Mukti (prompt 6, Hour 5)

The tension recedes as I lift away. Nothing binds these snowy wings. I sail high as the eye can see. A speck of dust, brilliant in the sunlight. A crystal fracturing into color. Three times I circle your face, before I vanish. At last free.

Ambiguity

I entered my home and found myself in a fish market Where I dipped my hand in a tub And emerged with a fish, wriggling out of my grasp. A tiny bottle flew to my other hand And I squeezed, The scent of sampaguita wafting…

Void

I dream of you, your caress like the velvet touch of creation’s light. I do not know your face, nor your name… yet I feel you across the great expanse.  Your silence is the deafening void before the dawn, the sweet nectar of night soothes…

Communication (prompt 5)

The cord wrapped around my finger, Stretched out on the kitchen floor, That’s how it used to be done. Communication between two people.   Now, we Tweet, Face, Snap, Chat, and Text. In groups of three or more, a conversation so big The message is…

Honey, Honey

You don’t care about me I give and give and give You take and take and take Poisoned my flesh with your selfish ways I can’t breathe I’m weak, I’m tired Need my honey, my elixir, my life One day you will wakeup and I’ll…

Sam Vimes’ Kyrielle

With rolling gait to last throughout the day On cobblestones trod many times before The copper’s beat, that old familiar way On night patrol, in company with Law The titles to my name are so much sham For making idiots react with awe My mirror…

Hour 5: I hate for a living

I’m 40, and blonde, and on TV sets nationally I’m online, on trend and can comment fashionally Some say I’m hated, but why am I in demand? Anti-PC and honesty are parts of my brand.   Called your kid ‘Tyler’? You scream working class. ‘Full…

I Am That Girl #5

I walk The streets laid out before me like a thousand unbidden promises. Which way? I could walk down here toward The little antique shops which sell dolls without limbs; Faintly scratched vinyl records; A copy of “The Merchant of Venice” missing its last page;…

The Business of Dirt and Dust

Welcome, welcome, step right up! Let us show you treasures to ease your mind and comfort your soul. Just bring your wallet, or bring your gold We have all that your loved one would ever need or desire; for that journey into the great unknown….