Original Soul

The mirror laughs; it’s only meNot touching real with a barge poleEternal question – to be or not to belike you? Am I a body, mind or soul? Born alone, designed by circumstanceCriticise me softly, say it aloudIs originality just a matter of chance?I’m mis-shapen, broken - but unbowed. There’s no regret, there are no … Continue reading Original Soul

A place called Home

“Who says you can’t buy love?”A billboard screams….soft, tiny barking soundslight up the placeThey sell puppies hereinvite peopleto give them a home. But seriously, can I?Are there other beingswho find their way into hearts?make any place their homewith love and loyaltybrand it with indelible memoriespranks, sweetness,love, just loveand some more love… Sometimesthey leave the home … Continue reading A place called Home

Maps

thick boundary linesneatly drawn withlabels in legible fontsnavigating through life,work and leisureall such a pleasure and then I stumbleon bleeding linesscreaming for attentionthe most difficult to readdecipher and walk throughis the map of emotions Quadrille at dVerse

Amygdala hijack

amygdala hijackheightens imaginationtrust slackensoverlook the goodsurrender hope-impending disasterthat never happens fear paralyses lifesucks out positivesanity fractionedmental illness killslong before spring-autumn digssummers wizened belief is the only truthshut eyes to real-life blackenedstruggle to proveperspectives are true-dignity cheapenedmisery deepened Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - impending

when the notes crash

when the notes crash and music diewill I be there in cracks between?A voice unheard, songs unsung...stories of the soul, not tongue or lung. will I be there in cracks between?will someone see truth, ditch perception?stories of the soul, not tongue or lung.swallow a life, pulled down the rungs. will someone see truth, ditch perception?when … Continue reading when the notes crash

Audacity

-pierced by accusations-being held to rulesmeasured against normsset by others -I shock themwith my audaciousness-I bleed confessionsof knowing what I wantbeing myself-nothing more-nothing less Weekend Writing Prompt

BOATS (Beliefs, Opportunities, Action, Touching peaks, Success)

Beliefsa room with no windowsinvisible exit doorsimprisoned minds Opportunitieswindows to the futureask for courage to leapcross boundary lines Action plansmoving out through doorssteering wheels on roadsevaluating blocks in time Touching peaksclimbing mountains unseennot knowing what’s nextcarving out windows neverthelessdestinations self-defined SuccessI get what I wantor believed what I cancircular paths, designed viewswindows change colour and … Continue reading BOATS (Beliefs, Opportunities, Action, Touching peaks, Success)

Life Wars

ECLIPSED welcome the eclipsehold ring of fire to ransomwhat does it revealor conceal in raritycuriositypeaks as telescopes observerelative movementsof Earth, Moon, and silent skydip into darknessdiscover eternity-Recalcitrant Sun 65 syllables - This is Choka minus 2 syllables 🙂 LIFE IS A BATTLE Are you seen as a winner or loser?Enjoy opportunities to reflect;Happy birthdays bring … Continue reading Life Wars

Sun’s Seventh Horse

candles of protestflicker, melt downevil cloudsoverpower light Sun’s seventh horselean and mean, agiletakes the reins from guilecuts across the sky-a bolt of thunderredefines day and night -revolution of sortsin the skymoves to parched earth Quadrille at dVerse

No ducking

problems need solutionscomplaints ask for resolutionwe tend to duck and crawl aheadand recommend dissolution complaints ask for resolutionwe don't take the bull by the hornand recommend dissolutionthe path not taken haunts us forever we don't take the bull by the hornproblems need solutionsthe path not taken haunts us foreverwe tend to duck and crawl ahead … Continue reading No ducking