they see me smiling
they see me taking my breaths
they see me doing my chores
they see me never stopping
yet they don’t see me
dying within
Month: September 2016
the test infinite
life – a little too long
a test infinite
never ending
I’m not sure
if winning matters
anymore
at all
****
Monotony of the Night
the night with the stars infinite
beautiful once with its own darkness
fascinating for its eternal bliss
kept me intrigued for a little too long
filled me deep for years too many
sometimes with shine, at times with dark
the time now, has colored my hair grey
the night still the same with twinkling stars
yet not as pretty as long ago
it now has become my habit
its beauty now – monotonous to me
****
Breaking the Chain of Thoughts
leaving them craving for more
I am not writing any further
I am breaking the chain of thoughts within me
asking for their forgiveness
I am leaving the poem UNFINISHED
****
Beyond Him
the girl in love
the boy didn’t care
she spoke of her pain
all her efforts in vain
she cried for a little attention
he said he was beyond her love
she fell silent, her heart pierced
time gave her strength
he tears dried, she gained her strength
took a step towards life
somehow his absence didn’t matter much
that day he saw her from a distance
happy, smiling, in her good spirits
he approached her, called out her name
their eyes met, he seemed curious
her eyes answered without a blink
she was content, didn’t need him now
she was now beyond HIM
***
Isn’t it Fucking Crazy
as she walks on the road
they stare at her legs
they smile lustfully
as they imagine her curves
they wink to each other
as they whistle to tease her
offering shameless invitations
they pass filthy comments
as she tries to avoid them
they go close, try to touch her
and when she rebels
they end up calling her a slut
isn’t it fucking crazy
****
#eveteasing
The Fake Sun
I dare to urge the fire today
the fire that presents itself to grow
glow like a shining star in the sky
revealing the colors red, orange, yellow
I dare that fire to come out with the truth
the truth I have seen everyday of my life
why does the fire choose to settle and calm
where does it go, who it burns in the night
is it scared of the dark, is it afraid of the bats
why the burning fire changes from orange to black
I dare the fire to make me understand
what makes it change its face everyday
why the burning Sun give up its flames
why does it every night
transforms
into the Moon
simply HUMANS
shall we all make a choice today
shall we all hold love in our embrace
shall we all let the hatred be gone
shall we all choose to care for the needy
shall we all try to heal this broken world
shall we try not to let any more tears to be shed
shall we all connect to the humans around
shall we prove to our own selves
how capable of compassion we all are
shall we stand in union, shall we raise our voice
against the cold wars, against cruelty
shall we let all the weapons to be buried
shall we choose to produce grains over bombs
shall we feed the hungry children in the world
shall we not aim a gun at their innocent faces
shall we all keep our caste and religion aside
shall we all accept humanity to be our God
shall we remind ourselves today
we were all born simply HUMANS
and shall we all try to remain so
*****
#humanity
The False Door
that door was false
I was told all my life
it was the door to the heaven
today, my soul leaves my frame
just to prove to me
heavens have no doors
clearly
the door was false
#poetry #TheDoor #fiction
Pieces of my life
i was busy collecting the pieces of my life
i was wishing to put them all together
i needed to learn all that i had gathered all these years of my life
i could find nothing, it didn’t seem meaningful
and i started to put the pieces back again
trying to change their position this time
adding the new pieces that i found during the course
guess what my dear
i am still doing it, putting them all together
but i have now learnt
not to look for the answers
****
Mother of all Cravings
I wish the world could ever understand the cravings of a pregnant woman.
It sounds crazy but she wants to eat ice cream and want to have coffee right after that. She may want to cry and scream for no reason at all. She may want to do nothing and still be tired. She may want to laugh at something which is not funny at all. She may want to talk to no one for days. Every one of them have different cravings.
But there is one ultimate craving all pregnant women have and that is the love and embrace of their man. The sense of security that she and her baby would always relish with him around. The feeling of him to be there always as a father and a husband/boyfriend. A gentle kiss from him to put her to sleep at night. A sweet caress on her face to wake her up in the morning. This craving is unbeatable. The mother of all cravings I guess.
Hope that every pregnant woman who has taken the responsibility to carry life within her and to bring that life to this world gets all her cravings fulfilled. Hope, all men understand the needs of the mother of their coming baby and take good care of her. Amen!
Hope, my cravings are making sense
I am not in you, the way you are in me
so I crave – for you to crave for me
the way – I crave for you
hope, my cravings are making sense
***
my Mind – an Open Jail
2napping inside the womb of my skull
many sisters taking a little time to flourish
my heart hums their beautiful names
imagination, fascination, creativity
curiosity, passion, enchantment
sometimes they could get a little out of control
they are like prisoners controlled by a Jailer
that Jailer happens to be my Brain
forcing me to learn of the consequences
teaching me patience, asking me to be sober
but this crazy heart of mine, it wants to fly
my thoughts seem caged, wanting to soar high
getting out of control, sometimes a little shy
how I truly wonder sometimes
isn’t my mind An Open Jail
—
image source : google
I am not your Property
you can hold me, look into my eyes
you could embrace me, give me your hand
we could stay together for hours
we could take long walks on the beach
you could kiss me gently on my cheeks
you are a soul, I take comfort to be with
still you are an individual, you are not me
you could choose to say good bye when you wish
you could leave me to be on my own
no matter what you decide, what we decide together
one thing, I must make very clear
even though I am glad to be in your company
I am not, and shall never be – your property
*****
What do they mean by HATRED
a child, as she learnt to speak a few words
asked her mother an innocent question
mommy “what do they mean by HATRED”
mommy chose to keep silent
she never answered the question
the child grew up into a beautiful soul
she only had love and kindness in store
she spread it all around the world
we now call her Mother Teresa
*****
Understanding of Luxury
a man
fantasized to drive a lamborghini
he refused to compromise
to settle for a car any lesser
*
another man
fantasized – to walk by the roadside
he dreamt – of running on his own legs
poor him
he couldn’t do without a wheel chair
*
my heart cries to know
their understanding of luxury
****
I am a MIX Unique
I am a positive person and I love spreading positivity. I try to encourage and inspire myself and people around me through my poems and posts on my blog mySestina. I try to be kind and genuine. Offering my support to people in need gives me pleasure. Doesn’t take much to say a few generous words if they could really make someone feel better!
Having said that, I accept that at times I get angry too. I too have my moments of rage and hatred towards things. I dislike a few things strongly.
Surely, this mix of positive and negative makes me who I am. This makes me unique in all possible ways. It is something very exciting and fascinating for me to think that I am the only one of my kind. I try to be good, but I am bad too sometimes.. so what, I am a human and I am beautiful.
