Rain spattered across the cellophane, I Cried. I cried for the moon That shone up in the sky. We huddled together, the night Was cold, the sheets Tattered. We shivered Yet not from fear. Each Fell asleep to the lullabies Of stomach rumblings,tuk tuks whirring Water [...]

Oh won’t you stay, Let the midnight weep your absence Run into my arms, fall unto me Like a ripened leaf in autumn, weary An exploding star, in all your darkness Your rage, your light, your fire, I admire Your vividness Your undefined depths, I am aware That you are, but dust In all your […]

Devoid of this skin, this name, this face Would you still love me, devoid of these bones Devoid of this frame that hold my shape Would you still care? Would you still hold My limp, lifeless stump of a hand? Devoid of my family, the grounds from where I come Would you still have me, [...]

I should like to hold you now Despite the yawning miles, defy The gnawing acid of distance, perhaps Reach out to you in your dreams, but you Never really dream, do you? Barred behind that impenetrable wall of sleep you Wander off on your own, and I Can do nothing else but wait Till you unbar the [...]

  Accused of a distant past, Painful old memories flitted across the mind, Memories long buried emerged out of their graves Stabbed with their soiled daggers, pointed chest-wards Their crystal blades, Shattered inside the flesh, left splinters Stuck inside the festering wounds. Whispered conspiracy oozed, feelings Of estrangement, loneliness long suppressed Insecurities raised their rotting [...] ...

Serpents coil round and round an anemic heart Choking, throttling While it spits blood, squirts Water, for blood has been shed Many, many times. Having been ravaged by prying vultures Having been pinched by thoughtless fingers, needles Of indifference, cruel, stabbing words Having been attacked with poisoned arrows, almost Been sawed apart once, minced and [...]

Clocks have stopped but time has not For time knows no dust, it barely sits still And is impatient, Like a little girl at the sound of the ice cream truck. Time is gone, like sifted sand through my fingers, better yet Tap water, treated with chlorine Like days in your lovers arms, like hours Gazing at the sea. I ...

C’est un monde catastrophique Une catastrophe des papiers froissés, des pensées melangées, La différence entre ce qui est dit et Ce que je crois d’être vrai. La terre est une cimetière indifférent Où marchent les morts-vivants plastiques De douces paroles trompeuses Que certains choisissent de croire. Parfois, il vaut mieux de ne pas savoir l’ignorance est une bénédiction [...]

I remember those Rainy September afternoons when Wind brought you in Like a whisper, lingering In candied gasps All enveloping.   Apple pie baking, Spicy golden fragrance, reminiscent Of tinsel and Christmas Decorations, first And foremost, tasted with nose And then by tongue.    And you Bringing in, an armful of smiles Staggering with the weight Of joy. […]

We shall have beds full of subtle odors Couches as deep as tombs And strange flowers upon shelves Exerting their last warmth at will. Our two hearts shall beam, two large torches Reflect their double lights These twin mirrors inside our minds Glowing softly and then the embers Will fade into darkness within the flame Wailing [...]

Pictures freeze, pictures hold Moments of tenderness suspended in air A loving glance, a rose petal of joy Or a stem of hope, budding fruits of innocence, Pictures, those jars of preservative stuff, Are memorials held for those moments lost And people who have long since changed And the people in those pictures have long [...]

My phantom, my muse You tease me, you test me dearly With random smiles, a careless kiss from time to time So tender on my lips, a painful brush, but I quite like the pain. My beautiful spirit, you Have been away for far too long that The springs have dried up and The parched […]

Gnawing at thoughts these tiny little creatures, Scuttling all over, pricks sometimes Those pointy meddling feet, numerous In composition. Hurt Comes at unexpected times. Somewhere drips bleeding, and I Think to myself that People are meddlesome insects and I Find solace only in my thoughts, so Loyal and so intimate. Walls have been built and […]

Tears are Heart juice flowing from the eyes, wringed From the insides, writhing And coiling like a beheaded serpent Frivolous attempt To recuperate beheaded emotions. Suffocating, stifling Blood gasps for air Liberating yet Asyphyxiating, masochistic perhaps As one gleans relief from These painful drops…..

Here I sit and Spin hours away, as days Drag their feet across the floor making A terrible racket. You, in your acheful distance Tug at my veins squirting Purple blood, blue With longing. I pine for you, You pine for me and Somehow we End up in each other’s arms Sooner or later. Not […]

The city clothed itself in sombre robes The trees stood silent, leaves no longer Dilly-dallying in the wind Respectful reverence, or was it Petrified fear? I saw your face through the haze, petrol fumes Clouded my judgement. You Touched my hand and smiled Into my eyes. Cue – this is where I melt, into your […]

Intervene you must, oh fate You funny little thing Cruelty is your second nature, mystery Being your thing. Butterflies flew over head, while Smiles popped lips like flower buds Eyes locked, intertwined Knowingly pregnant, exquisitely Baffled. You had to make your presence known, didn’t you? Fate. Some sulk in a dark corners invoking Whirlwinds of […]

Just to let y’all know, my debut collection of poetry, “Scattered” is being launched on the 9th September 2012 at the Barefoot Gallery Cafe at 5.30 pm. Those of you who are interested are most definitely welcome to drop by. There will be poetry, there will be music, what more can you possibly want?? :) [...]

Good byes are meant for healing, For retrieving the tiny bits of self, scattered Along the milky way that you built inside your head Loving mirages, takes a lifetime to build But minutes to dismantle, the loosened bricks That had crumbled over the years. Goodbyes are meant to bleed they say First in gushing torrents, […]

Sometimes, Insides go numb. Sometimes They burn. Indifference flares the best of us sometimes On a deserted land I stand, memories swim in the surrounding water Fangs sharp, noses pointed Seems like they’ve just smelt bait, defenseless, vulnerable. Words fall on inattentive ears, drip away Like rain drops on roof tiles Losing their worth. Dripping to the ground, down [...]