Each string of web-ination, wrought, To gently bind the caught, Though he may fight, for naught, In the trap, pulled taunt. Now habit bound, Facebook bought Freedom Gone.
Category: Marathon Poem
Hypocrite
They said she was a hypocrite because she changed and they didn’t believe it. Her words were different Her actions, too. She didn’t do what she used to do. She got up once at the front of the church and told her story but…
Orange candy
Hour -8 Childhood, when innocence used to be my biggest virtue… when the world happened to be fair…. when tiny stuff gave me supreme joy, Childhood when I dwelled in my fantasies … When the world seems to be selfless When all appeared…
Hour 10 (2022)- Tale of Tim
One day a large elephant, who went by the unlikely name of Tim Took a trail through the forest, to head over to the gym. He came to a fork in the path and much to his dismay Tim had totally forgotten, he had somehow…
Hour 10: Brave Face
A new day arrives And you can’t hide In the warmth of night Anymore You must go out And about your life Even as you put Your brave face on A new day arrives And you still need to survive Go out and about With…
I’d come for you
We went back & forth for so many years. Even to this day, I still feel you right beside me. I know you’ve moved on & I couldn’t be happier. But just know if ever you need a helping hand or even just a friendly…
Hour 10- Suicide
In my textbooks They list suicide analytically Brain chemicals Neurotransmitters Depression. But they fail to mention The devastation The brutal pain left For the survivors to face The questions no textbook can answer Why, what were they thinking? What was missing in their heart? Or…
DogSpeak #9 Dog Hair
DogSpeak #9 Dog Hair Always yelling, telling us to get off the couch, the bed, your favorite chair, even outside on the deck to get off the chaise lounge. The hair you say – well, yeah, we’re dogs made of hair. Don’t be misguided; we…
Just Saying
A sumptuous 5-course meal At the enviable Taj and waited on hand and foot Is no match to the simple but wholesome Curd rice, Conjured in minutes by Amma The combo of Steamed rice and curd Tempered with spices aromatic Garnished with corriander and love…
Hour Nine: Soda Bread
Hour Nine: Soda Bread I keep the recipe tucked into a cookbook a cookbook I rarely use, of old Irish recipes. This recipe is written in ballpoint blue ink, just beginning to fade, on a 5×7 sheet of unlined paper, paper I recognize as the…