I must say that we must stay inspired by ourselves. It gives us courage and determination to be who we are and helps us through our journey of life.
Do you agree? Share your comments my dear friends!
mySestina
The meaning of Experience
The meaning of experience in our lives can only be understood when we actually have it, experience it!
As a child, my mother would tell me to be careful about many things and I always thought, why she was always telling me things? Why would she not understand how I felt and what I wanted to do?
As a teenager, I had boyfriends and I was always told to not to get too close to them. I was not allowed to go to late evening parties and I cried like hell when I couldn’t go. I was told to take a certain route back home from college as it was safer and so on.
As a teenager in in love, I had a broken heart and I experienced pain. I thought I could hide it from my family, but my mom and dad knew all about it. They knew everything I felt and tried to make sure that I was happy and safe.
Today, when I have my own children, I know and understand it all. I can now relate to how and why my parents told me not to do certain things. I can now imagine them boosting my morale before a race competition, I can now understand their fear when I stayed out late in the evening, I can now understand that at each step of my life when I thought I was successful to hide something from my parents, they actually knew it all, still chose to stay silent about it for my good.
I realize, that at each stage of our lives, we act being in that stage appropriately. A child would think like a child, a teenager would behave like himself/herself, parents would keep their children’s safety and well being as their priority and so on. And this is how we are able to live each stage the way it should be lived.
Guess, it works this way only – the meaning of experience in our lives can only be understood when we actually have it. Experience it!
What say?
The Ghost’s Joke
The GHOST – told me a joke
I laughed
I pretended to laugh
for I didn’t want him to learn
I was shit scared of his presence
and in the meantime
the GHOST enjoyed
cracking jokes all night
****
Subconsciously Inspired
We humans, always strive to be the best. As individuals, sometimes we make conscious effort to improve upon our skills, personality and over all development. But have you ever noticed, that we also constantly keep making subconscious efforts to become better and learn things from people and other available modes around us. We keep picking small habits from others that attract us in some way or the other.
Let me give a small example –
Kate is sixteen and has a friend Samantha who is liked by everyone else. Her way of walking, the way she talks, the way she holds a pen while writing, the way she laughs, the way she eats and many more small things. Kate is truly impressed by Samantha and hence she starts picking small habits from her and subconsciously starts practicing them in her life.
This happens basically because we continuously try to be what we think and feel is attractive to us. We make conscious and subconscious efforts to be better in our own way. This is a very healthy and easy way of becoming better. This requires no effort, no practice, no lessons at all. Comes naturally and quickly because we start to believe in it. Must be more commonly practiced during initial young years of our lives. But more or less, we keep following the rule all our lives.
Tell me, have you ever noticed yourselves being subconsciously inspired by someone or something? Powerful and interesting!! isn’t it?
Damn Color of the Skin!
04I have seen them rejecting
I have seen them honoring
the color of the human skin ?
white, brown or black
to decide people’s fate !
must I say – how rubbish !!
how low have we all gotten
how rotten have our minds become
wish, I could put a stop to it all
I wish, I had one color of humanity
I would fill my tub over and again
until I paint each soul with the same
*****
Am I silly enough yet?
I wanna be silly.. I wanna be silly
I wanna run like crazy with my hair open
I wanna let the wind kiss me for long
I wanna see people looking at me in awe
I wanna see them smiling back at me
I wanna be silly.. yes, I wanna be silly
I wanna go hug the tigers in the wild
I wanna sit on an elephant and take a ride
I wanna climb up those trees like a monkey
I wanna jump and hop around in the woods
I wanna be silly.. am I silly enough yet
I wanna drape long curtains around my body
I wanna imagine myself on the moon
I wanna shout out my inner voice to the world
I wanna tell them all, yeah
I could be really silly sometimes
today being one of those days
am I silly enough yet?
*****
Maybe / Maybe not
Shall I keep you hanging in the middle
Shall I keep you wondering the whole night
You’ve asked me for my hand
let me not say a “yes”
let me not say a “no”
I am loving to tease you a little
I am smiling now
as I tell you “maybe“
Stay Stubborn Mr. Fate
Water so Pure
silence around me was divine
I felt the woods around
long tall trees beautified with climbers
flowers of all colors covered the leaves
an image emerged
as I looked at the surface of water
in a boat I sat to cross the river
somehow my loneliness never wanted to leave
it urged me to stay alone for some more time
to enjoy my time with only me that night
to keep rowing the boat I sat in
in the middle of the river
looking at my own image
on the surface of water so pure
****
the Size of my Dreams
must I push
my determination
to workout
without any rest
*
the size
of my dreams
is simply PHENOMENAL
****
My Journey to Un-Die
you killed me slowly
you made me die
every moment, each second of my life
I couldn’t scream
my voice didn’t help
I was silent all this while
kept talking to myself
when it got too much
you never would change, I had learnt
you never would stop, making me bleed
to my wounds, you shall never pay heed
I then made my effort to collect myself
I started to sew all pieces of my soul
I wanted to become whole once again
I just wanted to live, my heart realized
must I say it wasn’t easy
I accept, it took me a while
but I had to do it, you left me no choice
it was then my dear, I inspired myself
with all my will, I started
my journey to Undie
*****
The Song of Ice
let us sing today, the song of the ice
let the ice melt, flow down the hills
let it flow, with a force immense
let is cleanse, the filth on its way
let is fill, all the hearts with purity
let the water, fill the farms with freshness
let it fill, the lands with life
let it make love to the earth gently
let them birth forests and greens together
let it be consumed by the souls so thirsty
let it fill us all with contentment
let it make us all divine
just like its own self
*****
The Song of FIRE
must we sing the song of the fire
must we bow to the flames rising high
must we not be scared of their glow
must we inhale their luminance dynamic
must we give in our sins to the inferno
must we envision the passion it hides
must we find pleasure in it’s powerful embrace
must we begin to end the peccable
must we start with ourselves today
must we build a heaven for everyone to stay
each living soul on the earth must sing
sing, the song of the fire in union
****
A Mission to help the Bloggers
I am on a mission to help all my fellow bloggers to grow their blogs and to learn from them to grow mine at the same time.
I truly believe that growing together is very important. Each one of us must feel special because we are.
As a part of this mission of growing together, I have published the following posts recently:-
- Grow your blog with mySestina
- mySestina’s Blogging Secrets
- My Blog is my Baby – Do you feel so?
- Take Blogging to the Next Level
- Want more followers – Are you treating the existing ones well?
I request you all to share the above posts as much as possible and make them reach maximum number of fellow members of the blogging community.
In today’s world, it is very much required to be kind and compassionate to each other. To stay connected and to help each other without fail. We must do our bit in our area of interest (Blogging) to bring a change for better.
