Low and Slow

Inspired Low low lowSinking deep and slowSeeping down belowFrom time to timeMany times in a rowAgain and againI try to fix my bow,Back again to hit a targetI raise my bow and narrow my browA deep knot in my throatMy hands white as snowOnce again sure to missShaky hands are never steady,You know? ... With …

Clouds of pain

Featured Image - Potateo Tomateo Inspired As the rain falls And the waters drip The showers haul As the clouds dip When moments stall And Seasons flip In a cozy crib A weary mind slips Loses its grip Flooded with uncertainly Drowned in anxiety Hoping again and again That as it pours and rains My …

Stranger

...In an endless search of myself Featured image - Potateo Tomateo I'm a stranger...I have become a strangerTo my own people, I have become a wandererIn my own home, I'm a guest My presence is abhorredMy absence is glorifiedThe silence, the cold...The pretense and stories untoldThe suspense as my dreams unfold The scorn as I …

Choices

Word prompts... Random thoughts  Are you making the right sacrifices Are you paying the right prices Are you following the right masses In what direction are you rolling your dices Are you entertained by the right muses Are you drawn by the right voices Are you sipping from the right glasses Or are you taking …

Smolder

Overwrought Smoldering...  Photos by Nana Yaa 😉 I’m being eaten up slowly Munched on gradually Bitten, nibbled, gobbled up Pieces, chunks and morsels of my very being Masticated, lubricated Swallowed into an endless gut of insecurity Living in constant uneasiness... Wasting away... Fear, doubts, thoughts... confused  Abrupt occasions of a pounding heart Sudden piercing pains in …

Miles apart

...because of the distance between us ...Inspired I wish I could be around... To hold you and tap your back To pull you into my embrace and keep you close... To gently stroke the stray strands of your hair as they stick out of the loose ends of your braids To wrap my hands around …

Maame!

Maame A figment of imagination  Dark, quiet... The room partially crowded... Tiny glimmers of lights from devices shine into their faces Shadows partially shrouded Occasional muffled expressions Stifled by the unsaid rules of quiet organisation Almost in battle formation Neat rows of seats lined up in columns I break the silence with my entry Not …

When all is new – 2

Field service diaries... I saw his eyes light up Then a squint followed Crow feet were drawn on both sides of his eyes The frontalis muscle contracted With the loose overlying skin folded over and over Gradually, his lips spread wide Showing the slightly discoloured teeth The most genuine expression of happiness I’ve seen... In …

Lit to glow – 2

There's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen Inspired... Twilight, night, dawn, day, dusk... Dark, light, gloom, glow, ray Beams of light shine through my window What’s here? Let’s say... a new day Hearts, pound, thump, throb Minds, race, pace, stopped in place Hands, quake, shake, hold on! Anxious... …

Bridle

Didn't know where this was headed when I started it. My heart seemed to carry it along till the final words were written... all the same, I hope you enjoy it.  When the words you say return to haunt you When the thoughts you didn’t keep in wouldn’t let go of you A little more …