Eugenia's contribution to RXC#253 - One of the best in this week listen you must hear the gossip in the wire calls for kindness near Read the full poem at https://amanpan.blog/2022/10/21/the-wait/
Centered
gather your thoughts before you speaklest you are called a scatterbrain thoughts need to move towards a goalkeep it on track, direct the train don't let those cannons unnerve youopposite wills just try to reign calm and visible in dark lanes Weekend Writing Prompt #282
Critics
I do my best, and leave the restLet Karma go with flowthey wait aroundand make no soundLet Karma go with flow can't believe they can stoop so lowwith their meanness astoundthey look for faultsunlock all vaultswith their meanness astound their only job is to houndspeak a lie, somersaultat the devil's behestthey belie truth, contestspeak a … Continue reading Critics
End of Day
numb to the boneI reflect on stupendous daysdid my life turn aroundor is it only a view? Am I the same personwho woke up with a yawnto smell the coffee,swallowed all venom, shed skin several timesemerged wiserbut a different personat the end of day? So what ifthe venue’s still the sameI’ve traveled thousand mileslong before … Continue reading End of Day
Blood Moon
let’s take a walk on the beachgive the ocean a chanceto touch our bare feetLater, we’ll spend some timeon the rocksto hear crashing wavestell their secretssome of whichwe’ve already imbibedas they seeped inthrough our tired skin watch the Blood Moonwalk across the skybleeding stories from other worldshappy to get rid of nameshuman imaginationgives a rocky … Continue reading Blood Moon
Dark in light
walk over a chasm to reach the idylldark depths provoking imaginationsmooth white pathways leading celebrationsbe led up the garden path or downhill anti gods bring the ink, gods hold the quillI hear bells ring in alliterationawaken the demons, spark creation different perspectives emerge in synclet me be the bridge, let me be the link Written … Continue reading Dark in light
Performance Appraisal
dreaded time of yearto pass through the eye of a needlebe scanned under a microscopeget electrocardiogramsto check increased heartbeats before I knowif the bell tolls for meor my future goes down the drainfrom the dreaded bell curve Written for Quadrille at DVerse What is a bell curve in performance appraisals. Read here
Finding light
wandering thoughts reminiscebeing reined in, then declaredsacrilege for defiance experience incites fearforbidden for a reasonalways battling to break free shedding cloaks of traditiondiscovering life purposelight illuminates the soul Moonwashed Weekly Prompt hosted by Eugenia
Unspoken
words surprise meas they pour outfrom the penfrom the keyboardon seemingly blank pagescreateunseen patternsunheard storiesuntouched emotionsthat feel oh-so-raw voice feels familiarsimilar to mineand then I knowthese stories are fermented,unspoken impressionsminds refuse to acknowledgelet them go not knowingthey will resurfaceto get their duesto show anglesyou did not seeperspectives you refusedbecause it was not you… but it … Continue reading Unspoken
Battles unending
you leave me dumbfoundedyes manning all the wayyears pass, I’m groundedyouth to greys, decades float away or have I lost my head as they sayoverreact to perceived sophistryoxygenate ethics, revive the playobstructing me – your chicanery realms of stories fall apartreact to untruths, I sure dorumors abound, paint me darkreconcile with lies, I won’t do … Continue reading Battles unending
