Tag: free verse
Asking chaos
In the midst of the chaos, that isplain: black and white and black and whiteSomething asked me of a question I’ve been wondering myself:What is it that causes the waves to glistenin the early hours of the oceanlike glitters that do not stick? How can some days feel like it’s made of honey?And where can…
Excerpt from an expat’s memoir
A five-year adventure in a foreign land I never dreamed ofit is what promised their mothers or fathers,sons or daughtersin a culture where society, highly valued,promised life forsaken Contentment, meaning, and fulfillmentwe pour ourselves out of
Summer supernova
i never really liked summerit was always too hot for my likingthat time with the sun would just burnmy ultra-sensitive skinbut staying in my room was never an optionthe sun and iwould always have to meetevery single day of that unfortunate season this year, however,i met you insteadon the fourththe hottest day of the decadethe…
Lucid
Maybe I’m starting to feel again, to fall for those deep-set eyes Is your heart the same as mine? Do you also steal glances when no one’s looking? Or pray for a few exchanges of words, a short meeting of eyes? Is it just me? You are unidentified: each look, each smile a pandiculation after…