Redefine

pressure mountsdeadlines loom largetime zones bleed borders dissolvemy friend from Kazakhstantranslates my work spirit goes awryletters perfect; it's AInot intelligence Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge no. 89

Final Moments

Envelopes labeled “fragments,” “Memories,” “wounds,” “Secret,” and “fragments Secret” surround glowing broken porcelain.

my broken parts inside bags, known only to meget rattled by mockery, abuse and reactI encase them in covers, pretty and inertto flatter unnamed others; to silence my depths appreciated masks preen, assumed perfectionharmonious avatars disguise turbulencethe end of celebration demands peaceful sleeppeeled layers of approval fall by the wayside Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. … Continue reading Final Moments

God’s Third Eye

Elderly seer wearing jeweled headpiece and starry robes with a third eye

somethingis about tochange options foreverit may be a regime - see cloudsparting call itrevolutionor mass awakeningGod's Third Eye flutters to expresssupport Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #87

Conversations

Nest-like sculpture made of paper scraps, handwriting, and tangled threads

unheard, but testingexcruciatinginternal conversationsfollow everywherecatch me unawareare not hallucinations sometimes lines get blurredemerge word by wordin condensed epiphanyrestructured thoughts fightdefault black and whiteembrace greys, change destiny Tanka Tuesday No. 86 - Poetry Challenge by Melissa Lemay - Alouette

Kouta

clouds part to reveala glimpse of my heritageshades of a deep skyrotating to show colours my drooping eyelids suggestI inherited the nightat the intersection ofelliptical paths my eyes - not attunedfail to comprehendmyriad tinges of GodI stay cocooned in velvetlet the days pass by Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 82 - Celebrating Heritage The form … Continue reading Kouta

Above the Blues

blue horizons blesssurging crowds on public squaresoverarching skiesinfuse energy in bluescommonness rises beyondallusions and assumptions Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 79