Make-believe

People see what makes sense to them, reality notwithstandingThey write new stories to suit the old, till they overlapSure-shot joy, till lies is not exposed and trendingThe vulnerable do fall, but not at every step They write new stories to suit the old, till they overlapI see reflections in their eyes - imagination strongThe vulnerable … Continue reading Make-believe

Dark alleys

Photo by Soulful Piz How could I know what I’m getting into? Neptunian vision snaked its way through dark How could I know what I’m getting into? Stakeholders showed glimpses of Noah’s ark How could I know what I’m getting into? It looked like a platform to make my mark How could I know what … Continue reading Dark alleys

Unpeeling

I peel apples now to avoid eating wax I learnt with time how to deconstruct what people say and get to the core of what they mean polished exteriors notwithstanding A flicker of the mouth eyes wandering away to imagined lands to write another story tell me what’s fiction -and where’s the truth I peel … Continue reading Unpeeling

Curiosity

Photo by Khoa Vu00f5 on Pexels.com theories, stories search, research my curiosity does not bend not letting me relax in its quest to know what lies on the other end.. deep oceans, long boat rides, or is it a direct flight? Death, be not proud! I’ll find you some night… https://dversepoets.com/2021/05/31/quadrille-129-a-curiosity-of-poems/

Roads

Photo by Matheus Bertelli on Pexels.com roads are designed to reach destinationsdon't let roadmaps become obsessionsRoads? Where we are going we don't need roadsReaching there will be a revelation don't let roadmaps become obsessionsthese are frameworks to confine youreaching there will be a revelationit may not be your dream, your celebration these are frameworks to … Continue reading Roads

Waltzing to….

Photo by Ashford Marx on Pexels.com she left us in the night her head hit the corner of the bed and then she couldn't see light she must have chided me to mind my step lest I hurt her in my clumsy trap she always forgave me but not tonight… She called, I did not … Continue reading Waltzing to….

Flowing forms

Photo by Rifqi Ramadhan on Pexels.com The poet I choose is Jude Itakali. You can find him in this space here. you deftly combine forms enhance beauty of each genre creative expressions- prose and poetry flowing into each other - makes me think This is life - incomprehensible in a single font or script, incomplete … Continue reading Flowing forms

Virtually safe

joy overflowing across borders defined spaces stops to think I bared my soul someone responded with understanding I felt vindicated … What if the cloud I felt so safe enveloped in, and now meet in etched graphite on a different texture is not … what I saw and heard -is different from what I read … Continue reading Virtually safe

I keep moving…

Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com exploring spaces within myself wound up in knots on serpentine paths I keep moving… till the wounds within dry up creating a sensation which is not pain ..and to my inner self I tell all is well wounds unhealed lips sealed I keep moving… https://dversepoets.com/2021/05/17/whats-in-a-word/

You’ve a right to say

Photo by Isabella Mendes on Pexels.com Say it, relay it since you have a right to say I know how to have my way support structures sociopath vultures are all here to stay you have a right you have a need you blame another’s greed Be it a rant Or a threat It won’t make … Continue reading You’ve a right to say