I thought I knew you and so I Dropped the façade, that measured guard; Protection from enemy eyes – Then through a trembling night we waltzed A shy courtship in the shadows; You gaze, though soft, never wavered My hardened heart began to heal As gently I believed again In a love thatContinue reading “Disguise”
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After the rain
The sky’s grey fury has been spent From cascading tears, to gently Whispering a final tribute On a moist breeze haunting the fields The trees, they bow beneath the wind In a hesitant symphony; Shaking the water from their leaves They glisten and cease their mourning Soft rays of sun reach out to pierce ThroughContinue reading “After the rain”
Adieu
Adieu, I hear her whispering A bitter sigh upon her lips Her body’s ache is audible Her pain shimmers before my eyes Her face is blank with resistance Yet I see her grim turmoil as It wreaks havoc – beneath her brow Lurks her mind’s unrelenting ghost I want to touch her, andContinue reading “Adieu”
Across the void
I call; my voice falls on deaf ears – Words echoing into the void They’re searching for a listener, And the person who’ll chase my fears I beg you, if you hear my cry You’ll give me a signal at last So that I may have my answer; May know the truth before IContinue reading “Across the void”
Hate
Hate you strike, without a thought A sudden tempest on a calm spring day Plucking at the cherry blossoms Their fragile petals, fair like snow Now stained with blood, and the tears Of too many punctured promises Dreams that will never come true As the storm sweeps them from sight Up above, a burningContinue reading “Hate”
Privacy
Can you please just go away It’s clear I’m in a mood I don’t want you here right now Just leave, and let me brood When storm clouds roll in You don’t stand there in the rain As you leave then, for dryer turf Please go: it’s not your pain Leave and letContinue reading “Privacy”