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

Caged

caged sunflowers face different directions pine for a different sun -surrounding mirrors reflect the object of their deepest desires -yet leave them wondering why is the warmth missing? why does the heart not sing?   Seven horses of the sun feel pulled apart -whose love is this which overpowers their unity? -Which undercurrents call for … Continue reading Caged

Only twilight is real

greys overpower black and white -colors merge on horizons -challenge vocabulary -wordsmith genius pales under their brilliance   laboured breathing of amorphous identities makes one fear the end is near -till shapeshifting masks replace the face     We’ve reached an age where only twilights are   real…. https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/weekend-writing-prompt-129-twilight/

Dreambells

Where can you find a bell that will ring in your dreams?   where can you find a dream which will fire life above, below and beyond hollow spaces - that house fear and consternation?   Where can you find a space to call your own impermeable to judgement unwelcoming naysayers open to exhilaration?   … Continue reading Dreambells

The night knows

night comes to a standstill ingrained fears rise to surpass moonlight and darken not so silent skies   haunted spirits await a chance to cast away masks challenge earthly pretence of being alive   It’s Halloween - the night knows what’s real or who is naïve? https://amanpan.com/2019/10/21/brewnspew-cafe-october-21-2019/