Shut My Mind SleepIt's what I needYet I can't shut my mindIts endless chattering Leaves me exhaustedTotally wide awakeLike a silly lark in the skySinging incessantlyNever once shutting upOr ceasing to ask WhyWhyWhy Why gift me such an active mind?Why allow these musings to grind and grind?Why can't I sleep well every single night?Thoughts running … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #157
I Want You To Leave I want you to leaveDare I to think it?ThereBefore youTo say itOne day? I want you to leave! I was trying to reach you my wayBy not reaching you your wayI wanted long conversationsLots of green tea and being presentYou wanted none of itOnly to stay and continue your coloring … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #156
These words are mine Sitting aloneIn my dark little roomI wrote and wroteSpinning my humble little loom Of words and linesNo one else's just mineFearing they will live and dieNever seeing the bright blue sky For all my life I've livedBelieving what the world Says about my voiceThat it needs to sound like theirs Who … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #155
No Chairs Will Turn For You A broken heart is what you left I can't believe you would say thatLost my nerve and lost my faith I carried them, carried them far away A broken spirit is what I haveI can't believe you'd do me like thatDon't you know how much this means to me?I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #154
Daddy Daddy where's my gift? Daddy Daddy where's my gift?Year after year I'm asking you thisI don't understand why you never buy me anythingDaddy Daddy where's my gift? Daddy Daddy where's my toy?You know Lego figurines bring me endless joyI don't understand why you never ever buy themDaddy Daddy where's my toy? Son Son where's … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #153
P.U.S.H. Til Depression Begone My tongue like paperIncapable of feelingMerely layingNonchalantlyInside. Taking pill after painkilling pillOver the last 48,000 yearsWould do that I supposeTo one's sense ofTaste But it was more than thatOh so much moreWhat I was experiencingThe vacancy The hollownessThat came inside so suddenlyLeaving me a walking coffinEmpty. Cloistered.A trappedClaustrophobe Eyes glazed DisinterestedNothing … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #152
No One Talks To Me, Daddy! He sits in a sea of kidsOutside of a chapel called GraceHe's supposed to be one among manyBut he's in actual factLonely. "No one talks to me, Daddy!So why should I Sunday after Sunday come?But I'll do it, cos you asked me toThough it's clear to me this is … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #151
The Labyrinth On A Hill [Inspired by my silent retreat here from 13 to 15 Sep 2023] Dorothy's yellow brick road it was notYet there was no doubting the need to step upon What was carved out in (yes) yellow On basketball asphaltInto an intricate mural that sitteth on the floorIn a convent on a … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #150
The Rain Tree (Samanea saman) Each time I drive byThat stretch of the highwayNearing my respiteNearing my home I will always look upJust for a momentSeeing my friendsArching over my road Like arms stretched acrossA tightly knitted foliageAn umbrella for rainy daysThey welcome me into their enclave The Rain Tree (Samanea saman) Known for its … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #148
Will AI replace I? Never! It's a bone of contentionThis new AI revolutionThat's been nipping at our collective heels. Us creatives needn't fearOr so they tell us "My dear,You've nothing to be afraid of." But what if I forgotTo tell you that a botHad written this poem you're reading? Surely you'll be upsetYou'll feel cheated … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #147
