**** plunging short black dress,
Maroon lipstick, just so,
Perfume sprayed
Just a hint here, here and also here,
Clutching the purse
she steps out;
Entrapment laid.

There he awaits,
blinded by beauty and lust,
not aware
the trap has been set.

A light brush of cheeks,
perfume inhaled deeply,
Smitten, trapped.

Coyly smiling,
this is too easy, she thinks.

Looks like green blood
You're new here
Come hither
Let me see your face
"ahhh write poetry do you?
Haha or it writes you, hehe!"
Come closer to the fire son
Warm your hands and wipe that fear off your face
I don't bite
Just show me your neck
Green blood is all I seek
Hahaha!

Ocean apart yet together in our hearts
“Can you hear me, can you hear me?”
Poor reception, this phone, urrrggghhh my sister
Life goes on and on
Cooking, cleaning, working around the house
Shopping, shopping
Gifts to buy, Shoes to find
Friends and family come to visit
Yet sorely missing the one apart
“Can you hear me, can you hear me?”
Morning and night, days run out
Time to go, time to meet
Tears are hidden, Cries held inside
Glad to see you, why do we have to part?

My sister my all
You have risen
Even though
Many times you fell
Like night begets day
You shine for all
With your beloved beside you
Your mission you recall
Though impossible it appeared at times
You labored on
You conquered all
Now stand you proud and tall
With the cap on your head
Another feather to behold
You smile and welcome it all
My sister my all
Though far be us all
We gladly applaud your achievement and all
One mountain down
Many more to come
Rest for a while and let the feeling linger
You did it
You did it all!

I want to be the one who silences your demons
I want to be the pain that spurs you to run with the wind
I want to be the love and light you ask in your darkened dreams
I want to be the hushed voice in your head amidst screams of nothingness
I want to be the gentle wind that moves you to goosebumps
I want to be the feathery touch at dawn as you rise
I want to be the whispers of the moon and the anguish screams of the thunderstorm
I want to be the sweet nectar of heaven and the devilish sting of hell
I want to be the cawing crow that awakes you
I want to be the gentle nudge that calls your attention
I want to be all that and more
Are you ready?
Give me fierce fiery hell or banish me to heaven
Give me all or nothing
don't give me half hearts and lukewarms
I'll spit you out and have the dragons trample you
Give me you or give me nothing
I'm here wanting and waiting
Are you ready?

It is a tedious thing
This bathing Boo
You hold him down
While I hose him
In the while we both get wet
I lather him with Sandy's home made shampoo
for dogs, no less
Again we get all lathered up as well
Now washing it all away
Boo begins to smell delicious
you hold him for a while longer
While I towel dry him and
off he rushes to the grass
And rolls on his back without a care in the world
We laugh and walk inside and we make love...
We make sweet playful love..

Why does mirth rhyme with birth?
Is it the accompanied boundless joy of one?
Why does joy rhyme with mama's boy?
Is it the countless mirth of having one?
Why does cry and goodbye rhyme?
Is it the tears that flows after one?

Shy and pie rhyme,
Why?
Just like shout and knock about
Do just as well.
I rhymes with mediterranean fruit fly,
And you rhymes with stomach flu.
Wait! Is it too late?
Am i drunk, i smell a skunk,
Life is short, may be not,
Night is dark and it must ****
That oceans wide, do divide
The boy, the joy, the mirth,
The girl, the cry goodbye and tears.

I need to pen a poem about him,
As he wanders in circuses far and wide,
He makes the people laugh and
Cry in delight,
With his pink hair and red nose,
He is quite a sight,
He sometimes rests after a day of entertaining,
But after the facade is wiped out, only droopy lips remain,
He wonders how and when the sun sets and rises,
Like a lost lamb, he sometimes bleats softly to see if anyone hears,
Standing tall but feeling small,
He walks the paths of many gone before,
He makes the whole world laugh yet waits for the one who will make his soul smile
I see him,
And willingly meet him in the silence of the wired worlds,
Where words abound and sense of time is gone.
;)

© shaqila

I
In an instant they knew, as sure as the sun comes out each morn, that their destinies will never be the same again. And they embraced and sat in, waiting for the rain to stop and for reality to wake them up.
It didn't and thus they lay when they were found by the villagers, in an embrace and some say with a smile on their faces. Nobody knew what happened, it seems like they were alive one minute and gone the next...

