Steel and glass tower over rising seas Battered glass shakes with each crashing wave Wave upon wave threatened to break through the transparent barrier A fish, barely the size of a blade of grass, rides the current, closer and closer to the final pane All…

What have I done? Things used to be easier. Where did I make a wrong turn? When did I fall so far? Was it not yesterday, that things were better? Why did I let this darkness grow, take control of my life, change me? How…

Lost but found “To get lost is to learn the way” We’ve heard fantasy stories about pirates, treasure seekers etc where people get lost and find themselves in either a great position or not so great.  But the most important thing is that when they…

Under different stars You could be it. We could be that. It would be lit. Under different stars There could be one And our one could make two. She’d be the Sun. Under different stars We’d dance two steps Count kisses by three’s No need…

What sort of strength does it take to hold her small hands which has birthed her own story of failure? Cradling the cold fingers and stroking the flat palm, you whisper ‘”You are stronger than you think” just before serving hot coffee, two scoops of…

Keys to Your Car   You handed coveted car keys to your teenagers, swallowed gnawing fears & worst-case scenarios   gave pieces of control to a god of independence that deity empowered with coming of age.   Bumps along the road have softened with time,…

Spend your life telling stories to folks, and you start to believe a Lie. That each story arc shall denoument, before a character is allowed to Die. I believed the myths we told ourselves: used this to ignore every single sign. And before I said…

Often we are told that life is a roller coaster ride. The anticipation and elation of the upward climb! The breathtaking view of the crest of the peak! And the heartwrenching free fall!   As you close your eyes  midway of the descent, with a…

I woke in the night at 2 a.m. and it’s hot from a wave of heat that makes it hard to sleep so I sip on a glass of wine while listening to my heart beating to the rhythm of music thinking of Blue and…

end of the marathon of poetry just the half did i write it’s fun delightful run again – yes