Let’s connect the human way dear friends! Let’s spread love, kindness, compassion and all positive things that we can, to help each other in our own special way.
Love
mySestina
Handling Pressure
We all have our own capacity to handle pressure in our lives. The pressure could be financial, career related, exams pressure on students, competition of any sort, family, pressure from kids, health related and much more.
The question now is how to handle the pressure. It certainly has both positive and negative effects on our lives. Some people handle it well and some can not. I am not sure if it is in our control unless we experience to handle it for at least a few times.
The pressure could be either –
- Temporary
- Permanent
The Temporary pressure is where people tend to handle it well. It sometimes could boost our energy and will to complete a task or handle a challenge very well. It is said that it is necessary to handle this kind of pressure to become strong and to face challenges in life. We prepare our children from the early stage of their lives by feeding them this pressure in various forms. We must pay heed to the fact that it should not become burdensome for them. It should be introduced in a manner where the children adapt to handle it the healthy way. This way, they are more likely to use it to their advantage at all stages of their lives.
The Permanent pressure is something which can be really devastating. To a certain extent our brain and body can adapt to it and live with it, but after a limit it can have dangerous effects on our lives. People start to feel depressed and it could become impossible to deal with it. In many cases we may need the help of a psychiatrist and people may need medication as well. In many cases, people tend to loose control on their anger or they become silent and dull or they could even become aggressive as well.
It is hence really important that we must be careful in handling and giving pressure to others. Especially, we need to be very careful about our children. It is of a great matter that the children are brought up in a healthy environment with pressure introduced to them at a gradual pace for them to be prepared to handle it well and to their advantage.
In the end, I wish no one has to have severe pressures in their life. And, we must try to help reduce it for others in case we can.
Let us support each other. Let us fade the pressure!
mySestina
Silent.. yet Screaming
teary eyes..
telling stories of the past night
arguments.. accusations…
teary eyes..
struggling to retain the tears
to not allow them to kiss the cheeks
teary eyes..
silent yet screaming the pain
***
Love Blogging to Live it
Here is a scenario –
I started to blog a month back. I have been putting in a lot of time and effort into my blog. I have had sleepless nights and my mind is completely occupied all the time thinking about what to write and how make people come to my blog and read my posts.
Even after so much of effort, there don’t seem to be enough visitors and views on my posts! I have been trying to read a lot to improve upon the same. I read tips offered by experienced bloggers and I genuinely follow them too. Still, not much happening.
I guess, I am going to give up now. I don’t know if blogging is for me. I am really unsure and upset and don’t know how to carry on any further.
Do you relate to the above situation? Have you been feeling low because of not receiving a response as per your expectations on your blog?
If the answer is yes, then I must suggest – Do NOT Give Up on Your Blog.
It is sometimes difficult to establish yourself in the world of blogging and if you have bigger dreams to take your blogs to a high level, please keep trying. Few tips are here which may be helpful :-
- Value reader’s time. Keep your posts not too long for the reader to loose interest.
- Use effective and attractive titles for your posts.
- Images too have a great impact on readers, so try to do a little research to get the best images for your posts.
- Keep reading and following tips from other experienced bloggers.
- Make use of Community Pool. Read and leave your comments every Monday on their post to increase viewership on your blog.
- Reach out to other’s blogs and leave your comments and links to your blog.
- Follow other bloggers and leave your link on their blogs and invite them over.
- Never leave hope. Never give up.
- Believe that Blogging is for you and you are for Blogging.
Love it to Live it!
Sam & Samantha
“Sam come here”
“No, I won’t”
“Sam, please come here”
“No, I won’t”
“Sam, I got a surprise for you”
“What is it! What is it”
“Sam, you first come here”
“First you tell me the surprise”
“Sam! it won’t remain a surprise if I tell you now”
“I am not coming, unless you tell me what is it”
“Oh Sam! you are impossible”
“So are you Samantha”
****
how I start my day
it is how the sun shines upon me
it is how the birds welcome me
it how I kiss good morning to my love
it is how the flowers fill fragrance in me
it is how the clouds dance for me in the sky
it is how the almighty smiles to me gently
it is how I praise the value of life
it is how I am thankful for all comforts I own
it is how I look at a child with kindness
it is how I feed my soul with contentment
it is how I perceive things to be
it is how my day becomes beautiful
it is all about –
how I start my day with a smile
****
that – what Fascinates me
a mother carrying a new life in her womb
the power of the cells to heal a wound
thousands of stones put together to build a tomb
countless leaves giving life to the tree
cocoon holding caterpillar, setting the butterfly free
peak of the mountain covered with flawless snow
skin of the earth bathing in sun’s glow
aliens sleeping or planning to visit their neighbors
fire in the stars and their gigantic existence
thousands of languages we speak to communicate
expression of the artist in everything they ever create
dreams that we live in the other side of the world
life that we relish when we keep blinking our eyes
this all and much more that makes me wonder
would the list ever be complete or will it ever end
of that – what fascinates me
****
Way Beyond Love
you are the blood that run through my veins
you are the smile that doesn’t leave my face
you are the color that I bathe myself in
you are that tiny beauty spot on my chin
you are the desire that I fill my heart with
you are the mountain that I look up to every day
you are the ocean that I hold in my eyes
you are the dream that I dream for me
you are the world, the whole world to me
what I hold for you is not just love my dear
it’s much more, it’s way beyond love
*****
Those were the days..
those were the days
I’m craving for those days
when the list of my treasures was simple yet unique
a peacock feather, dried rose in my book
snacks cooked by my mother every evening
a book gifted by my grandfather
those were the days
I am craving for those days
when we tried to catch the drops of rain
played in mud with a bunch of kids
with no urge for no television
when an iPad would have sounded a miracle
those were the days
still craving for those days
when we relished the fragrance of flowers around
when we welcomed the warmth of the sun
when we didn’t need any gadgets around
when we connected to each other the human way
those were the days
I wish I could just bring them back
I wish I could offer them to the children of today
to make them see, to understand
the real pleasure of life
***
the Sun craved to set in My Arms
the sun craved to set in my arms
the moon urged me to look at it just once
stars wanted to be lit by my light
flowers asked me for my fragrance
honey bees came to me for sweetness
life ran after me to hold it’s hand
miracles started to happen around
when I started to believe
in ME
****
The Worst Pretend
Do you see
brothers killing their own brothers..
Do you see the Guns
to protect the Humans
from Humans..
***
They call them Guns
complicated are those machines
they call them GUNS
I struggle
to understand their purpose
is it to help the man
or to kill him
***
Have you ever Fallen Prey to a Situation?
Have you ever fallen prey of any situation?
