This too Shall Pass

We are raped and disgraced We are naked and homeless We are penniless and defenceless We are without a defender or advocate   Two dust Blistered, far away from shed Tormented by the wind Arrested by the elements   Enemies within Lions without Butchers in…

Hour 1 – Story-teller’s lament

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…

Meet your Bosses First

Man decides to leave the world behind Take on a profession he has never tried before Whether or not he is running from something Is never actually discussed He becomes friends with his roommate And they sign on to the same workplace Without knowing their…

Rescued- Hour 8

Over by the rocks Hidden in a cave He spots a caravan Pulling three women Beaten and battered Hungry looking and distraught He longed to help them So he fired some shots Scaring their captors Freeing their souls He approached the trio And discovered they…

Be Normal

Why can’t you be normal? What is normal? I mean really Where is the exact description The written down prescription For normal Who are you to say what is normal? We can’t all do the same things Or have the same skills The same abilities…

Mission Failure

I dreamed I was running The wind whipping at my face The stairs endless before me Over and over There had to be an end to it I could hear you All around me I could hear you You were just around the corner Just…

Lazy Day

Everyone in the house Is having a lazy day The house sitter At the end of three awful weeks That had moments of good Still not sure if they are done The dog Missing her pack She knows the sitter well And seeks her out…

Helen & Grace

Helen Scientific Mathematician; cooked by omission and commission, taking pleasure in her mission to drive Her siblings with dirision while holding the whole box of donuts in her lap – eating them all For her self prescribed nutrition Intentionally mean and making unholy decision. Loved unconditionally,…

Outcast

Out as a trader Endures child-labour, sex-slavery, abuse, and hawking As an outcast She ends up in the UN Ambassadorial seat With opportunity to revenge She refuses Instead trades her power and position to pursue world peace

You are Never Alone

He leaned back in his chair He closed his eyes The echoes of the dog’s growl Still echoed in his ears He remembered the screams of Young Lord Baskerville He rubbed his eyes He still wasn’t sleeping well He woke up screaming last night Images…

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