II**
We closed our eyes and let the darkness consume us. Then, holding hands, we flew to the star in the middle of Orion's belt. We were dressed in loose transparent garments. We found a bed of hay-like material to lie. Our hands softly explored each other while our mouths kissed a million kisses.

'Let's stay here forever', she says. Undecided, her lover relents to the only love he has known. When they awaken, they find themselves in a field filled with strawberries and pumpkin. He grabs some strawberries and feeds his love and eats some. They explore the field hand in hand creating a trail of fluttering butterflies as they walk.
She thinks, I need a bath and immediately they're transported to a gorgeous river where the water rushes at just the right speed to refresh and yet not be swept away.

Gleaming eyes shining green
Long ***** hair unkempt but moving
As teemed with life in each strand
Flowing yellow transparent chiffon, **** or sari?
You advance, i retreat
Step by step, it’s appears a dance
Even though pitch dark
Your luminosity lights our path
Oh ****, i hit a wall, no opening, too high to climb
i kick and scream but not even echoes sound
You’re gruesome self, nearing, i scream and cower
I pass out?
I’m in my room in a corner by the closet
Parents hovering, wondering, asking together
Me - it was a dream...
No, impossible, so lucid, vivid
The lady, the green eyes, the moving strands of hair
I was dreaming?
mmmm....

It started twenty years ago
How it came to be here, i do not know,
But slowly it had grown from one
to a colony and then
to multiple colonies
Striving on blood and sugar
      Oh yes, they love human blood and sugar!
They could have lived here forever
Their downfall was their greed
And over expansion,
     when their presence became
     more prevalent and started
     invading more and more space
     making me uncomfortable.
So, the artillery came down heavy on them,
They had to be destroyed
Every single one of them,
First, their food source was cut off
Then, they were annihilated, blasted out of my space,
I feel lighter now and a bit hollow
After all, a couple of decades inside me
I must have drawn some attachment,
But no regrets, the Aliens must go
And they went, not willingly but
Through force and heavy armoury!

From afar you looked so beautiful and majestic
Standing here, now, all i feel are rain showers
How can one stand so majestic almost magical
Be nothing more than reflections of light on water

You can't hold it...

My tears blends in with the rain
At the disappointment of not being in the bow
Nevermind the gold and treasure they say you hold
After traveling thus far just to see you in the glow
Am now overwhelmed by the ache in my heart
standing beneath the rainbow i come apart...

You have reached the end of your story
A story marked by various phases
Childhood, youth, adult, old age
A story with many adventurous climbs
and thrilling downhill runs

Sometimes submerged in mud, struggling to move
Sometimes floating in the sky, basking on feathery clouds
Completed journeys, established relationships
All captured in a story, your story...
And now you've reached
The End

As I stare at the murals on the walls of the cave,
That reflect the history of the gods and goddesses,
I can’t help but wonder about my history.
I feel a lifetime has passed me by…

I have done many things I could be proud of but yet
There’s always an abyss of things I should be doing.
My journeys far and wide only remind me that
I am but a speck in this world and yet in the present
Emotions trap me in this dimly lighted cave.

Was it the same for the immortals on the walls?
Like them, will I have a story to tell,
Of ancient wars and love pursuits?
Or will mine be one of quiet battles and distant affairs?
As I gaze at the gods in silent wonder, I ask myself,
Was I better yesterday or Is Tomorrow My only Hope?

The answer, I realized then, was staring me in the face,
Yesterday is hard and engraved, no one can change it
But,Tomorrow, is like an empty space on the wall of the cave,
I, like the Gods, have the power to design it.

I gave you life; you came from inside me,
Even though you began with a little of him and me, I sustained you
You literally lived off me
You grew up on the gist of what I consumed
You were tied to me with an undeniable chord
Without me you could not exist
You were a part of me, an inextricable part of me
I could have cut off your life – I held the power
Nevertheless, I am mere human with a soft spot.

You grew larger and I grew,
I developed as you did,
I felt you inside of me
No one will know the satisfaction of being filled up like that,
Or perhaps it’s the secret that women hold
Your life in mine, Your body in mine
No one can get closer than that.

