Wednesday 16 May 2018

Rains

Intriguing, not just the rain;
But the drama of light and sound
that it begets.
A vein of blue light soaks the sky,
baffling us
into thinking that it’s daybreak.
A light, bright enough to expose
raindrops as shimmering snowflakes,
against its lustrous gleam.
Chased by a crash of sound;
A passionate growl,
brash enough to startle even so-called brave,
shudder in shock.
Rains, like pails of water flung
back to Earth, the wrath of clouds.
Ah! These cycles.
What does breaking-free from it mean?

Friday 11 May 2018

Darkness

Tonight, I am not afraid of darkness.
My eyes are closed
and now open.
Nothing changes- immobile darkness.
Tonight, I am undaunted.
 
I look around to drink in
My room, my hands, my face.
Only boundaries of skin.
So insignificant.
Tonight, I am not afraid of it.
 
I am not scared of it devouring me
I am not scared of ghosts like I used to be.
I pine for darkness in place of lightbulbs
Because tonight, fluorescence drips from my spine.
And tonight, I am willing to diffuse in it.
 
 

O Dearly loved!

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