Acquaintance

eyes focussed on screenslips talking on the phonewith so much glee… children raising palms“Mom, please don’t disturb” She jabbers onin the hopethat her wordswill catch a matching wavelengthsomeday, sometime, some placeand get to know herindividuality Quadrille at dVerse - shall we jabber on?

Cherita – Untitled

when the light shines again I won’t be seen for I wasa firefly shining in the dark whom the stars, moon, nightand youignored. I was nevera threat to you,but held potential to light up Hope,and you feared being obliterated by its power MTB at dVerse

In the Woods

the soulless tablethe chair that carries my physical weightdarkness that can be easily replacedby fluorescencecannot do muchto pull me out of the woods It takes a mental windowto take me where I want to beoffer a glimpse of the possible.Travel without passportsmakes me feel weightlessand free So what if it isbrief like lifeunreal like poetryuncertain … Continue reading In the Woods

Buying the White

“Should you buy the white?” A headline on my screen sets me thinking. It alludes to bullion prices, where silver appears to be riding on the gold wave. But I am transported to another zone. In my late years, should I settle for the neutrality of white as against the dense wisdom of black? Is … Continue reading Buying the White

Power Play

They are such a boonThey will sway to your tune Let teachers mingle with the taughtLet them align with your thoughtsWalk with them, but trust them notPromise them the stars, sun and moon They are such a boonThey will sway to your tune Divergence in a chorus is crimeThey don’t have to speak, just mimeFeed … Continue reading Power Play

Addressing Human Fear

Shed fears like you shed clothes. I’m compelled to be a sharkto protect myself from a whaleand nibble on baby crocodilesThey swallow smaller fish;Their bellies are notwhere I want to be We sail in the same boatof self-defence Quadrille at dVerse

Forward movement

celebrations of existencereminders of eventspast calls on whose logical insistencewhich cause led to effectsrise, falls clutches of guilt, mind's resistancecontradict freedom factsstand tall hold pure joy; let go of distanceencourage soul connectslife's scrawl MTB at dVerse

Nocturnal Horror

My mother tells me I narrowly escaped death during birth. The hospital's power supply inexplicably switched off, and the doctors panicked. When the lights came on, they had a baby in their hands, blinking to adjust to the bright theatre lights. They declared me a miracle. But it did nothing to prevent future woes. I … Continue reading Nocturnal Horror

Shadow Walk

I tasted the future when someone said,“Tell her she must play by the rules.”I spat out bitterness, turned around—and watched sweet expectationsseal door after door. The trap was humming hope. I saw blinding noise.Each day, I battled rising expectations,a life of running from pillar to post,never sure if ogres lurked in the officeor wore familiar … Continue reading Shadow Walk