Photo by Brett Jordan on Pexels.com I like living in closed spaces with curtains drawn. The solstice may pass unnoticed in a lockdown situation. Heavy rains and dark clouds, anyway play a partial block to daylight. I wonder if day and night look forward to equality for six months, or is it something they take … Continue reading Benchmarks
Photo by Lisa on Pexels.com Remember when you said that? what you spewed out as words remnants of your self-esteem hurting in hope of self-repair What you spewed out as words carried venom stored for long it’s eating up your insides remnants of your self-esteem ineffective in its smallness It needs a boost for sure… … Continue reading A hole in the sky
taking off to create space for what is needed wanted, desired more than I am ... losing relevance is not sacrifice just moving on to places that offer higher value https://dversepoets.com/2021/06/15/poetics-exploring-the-realm-of-minimalist-photography/
Photo by Liza Summer on Expressions speak so much wordlessly intelligent demeanour smudged with confusion as one vacillates between loyalty and evidence… Should I let belief systems go stop worshipping heroes to accommodate new facts revise my stance or just go with the flow? Expressions speak so much wordlessly… https://dversepoets.com/2021/06/14/quadrille/
Photo by Amber Janssens on when every breath is a risk to contract disease we mask fear with vincible drapery when every thought is a risk to attract opposition we mask speech with tact in vocabulary when every act is a risk of launching rebellions we mask intent with smooth chicanery When identity is at … Continue reading Risk
Photo “I understand what you’re saying. But if I change direction, how do I explain it to all my followers? How do I go back on my words and say it was all wrong?” “There is no right or wrong. Are you convinced you need a new direction?” Yes. The bigotry I drilled into people … Continue reading Tangential paths
Photo by Soulful Piz How could I know what I’m getting into? Neptunian vision snaked its way through dark How could I know what I’m getting into? Stakeholders showed glimpses of Noah’s ark How could I know what I’m getting into? It looked like a platform to make my mark How could I know what … Continue reading Dark alleys
I peel apples now to avoid eating wax I learnt with time how to deconstruct what people say and get to the core of what they mean polished exteriors notwithstanding A flicker of the mouth eyes wandering away to imagined lands to write another story tell me what’s fiction -and where’s the truth I peel … Continue reading Unpeeling
Photo by Khoa Vu00f5 on Pexels.com theories, stories search, research my curiosity does not bend not letting me relax in its quest to know what lies on the other end.. deep oceans, long boat rides, or is it a direct flight? Death, be not proud! I’ll find you some night… https://dversepoets.com/2021/05/31/quadrille-129-a-curiosity-of-poems/
Photo by Matheus Bertelli on Pexels.com roads are designed to reach destinationsdon't let roadmaps become obsessionsRoads? Where we are going we don't need roadsReaching there will be a revelation don't let roadmaps become obsessionsthese are frameworks to confine youreaching there will be a revelationit may not be your dream, your celebration these are frameworks to … Continue reading Roads
