Strange letters all over coast Native notes we carved, lost. Lanky buildings and huge ports Where is the land we fought? The splashes in the law-making house Statements of sword and slay arouse. Lettered person retired, shove off To help them scour the pearl that dazzled for years. Holy day of Easter whirled to a […]
Perfection The longer i stared the less pleasant it got. The longer I thought more the sophistication. The more I ate the favourite less palatable it got. The more I drank the favourite less delectable it became. The more I read More versed I became. The more I danced the more I excelled in grace. […]
Cyberbullying victim – Sophina’s Pov By Kisavi Jayawardena “Dyke” It was one word. Just one word. How funny it was that one word had the power to thicken my blood, leaving me breathless in fear. “Dyke”. There it was, commented under my Instagram post. Like thick, boiling, black tar, the word seared into my flesh. […]
The Dolls in The Dollhouse In the corner of her room in shadow lit air, Wreathed by dust motes, denizens of lore, Their beetle eyes followed her everywhere, As she tried to move on without a care, Striving to suppress the urges, to ignore. In the corner of her room in shadow lit air […]
The Young Bride Pink blush of Veil and gown Obscuring, The pallor of Stiff flesh. Church Bells sound for the dead. Not the living. Heart- wrenching Lament. Gaping wails Mingling. In the storm Of static She drifts. Quiet. By Savindri Ferdinando
Creating Did the grains of sand at your feet Interest you my darling? Were not the stars easier to count and Practice artistry on? Ah, yet the strings still tie you to the ground, And the blade they give you Can only graze and inch. Tear them apart! Do you see The twisted paper ropes […]
The difference between half and whole may always seem obvious; half will always be less than whole and that is something I have always been reminded of. Of course anyone’s first impression of something that has been halved is that it is less good than a whole, for instance would you accept only half a […]
Monday, 08.00am. I woke up to a fresh new day. Another day, to get through, but somehow different. I look at my pillow, at the stains where the tears from last night had fallen, almost meaningless now, But sometimes a good cry is exactly what is needed. All that hurt and sadness bottled up flowing […]
When a starred Night, becomes a scarred night. When a body with a soul, become a body with no soul, When the spirit of faith, become a spirit of torture, dissolving into the unknown realm. When a person once alive, become a ghost and a body of decay, the laughter of the pleasured killer, […]
The Rainbow The rainbow sprang from drizzle and beam When George Ives kissed Oscar Wilde, Where colors of pride were born. “It’s an optical illusion” Said the CIS MAN with a lab coat A nerd of knowledge, While the CIS MAN on clouds proclaimed “It’s a meteorological phenomenon” It was a phenomenon, Indeed, Anonymous for […]