Then the day came when you didn’t need me anymore
You were strong and brave and you wanted to sustain your own
You came out, You breathed on your own, You ate on your own
You bear resemblance of him and me
The physical chord was cut
But why oh why do I still feel your tug,
Every time you cry, you laugh, you crawl, you walk, you run,
You play, you go out, you vacation with friends, you leave home,
You date, you get married,
I still feel you inside me
Moving, filling me up and still tugging all the time….

You came out of your hole as you do every year,
You're so cuddly and cute, I wish you'd stay,
Here, beside me like you do in August and May,
Oh wait a minute, that wasn't you, was it dear?

I love you dearly and want to kiss you daily,
If only seasons were not so envious and cause us misery.

The sky is a bit grey now
and as quickly as you appear, you disappear,
Oh does that mean
I will be lonely again for another year?
But it's Valentine and who will i dine, dear?

You sensed my sorrow and you turn around
and you say gently, almost profound,
It's not valentine's my love,
It's Groundhog's Day! Go and Return another day!

Death beckons us all
It is like change
Always present
Always a little frightening
Sometimes sad
A little threatening
Whomever you think your Maker is
Death will direct your soul to him/her/it
Whether you think you ascend to the heavens or
Become nutrient for trees
Each abiding just waiting
Life a living
Too much to bear
Too little sometimes
Through it all, I’ll hold your hand
I’ll be there
I’ll hold your hand
I’ll hold your hand

Sometimes it's good to cry
and sometimes it's good to hold your head up high
Knowing when is where wisdom lies
Tears must flow, a way of cleansing i'm told
they're precious much more than silver or gold
But this too shall pass as the wise men often say
Hearts grown numb from constant hurts will one day be okay

that instant when you die
people around you cry
that is if you're lucky
to have friends and family nearby

that instant that you die
your spirit heaves a sigh
finally, you're out
out to roam the earth and sky

that instant that you die
angels are standing by
to help you transit
from here to the other side

that instant that you die
a loud cry is heard on earth
which wakes the demons
who come to see if you're theirs

that instant that you die
i cannot lie, i smile
in knowing the plan had worked
and now you're gone
and i can live
and learn
and sigh...
that instant that you die...

Come In My Son! Come In My Son!
That’s all I hear, morning, afternoon, night
Sometimes I step out just to test if she’s watching
There it’ll be, “Come in my son!”
I can’t help it, my best friend Malik, lives across the road
Not even a road, just a dirt path.

“Bombs will drop on your head or
The white soldiers will carry you away!”
Ha!Ha! That’s what she says to stop me from going
They don’t look scary, They’re always laughing on television

I’m not scared, my brothers have gone to join the army
And so will I, when I’m older
I will shoot the enemy, I’m not scared.

Like every other day, today
I crept out my door,
I could hear, “Come in my son!” but I did not bother
As I saw Malik, I ran to play catch with him
A sudden blast made us turn and look at my house
It was no more
The roof had fallen in, half standing walls
Amidst dust and smoke
And the sound of a jet plane flying by

The whole row in front of us was gone
Except for Malik’s house and the place we stood
I can still hear my mother’s voice
“Come in my son” she always said.

I'm the star you didn't notice
I'm the rainbow that didn't catch your eye
I'm the soft breeze that you brushed away
I'm the beat your heart missed
I'm the face in the crowd that was drowned
I'm the cry in the night you ignored
I'm the one who watches you whom you cannot see
I'm the song you never sing anymore

I'm the lesson you didn't learn!

Oh Lord, show me your love they speak of that flows like lava down an erupted mountain
Oh Lord, speak to me with your voice so tender that silences the Leviathan
Oh Lord, who calms rough seas and opens up paths across oceans
Won’t you speak now so I can know?
That voice that trembles the enemy
That voice that shakes the earth’s core
That voice that moves rugged mountains
Speak, so I can be moved too!
................................................
The thunder raged,
The skies poured down rain,
Oh, hush elements!
Can’t you see I’m trying to hear the Lord speak?!
The flowers sprung after the fresh rainfall covered the earth,
The grass swayed in the wind and flew far and wide,
The butterflies fluttered about and the birds started to sing,
I could not hear my Lord.
Why so silent? Always silent!
Go on, speak to me with your voice so I have to cover my mouth like Job and hush
Go on, Speak!
The rain drizzled,
This time slowly washing off the filth from the windscreen
Not realizing the plank in my eye and the clot in my ear,
I refused to get rid of....
Oh Lord! Speak to me!
Still I shouted and whined like a baby without its bottle...

