Haunted

It vanishes slowlylike a wispy threadin thin air-that inexplicable feelingof being hunted or haunted I turn back to shake handswith the tormentorA mirror imagegreets me Are we similarOr are we the same? the question will hauntmy respirationas long as breath lastsand as long asI breathe free Poetics: Haunted Harvest

Unfair

grains of sandlost particlesoystered by luckstrung togetherlend a regal aurato a swan-like neck many others of their ilktrampled uponby the same queen’sdainty feet-knowgrooming mattersmore than lineagedestiny mattersmore than abilityUnfairness rules… Quadrille at dVerse

Change of Regime

whispers of indignationfrom trampledflame-hued leaves we provided shadewhen we were greenmaturity knowsevery cycle ends bare branchesraise new foliageroots nourish soil laments separationtangerine ferocityswept awaymemory erased a new regimebrings fresh ruleslessons unlearned Poetics - Autumn

Life’s Evening

Late at night, a question raises its headalone in the room, I sit up and screamIs it real, or was it a bad dream?Am I sane? Have I gone totally mad? I ask the dark sky and the empty bedWhere have all my friends and companions goneAn owl peeks, a dog howls, lonely night groanslate … Continue reading Life’s Evening

Nature’s Symphony

nature’s rebellionIn the form of stormsmakes me wonderabout yet another symphonya windchime in open aira lullaby during the dayor yet another tsunami waiting to envelopea groggy consciousnessvalidate a seer’s predictionsbringing about an awakeningto survive and thriveor a predestined end? Poetics- Endings Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Nature's Symphony

Vampire

endless unquenched thirstfor artsy lines and wordstired eyes behind glassesperk up with curious glances weary feet drag a mindto scan a library, findundiscovered treasuresin hidden measures the undying vampirelights firesfails to sleep-a quest so deep Quadrille #208 - Undead to the World Photo Challenge #533

Two Feet

two feetleft and rightcompelled to alignto reach a destinationcarrying the same person divergent mindsetscannot dissolve differencesbut find common goals-reasons strong enoughto come togetherreach an agreement,compromise and discuss-if they carry the same missionon weary shoulders if not,they are freeto go their own wayunlike the feetcontrolled bya single mindset OLN #369 at dVerse

Dreadful Depths

a sunk shipbodies netted out-silent-as much aswe are traumatisedby tsunamisor failed voyages I wish they could speak.tell us aboutthe splendour or horrorof deep worldsdistrustedfor unfamiliarity the smug sailorwho conquers wavesweeps in silenceor is intriguedby unfamiliar objectsor living beingscreeping upto disturb life I ask submarinesto not just divebut develop a languageto help us understandeach other-those feared … Continue reading Dreadful Depths

Living in Ignorance

I met your mother yesterday at the mall. She was looking at ornate jewellery for her prospective daughter-in-law. I watched the gleam in her eyes with awe, which induced a strange, sad feeling. I am haunted by how much our mothers do not know. We can blame them for not building a congenial atmosphere for … Continue reading Living in Ignorance