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I hide.You may thinkThat it’s what I like,To hide,In the shadows,The milling crowds,Or the quietOf the countryside. Truth be told,I no longer know,If I’d like to showMyself,All of me,For the world to see. And so I hide,Behind the hairFalling overMy … Continue reading →

In waking,In sleeping,In walking,In eating,In living,You see,Endless possibilities,To ceaseTo exist. It isAlmost superhuman,The effort you summon,To resistThe pull,Of this Pantheon. Beyond the etherLies oblivion.What if salvation,Exists right here,With the hurtAnd the devastation? Image Credit: Photo by Macro Mama on StockSnap

Something happened,Between the edges,Of knowing, and not,Of understanding,And its lack. Something happened,Although it was profound. It escaped notice,For far too long,Juxtaposed as it was,Between the edges,In the nothingnessThat exists,Or perhaps not,In the depthsOf a human mind,Giving way to rot. Image … Continue reading →

There is nothingIn the whole wide worldThat will seemingly sootheThis festering wound.It is filled with maggotsThe very sight of themRepulsive, disgusting.This festering wound.It oozes,As if it’ll never stop,Until life,Frustrated from holding onAgainst its will,Gives up its holdOn the embattled shellThat … Continue reading →

The water receded,Even beforeThe clouds disappeared,Almost entirely,From the canvasOf the fiery sky. The first to go dry,Were the little falls,And dancing streams,Then finally, the meandering,Lazy rivers. But when the deep wells,Gave up as well,It was as if,Earth had lost,A valiantly … Continue reading →

And then there was pink.Lots of it,In many differentShapes and sizes. Some pink cameIn fancy cupcakes,Served at celebrationsIn clubs, organizationsAnd institutions. Some pink was inFancy lettering,SmatteredWith sparkling glitter,On wishes,That appeared on walls,Real and virtual. Some of itWas in the attire,Of … Continue reading →

ComprehensionBrings awareness,And sometimesProfound sadness;You feel likeThe earth beneathYour shaky feet,Has given wayTo an abyss;And yet,You don’t quite fall in,You hold on,Grasping onTo anything,To be able to resist,The free fallInto oblivion. Yes, comprehensionBrings awareness,And is perchanceYour first step to doom.

The doorwayHolds a secret,And so too,The windowsAnd walls,But most of all,The floorHolds the burden,Of the darknessThat unfolded,Within this space –Seemingly safe,And a haven. And the secret,Is as muchAbout the oathOf silence,Birthed in despair,As it isAbout the devastation,That unfolded there.

The wind is strong.You can feel it,In the way the dustStings your eyes,Even when you keep themTightly closed.And in how your hairClings to your face,In a tight embrace.You feel its chill,And you hold yourselfReally tight,Losing, in the processThe battleWith your … Continue reading →

You are not that person.The oneWho makes heads turn,The oneWho is heardAbove the noise,The oneWho others look to,For comfortAnd advice. You are not that person.You just happenedTo be,And you decidedSomewhere alongYour journeyThat it was fineTo simply be –Until,They took awayEven … Continue reading →