Butterfly at the Window

I’ll let you in.Don’t fold your wings tightor hide beneath umbrella leaves,or search for crevices in bark-you are safe beneath this roof. I need you to feel strong in vulnerability.I’m not as pretty or frail as you,nor am I a muse for artistswho chase fleeting grace.But I know storms. I’ve watched skies bruise and break,felt … Continue reading Butterfly at the Window

Prism of Perception

not just wordsor formatsor thoughtsor emotions Everything comes togetherto create a unique perspective neither researchnor hypothesesnor logicnor conclusion just a summationof experience in a moment not always physicalor mentalor emotionalor spiritual it is the only truthfrom a certain point of view not just eyeballsor commentsor likesor views Poetry draws togetherall those who share the momentat … Continue reading Prism of Perception

Needs Analysis

I recall living in a house with a sloping roof. Getting it cleaned was difficult. It turned out that a Dutch architect had designed the homes and provided for the melting of snow. Snow is unheard of on the Indian plains. What we need here is more housing to accommodate the burgeoning population, and they … Continue reading Needs Analysis

Guilty Pleasure

splash of joystained reputation-growing upawakensthe mind to consequenceschildhood bliss cut short somewhere on the benchmy perspectives on life changedthose exciting sprintsbecame tiring marathonsa setting sun grieves the day What Do You See #302

Wow Factor

kids relaxmumma on the prowlnature's giftmotherhoodbestows some special powerssafety guaranteed wow factordissipates slowly-this is nota kitchenspirits walk across mirrorsselfies tramsmuted WDYS #301

Options

Is that a bird, or a dream?On the book cover, hope gleamsLet’s turn the pages and look afreshIs there a structure to keep us unmeshed? Is that a handcuff or a structure?Does it lend meaning to lives torn asunderFreedom is about having an optionYou may celebrate or choose to shun. What Do You See #300

Walk-through

I walked through -gardens overladen with Hopewithering away;as Reality thunder struck -centuries of silenceWhen wisdom allowedpower to grow amok -cities of helplessnesswith handcuffed righteousnessrotting in jails that suck -lifetimes of evolutionof a mute soulwith feathers plucked I passed throughlight years of territoriesstill no compass caught my luck What Do You See #299

Defence

Frozen rocks grip beach bonesunbending under daylight’s plea.their silence aches,a frozen howl of grief. Across a ridgethorn-thicket veins split openfrom pain, soft shoots emerge.green tendrils twist toward change,unafraid. sunlight limps inwith scorched grace, whispering:I burn because I must.Must that force your shapeto outlast its flame? To survive is not to yield,but to recast your armourto … Continue reading Defence

Bird-ish

watchlightnessspur motiontake them abovelarge, conceited worlds-Miracles of natureinspired Wright Brothers to flyThey observe trending winds of changechalk out plans to build homes or migrate What Do You See #296