When one survives a date with death, one must live with what follows. The aftermath. The echo. The wardrobe of regret... and the color never quite fades. I’m back in court again. Not legally. Mentally. This is my sixth trial since her funeral. Same courtroom: a dimly lit room in my head. Same furniture: cracked floor tiles, a flickering lightbulb swinging like guilt’s pendulum. I’m on trial for the crime of survival. Same...

LAST Friday night, I put my PRIDE aside, And embarked on a 7-day GLUTEN-free diet, For improvement of lifestyle, I hoped and sheepishly AGREED, I went to the mirror and shaved my beard to change my SLOTHFUL look, Now full of confidence and optimism, I ENVISAGED my new outlook on life, But Se7en hours later, I succumbed to pressure, and in my rage and WRATH, I locked the door and ended the night with a beer watching Johnny...

It takes time and patience, To cure my toxic ways, My awareness and presence, Needed now almost always, Live to die a little, I die every day Ask me how I am doing, I would lie in every way Hero of my own story? But who are the villains? Wear a cap every day, and battle my feelings, I look at the end of the bottle and get another one, There will always be another one, I tell myself sometimes… Life is funny till you get th...

Backwards.. I start from the night Sleep walking from the fridge, backwards… Back in bed, in the blankets I sleep eight hours back, I’m setting my alarm Shower Shower before I sleep right? Looking at the floor, blood stains dissolving, what the fuck happened? Backwards right? My wound? I start the shower, walking out it backwards to the mirror Blood stain, I draw a smiley face in blood on the mirror Am I a killer? Let’s g...

I cry a river, and drown in my sorrows Yesterday’s problems, are the worries of tomorrow Running out of time, with none to borrow The clock ticks, my heart beats, my soul turns hollow Walk a mile in my shoes, but destiny won’t follow My friends moved together, like birds of the same feather Sadly all friends are vultures….

We walk the path of life, With death waiting at the finish line. The beginning and end are the same, What matters is the middle. Tis the path of the middle men…   What if life and death made transactions, And we were nothing more than the middle men. Our plans, our dreams, our future, Doesn’t really matter once the transaction expires.   Like the famous expression, #YOLO. You Only Live Once. So I wonder, is there really l...

Her chances were slim, she was too fat to fit in. On a scale of 1 to 10, she was overweight. She was insecure about herself, and all her flaws, She built an emotional wall, a tower, with so many floors. Each room filled with pictures, of painful memories. Albums upon albums, she collected sad melodies. Her closet full of Skeletons, monsters under her bed. She cried to sleep, as she tried to sleep. Each new scar cutting in...

  Time goes slow,As I sink into an all-time low.My heart beats pain as I strain my eyes looking for a better future.All doors closed but I keep an open mindLeft alone, I am the last of my kindI got comfortable, in a home that wasn’t mineSleeping every day thinking; everything would be fineInstead, I should have been preparing for the storm to comeI should have been on the lookout and on the runI’m not ready yet!To live a...

THE GIRL IN THE RED DRESSI saw her face, a crowded place.I have reached the point in my life where I have to start my journey. Time to stop ‘trying to’ live life and live it for once. With my vision blurred and a problematic iris, I found myself in the middle of my mid-life crisis and realised I had been living life the wrong way. I was on a wrong journey, one that was asymmetric with destiny. So, I broke out of my shell....

Table for two Rise of the fallenSleeping off dreams that were stolenSanta late for work,Santa down and snoring.Everybody needs a break sometimes,A reality check sometimes. But the reality checks keep bouncing…..So I’m swallowing wrong pillsHoping this shit healsSometimes two wrongs can make a right,Like two thongs can make my night.So I sit here wondering if I’m able To pull the prettiest 10 in TennesseeAnd have her come...

**Legend has it, the greatest thief of all time spent two minutes drinking a glass of wine with his shadow after he killed his victim**.Jack trembled as he placed the gun in his mouth. Taking one last breath, he closed his eyes and pulled the trigger.BANG!Jack opened his eyes in shock. His gun misfired. Nothing seemed to be going his way. He threw the gun down on the sofa and made his way to the table. He grabbed the bott...

*The roaring crowd cheered as the gates opened and a lion came out. The lion slowly walked out, basking in glory as the crowd roared on. I watched in horror; I couldn’t believe the madness in front of my eyes. In the center of the arena was a young skinny fragile looking boy, he was chained to a cub on his left foot. He had a thin stick that was poorly sharpened on one end. It had bite marks all over; it looked like it wa...

 I suppose,This is the life we chose.Nothing we can do, but pose,In the life of camera. Every day, we set life goalsLiving it out, seeing how life goesI worry how the show will end,After the curtain closes.Will there be roses, thrownOr roses placed down as they mourn? Living life over the topUnder the influenceIn your embraceIn your fragrance,We live in the moment And cherish every moment. Bank job after bank jobA few dea...

Seated,Face to face.Travelled,From place to place.We find ourselves in a motel room Tough choicesMuted inner voicesAs life forcesAnd threatens our life force.How did things go wrong from our hotel room? Once a curious faceNow a serious faceYou hand me choicesAfter calculating our losses The world wasn't so receiving,Forced us on a path of deceiving.HeartacheAfter heartbreak. Changed hair colourChanging appearanceSaid bye...

 Legs crossedFate crossedUnder the bed sheets Barely dressedHardly stressedTogether, we make our wish list Stay blessed,Never cursed.Our feet dangle far from hell Smash the piggy bankToss all the coins in the wellThe wishing well, All's well, that ends well. We laugh, we cuddleWe know we can handleAll of life's hurdles. In times of troubles,In times of sorrows.I sleep with a smile,Knowing I wake next to you tomorrow Every...