Category: poetry

Lotus

There are people everywhereCameras aimed at facesThere they staySmiles painted onHeld in a moment"Happiness"As the phone lowers and the smiles drain off their facesThey rush to the next attractionHold their phones up to buildingsAggrandized statues of people soon lostIn history's infinite unfolding pagesBut the lotusesCan't you see them?They are the main attractionThey don't demand your … Continue reading Lotus →

Half a world away

I want to be those lovers thereTwo trees plantedSeparate they standBut their branches are entwinedThey play carelesslyTogether welcoming the sunI can sense their energy Palpitations from afarWide smiled skin jitters Enlarged iris laden loveA simple moment I envyTogetherness And shared experienceA precious commodity With love livedHalf a world awayWouldn't it be niceIn a room loud … Continue reading Half a world away →

raw

I read today That tenderness meantEnsuring the weight of the world remained off my bones And though they acheI held it there Carefully carving a space beside meSo I laid out my rugAnd I smoothed out it's creases And I beckoned the sun Surely all else is meaningless.I squeezed fresh oranges And patiently waitedStill naked … Continue reading raw →

Catapult me into the wind


Catapult me into the wind
And let me tumble through life 
With blissful freedom 
To a destination unknown. 
Onwards - 
Delve into the abyss of existence
Its necessary uncomfortability.
Oh
I FEEL it.
There is e v e r y t h i n g to be discovered
Soothe my restless soul with experiences
Nourish my wandering heart with kind-eyed strangers
A long haul flight
To anywhere
Let me dive through iridescent tropical waters
Tire my eyes searching for stories in the streets passing by
Speeding taxi rides through bustling Asian streets
Neon lights and smoking woks
Natures revival of moss covered temples
Witnessing the remnants of antiquity
Ancient Greek mosaics in tavernas
Where bubbling clay pots would waft 
Down tight and bustling streets
A seat
Where lovers once met
I linger in their embrace
My heart 
How deeply she aches
But I remain
Open
I feel love everywhere
Let me run my hands 
Across colonnades of architectural prowess
I imagine the sages
Mourn philosophies and conversations lost to time
I am enamoured with humanity
So I go -
I want to climb mountains
Breathe in the air of the Himalayas
Intoxicate myself in newness
Lose myself in a new city
Be whisked in drunken revelry
To places where the lights shine differently
Where my body can move 
Freely
My body
A vessel for passion
For love
I vibrate curiosity
I release my inner child
To play
To see
To feel
Discover 
(me)

Introspectiva

However you come
Strip yourself bare
Let me see you
No -
Through 
Beyond you
That unseen place
It feels just like me
I can't lead you
I'm still trying to make sense of mine 
But see here
Space for your chaos
In this darkness I dance
There is no sense to be made
Twisted life
Here
Here I have nothing to hide
No longer do I pry from this cage to be seen
I just AM
So
Boil my body
And strip the flesh from my bones
Tender
I felt this coming
Words I wrote long ago
A familiar feeling 
"A slippery slope"
So I release
Abandon
Call me reckless
But oh you misunderstand me
Who's me? 
I am FREE
Turn myself inside out
I make you uncomfortable 
I know
Your soul squirms beneath you
It murmurs
But you stifle it
Down
But soon you'll see
See me
I am just
Like 
You