I try staying calm Peace? No, a seething volcano in my soul An island on my own No expectations, no claims Not a deceiver Nor a Deity Just a woman of clay Moulded by life’s vicissitudes at play Heartened by unexpected kindness I refuse the gift of anger f...
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The day you died, leaving me forever in darkness A clock started in my mind A now cold emotionless vacuum Twenty-six years at most When my time will finish on this earth too So much work to be done, so many responsibilities To raise your son, get him marr...
Bereaved
Miss You... forever... a realty I have to live with every single minute, hour, day, rest of my life.Six months back I dreamt of him dyingWhile my partner rushed to help him in a car.Some days later I got news his heart was bad Nightmarish reality started spinning its web.On every ring of my phoneMy heart would come to my mouth.Every minute every hourYou...
Please No….!
I just witnessed this incident at my home....not the the actual jump but from the noise onwards...A lazy morning, winter fog Giggles, cuddles, play pretend in the quilts. Warm afternoon, water sun A long drive, lunch out, a day out Laughter, smiles, thank you for day well spent. Smile on face, love in soul, a chat with my loving heart, I bid fond fare...
Just Another Day
To all the people affected by hurricane sandy.Cacophony of screams pour out of newspapers Images of despair tumble on to my heart from TV Mother Nature rage at its worst Devastation in its wake.Winds howling with gleeful fury Darkness a reality, reminding us of it chasing us at every minute Rain drow...
Alone at night Stars sparkling I think of warmth lost to me My soul is cold Touch of fear Yet I admire nature’s cold beauties I close my eyes darkness to match the skies I hear the sound of dying life World is still awake Some are sleeping some are on the...
Crying
a victim of corporal punishment, a small story of a child who suffered at hands of its parents.Don’t you see tiny raised hands in supplication? Don’t you hear my heart rending sobs? Don’t you see my shivering body? Marked with your cruel discipline? Don’t you feel my broken heart? How many times have I suffered brutal slaps? How many times you have...
Weary soul – soldier
A struggling soul.Every wound heals Leaving you with scars Some big and some small I see you struggling day in day out standing in by lanes of life Unable to soothe your hurts and not letting me heal you, I see you scratching your old healed scabs Making them bleed afresh....
Reflection
My musings.Cleaning a mirror I rub it hard Am I rubbing away the reflection I see? A mother, a wife, a caretaker, a cook Don’t see a woman I used to be. I see long weary nights under my eyes I see worry shining grey in my black hair I see silent frustration in the c...
I paint with wordsMy brush is my pen.Surrounded by voices of my loved onesI see a woman, Struggling to bear her burdensBurned as a child by her own mother for small transgressionShe lived through nightmare by grit and determination.She married a man, who...