In Wait (Inspired by Gaza)

As the air whooshes and the breath comes to a still with my entire being in presence, in wait, in watch a decade, a while, an eternity as the ink runs dry and the sparks flicker out A scream rises past gnawing through the throat A bare wisp escapes far from the embers A shadow...

Canvas

Cubes, triangles and asterisks Amidst black watered chandeliers. Roses, dandelion and tulips With blood frosted roulette. Graffiti, chaos and sense In dance with the unknown. Brushes, juries and a paring, And duels met by the stroke. A pause, a query and the stars And meteors hit by the sun. Canvases all for a scene. Daring...

Since when?

Of all days hence, Parchments and dots, And awareness blind. Of steps shelled, Assaults and words, And pills uncensored. Of futures bare, Absence and nightmares, And denials failed. Of refuges taken, Memoirs of a day, And flashbacks of a haunt. Of flights untaken, Conscience and guilt, And treacherous present. Of sunshine days, Maybes and courage,...

Vitriol

Blazing torches, Unsung voices Platforms for Crusade A push and a pause, Dominoes that fall. Flames fuelled, And gasoline stares Venom that spews, Croaks and dies And yet, kills. Words of vice, March and choke Slogans fired Bullets pummelled. Dissent and law Morality or non? Shouts echo and voices crumble. Patrolled hooligans Futures of glass,...

Synapse.

Of bags that weigh a ton, And trinkets that hold a smile. Of muddied poignancies, And grins that are worth a dime Of parched turmoils, And caustic nights, balmy when on mute. Of mercurial words, And sombre steps Of silences unbroken, And hamartias errant Of pauses too deep, And thoughts, synaptic. Of journeys that start,...

Meandering Lines

Daily prompt:Observe Rhythm of the ink, With thoughts whizzing past Words left unsaid, And bemused reveries, In a melange of melodies, Surrendering to the bliss. Quaint observations, And contemporary notions, In a juxtaposition of ideas, Fuelling the gliding ink. Yet, the pen stops every minute, The stoic resolve undone. Wandering to those closed doors, That...

Up and down

Daily prompt: Abrupt P.C:Ray Collins Photography Frozen rivulets, Ashy clouds. Shards of ice, Flakes of snow. Trouts gliding under, Wings fluttering above. The land's firm grip, And the sky's limitless expanse. The sleeved horizons, merging. A tantrum, seldom in notice. Seamless fins and abrupt wings, Rock-hard stone and the gentle dew, The terra firma and...

The odds

Survive"> Survive To survive And live another day A proverbial chant echoing everyday To reconcile and live one's fate No fights, no trysts, Handing over reins to destiny Not so much as a gasp to be alive Eking out existence, Till the years roll by and the turn arrives. Surviving, Each second, Every day, Every...

Gray Matter(Also Black,White and Red)

Impression"> Impression The synaptic connections Like cement freshly paved, Experiences old and new Tread marks run rerun, Indentured impressions Those valleys and ridges Unassuming at their core Carrying within, A man's entire universe. Faculties of function beyond man's creation, The homeground of Eurekas Reason for all rationale From the wheel to the Floo network, Logic,...

Deceit,Drama And Truth

In a world of pretense, finding a place for truth is like waging a lost battle. Being true to others is certainly an utopian dream,when one struggles to be true to oneself.Is being true,such a lost deal?Is integrity​ just a decorated word, sprinkled on bios to make it appear 'upgraded'. And what is all the...