There could be many situations in our lives which have great impact on us. Here I am talking about the negative impact. Especially, because we feel that we could have helped others or ourselves in that situation but we just couldn’t or we didn’t because we were in a state of shock or because it happened so quickly that we just failed to act fast enough to respond or to prevent it.
Here are a few examples of such situations :-
- When someone tries to harm you or someone else on the road.
- When someone is just trying to run away after snatching someone’s bag in front of your eyes.
- When someone is teasing a girl and you are right behind them.
- When someone bullying you and you just couldn’t respond.
Often these situations leave a deep impact on us. We tend to feel sick for not being able to respond at the right time. The impact could be strong enough to make people go through depression as well. It may fade away with time, but the sick feeling comes back the moment we think of the situation again or if we are reminded of the same in any way.
The question now is, how do we deal with this post situation trauma? Here are a few suggestions :-
- We must not feel responsible for other person’s wrong doings.
- It may be wrong to think that we had complete control over the situation. We just couldn’t help, which is OK.
- Let us give it some time. It is known to heal all wounds.
- Talk to your closed ones about how you feel. Venting it out will release some pressure.
- Try to keep yourself engaged so that you don’t think too much about the same.
- Listening to music will surely help.
- Try not to stay alone as much as you can. Good company can keep you away from thinking too much.
I have been through such situations in my life and they haunted me for a long time. This is something close to my heart.
Please feel free to share, what you think about how to get over with the negative impact of such situations!
Thank you for reading
the Curse of Coma
lying on that bed in the ICU
wires attached to every inch of my frame
the continuous sound of the machines around me
that beep beep killed me every moment
I could see them all around
the nurses, the doctors who came to check on me
their discussions sounded so heartless
for them I was just another patient
the one with no hope of surviving
only a miracle would bring me back
they had told my mother, my father
I was dying, I so wanted to live
desperate to get up to wipe off their tears
how I cursed myself to be the reason
to bring such pain for them to handle
I wanted to scream, I wanted to move
my helplessness laughed at me every moment
that day arrived, when I closed my eyes
even the ventilator couldn’t make me breathe anymore
that day when my soul left my broken bones
I promised myself never to go into Coma again
****
I am a Poem
words, just a few words
simple, no tough
mesmerising, describing
worthwhile, purposeful
words of enlightenment
words of wisdom
with wings reaching high
shining like sun
sometimes intense
at time easy
read through me
breathe my beauty
with purpose, with passion
imbibe me
I am – a POEM
Failure made me Realize my Dream – mySestina
Failures are not our Weakness, Failures are our Weapon.. let me support it with my own story..
I applied for a few jobs sometime back and couldn’t get one for various reasons. The timings didn’t suit me, the pay was not as expected, long working hours that I couldn’t handle, a long distance to workplace and a lot more.
This failure of mine gave birth to mySestina and that is when I realized that I could write and had the potential to inspire myself as well as others in a positive way. It made me realize my true dream of Writing.
Today, when I look back, I realize that I would never have thought of writing and starting a blog if I got a job where I would have had to compromise in a lot many ways. This encourages me to praise my failure. Let me share how failure could help us in our lives :-
10 ways our failures can help us –
- Failures could be inspiring to rise and work harder to achieve our goals in life.
- We tend to learn our true potential when challenged by our failures.
- They add to our experience in life which is invaluable and prepare us to face hardships in future.
- Sometimes failures are necessary in order to achieve what we may not have thought of otherwise.
- Failure brings hope along with it.
- We tend to put in our energy in one direction to achieve our goal and hence we become more effective.
- Failures makes us strong and increases our capability to take on new challenges.
- Failures let us discover our true friends who never leave our side even in the testing times.
- Failure gives a meaning to our lives. Gives us a direction.
- Only after failing we realize the true value of success. We enjoy our success more and better after having failed earlier in doing something.
Hence my dear friends, may be failures are not our enemy.. they are those tough and strict teachers who make us work hard and let us sweat in order to polish us and prepare us for a successful future.
Wanna add more ? Please leave your comments !
mySestina
Obsession – My Drug
oh Dreams & the other State of Us
ambiguous lives, lived by the living
in twin states of being awake or dreaming
overwhelming yet secretive
intrigues us souls to discover the relevance
the genuineness or the forgery
of both the worlds we spend our breaths in
are we real with these eyelids shut
or the color with our eyes open, is faithful
a mystery to remain so, never to be revealed
oh dreams and the other state of us
fill Me – with You
Will you be my smile, will you also be my tears
I need you to be my fragrance
I want you to be my odour
will you be the shine in my eyes, will you also be my sadness
I need you to make me fly
I want you to take my wings
will you teach me to love, will you also teach me carelessness
I need you to show me the path
I want you to block it sometimes
will you please give me company, will you also be my loneliness
I need you pamper me like a child
I want you to be my annoyance
Are you displeased my dear
are you surprised to see my wishes
are you wondering of the reason
of how could I be so stupid
Then let me tell you my love
I don’t wish to spare even a bit of me
I need you to be every side of me
be it good, be it ugly, be it happy, be it sad
I want you to, only YOU – to fill me
every portion of me
will you please my dear
will you please fill me – with You
***
I Love you .. beyond Me
one day my dear.. one day
it will all happen
the day shall come
when I too will have a smile on my face
I too shall speak to the sun and the stars
flowers shall blossom to present me with their beauty
the birds shall sing as I would want them to
one day my dear.. one day
the rainbow shall appear as I would please
the rain will fall only on me
I shall jump with joy, I shall soak my soul
sweetness, shall drip off me
one day my dear.. one day
that day when you shall be in my arms
when I will hold you forever
and shall speak out my heart
that day my dear.. that day
I shall tell you the secret I am yet to reveal
that I Love You beyond myself
***
endless broken promises
endless promises…
each one of them – broken
was his gift to her..
