It was an important day. A major milestone. A once in a lifetime day. My son had his first day of high school. As a New Yorker, he commuted on the train on his own to school. I was a worried wart through and through. I had him […]
It’s buried deep inside Truth is hell Broken to smithereens Everything is so torn Can’t stop now In a state of mind Picking it up Everything has changed Sorry babe Promise me, promise me It’s all in the past now No guilt, no tears, no stickiness And just […]
She smiled He smiled back A twinkle here and a twinkle there There was chemistry Don’t know if it was biology Stomach twirls and somersaults A hidden look A caught eye Pursed lips Raised eyebrows No script No words All was quite, but There was a gleeful smile […]
Tell me where my heart is Tell me where the blood runs from Tell me all the words on autoplay Tell me where to stay Tell me all the reasons why Tell me why there are so many ghosts Tell me why the ghosts are walking on my […]
Unconscionable Yet conceivable Probable Yet unbelievable Unspeakable Yet nominal Irredeemable Yet validated Unteachable Yet elevated
Dragged down, bogged down Heavy and wrinkled Calm but sinking Caked and soaked Cracked and battered Ankle-deep and slinging The compass is dirty Need to find my true north
Pain coursing through the veins Unyielding and smothering Taking over every joint Warping the mind and disturbing the synapses In time, it becomes the pain And in turn, the pain searches It then finds pockets in which to breed It doesn’t hide but it plays peekaboo Tick tock, […]
Easy going, filled with mirth But being toppled over wasn’t on her agenda Little did they know that little Bo Peep was standing her ground This was her turf Her mind was all rapid fire She came guns blazing Her wit was sharp Her facts straight Her inner […]
” The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.” E.E. Cummings I’m not your savior I’m not an angel I’m not the keeper of your secrets I’m not your doormat I’m not the Berlin Wall I’m […]
I stand before a deep red sea Staring out into the horizon Wondering whether to flee Knowing that already there are many spies in And, despise them I do Betrayal runs deep But I stand still asking for a clue I do already know I will leap For […]