Heal
Heal! Heal Oh Friend pompous past & failed future, aims acquired – discarded; accomplished few . Heal, Heal Oh Man bitter bodies & thoughts trepid, fervid fantasies – unfulfilled; others brimming still . Heal! Heal Oh Self winters weary & raging rains, passions plentiful – throbbing; silent yet . Heal! Oh Heal this World, this […]
Routines
Scratched notepads, hurriedly inked shopping checklists, Often diverting into a frenzied attempt to doodling, Stick on notes placed haphazardly on cupboards and mirrors, Reminders notes–hash tagged, a scribbled unfinished poem On a yellowed envelope… My essence spilling out onto paper,is what’s left of me. **** Chores marked in diaries holding A forgotten rose pressed long […]
Touch-Me-Not
#Poattic-7 A touch-me-not shies away from feel, Should a woman do so too? Is that why she’s named Lajwanti? Lajjo, she’s called by dear ones, Who abandon her, when she becomes unchaste, Merely because prying lusful eyes have combed her being, Or a rough touch invades her body. Perhaps, her silence speaks like a river […]