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DEATH Image: Closed Geometry by Maria Berrio a woman lies dead hereoblivious of rocks making facesnot knowing what storieswill be inscribed about her lifeor her existence forgottenas inconsequentialtoo shameful to be acknowledgedor a gem to be concealedso that it does not overshadowachievements of thosewho see themselvesas entitled ownersor gatekeepersof greatness NEIGHBOURHOOD Art by Eugene Delacroix … Continue reading Views

Cause of confusion

deflateddue to lack ofrecognition meaningwhich escapesknown cognition confusioncaused by differenceintent and interpretation tossed outby legal eaglesthey demand documentation Note: I keep telling new hires in companies not to use emojis in business communication. Incidentally, I came across this video today which supports my stance and shows the source of inspiration behind this piece (other than … Continue reading Cause of confusion

Change-a-cation

call itchange-a-cationI don’t likecomatose statesdoing nothing just that empty spaceto design actionthat makes me happynot to earn a livingbutearn a life or maybe a state of hyggebeing alonein a large villaor small roomin my companyand have those conversationslong postponed getting re-acquaintedwith starting pointsjourneysdestinations-discarding toxic residueof life Is this whyit is calleda vacation? Poetics at dVerse … Continue reading Change-a-cation

Start

eyes wide shutthe dark night displaystiny, brightpowerfulsunbursts across the slate skyblossom-ready thoughts burst intoideas to workWho can sleep?-a new dawnthreatens to cut across night-a new project starts Photo Challenge at MLMM

Audaciously Authentic

I don’t stop to seeblood spilt along the waywounds on pride and self-esteeminflicted by rejection and criticismby those who should have ceased to matterlong, long ago the only change of directionis needed in thoughtdestinations will align I don’t stop to thinkhow the past impactspresent and futureas long as I canrepaint, repair, rewriterebuild a fortune-and not … Continue reading Audaciously Authentic

Anachronism

souls stuck on the wrong sideof the time machinestruggle and writhe in painnot knowing why they don’t belongwhy are they punishedfor just being themselves I am the conceptI am the scriptI am the beginning and endto make people understandvalue is derivedonly from context everything elseis created by godscaught in bad moods-arcs meant to fit innon-existent … Continue reading Anachronism

Day-Break

the lights go off at break of dawnI'll be forced out of my comfort zonedressed to face a world I don't likegeared to perform tasks without respite I'll be forced out of my comfort zonemy dreams all put out there in neongeared to perform tasks without respitevanished without a trace; I face day-break my dreams … Continue reading Day-Break

Mind of a fraudster

moving up and downI'm a restless clownI dream of riding on wavessee transformationseeks confirmationnot happy with just hands raisedwaves are recedinghollowness leavingmy conscious mind as I chasetwelve-o'clock conquestdecisions to reston a fraudulent database The chosen form is Alouette 12 lines a mention of twelve-o'clock 44 words written for Quadrille at dVerse Wishing all of you … Continue reading Mind of a fraudster

Utopian Dreams

sweet, somnambulistic, sonorous soundstransport mind and soul to another world. age-proof, agile, aggressive mindslook for commonalities that bind. comforting, caring, cocooned companionshipwith no risk of rave, rant, cut or snip. no space for morose, mooning, moody melancholywhere joy is religion, and laughter is holy. what rules is catchy, catty, cool camaraderie,let it be merry, let … Continue reading Utopian Dreams

Are tsunamis made of this?

a tiny curvealmost inaudible soundit may hold storiesof inaccessible oceanic depths -maybe something you lostcenturies agowaiting to be discovered-a force or furyyet to be unleashed Are tsunamis made of ignored messages? Photo Challenge at MLMM