Wherefore art thou my love?
I seek the kitchen, you're not there
I check the bathroom, you're not there either
In the gardens? Nope not there
Where can my lover be?

The gentle guide  easing close to me whispers
He's in your head my love
He's in my head....

As clouds roll by
I stand alone in your arms
Wrapped in warmth in this cold, cold wind
It feels like home
Even though I know it’s wrong
It feels like home
Watching the clouds roll by

Can it be my destiny
To love and not to own
Can it be the reason
For this old soul to live
Being one with the souls that I’ve met
Being touched only to part again

As clouds roll by
I look amazed at your sight
Is it the cold, cold wind
That draws me to you
Or is it the gentleness of your smile,
Your touch, your love, your care,
We walk hand in hand
We laugh, we smile, we kiss, we embrace ..

As clouds roll by

Forever, have you seen it?
Like eternity, it's unfathomable
Buddha says, we're part of this 'forever'
Till our hearts are enlightened

Forever, it's too far away
What about the end, finality, closure
What if this is it, our momentary time on earth
No heaven, hell, rebirth
What if this is all there is
No second, third, fourth chances
Forever but only now

So many gods, so many ways, so many interpretations!
What if, this is it?
Brain dies, you die, end of story!

Love is a monster, she is
She makes you take your clothes off
And run on the beach
And laugh at every single
bug you meet,
She plays with your thoughts
And unnerves your nerves
so that you see only
the one that you love.

She's a monster still,
don't you know?
She'll make you take your clothes off
And dance in the snow
And fool you into believing
the warmth you feel inside
is love uncovered
when it is really the fever
of love burning uncontrolled.

She will slice your words
and make you giggle
With a little bit of help
you will need no further tickle

She will remove hunger
She will eliminate sleep
With any luck,
you will fall in too deep

Run now, I say,
before it's too late
She's a monster, she's evil
just you wait!

I browse the poems on Hello Poetry
and chance upon yours,
It shakes me to my core,
Like it was written by me, for me.

My thoughts you spread out on display,
My miseries, you named them.
How did you know?
How could you have known?
The blood shed was wiped clean,
The bruises, camouflaged accordingly.

But here, staring at me,
were details of my life,
Penned by a seemingly unknowing entity.

Inclined to turn away,
I quickly close the page,
Goodbye Poet,
Goodbye Poetry!

When leaves turn red and days get colder
And the night gets longer
I know that you are drawing near

I await your presence with open arms
I lie awake with open eyes
I count the stars in the skies
And wish upon every shooting star

The days are bright and sunny
The nights are cold and balmy
Your presence is soothing and healing
And I find my tense self relaxing

Autumn is finally here, but wait!
It’s slowly fading away
I dislike the cold that winter brings
Can your warmth linger a little while longer
And turn my blue heart red

But sometimes even as I sit here, I wonder
Whose wait is more eager
Me waiting for autumn or
Autumn’s return to wait for me.

Why can’t blue be blue instead of signifying sadness, calm, the ocean, bla, bla, bla
A thorn among the roses is a thorn among the roses
Why should it be a misplaced identity or an unwelcomed companion?
And why the hell does the crow have such a bad entanglement
As a messenger of death
When a crow is a crow is a crow
But wait, you say
This is stuff of Poetry, is it not?
Ooooh Bullocks, Poetry!!
An apple is an apple and not the forbidden fruit of Eden!!

He loves me, He loves me not,
He answers me when I call, every time,
He listens to me attentively,
He opens doors, mmmmm,
He pulls out chairs,
He calls just to say ‘I love you’.
He smiles at me whenever our eyes meet,
He holds my hands when we walk,
He makes me laugh,
When I cry, he wipes my tears,
He holds me so close to him,
He makes me think I’m his all,
and yet when I pull away,
He lets me go.
He doesn’t shower me with expensive gifts,
He creates his gifts, they’re priceless,
He gave me a bottle of ocean air once,
He picked a leaf for me from when he was in Japan,
He gave me a mirror with a small picture of him,
So when I look at it, I will always see us together,
The sweetest part of him though, is the way
He remains locked up in my memory,
Haven’t you guessed, this man is non-existent as yet
And probably will never be.

