong it takes a mighty big storm to uproot,Whispering Winds! Tell the storm you blow, destroy those with … Continue reading Rooted, we stand strong
-unspoken word imposed -unspoken refusal to fall in line -unspoken denial of what I want doled out as punishment fake expressions hollow words struggling to ring positive Yet… daggers drawn we face each other -I will abide, but by my own code not yours https://dversepoets.com/2020/11/30/dverse-quadrille-117-the-dude-abides/
a glare a raised eyebrow scathing criticism unsolicited advice an attempt to step into my territory passionately take decisions for me glowing with narcissism I don’t know who they are nor do I want to know… a lifetime spent in defending boundary lines culminating in accusations of dominance or stubborn-ness of having grown bigger than … Continue reading The Art of War
I reproduce a poem I came across on Goodreads, by Suzy Kassem “REMEMBER YOUR GREATNESS Before you were born,And were still too tiny forThe human eye to see,You won the race for lifeFrom among 250 million competitors.And yet,How fast you have forgottenYour strength,When your very existenceIs proof of your greatness.You were born a winner,A warrior,One … Continue reading Greatness
wonder why no one ever saidthe emperor wears no garmentWhy is it seen as sacrament? do those who question now lie dead?what makes you subscribe abetment-injustice is no accident do you fear faces turning redwhen you display your armamentor fear blame for abandonment? is there a cause for which you caredbut din't support or advocate-a … Continue reading Sacrament
I recall some quotes on hearing this song. Remember what brought you together first, when the urge is to go your separate ways. Sometimes you need to spend time with people to remember why you were not doing so. If they show you their real face again and again, accept it and move on How … Continue reading How could you?
