Down & out… wait I’ll come back Acknowledge painful setbacks Read my actions, I’ll come back Innovate, find alternate paths Nah, retreat is not an option Greatness is built step-by-step Working, reviewing, restartinG Time spent does not matteR I tried, I failed, again I camE No magic wand, no AbracadabrA Whatever I learn is accomplishmenT … Continue reading Daring Greatly
cans of sardines or aeroplanesI hope I live to tell this tale arms surrendered, my heart still bleedsfor the dreams I once dared to dream they take futures, a secret hope-a place of choice, matter of right I may live at someone's mercy....Will they know what I left behind? Take all the wealth, Take all … Continue reading What I leave behind
They tell me I’m God What’ll happen when I go? The minions all depend on me I see helplessness, tears flow It’s all darkness out there I cannot hear, I cannot see I see helplessness, tears flow The minions all depend on me I can’t wield power, I can’t roar Who will reap what I … Continue reading Fear of Death
It’s not ready to welcome happiness overloaded with junk relics of an irrelevant past ghosting in unseen corners tiles at the base of cupboards move they held grandma’s wealth once I dare not touch it now for fear of snakes and scorpions popping out from shady history I discard the past done and dusted give … Continue reading Living in this house
How many systems failed blooming spring?When sting of darkness clipped a wingDid they ask her where she wanted to be?Powers conspired against powers that be When sting of darkness clipped a wingWas it fear or evil laughing in glee?Powers conspired against powers that beGardens withered away, not breathing free Was it fear or evil laughing … Continue reading Crushing powers that be
Physics, Chemistry, Biology Philosophy, Psychology Enzymology, Neurology coming together in three pounds fascinates me no end… I don’t look out, though nature is always around somewhere on the outskirts, concrete structures surround but restrict, more than expand I wonder what my dog thinks before giving so much tirelessly, selflessly or the sly cat who loves … Continue reading Muse
carefully nurtured only to wither away they spread love, fragrance flowers teach many lessons about loving, letting go https://dversepoets.com/2021/07/13/poetics-gardening/
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com Prompt sentence It is very hard to write this way, beginning things backward… –The Torrents of Spring (1926) ALTERNATE PROSE & POETRY Who will read my autobiography? It is an excuse I give myself, every time the thought occurs. Reality is different. it bleeds Why open wounds? it's intense … Continue reading Memoirs
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/
