Some books begin with a question.This one began with a mirror.The Mirror I Stepped Through grew out of the moments when the self becomes unmistakably visible,the patterns we repeat without noticing, the masks we learned to wear long before we had language for them, the stories that once protected us but now keep us small.… Continue reading The Mirror I Stepped Through
Tag: Relationships
Hope Series
Hope arrives quietly When I unclench my hands A small warmth In the space Where I finally Let something fall. It teaches me That lightness Is also a kind Of strength. This is part of a series of micro poems from my upcoming book Four Arcs of Belonging
See Yourself Series
Timed to expire
Words of Love
Words of love often suppressed Kindness taken for granted, unexpressed Presumption of thoughts, norms and dreams Seems we no longer talk of schemes Drifting along feather light Lack of communication, lack of fight We need to look closely, see the whole Clean the windows, throw light on the soul View, the other objectively, eschew control… Continue reading Words of Love
A morsel of you
I reflect on what we might have been had things been different life’s unforseen,twists and turns following fates convuluted hand I had a glimpse or a dream of a different future – built on sand Would we have been greater in pairing or a disaster that fate has been kind in sparing our paths met,… Continue reading A morsel of you
Control
Playing, positive, pleasure, Words, wistful, wonder, Games, graceful, gratification, Modish, match, mastermind, Male, mission,mesmerise, Beware, bewitch, brazen, Flirt, forsee, future, Danger, dalliance,dependence, Raise, rules, rocking, Prey, prophetic, paralysis, Hedonistic,hope, hunger, Ego, extra, extended, Reason, rationalise, stay in control.
A megabyte of madness
A megabyte of madness – A Villanelle You became a megabyte of madness Since we met life’s never been the same We frankly share happiness and sadness No false catechism staunches blackness We listen truly and do not shame You became a megabyte of madness We share our secrets with a cheerfulness Plus a tut… Continue reading A megabyte of madness
Padlocked Love.
Padlocked Love So many padlocks Locked with so much love Each locked compartment Bursting at the seams Once upon a time the symbol of fidelity Lovers clipped them to a rail Threw away the key Thousands of padlocks Sitting in a row A sign of relationships Waiting time to grow Years pass by and the… Continue reading Padlocked Love.
Escape
Escape I shut out the dark cloud of words. circling like birds above my head reverberating penetrating piercing like swords, injury by harsh sounds cruel intent … Continue reading Escape
Converging Lives. Sounds, Silence and Imagery 