I love you is never enough
I don’t just love you
I ‘so much more’ you!
I yearn for more of you
Another sigh, another song goodbye
Another minute, another giggle, another mmm and aaaahhh
Talk to you tomorrow does not suffice
What if it’s too late, and I don’t get there to tomorrow
I’d willingly forgo tomorrow if now could be extended a little while longer
It is not fair, what we have
So precious so rare
Yet so far, so long, so urrrgghhh!!
I want you and I want you now
If words could cuddle, I’d hold you forever just here just now
I love you is not fair
When I want so much more of you, from you
To be with you, to hold, hug and canoodle
With you forever and ever
But Now!

it's crazy but it's true,
i love you,
and Vladimir too!

like  away  love  eyes
light  heart  time  life
night  dreams  way  falling
reaches  silent  left  lost

water  soul  just  till  mind
holding  tears  make  want
say  child  place  new
says  things  kiss  words

shadows  inside  know  dream
forever  lose  day  allow
world  truth  god  longer
slowly  meaning  angels  friend

think...

Some days i feel pretty, some days i feel eighty,
Right or wrong i must go on,
Believing there is a meaning behind
this chaos called life,
And that here i do belong...

The grandfather clock painfully strikes ten
My lover appears in my mind again
She’s miles away and yet she moves my core being
With her smile and grace, I can only stand in awe
I imagine her lying beside me, my arms wrapped around her
To keep her safe from harm’s hand
And I am gently stroking her skin and feel her goosebumps appear
I can smell her freshly washed hair gently brushing against my face
I lift her hair up and lay a kiss on the back of her neck
She shivers and pulls my arms tighter around her body
My mind is playing tricks on me
For a moment, I think I do feel her presence here and near
I may be dreaming or just imagining
But the night is young and She’s on my Mind.

i see numbers in my head
much like a kaleidoscope
except they're all numbers in my head

turning and twirling
transforming from one to another
and widening and lengthening

what these numbers mean, i do not know
yet every time i close my eyes
they'll appear, i should know

i want to find a meaning
and a reason
but until now, nothing appears
only questions and marring

i have not slept
in a long time
or maybe i sleep
i don't know
numbers, numbers everywhere
i close my eyes and they're always there

The Sea is always in front of me and my Heart steadily grows weary.
Vithanage is nowhere to be found.
I often sit silently just watching the horizon wishing and hoping.
Just a mirage of Vithanage would have been enough to revive my dying soul,
My soul is dying, my body feels nothing.

I left my heart at sea with Vithanage and now it is lost forever,
The big wave that came, washed away my love with my heart in its fold,
The Sea, I will never forgive her,
I was happy with my Vithanage
but she couldn’t bear to see the happiness in my face,
She took away all that was mine, my love, my life, my land.

All I see is water in front of me but my love’s nowhere in sight,
I am waiting for the next big wave,
When it comes, I shall throw myself into her arms and join my Vithanage,
Then, we will be one and the Sea cannot separate us,
My heart belongs to Vithanage and only there shall I find my rest.



*(In memory of the Tsunami that hit Sri Lanka)

The universe beckons,
I hesitate,
Arms wave, come hither,
I hesitate,
Behind, I am pushed,
In front, I am pulled,
I...hesitate
I am not as I used to be
I used to run but now I can't even crawl,
And thus,
I hesitate...

I stole a kiss when you were not looking
I’m sure you didn’t mind
Your lips looked so tempting
Mine refused to decline
By now you probably know it was me
Who was watching you all the while
And not the cat across the hallway
Which you thought looked like mine
‘Coz when you looked up and saw my face
Your eyes lit up and your yawn became a smile
And I knew then that I did the right thing
When I refused to board Train No. 29.

Will you hold me when I’m cold and lonely
Will you comfort me when I’m in need of a shoulder
Will you hug me when I’m silenced by the day’s care
Will you love me and save me from the world’s snare

Will you wipe away the tears from my eyes
Will you calm my unruly thoughts
Will you touch my heart
Will you make my soul smile

Will you take my hand in yours and guide me across life’s roads
Will you put your arms around me and share the simple things of life with me
Will you accompany me through life’s hardships
Will you support me when I’m no longer able to hold my own

Will you talk with me till the sun comes out
Will you wrap me in the safety of your arms as we go to sleep
Will you make love with me with all your heart and soul and mind
Will you?