the moon we swear by changes shape while the night conspires we’re not welcome here creatures of the night abhor light they fail to see beauty power, romance bringing seekers of nocturnal solutions to their internal strife Irony of life! a lovely window opens for a short while to meet, understand accept, dissolve … Continue reading Twilight smiles
creativity falling through cracks of everyday-ness morphs into sensitivity a guilt that keeps gnawing at your insides demanding release whipping your conscience for incarceration asking laws be rewritten rules redefined till justice is done soul of a blank canvas or white page is inked https://dversepoets.com/2019/11/18/quadrille-92-take-a-crack-at-poeming/
I look for warmth a familiar voice a long-lost love under bright arc-lights I cry…. It’s a journey again may be one of choice it starts with a snag of lost memory I cry…. You celebrate birth but forget - newborns are just reborn At your ignorance I smile….. there are no … Continue reading Birth
I escaped superficiality, on experiencing the depth of pain. I was compelled to delve in, and find the source. Why does my mother hate me? Each humiliating episode of sarcasm, rebuke or feigned disappointment stands sharp and clear in memory. At that time, I did not know what emotional or mental abuse meant. Today, I’ve … Continue reading Dark depths
you find transparency of my candor repulsive, while you follow the piper enchanted by the mystery of black, leaving me alone to absorb all colors of my truth and your responses, so that my face looks black… https://dversepoets.com/2019/11/05/dverse-poetics-on-shades-of-black/
from where do they pop up in so-called happy homes unforeseen facets of known personalities difference of opinion clash of interest greed above ethics strategic blame games keeping it all in is a challenge…. keeping it all in the family is a bigger challenge https://dversepoets.com/2019/11/04/quadrille-91-keep/
threatening gestures uncalled-for aggression worlds withdraw into their shells out of orbits- not yet… who will recognize monstrous anti-gods? when the search for God has led nowhere so far, not yet… who needs an argument before they even form a point of view? so deep, scary … not yet I look into the … Continue reading Not yet
flicker of an eye arched eyebrow hands covering mouths ignoring what I like -concealed hostility smiling eyes comforting touch supportive acts agreeing nods -silent companionship fleeting observation unnoticed, lost in the bat of an eyelid I wonder if it happened -enriching moments tiny units build mindsets deeply entrenched in subconscious … Continue reading Fleeting
The festival of lights leaves darkness behind – piles of waste, regret of things undone, unfulfilled wishes, comparison with celebrations in better times. It is an exercise in meaninglessness. She wonders about the fakeness of pretty masks, and hollowness concealed by colourful decorations. “It is all because you don’t absorb positive things. They just bounce … Continue reading Barrenness
Where can you find a bell that will ring in your dreams? where can you find a dream which will fire life above, below and beyond hollow spaces - that house fear and consternation? Where can you find a space to call your own impermeable to judgement unwelcoming naysayers open to exhilaration? … Continue reading Dreambells
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