Never did he fail
to present her with them
She
accepted them all
with a smile on her face
***
Complete Me
would you give me your hand
let me hold you today
let me come a little closer
let your glow shine in me
would you smile for me my dear
did you know you are my angel
your touch fills me with life
your voice is my favorite music
you hold all the power
to bring the world to me
I fail to be without you
I just can’t be
would you promise to hold me forever
I urge you to complete me
****
Nothing but a Psycho
he broke me into pieces so small
I couldn’t recollect myself
even after years of mending
how deep I must have been pierced
how painful was my journey
thorns spread all over my path
and I wasn’t allowed any shoes
I bled the way so silent
no one knew of my suffering
I wouldn’t have cared if it was the whole world
but it was him – who snatched my soul
it was him – who made me who I am today
nothing by a Psycho
****
The Scars
in a calm serene night
the wind decided not to progress
trees stood in silence
welcoming the Moon
gleaming silver rays
traveled their way
to bathe the angels
nourishing them with purity
water in the lake glowed with shine
a sight so rich, so charming
it hid all the pain behind
& no one seemed to notice
the scars
on the face of the Moon
I am not what they think I am
I am not what they think I am
I am much more
I am a soul
I have a heart
I feel pain
I have desires
I am not just what they think I am
I am much more
I am someone, in Love
****
My Life isn’t Perfect
walking through the deserts – I burnt my skin
crossed the forests for miles – I climbed up the tallest of trees
there were oceans on my way
I crossed them swimming with the whales
from the top of the hills – I jumped many times
many years I have spent – I have come far enough
my life hasn’t been perfect – I must accept
still it keeps me going – it never stops
and that’s one thing – I love about my life
****
LOVE is ME
LOVE is the CURE for ALL
LOVE is the EMBRACE we CRAVE
LOVE is the RITUAL must we FOLLOW
LOVE is the HUNGER deep within US
LOVE is the COLOR must we BATHE in
LOVE is the SUGAR sweetest of ALL
LOVE is the BITE must we SWALLOW
LOVE is the DIVINE pulling us from SINS
LOVE is the UNIVERSE we are a PART of
LOVE is the ULTIMATE
LOVE is ME
****
The Garland of Diamonds
stars wore a garland of diamonds
holding the beads they danced in the sky
were they happy or they were crying
I couldn’t decide as they shed snow flakes
a union of sparkle and of those white tears
images were formed as my eyes could witness
one after the other they changed in the sky
a mother singing a lullaby to her new born
sisters playing and laughing together
a son burying the coffin of his father
two lovers looking into each other’s eyes
such a sight I may never see again
all emotions being played one after the other
all that I could strongly feel in that moment
I lived a full life that night
just by looking into the sky
***
Good or the Deadly
Driven by our will
blessed with the power of the brain
each one of us is a warrior
fighting our own way
only one thing needs to be realized
if we are giving ourselves
for the GOOD or the DEADLY
****
A Living Hell
politics driven in the name of religion
countries being broken
the world divided into bits & pieces
communities pushed to demand autonomy greater
leaving the humanity wounded, bleeding to death
a few kings ruling the rest of the millions
gripping the power, never let it to leave their hands
feeding youth to walk against their own will
pushing them to shed blood, feasting on it
a dirty, rotten game of the thrones
played in the dark by the darkest of the minds
building up a hell on this very earth
rather, making the earth itself
a living Hell
my Poems
they are my addiction
my fascination, my imagination
they are my confessions
my praise, my pride
they are my love
my hatred, my genuineness
they are my work
my leisure, my pleasure
they are my rage
my anger, my revolt
they are my fear
my trembling, my panic
they are my desire
my passion, my beauty
my poems
they make me live
they make me die too
***
when I turn fifty
when I turn fifty
I wonder sometimes
how would I see the world
with the same eyes of mine
my bones would be fragile
wrinkles would emerge on my skin
would I need a few pills to sleep
would I still relish delicious cuisines
then I tell myself
when I turn fifty
I would rather travel the world
I would taste the best wine around
I would laugh to make people laugh
I would spread love and positivity
no, I wouldn’t be fragile or weak
my heart would still be young
when I turn fifty
****
will you take me the way I am
I am not perfect
but then no one is
with my own flaws
many of them
still I carry something
that’s beautiful
it is my love for you
that’s true forever
growing with each passing moment
so tell me my love
will you excuse my flaws
for my love too deep for you
will you take me the way I am
****
One More Time
wrinkled bed sheet
red lipstick on the pillow
hair undone
clothes on the floor
shoes lying unpaired
two glasses of wine
one empty
another containing a few more sips
casually lying omega on the side table
music system stuck with a track
naked bodies curled together
eyes a little puffy for lack of sleep
lips smiling kissing each other
welcoming love
with a beautiful morning
to repeat last night’s experience
readying to make love
one more time
***
my falling Tears
wish, I could hide my face in your arms
wish, you held me close against your chest
wish, your broad shoulders could give me some rest
wis,h your lips had kissed my forehead
wish, your fingers had caressed my hair
wish, your gentle touch had made me feel safe
wish.. I really wish
you cared a little
of my falling tears
****
Frozen Tears
Journey of the Zombies
silenced from the sight of bloodshed
blasting bombs, the sound of the guns
screaming people running for their lives
houses on fire, broken, wounded
loosing the strength, the buildings falling
silenced from the wounds of the city
the city of war, dying a swift death
thousands dead, lying on the roads
and those who survived
turning to become zombies
starting a journey slow & gruesome
for them nothing remained
but to live their lives in utter agony
silenced, never saying a word
asking thmeselves, why didn’t they also die
why a few of them had survived
survived, to live their death
every coming moment of their lives
10 ways Blogging has Changed Us
Do you feel that blogging has changed you?
Well, it certainly must have changed many of us positively in following ways –
- We start to feel to be positive in our approach towards things.
- We become more receptive of new ideas and thoughts.
- We improve upon our knowledge and experience reading our fellow blogger’s wonderful posts.
- We tend to utilize our time effectively by blogging and connecting to wonderful people around the world.
- We become supportive and determined to offer help to our fellow bloggers.
- We become emotionally attached to our fellow bloggers and it is amazing to have their support when we are in need.
- We find a better way to express all our thoughts and emotions through our blogs.
- We have a feeling of contentment to be heard and accepted by our fellow bloggers. It gives us great pleasure to learn that we are surrounded by like minded people.
- We feel powerful when we speak against negative things like terrorism, sexual abuse, gender inequality and much more. Does that make us a social activist? It is an indeed an honor.
- We can officially call ourselves a writer and that is a matter of great pride for us.
Isn’t it a list long enough! Do you want to add more to the above points.. please go ahead.
Cheers to blogging.. Keep blogging!
Being Dumb to Happiness
chasing dreams
chasing coins
chasing comforts
chasing fame
chasing what’s not mine
chasing what others hold
chasing greedily
chasing blindly
becoming blind to what I own
not chasing a smile
not chasing the beauty
not chasing the values
not chasing peace
being dumb to happiness
the true essence of life
*****
Appreciation
When I read the news and learn about what people are facing in Syria and many other terror struck countries, I feel blessed. I pray to God to give peace to every soul on earth and I thank him for keeping me safe. Isn’t it a big thing to be happy about? We can actually find happiness when we stop to look at the grass and if it seems greener on the other side or our own side.
We are blessed with so many things in our life. Things that we know are there but still never acknowledge. Instead, we keep running after something new, something to excite us more, something to give us happiness. But, do we ever achieve that happiness? Even when we get what we wanted, we tend to set new goals and start running after them rather than enjoying what we achieved.
