Uphill

Hazy skies, clouded vision can’t stop me chasing the Sun It seems like eternity when truth was appreciated honesty not decimated- the world hydrated, not thirsty. So uppity, but transparent battles are not a deterrent Ethics- Majestic in strife trudges along hilly terrains on a drive that looks insane -uncorrupted core of life Conflicts rife, … Continue reading Uphill

Claustrophobic

lost childhood trained to perfection claustrophobic in tents with holes   looks wistfully at the pampered child in the first row badgering his parents for some more popcorn   while the artist earns bread for the family left behind in a remote village   Come to the Circus at Poetics in dVerse

Foreboding

silence hanging heavy mutual exchange of conspiratorial glances unusual politeness on my face while mails and messages go unanswered I know I’ll wake up tomorrow with a knife in my back as a rank newcomer takes charge of my office misplaced loyalty injured pride oozing wounds indelible marks etched by tyranny of a psychopath   … Continue reading Foreboding

Finesse

The two images I got from the links speak the same language – Intricacy, though n varying size and degrees and that is the topic for my entry. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbula_cineraria FINESSE decades spent crafting a life and facets of my inner self lost in the haze of following the crowd   No…. intricateness uniqueness … Continue reading Finesse

Latent fire

Purification by fire is my personal alchemy- latent heat inside me   Rising after a fall in the eyes that matter- a few who look up to me   Fighting my self- but not the world a few unwashed stains block me   Not conceding defeat I’m neither helpless nor weak a few destinations-still beckon … Continue reading Latent fire

Heart struggles

ticking heartbeats define worthwhile moments of life hacking joy but fail to outlive allocated spans   all bodies which are birthed face a life sentence work and struggle to prolong the term till death tears them apart from the soul   Weekly Writing Prompt #157

Heart break

fresh heart break oozing wounds but for how long? healing wounds remnants of scars but who cares? spasms of pain refreshed wounds Who mentioned your name? suppressed groans – mine untainted reputation – yours Silence adorns lips –forever? I gather moments entrenched in memories Now … Translation of a Hindi poem by Amit Agrawal (hecblogger) … Continue reading Heart break

Summer died that night

Summer died that night global warming submerged in frozen oceans overturned as humanity forgot to breathe a cold terror of anti-humans took over reins of the world.   unseeing eyes unfeeling skins hear sounds of disaster in their muted existence they belong to an extinct species which understood pain now anaesthetized by the numbness of … Continue reading Summer died that night

It ain’t broke

I like it as it is image in the mirror soul that shines through and the ticking mind which sees and interprets   Yet, I need to fix it every day renew, rebuild, restore to just keep going without slipping back or falling in decay   No, it ain’t broke yet hauls me out of … Continue reading It ain’t broke

How I wanted it

I set fire to myself the world watches this is how I wanted it   My inflammable core awaits sparks to … awaken latent potential activate neural networks create new pathways undertake journeys invent destinations to…. ignite creativity   I wonder why the world sees output but not the underlying process this is not how … Continue reading How I wanted it