Broken

Once upon a thought energy reverberated rocked my whole being Once upon a falsehood promises flashed hurt like a knife in the back Once upon a dilemma I felt broken in pieces not fitting together Once upon a truth I stood defeated feeling whole once again   Poetics

Here to there

I don’t need to be here where there is no trust hopes, dreams ignored I don’t need to be here I don’t need to be there where I’ve outlived utility discarded like trash I don’t need to be there Here to there- a tough journey to build a life of my own to find meaning … Continue reading Here to there

In Denial (Translated from Hindi)

I spoke, but you did not listen Why this silent altercation? I’m not guilty of offending you Why the fazed agitation? You did not plant flying dreams in me Why this jittery murmuration? I’d rather not mention my aspirations lest it sparks - a conflagration? You never really belonged to me why do I fear … Continue reading In Denial (Translated from Hindi)

Untold

Milestones- carry burdens irony of being marked for being unmoved by unheard stories of characters on unknown journeys Maps  - untraversed fields to plant hopes in travellers bear untold agony of seeing some dashed mute spectators - to marked destinies   Thursday Photo Prompt : Way-stone #writephoto

Journeys

day by day breath by breath I change with daily accretions shedding burdens each experience is shedding skin to grow a new one more resistant more tolerant looking back I don’t recognise the person that was me nor what I have become life happened somewhere in between   Poetics at dVerse  

Storytelling

savoir faire helped me survive hidden agendas of information staying unbiased, but on constant vigil blunts attempts of targeted indoctrination presentation is all that matters grains of truth covered with lies so daring personal stories, but professionally written storytelling makes a mockery of sharing   #Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge -Week 118

What is really mine

I struggle to retain originality swamped by external influence and opinions. Do I exist as a blank page a script engraved in stone or find meaning in my responses to stimuli? Does the correlation build upon my core or replaces all that I ever thought was mine? Struggling to find my breath I wonder If … Continue reading What is really mine

Cracked Shells

you reveal patches of non-acceptance, resentment festering within flawless exterior cracking up in failed attempts to control you reveal patches living under the same roof never together- with a nagging ache of non-acceptance, resentment I try to be nonchalant - but pain reminds me of wounds festering within   Flaws and All- Cascade Poetry

Re-enacted

I googled my name, and the common words that popped up were Reborn and Re-enacted. The best and most comprehensive description is on this link SevenReflections-name-Reena I created an erasure poem from the page, and added the words Reborn and Re-enacted. This is what emerged from the game.   law unto itself re-enacted operating on … Continue reading Re-enacted