How do we make ourselves satisfied and have contentment? The key is – Appreciation. When we start to appreciate what we have, we start to feel satisfied and happy from within. Appreciating the fact that we have a beautiful family, the fact that we have enough to survive and to lead a regular life, the fact that the sun never fails to shine and give us warmth, the fact that we have a roof on our heads, the fact that we are still far better off than many others.
Let’s Appreciate Life!
Desire to be Reborn
I need to wash away the dust in my eyes
It made my vision blurred
I couldn’t see the truth
I need to cleanse my thoughts of evil
My cravings, my desires
How greed filled me, empowered me
I need to run away from the shadows of the ghosts
Dark and dull filling in the air
I need the sun to swallow the clouds
That were cold, heartless & gloomy
Crawling their way to my heart
I need to wake up from the deep sleep
The sleep that’s turning me into what I am not
I just need to be free of all boundaries
No objections, no limitations for me
Need to witness a little magic in my soul
I just want to be pure like a child
I just desire to be reborn
****
mySestina
I R O N Y
I am a child
In a hurry
to grow
into an Adult
I am an Adult
craving
to grow
into a Child again
Just a Human I am
Pain makes us.. who we are
Pain.. sometimes I wonder why are we so scared of it. We are driven to move in the opposite direction. Pain is considered to be a negative in our lives. Today, I am going to talk a little about pain and the tears that it brings and also its effect on us.
Pain, is painful. No doubts. Everyone has gone through sufferings in their lives for some reason. Loosing a person we love, getting hurt in love, not getting enough from someone we love dearly, failures in terms of studies, career, loosing a job, struggle to get fame etc.
But, have we realized one thing? Pain, struggle, suffering and failures are so important in our lives. I have seen people becoming strong enough to face the most difficult times as they have tasted the suffering. Struggle, polishes our souls to not give up and keep trying.
There are people, although a few of them, who are born worthy. They have money, comforts, love and everything they need, is just a click away from them. They, don’t even know what struggle is, how is it like to be suffering, how does it feel to be in pain. I personally feel that when they are presented with struggle in their lives, they tend to loose their heart easily.
Here is an example. I was born in 70s in a middle class family. We, as children didn’t know the meaning of luxury. It was a dream to sit in a car in those times. We struggled through life to achieve what we have today. While growing up, we pushed our limits to be in a better position and without a doubt we suffered as well. I even lost a family member at an early age and honestly speaking, I was too young to understand the loss. But while growing up, I missed that person in each possible way. It had an impact on the monetary condition, emotional security, social pressure and a lot more. I always used to think that had I not lost that dear member of my family, things would have been much better and different.
Now, in my late 30s, I realize that I am a much stronger person today. I have seen all kind of struggle in my life. I have born pain to a great extent and that has made me kind of ready for it whenever it chooses to knock on my door the next time. Our experiences change us and polish us to be who we turn out to be.
And hence, I am glad today to have born pain my life. I am glad today to have faced struggle throughout. I still miss my dearest family member whom I lost and nothing can ever fill that gap, yet I am glad that I decided to fight and took the situation in a positive way to make me believe in myself. I now feel that I can face any damn situation in my life and I am ready to learn more from the experiences to come my way through this journey of life.
A survivor, a warrior…
Let me know what you think!
mySestina life journey of pain.
Dream my Darlin…
go ahead, fly with your wings of imagination
would you please today, smile for no reason
be a super soul, save lives around the world
must you fight the fire, like you are the fire yourself
dive in the ocean, dare to swim along with the whales
swing with the waves, like you are the waves of high tide
be bold my dear, take a shower under the waterfall
let the white water absorb all the filth to cleanse your soul
would you sing a song my dear, even if there is no music
just search inside a little and be the music yourself
pick a quill today, make it dive into the pot of colorful ink
let your thoughts imprint, make that paper worthy
today, must you forget the sins of the silly
be wise enough to forgive, like you’re forgiving a little child
today, be the one, you’ve always aspired to become
inject a little power to your soul, to your running blood
go ahead my dearest
dream today with your eyes open wide
just dream of the impossible
let your dream become your sight, your reality
*****
to the Land of Fantasy
I wish the moon to jump its way
I wish the sun to cool down for a while
I wish the stars to come a little closer
I wish to see a little magic in the sky
I wish the rainbow to change its colors
I wish the clouds to form a palace
I wish the rain to bathe us of divinity
I wish the ocean to shine too bright
I wish the birds to learn to swim
I wish the trees to walk a bit
I wish the mountains to bow for once
I wish the fish to learn to fly
all of this and much much more
a list of my wishes somehow eternal
to make them come true for even once
guess I need to travel to the world another
the world another, a world impossible
travel my way the Fantasy land
*****
Apologies & Gratitude
Hi everyone!
Today I am writing to apologize to all of you. I have not been reading your blogs lately. In fact I have not been reading at all. There is a lot going on at my end and that is keeping me away from my love of reading and writing.
I have not been writing anything new except for the daily prompts and have only been posting my previously published posts. There seem to be dullness in the air around and nothing seems to be moving. All I am doing now a days on WP is scheduling a few of my older posts and replying back to your beautiful comments. There had been a death in the extended family and that too has its effect showing. Not feeling too well in terms of health and need to get a few things checked at the medical center.
Despite all the above, I am pushing myself to keep going. And believe me, YOU have helped me so much with that. I am sure you know that I am not reading your blogs at all now a days, still you all are reading all the previous posts that I schedule to be published. All you beautiful souls are liking and commenting to praise my posts and encouraging me to write more. Your love is pure as no one has come back telling me that I am not reading their posts. I have always said and felt during my blogging journey that support is the key that opens the doors to our success and connection with each other. With tears in my eyes, I want to accept that I have not been too much of a support to you guys lately. I have failed for a while and YOU are still supporting me. I feel that you all understand me so well now. I am sure this phase in my life will go and I will get back on track soon. I will be back in action, reading and enjoying your beautiful posts and giving my thoughts on the same.
