No wonder

I’ve been called a gold digger. I would prefer diamonds anytime over those wretched men with bloated egos. And yet, they kowtow to me – for satisfaction of ownership, and completing their construction. My biggest achievement in life has been digging out the truth – shallowness in apparent depth, artificial roots of huge trees, fancy … Continue reading No wonder

Collective echoes

I remained unseen, unheard bearing your fruit repaying debts of earthly existence. glow of womanhood inspiration of art passed through me yet did not etch defining lines of individuality. I’ve found my voice ask for my rightful share refuse to be trampled upon to satisfy your needs I hear collective echoes as the sisterhood says … Continue reading Collective echoes

Inefficiency

“Let us migrate.” “Why?” “What do we do about human inefficiency? I can’t stand with this hundred pounds on me. And these guys have forgotten to shear me. I hope to find better people to assist us, in another village…” (216 words)   Twittering Tales #110

In between

exquisite emotions wrapped in wordiness unwanted diversions tangential absence....   what does it take to fully have me - pregnant silence torturous expectation....   the unspoken does not exist for you the spoken loses potency for me verbosity is your expression being dumbfounded – my misfortune   BrewNSpew Cafe  

I negotiate life

This is a poetry form 'Freku' propagated by Ronovan at New Form of Haiku & Poetry   the moon is still dark night moving towards dawn adept at hiding underlying dark stories of those who escape other worlds are few all in the glare of the sun balls moving on orbs to prove universal truths, protect … Continue reading I negotiate life

Kelpies

changing shapes in water changing colors at night we let people inside us to discover their might   hollowed legends reconstructed for pleasure we look up to see heaven down to earth, at leisure   we cannot help being evil reversed hooves - do our speed belie each time - a human turns Loch Ness … Continue reading Kelpies

House of Mirrors

He is flattered seeing himself replicated all over. This man speaks his language, another walks like him. A few others dress differently, but their acts are modelled on him. Imitation is the shortest route to success. Diana is different. She finds it painful to suspend her thinking and speak a borrowed tongue. No wonder she … Continue reading House of Mirrors

Flawed laws

Genius leaves a mark, but does not change the world. Numbers matter. It is cowed down by the exponential power of the generalized mean. Those who want to rule the world, understand this phenomenon, and exert all effort in controlling the masses. The classes will not be influenced easily, but their power can be nullified … Continue reading Flawed laws

Unstructured

“I’m depressed, because I can’t resolve the complexities of life.” “Certain things make sense only in their integrated state. You cannot simplify the process by separating them.” “Like what?” “You delete people like vowels from your life, and the messages become difficult to understand. The consonants have substance, but cannot stand on their own, without … Continue reading Unstructured