Be Myself The greatest accomplishmentEmerson once saidIs to be yourself in a worldThat's constantly making youSomething else I know that state all too wellLived it since young andEven now. At timesI feel I'm made to alignWith whatever others want Of course I'm obligatedTo the fullest extentWith my immediate loved onesBeing there for them Always, that … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #299
Nearly 800! What does it meanNearly 800Essays and poemsAll bundled together Here in this blogFolks must have thought I was mad to even tryJumbling words at will Weekly sometimes dailyAnd at nightJust to make themMake senseWhile I was losing mine! Day after dayWeek after weekMonth after monthYear on year! Seven of those have Come and … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #298
Ideate. Create. Recuperate. I've thought long and hardExamined my lifeAnd I've decided it's timeTo compartmentalise Nights are my time toConsider. ReflectAnd to Ideate Mornings will see meProduce. ActivateIn short?Create Afternoons methinks I shouldLuxuriate. ResuscitateAs inRecuperate. These times are the bestFor each of these stagesOf my whole creation processIdeate. Create. Recuperate. If you enjoyed reading my … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #297
Remake This World! Let's imagine for a minuteWhat the world could be like?If you and I joined handsIf we each took a side Of the wars now still going strongOf the pains their striving's brought onAnd just stitch these sides together againWith love and patience and renewed connections Yes, let's remake this world now!Let's show … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #296
Pause & Try Of late I've been thinkingI needTime to pause and figure Things outTo meetMyself again becauseI'm losing me People ask and demandMore of meThan I'm actually readyTo give. Or even have (to give)But because I've been So willingMy plate is swiftlyFilling (like a buffet!) Learning to say noWas never easy for meThough as … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #289
The Voice Inside Says STOP Rhyming! I know I knowYou who have stayed with me this longCan see all my rhymes in all my songsOops I mean poems(Or are they? Maybe not!) Despite what many may deem as whimsyRhyming in poetry means everything to me (see?)I know I know it's more than sounding similarPoetry's more … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #287
Noodle School Memories William Maxwell once saidTo writeAll I need is to remember the slamOf my childhood home's screen door I had no such doors but I do haveThe smell of a bowl of Yellow noodlesTo transport me backTo a time in my whites and blues From 7 to 12 years old in a dingy … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #285
Wind In My Heart They tore the palm trees downMy melodic maidens all goneNo warning except for the buzzNot even a TIM-BER to end their song Each time the wind blew throughThose leaves would sway and singIt was like a chorus from heavenSoftly caressing my dream But now they're downChopped off before their primeWhy end … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #281
On The Brink Ever felt on the brinkOf something massive?Well I haveEvery other dayBut then the lethargy descendsLike ether from the airAnd I'm narcotisised Ever felt on the brinkOf something monumental?Well I haveEvery other weekBut then reality bitesLike a snake in the nightAnd I'm anaesthesized Ever felt on the brinkOf something murderous?Well I haveEvery other … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #280
Effortless Floating down a riverA mere ten inches deepLooking up to heavenSeeking some reprieve From this madcap worldThat's rushing us Down a gorgeI'd rather not Effortless EffortlessAdrift and set freeBest place to beEven if the world can't see That it's hurtling towardsAn unending abyssWhen it fills its daysWith rocks and boulders I want to stay … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #277
