Mythic Tree in you and me. Yggdrasil of nine realms be. Whispering from ancient days, Tree of wisdom’s true pathways.   Ashvattha, the Bodhi tree— Enlightened Gautam under thee. Some say peepul is your name, Perhaps people are the same.   Ashvattha or Yggdrasil, Whisper…

I watch my fathers beautiful bride, grow an ugly disposition, as sickness came knocking stealing his love away and its just the two of us I feel the menace in her gaze the jealousy in her touch the threat in her words and l run,…

When I knew him in the playground, he cried easily. Pretend games upset him; his large eyes, luminous on the point of tears, shone soft and bright. But when he slipped, later, out of uniform and nameless, into the brutish, sweat-stained concrete cells and played…

Through the canvas Scars and lines Bleed through   Only to appear Outwardly Young and rapturously   I mustn’t gaze Upon that face For Hell will pull me through  

They say it isn’t proper That as queen I should set my sights higher. But how can I deny the the things I feel when I see you? You aren’t royalty. You’re far from nobility. Most would say you fall last In the line of…

8/5/17 9:15pm Marla I’m selling some clothes. I am Jack’s utter lack of surprise. Dodging cars since I could walk, I’m the daughter of the subways, broken glass of the sunrise. Stumbling fumbling between intersections. I keep seeing you in red, The lights outside my…

I have Wonder Woman lipstick and I am not afraid to use it! I have the cape as well but I don’t need to brag about that, you already know. Feminine strength rooted in kindness and an attitude of believing in the best in others, as…

Write a persona poem from the perspective of a well known fictional character. You can choose any fictional character but here are a few names to get you thinking in the right direction: Dracula, King Arthur, Red Riding Hood, Katniss Everdeen, etc. . .   The Shoe Lady…

Looking deep at her reflection “All these men – what will they think? Eight in total in just one day?  Your reputation is blown no matter what you say  Seven dwarfs and a Prince, you should be ashamed What would make you take an apple…