Daily Show

liminal color on split horizons struggles to conceal angst within it’s been a hard day but …   pain and anger will soon be dimmed by nocturnal fantasies played out by stars   twinkling hard to hide the drama in heaven’s underbelly -armies protect thrones   writing power statements for a new spiel of authority … Continue reading Daily Show

Black

you find transparency of my candor repulsive, while you follow the piper enchanted by the mystery of black, leaving me alone to absorb all colors of my truth and your responses, so that my face looks black… https://dversepoets.com/2019/11/05/dverse-poetics-on-shades-of-black/

A seer’s confession

it’s not my God… it’s what you wish to see in the crystal ball   I practise my craft I perfect foresight but I court Mystery above all….   It is what draws you It is what enchants It’s what keeps you afloat before a fall https://amanpan.com/2019/11/04/brewnspew-cafe-november-4-2019/ After publishing this piece, I came across these … Continue reading A seer’s confession

Just a little more…

another step brings me close to destinations Another lonely night ahead…   just one more deep breath to draw it all in Just one more night to dream…   will I see another life or darkness of the grave Will I be in heaven or hell?   I shed baggage of fear and hope to … Continue reading Just a little more…

Turning points

from where do they pop up in so-called happy homes unforeseen facets of known personalities   difference of opinion clash of interest greed above ethics strategic blame games   keeping it all in is a challenge…. keeping it all in the family is a bigger challenge https://dversepoets.com/2019/11/04/quadrille-91-keep/

Empty Nest

I saw you till you flew out of the nest to find your own smart crew a free life at your own behest not sure independence will be a test you had developed your wings, you wanted to fly I wondered if you will ever need rest want to come back, to check your nest … Continue reading Empty Nest

May you grow up

May you grow up to be wise May you bust some lies   Tell the young how you lived Loved, lost and learnt lessons Tell the young what awaits them Pitfalls of possession or aggression May you grow up to be wise May you bust some lies   Times will change… you’ll know You will … Continue reading May you grow up

Not yet

threatening gestures uncalled-for aggression worlds withdraw into their shells out of orbits- not yet… who will recognize monstrous anti-gods? when the search for God has led nowhere so far, not yet…   who needs an argument before they even form a point of view? so deep, scary … not yet   I look into the … Continue reading Not yet

Insights

I watch with horror fake vulnerability -being donned as armour or a deceptive cloak to win trust   To be accepted or liked I need to look like them pretend – that I think like them, am one of them…   How often is the world misled by a genius conman -or deprived of smart … Continue reading Insights

Fleeting

flicker of an eye arched eyebrow hands covering mouths ignoring what I like -concealed hostility     smiling eyes comforting touch supportive acts agreeing nods -silent companionship   fleeting observation unnoticed, lost in the bat of an eyelid I wonder if it happened -enriching moments     tiny units build mindsets deeply entrenched in subconscious … Continue reading Fleeting