I missed out on stories in versethose that clung to meter and rhymeit couldn't be just a play on wordsall those emotions intertwined those that clung to meter and rhymecontained volcanic eruptionswords wanted to speak, not just mimeI felt the reverberations it couldn't be just a play on wordsswaying mindsets, colours of skiesgentle winds whispered; … Continue reading Stories Unheard, Stories Untold
Shylock is a fictional character from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, notorious for the pound of flesh he demanded in lieu of a failed repayment of debt. I am Shylock; I’m true to my tradeI lend money, not without a rateI need security, money is hard-earnedThose who borrow should ensure it returned I’m a mercenary, … Continue reading Shylock
A deep well in the forestforgotten by Timecovered by urgencies of life There are few lost mindswith razor-sharp memorythat can’t resist a peepto meetdiscarded belongingsbroken bondsjunked once-popular brandsmovie nights in black and whitelaughing and weepingwith yesteryear stars wistfulness reignswhen logic trainsgrowing brainsto worship future’s potentialnot a buried pastyet a few notes float bylike unconnected universesthat … Continue reading Nostalgia
“The biggest reason for failure is not finding the right platform.” The words kept ringing in her ears as she submitted her manuscript to the publisher. She had been maligned with false allegations in a carefully engineered social media offensive. Replying to each offender would have meant dragging herself into a cesspool. Who can utter … Continue reading Her Story
I log out of appshide the TV remotewhile someone, somewheresings an elegy to logic or fair playgroundsto get clicks or clapsto generate outrage I sacrifice my sentienceTo preserve senselet the music go onlet the insane dance Quadrille #259
I solitudify my abodeWhen like-mindedness ceases to existI was alone, am alone, will remain aloneThen why let anyone nuisancify themselves? The door refuses to openbelling, intruding strangers recedethey need to find another victimto de-venomise crowded minds I dance, I trance, I de-react myselfI peacify my innards, till they stopthirsting or hungering – just white lightpermeates … Continue reading Vaporisation
Applause grows louderwhen you share articlesyou never bothered to read,yet recommendas wisdom worth following. Conviction sounds strongestwhen repeating opinionspolished by the crowd,never testedagainst the friction of thought. The greatest fraudsrarely deceive others first;They perfect the artof rehearsing lies untilperformance is seen as character Truth collects no followers.It simply waits,patient as a climberfor every mask to … Continue reading Patience is Reverence
I want to switch off all sounds that plant negativity in vulnerable minds. But I share the house with others, and need to give them their space. My insides keep churning restlessly. There comes a night when the world wants to show its most horrific face. They also want to see the ugliness in others … Continue reading We won’t come out
Yes, perhaps that was youfor a brief pause where views metcoincidentally perhaps… different frames, different strokeswatering soil that roots perspectivesbranching out East and West I’m not the same person I wascommitted to forever growth-your shadow mutates someone walking besides mewho knows not where to goyet counting steps… I walk alone – stubborn and strongit was … Continue reading All that Dawned at Sunset
She carries something inside herIt makes her eyes glow in the dark like secrets of the unknown worlds-between planets-between lifetimes She is the author of all talesbeyond life; beyond fantasy like assumptions shaping stories-between mindsets-between narratives She is the supreme temptationwho invites, only to stand apart Like a diaphanous veil-between the Universe and me-between the … Continue reading Between worlds
