Sanctum of Silence

seeking solace in silence

silence is loud

silence is easier

silence is comfy

the air is dense

with unspoken thoughts

words not uttered

reluctant  to spill

when there's nothing to be said

how does one make small talk

carving  words from nowhere

creating contrived sounds

such a pain, such a waste

don't mistake my silences

but if no happy words

why speak at all?

crawling into myself

seeking refuge 

am not angry, am not sour

just that silence is soothing

silence is easy

silence is comfy

I love the sound of silence...


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Blistered

discontent thick like an oil slick
leaching the soul 
bitterness gnawing the insides
scourging it raw






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Life decoloured

They bathed her in turmeric

draped her in scarlet silk

adorned her with crimson bangles

smeared her parting with vermillion

strung her hair with jasmine...



Then amid wailing and tears

they swathed her in white

shattered her bangles

smudged the vermillion

ripped away the jasmine


leaving her stripped and bereft

in body, mind and soul...



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Listening....

the burnished last leaves of autumn 

lying in wait for tranquil footsteps

their muted sighs rustling in the wind...

  

waiting  to whisper in my ears

tales unspoken, unheard

before they shrivel and drop...

  

why don't I tarry, the walk is  eternal,

the time is beyond, I'm in no hurry.

For I've no promises to keep before I sleep... 

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