If I Am With You

If I am with you I’m completely yours Every breath Every heartbeat And every heartbreak Until my last breath. I am the forever girl The once-in-a-lifetime girl The one who would dedicate herself To support you Lift you up Be your shoulder Have your back…

#13- But I…

Why is my crown so garish, With spikes and thorns and so, My face rotting and disintegrating, My eyes the colour of blood. Why am I dressed in capes, And long gowns kissing the floor, The grey faded and old, A rusty scythe in my…

To Nili #thepoetrymarathon #prompthourthirteen

Grace and poise and beauty in unison The dance of the cygnets on ice. I recall the Royal Albert Hall, where you took us. Almost the last time we met. When Death came calling you were sleeping Or I like to think of it that…

#12- Calm (nonet)

The music plays softly in my room As I sit swaying in the dark Eyes looking out the window Contentment in my soul A smile on my face Perfect sunrise Finally I feel Calm ~thryaksha

Catch-22

If you hate yourself Give your love to someone else Ignore the temple housing your soul And trade for something shallow. A pocketful of coins Won’t buy a whole lot these days But put them in a wishing well And wish for the rest of…

The Storm-Nonet Poem 12

The Storm- Nonet Poem 12   The storm at its worst was blowing across -9 The street  flooded, by the station-8 The cars moved slowly through the -7 Puddles, everywhere I saw-6 Rain drops on the roof-5 Clouds in the sky-4 Tornado -3 I see-2…

Letting Go

I open my hand Allowing the world to spill out Onto the ground In shards of brokenness And heartache Bitterness And self-deprecating antics- Some say there’s always hope But some things aren’t worth hoping for So,I carry on. I open the other hand And welcome…

Drumbeats #thepoetrymarathon #prompthoureleven

I did not see, I did not see the cloud you carried upon your head covered by the vines or the Periwinkle twinkling against your dark curls as you followed the beat of the drummer that asked to be fed.   I failed you, I…

#10- Snowfall

I’ve always wanted to see snow, To be in its cold embrace, To watch as it falls around me, My presence not getting in the grand way of things. Appreciate every single flake, For being so uniquely itself, Yet looking so beautiful, When it melds…

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