Thank you all. I wish there were few more beautiful words in my dictionary to tell you how much your support and love means to me and how you have helped me always.
mySestina
I am the Magic Myself
I can make the rain to fall
I can make the forest to dance
I can make the sun to feel shy
I can make the wind to hide
I can change the color of the moon
I can make the mountain to bow
I can make the storm to melt
I can make the rainbow turn golden
I can make your blood colorful
I can turn a demon to an angel
I can match the speed of a shooting star
I can vanish all the moon’s scars
Believe me …
I can do magic… I am an Artist
I am – the magic myself
****
A Tiny Portion of something BIG
staring stunned at the stars in the sky
imagining the size of the universe infinite
questioning values of my little existence
amazed, I thought to myself
I am a tiny portion of something big
sitting at the beach, watching the ocean endless
looking at the waves showing no mercy
rising to heights, reaching the sky
amazed, I thought to myself
I am a tiny portion of something big
closing my eyes as I got ready to pray
imagining the power of true God divine
sensing his masterly manner to run this world
amazed, I thought to myself
I am a tiny portion of something big
#universe #poetry
Hope in Pain
a butterfly curious
once asked the rose
o my dear, would you tell me
does it hurt
to give away your sweet nectar
does it hurt
when I fly away from you
the rose blushed, replied
o my pretty lady
when you touch me, my colors glow
I am sweeter
when you taste my sweetness
you flying away from me, makes me dream
leaves me a hope
that you shall come back
that you will touch me again
#hope #poetry
The Fence of Hatred
hungry of dominance
greedy for power
the chess of politics – creating barriers
brothers made to raise their swords
against their own brothers
parting the motherland
making her bleed, scream with pain
building a fence of hatred
dividing the country into two
ripping it off, of its richness
making the culture die
scratching its heritage
with its sharp nails of cruelty
forcing the humanity to die
the chess of politics
playing its game
leaving us shameless
inhumane
the chess of politics
#poetry #politics
The Fake Sun
I dare to urge the fire today
the fire that presents itself to grow
glow like a shining star in the sky
revealing the colors red, orange, yellow
I dare that fire to come out with the truth
the truth I have seen everyday of my life
why does the fire choose to settle and calm
where does it go, who it burns in the night
is it scared of the dark, is it afraid of the bats
why the burning fire changes from orange to black
I dare the fire to make me understand
what makes it change its face everyday
why the burning Sun give up its flames
why does it every night
transforms
into the Moon
T R U S T
Trust – an integral part of our lives. Trust binds us all. A child trusts her mother and father, a father trusts his son, a brother trusts his siblings, we trust our relatives and friends. Just imagine, how we trust a stranger completely when we have lost our way to a place. Seeing a child sleeping in peace because she knows that her mother is around and she can trust her to keep herself safe is amazing. It is one thing that holds us and stays deep within us. Not only the humans, even the animals trust each other.
I trust myself to keep your trust
I trust myself to have trusted you
I trust I have done the right thing
I trust this trust between me and you
Trust is a beautiful feeling that can give us peace of mind. It can build relationships and can spread happiness. Trust keeps the anxiety away and make us feel stress free. Trust keeps us human.
Let us try to not break anyone’s trust. If they have trusted us, they have given us the key to their happiness. The chance to keep someone’s trust and the shine in their eyes to see their trust being well handled is priceless.
Trust me.. You got to trust yourself and you shall be able to keep other’s trust… always..
mySestina
Craving for More
His hands soft and gentle on her skin
treating her like the goddess of beauty
exploring her curves
exploring her deep
making her moan in pleasure
craving for more
his lips leaving kisses around her neck
his tongue mingling with hers
tasting her mouth, her sweetness
his body pressed gently against hers
feeling her warmth
consuming her pleasure
their breathing growing fast & heavy
as they become one, attached
no spaces meant, left between them
as they make love to each other
reaching the peak of pleasure
and then
lying by each other’s side
sleeping in peace
like a child
***
S.H.E.
she was born out of the man’s rib
her bones fragile
her muscles holding not much power
her body slender, soft not masculine
she was considered not strong but weak
she was forbidden the things men would do
often she was told to resist her desires
was laughed at for shedding tears
she was asked to stay behind the doors
was used as a piece just to provide pleasure
she was called a machine that produces children
she was being hurt, raped, got killed every moment
fools were they, for not realizing her worth
fools were they not to praise her courage
fools were they not to respect a woman
fools were they not to know of her power….
….the power to gulp the pain in silence
the power to remain calm and not get violent
the power to cross a path full of thorns
the power of love she held in her heart….
she was selfless when she loved her man
she was affectionate when she loved her children
she stood by her family each moment
how could someone ever call her weak
SHE seems to me the STRONGEST
*****
Simplicity
soft blue eyes with no fake lashes
lips so pink beating any gloss
smile so genuine, felt deep within
long hair kissing her shoulders softly
as I look at her, praising her beauty
I end up telling myself all the time
could anything be more stylish ever
more stylish than her simplicity
****
Understanding our Talent
We all are hiding talent within us and just need to observe a little and realize our true worth. Some of us tend to ignore our capabilities and not observe them closely as we take them for granted.
I am writing this post in order to tell all my dear readers how ignorant I was of my own capability of writing.
As a child, I wrote a couple of poems for the school magazine which were appreciated by my friends and teachers. Then what… nothing! I again wrote as a teenager a couple of times but never looked at it closely and thought of pursuing it. Sigh! This is where I made a mistake. Today, when I write, people read and they encourage me with their feedback.
It is very important for us to observe closely what we are good at. We tend to ignore our capabilities and don’t give them enough importance. It may happen when we raise our children as well. To give you an example – my daughter would go to the park to play with other children in the evening after school. She played badminton with her friends there who were of her age. She always complained that she gets bored of playing with them and that she wants an adult to make her practice. A few of my neighbors came back telling me that my daughter plays very well and must be encouraged to play at a higher level. I must say, I took my time to realize that they were right. She truly is very good and if given proper coaching, she could actually reach heights in badminton. I have now provided her with a coaching class and she is doing really well there.
My daughter is ten and I am sure it is the best time when I have realized her potential in badminton. She is good at other things like sketching and writing poems as well but sport seem to be her passion. She may not choose it as her profession later but she will never have the feeling of missing on the opportunity. Being her mother, I also take pride in understanding my child’s interests and needs which could really help her now and later.
The motto of this post is to encourage you to look out and observe closely of any kind of talent in someone you know and help them grow.
We are all a part of a big pool of talent.. Let’s make it our life.
mySestina
I Praised the Darkness
as I praised the darkness
the light shone upon my soul
as I praised the clouds
the rain cleansed my thoughts
as I praised a mother
her children started to follow me
as I praised the weak
they revealed the warrior in them
as I praised the wind
it became soothing against my skin
as I praised the ocean
it gulped all my sins
as I praised the almighty
I saw the path to selflessness
and as I praised my love
we became one soul
****
Strong Bloggers & what Success means to them
It’s been 4 months and 20 days into the blogging world. In this time, I have seen and learnt many things about people and their blogging way. I have tried to understand other people’s perspectives, I have learnt many new things about different places and cultures, have seen stunning photography and read beautiful poems and articles.
During this amazing journey, I have seen the following kind of bloggers –
- Who are already considered successful.
- Who have reached a stage where they can relax a little for they know, they are doing reasonable and will reach the stage where they call themselves successful.
