Characters and Stories

stories have a way of repeating themselveswhen writers have relinquished all rightscharacters not only rule but change formthey write new stories disowned by authors I don’t know who these people arewhy should they do whatever they dowhy do they provoke suppressed ragewhy do they dig long-forgotten graves mere sketches in ink holding spadesis that a … Continue reading Characters and Stories

The Plight of Starlight

It was a day not so brightWhen she found her inner lightShe gathered the courage to sayThis is not what makes my day impervious eyebrows raised in alarmher audacity left them less than warm“Holy fish!” fear gripped their insidesindependent thoughts cause landslides She spoke and wrote, words rained awayTheir self-righteousness drained away“What is it that … Continue reading The Plight of Starlight

Drama Divine

see churning of souls in a grand designI wish I knew how, I wish I knew whyI can’t discern motives of the drama divine I see candles flicker, I hear the bells chimeI watch oceans shiver till they run drysee churning of souls in a grand design rewards and losses – for no reason or … Continue reading Drama Divine

Let her look

I often wondered what stops me - now I knowthose accusing eyes, those barbed commentsredirecting unprocessed venom at meher inadequacy she ceaselessly laments those accusing eyes, those barbed commentslet her look; she loathes herself so muchher inadequacy she ceaselessly lamentsnow I know what I need to reject and eject let her look; she loathes herself … Continue reading Let her look

Ghosted

Did anyone notice I'm missing today?The garden is blooming, butterflies at playGrass covers the few footsteps I left behindNo grudges against me, no axes to grindIt will grow anyway; and branches will sway Let me crack open the sun and weighGravity weakened; I’m turning greyI'll mingle with clouds, take time to rewindNo one knows I'm … Continue reading Ghosted

The light never goes out

Day ends, eyelids droop but no sign of peace;Stay awake, dream big or face nightmaresLay fears aside wrapped up in warm fleecePray and believe; someone up there cares Write on subconscious walls; enter new realmsLight fades from skies, redefines its credentialsQuite a phenomenon it is – illuminated dreamsNight falls only to display light’s infinite potential … Continue reading The light never goes out

Tanka chain

stripped of chlorophyllvibrant colors reveal soulI sit quietlyimposed expectations fallcreating space for new growthreconstruction startsI'm inventing a new lookleft behind till springputting together piecesof the old me in new waysseason to partysnowy graves to blooming budswild geese preen feathersstretching to accommodatelost beauty concepts with new s W3 Prompt #80