I summon you, Beasts of War! I struggled hard to convince I cried out from depths of my soul but nobody winced… Was it out of guilt or misplaced expectations Which I’ll never fulfil defiance invokes hatred works overtime to make my defences crumble, make me see red It does not happen Loops of conflict … Continue reading War
freedom of thought thought that scares you you spin stories of horror horror churning within you You - who feeds on sores sores unhealed - throbbing, hurting hurting with ignominy, blames blames that shamed shamed independent minds minds that dared to think think in different directions directions you don’t explore explore - only to hatch … Continue reading Loops
wounded soles walked on gravel A path chosen on her own robbed of dignity juked of power- She cared not for voices that followed -just made a run for infinity It could be a pipe dream yet she knows she is changing for better… https://dversepoets.com/2021/07/12/quadrille-131-with-brian-miller/
A beautiful piece by Frank Solanki Time knocked at my wooden doorSaid — Would you like to live a little more?I replied — Yes, of course. How do we begin?He said — Nothing much. Just let me inTime Knocked At My Wooden Door — Frank Solanki
those shapes you see on horizonschanging against the setting sunan artist tries to manipulatemy spirit refuses to go straight changing against the setting sunoutlines shifting to accommodatemy spirit refuses to go straightstories in pictures get redefined outlines shifting to accommodatethoughts moving faster than the sunstories in pictures get redefinedYou see a new me, a new … Continue reading Battles with Peace
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Photo by Darren Lawrence on Pexels.com CIDORMA = CINQUAIN + SHADORMA Am Ithe brave personyou make me out to beI had no option to turn back-I walkedtill my feet ached with a parched throatsurvival drove me therewhere you found me...Soldiers!I salutegenerosityyou saved measked questionsgave me credit fordiscovering oasis https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/06/29/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-232-specificform/
The sadness behind this prompt hits me hard as I write this. The kid shown in the pic lost her father today. Her mother, whom I see as an exceptionally strong woman, fought till the end, staying afloat with her Buddhist beliefs and chanting “Nam myoho renge Kyo.” It kept her going, if nothing else. … Continue reading Grief
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com No ... I'm not down and outif that's what you wish to seeI'll live on my terms, let the world be damned Yes, I still have my cloutthough I'm not smiling with gleeI'm in full control, I know where I stand don't look at me like thisI'm no object … Continue reading Biggest Discovery
I had a life of my own, then...I don't know what hit my worldloud wails demanding somethinglogic thrown to the winds I don't know what hit my worldI just live from day to daylogic thrown to the windsbecame a giant with feet of clay I just live from day to dayI had a life of … Continue reading Moving away…
