Strangers

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IGumfzltlaOsasyDZLMPz?si=36687869213147a4 Strangers not so strange ….they share a special bond with me. They look at me with compassion, seem to understand my agony and pour out theirs. I dress in their stories patterned and purple as night, and life is not the same again. I’m not alone, nor am I unique. Stories seem to merge … Continue reading Strangers

Fragments of a life not lived

1. waters dark and deep raging with angst just learning how to swim will I reach the other side Or find solace In between? 2. I slept well yesterday chirping birds greet me ask for their feed hunger drives the world I wonder if they think about skies beyond 3. A page fell of the … Continue reading Fragments of a life not lived

Life is a journey

you dig, you dream you wish, you want you work, you slog you aspire, you conspire you overstretch yourself to fulfil a dream it gets magnified it looks within reach I need to get there and when you get a chance you jump at it blind It’s victory supreme you float for a while then … Continue reading Life is a journey

Impostor Syndrome

Will you recognise me without the crown? It’s the real me yet so unlike me emeralds of wisdom rubies of knowledge diamonds of trust which you gave me… I wander between gems blinded by lustre find myself in cracks burst out in full glory https://dversepoets.com/2021/11/29/quadrille-141-heady-is-the-poem-that-wears-the-crown/

Turmoil

turmoil speaks to me like nothing else my sharp vision penetrates a calm exterior with raging storms inside storms speak to me like nothing else ticking time bombs… will they explode to consume themselves and others? bombs speak to me like nothing else where does angst go after thunder flashes do you ignore signals of … Continue reading Turmoil

Gratitude

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TxE70l9bcd4WT8CuEhbIl?si=12950ab776e440fb I say thanks to so many people so many times - politeness, protocol, gratitude, or to close a conversation. It is a kind of reflex action. I may choose to convey special thanks in a special manner for a special gesture. It may be a heartfelt message, a token gift or doing something for … Continue reading Gratitude

Sanity

silent screams of ragetear through veils of sanityBoom Boom -go hidden bombshells-nonchalant outer worldsShhh... me to rational stillness https://dversepoets.com/2021/11/18/poetry-form-the-wayra/

On the move

colors, flavours tactile inspirations aroma of good food onset of celebrations infusion of novelty in small doses keeps up excitement one smells the roses wrapped up in balls to weave creativity I know it’s all short-lived with my mortality enjoying all that I can and prepared to go I may not see next summer or … Continue reading On the move

Playgrounds

I fight for level playgrounds on shaky earth feet trembling with underground tremors They say the earthquake never happened… It’s pure insanity… finding balance with manacled limbs fighting for rights never granted… Fair play assumes equality But I don’t live in an equal world… https://dversepoets.com/2021/11/15/quadrille-140-lets-go-to-the-fair/

I walk through the same corridors

I walk through the same corridors againhearing sounds of cackling, raucous laughterin pure defiance - who cares what they say? labels are giddy-headed, immaturean exciting life ahead to be liveddreams are a birthright, whatever you say I walk through the same corridors againrecalling encouragement, ridiculedreams embalmed in concrete - to live again I think of … Continue reading I walk through the same corridors