Bridging gaps

magnificence of thoughtengineering marvelarches over Arabian seaI pay for the ridehead bowed in reverenceto human intellect waves crashon carefully constructed pillarswanting to meethuman mindsasking for carein dealing withunderwater life I see an old mantake a long route busunable to affordthe two-way tollfor crossing sea link I wonder how manybridges are neededto cover gaping holesin God’s … Continue reading Bridging gaps

Disposal

scraping woundsto let new skin breatheI find debrismade up of memoriesonce treasurednow not so right I go around huntingfor a binto dispose painguiltlesslyput it out of sight allow energyfrom other zonesto broaden visionredefine lifecast a new light on future lifeetch new storieson sands of time, everydayto let them wash awaywithout a fight RXC #299 OLN … Continue reading Disposal

Narratives

life encircled bythorny garlandsthreatening to rupturewindows trappedin high-rise structures narratives of successpoised to implodein biographical chaptersedited glimpsesby powerful captors mutual bondsstrengthen networksthe weakest linkcan change the storyin mutable ink What Do You See #205

In the age of apps

we come here to buy hopeand go out just as fastit takes time to learnbut less to implementsadly, blasts do not last move on to the next sitetrending and offers dopequickly act and movememory is now passelanding on apps to cope we can go back to checknothing gets deletedthe app remembersif you want to forgetbrain … Continue reading In the age of apps

DUSK TO DAWN

am Iimaginingginger face of the skyor does disappointment make memorose? moon dropsslivers of lighton my pillow at nightsmashes darkness with new vigorignites sunrisebrings new colors,maybe to paint my lifeI'll wake up to new dawns- refreshed,alive Moonwashed Weekly Prompt

Tropical Climes

In a country with moody weather, but no autumnacclimatised to change, but left wonderingAre we really prepared for what is to come?History is no reliable indicator of the futureIt’s a myth; winter follows rains, but no autumn Fall colours on ramps, shops, handheld screensI paint a leaf in tangerine, fill a glass with white rumTrees … Continue reading Tropical Climes

Incomplete

the core of humanity smashedscattered on pavementscloneswith properties of the whole-but alwaysa little less;a little incomplete; God blasted Himselfwith a Big Bang-Nowplanets, satellitespart of same systembut apart-looking for each otherand God Quadrille #184 Smashing Poems Photo Challenge #482

Dots in the Universe

a dot on the landscapeof God’s creation-intense-deep-vibrantreflects propertiesof the wholeby assimilationor opposition connections undeniableinspire parablesplacement on landscapemakes the dot liableto pictures invisibleuncertain responsemakes it vulnerable dots can mergeto create artor ink blots legible-chapters and storiesawait the authorto merge them allinto a magnum opus-the final blastof truth to piercehuman consciousness Friday Faithfuls - Meaning of Life

Humiliation

I swallow a sentencereplete with humiliation-words break into alphabetseach alphabet generatesa different feelinga different story-rakes up memoriesof suppressed emotionshow I felthow I remained silentand how it fermented within the past can’t be erasedbut can be a determinantof the futureI put my foot downon the floorstepping out of bedwith a resolve I’ll register protestI’ll not take … Continue reading Humiliation

Semiotics

#longpostalert Thanks to Lisa for hosting a very unusual prompt. As I see it, the topic is too vast to be covered in a single poem. And that exactly is the problem with signals from the universe. There are too many signals, and we may not always read or interpret the right ones. My coach … Continue reading Semiotics