Autumnal Vibes

Leaves lose their greens; reveal a brighter corethey embellish the Planet; then it's time to goAcross fields and oceans, the seasons murmurFall is the word; Winds are the messenger they embellish the Planet; then it's time to goEarth's secrets covered, beyond human reachFall is the word; Winds are the messengerroots whisper; underground links prosper Earth's … Continue reading Autumnal Vibes

Glasses

How I wish my glasses could singIn search of my eyes, and a visionIf they get lost, a bell should ringHow I wish my glasses could sing lost in dreams, but can’t lose real thingsthoughts desperate for a locationHow I wish my glasses could singIn search of my eyes, and a vision W3 Prompt #182

Teflon-Coated

They had a closed mind, those blokesnever let me complete when I spokeYet, they attracted people like fliesThey were the hub with many spokesI often wondered what made them tickthey never let another perspective stick They wore Teflon, they were the Gods They presented faces, serene and calmhealed broken hearts with words like balmNarcissist streaks … Continue reading Teflon-Coated

Soul traffic

Romantic love toweringover journeysit stands tall Familial love navigatetwisted pathwaysto accept Self-love buildstrong foundationslife meets love Unrequited love Cool-not everyoneIs born lucky Enduring/timeless love lightawaits youend of tunnels Friday Fictioneers W3 Prompt #179

Eklavya

silencebetween sharp words; terrifiesthe knowledge seeker. Thoughtsconverge – in a momentof acceptance. He is no goodbut holds potential to excel, ifthe teacher condescends. A suddenPausehe walks away, determined notto demean himself. He wouldlearn, and not give a thumb. Gurustunned W3 Prompt #178 Image and Story credit: Boldsky

Spiralling

moving in a spiralI access larger circlesnot concentricnot asking for change of lanejust a smooth transition-to the infinite-to the beyondan amazing expansionof ingrained perspectives there are no endingsjust new beginningsI don’t walkbut flow… W3 Prompt #177

Shades of Life

dancing feet and jingling bellslet the naysayers go to hellMy music is the song of windsmagic that will never rescind tapping feet and empty chairsmy voice echoes in halls of despairwings clipped to stall my flightBlindfolded, I await daylight W3 Prompt #176

Exorcism

it takes lifetimesto cross the thresholdsof imposed values I move on the peripheryof concentric circlesgetting mired deeperin intricaciesof a strange cultureunknown, unacceptablewith a vice-like gripon breathing patterns it takes maelstromsto deplete the lungsof life-force I practice Pranayamto cleanse my existencetrapped in ritualsnot of my makinglong-limbed shadowsencircle every moveto exhale carbonspread darkness it takes an exorcistto … Continue reading Exorcism

Extend Rules

let me trylet me extendextend learningextend a handhand me a flowerhand over powerpower up the mojopower train the mindmind over mattermind your languagelanguage expresseslanguage dividedivide animositydivide not peoplepeople pleasingpeople friendlyfriendly enemiesfriendly crowdcrowd the streetscrowd non sensesense the moodsense the trendstrends changetrends misleadmislead the massesmislead innocenceinnocence fooledinnocence soldsold out moralssold out ethicsethics mauledethics for a tosstoss … Continue reading Extend Rules

Wearing the Blues

she walks through lifecovering others with flexibilityof her extended limbs -omnipresent, omniscientyet invisible-a woman of no importancewho wears decisions taken by otherscarries the weight of repressed desireson her angular shoulders -cut her veinsthe blood is bluebut there is no crownon her pretty head W3 Prompt #173 OLN #390