- The ones who are still struggling to understand their way to the success.
Now, when I think deep, I ask myself that it is even important to be a successful blogger? And what exactly would success mean here in the world of blogging?
Then I tried to answer the question myself. Here, there is nothing like being successful or not successful. All that matters here is to be a Strong Blogger. The one who keeps writing and fighting, the one who offers help to others when they need it, the one who can inspire others with his/her posts, the one who is daring to write the truth and is bold enough to face criticism, the one who is influential the positive way, the one who is writing for a cause, the one who is trying to create awareness, the one who is taking out time to appreciate others and encourage them.
This deep insight encouraged me to create the Blogger’s Pool which extends appreciation and support that all of us need. A place where we can meet other beautiful bloggers and appreciate their work.
Today, I want to take pride in saying that I want to be a STRONG BLOGGER. I want to spread happiness around. I want to find out a way to connect people to each other. I just want to support everyone around with my words. My Strength is my Success!
Do you also feel that it’s the best way to blog! Please leave your comments to express your views.
mySestina
Blogging Happiness
What is our ultimate goal in life? Is it money, comforts, education, fame, family, success…
The list may never end. People who have all or some of the above may be happy or still be unhappy in their lives. Sometimes, people who don’t have most or little of the above may still know how to remain as happy as they can be.
So, the ultimate goal in our lives is being happy.
Playing with a child, telling them bedtime stories and listen to them giggling, fresh flowers in the garden, flawless clouds in the sky, having a meal with our family, being together and supporting each other, bringing a smile to a stranger’s face, writing, painting, singing, dancing, holding hands and much more. All these things can give us little peace and happiness.
We all have responsibilities in life and it is not easy to handle the kind of pressure we have in our lives, but we still can try and ease the stress by not ignoring the simple things and making the best use of them to keep us cheered up.
Greed is one thing that kills our happiness. When we always keep wanting more and are never satisfied with what we have, makes us unhappy. We forget to enjoy and relish what we possess and keep urging for more.
Even after having a lot of money, education and fame, people tend to remain dissatisfied in their lives. Many celebrities are a good example of the same. We tend to run after material things in our life and in the end remain unhappy because we are not able to value the small things that can make us happy.
Now, let’s see what blogging can give us –
- Blogging is one thing that gives us happiness. It may or may not give us money or fame but we feel connected with each other even if sitting continents away.
- We are able to express ourselves on such a fantastic platform.
- We receive and give support to each other that gives us pleasure and contentment.
- We are happy publishing our work and reading other’s.
At the end of the day, blogging can give us a little or more happiness and makes us a positive person. It makes us strong and inspires us which leads to happiness and self contentment.
So guys, keep blogging, enjoy tiny things in life and stay happy, healthy and blessed!
Love you all!
mySestina
Un-break my Heart
I stood in silence
witnessing my heart breaking
pieces falling to the ground
like a broken glass
spilling my blood all around…
I tried to gather them all
like a puzzle, I struggled to put them together
it pained as I couldn’t find a way
just couldn’t bring them to my heart’s shape
even after countless attempts – I failed… I failed
now I am here
I am here to ask you for the key
to help me, Un-break my heart
to make it whole once again
****
not Alone in the Universe
under the blanket of a million stars
lying on the grass, looking up in the sky
watching the unstopping twinkling
leaving a shiny reflection in my eyes
filling my soul with contentment
assuring me of the presence of someone
out there watching over a little tiny me
releasing energy enormous
telling tales of their existence
confirming openly
we sure are not alone in this universe so massive
****
I Rule You
I am deep within your soul
hiding, beating every moment
I was given the job not just to keep you alive
but to make you live
I feel all your emotions, be it pain or joy
I carry inspiration, I make you aspire
I bring that smile on your face
I bring those tears to your eyes
I ask you to be lonely at times
sometimes, I give you wings to fly
I make you powerful, I fill you with enthusiasm
I tell you to be gentle
I make you fall in love
you never see me
I am still beating in you
I am your tiny heart
I rule you
*****
I am beyond Happiness
I sing – the silence in me
I celebrate melancholy
I do not let my tears to fall
I tell to my heart a little too often
pain is companion, it is no enemy
I let my loneliness give me company
I need no joy to feel complete
I am beyond happiness
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fighting the Black Hole
darkness gulping it all
the light of hope fading
being consumed slowly
like a Geenie filling the jar
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I am here still determined
fighting the black hole
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mySestina
Never too Late
whether you tried, or you didn’t
are you a child, a teenager or an adult
did you fail or succeed
whether you are smiling or shedding tears today
it’s never too late my dear
to start afresh
the world may have gone much ahead
you may be struggling to match the pace
you may or may not win this race
but it’s never too late my dear
it’s never too late
they may make fun, they may laugh at you
they may enjoy to see you struggling
they are naive, too foolish to know your worth
must you never loose your charm
their foolishness doesn’t deserve your time
you must never give up to start afresh
for it’s never too late my dear
it’s never too late
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You make me… ME
you make me think
you make me smile
you make me breathe
you make me cry
you make me run
you make me stop
you make me happy
you make me sad
you make me jump
you make me freeze
you make me dream
you make me sleep
you make me rise
you make me fall
you make me grow
you make me tall
you make me hide
you make me reveal
you make me, you break me
you make me hollow
you make me complete
would I be me without you ever
you make me… ME
*****
Poet’s Muse
body of a goddess
these curves flawless
soft long hair swaying
spreading fragrance
eyes deep and dark, telling many tales
skin so soft, shining like gold
pink lips inviting to kiss
watching you move around
makes them write poetry
you truly are
a poet’s muse
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A dive into the Profound
its depth, the dark
containing scary secrets in its arms…
but as I chose to embrace
there was much more to it
I saw the light eternal
saw a life beyond imagination
it was no less than magical
as I dived into the profound
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Dreams Dramatic
Dreams, many dreams
all of them – caged in a jar
dreams of heaven and those of hell
dreams of passion and those of common
dreams of lust and those of attraction
dreams of desires and those of hatefulness
dreams of the hills and those the depth of the ocean
dreams of rising and those of many falls
dreams of laughing and those of many screams
dreams of the ghosts and those of the fairies
dreams of the kings and many of their slaves
dreams of the children and of the wrinkled people
dreams of the birds and those in the wild
dreams for a reason and sometimes for no reason
giving a chill, sometimes so pleasurable
mysterious how they are, revealing much at sometimes
making one go crazy – dreams dramatic
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Hike to the Moon
as you hold my hand, you shall
my soul gleams with shine
I ready myself for a hike
to the moon & back to the earth
fuel me with your touch, you shall
fuel me with your love, you shall
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mySestina 