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How much more gold / are you willingTo lose? Over and over. Night upon night.How often do you want to keep beinga prodigal?A wanderer between two freedom realms—At night, an…More
I was hauled in,in an unjust slate to pack upthe unguided flotsam of our broken trust.I guided the laying fervor till itturned my skin.I kissed it daily, the sun peak,with…More
when deciduous trees shed in autumn,yellow leaves fall off. yellow is the colour that heralds winter.yellow is the colour of paleness. what is the colour of a depressed heart? can…More
Before the sky will be bereavedOf the lately smiles of the sunSome lovely lyrics will stuneDeeply down my eardrum &Plant some particles of euphoriaRoaming the valleys of my soul. And…More
hope, like icarus—flew closeto the sun & melted as icewould under tickles from fire. the street is without clothesa boycries at the charred remains of somethingthat would look like a…More
It Is Promises arebayonets pressedupon the rungsof hope. . . and gougedby a hornet. ‘trust’ —a cadaver walkingon mortal hoofs,unaware of the luringfragrance sketched in the air;but…you, area thin line:a…More
When I struggled to talk to youI looked out of the coffee shopTo watch a fowl’s attempt at flyingI tell you that I am like the fowlOdd and insecure That…More
Sometimes I hunt my pagesCurving lines and doting “I’s”Flipping through the many judgementsExpressing thoughts and captured momentsWithout thinking or focusMaking sense or writing jargonsI could hear its voice echoScreaming and…More
Father’s Skull Harboured Inferno Father had lost all his age before he died:I saw his farewell faceas only a scary replica of mine as a toddlerand when he said “do…More