Dear Daddy,
Do you know what these men say to me?
With their
eyes and their mouths
when I walk on the street.
With a grin and a nod
and a look up and down.
A wink and a kiss
and a cat call heard from downtown.
With my skirt short
and my top
low,
It’s a cold world daddy
and no
doesn’t mean no.
Daddy do you know
how these men look at me?
Like I’m a piece of meat
strutting down the street?
With my head buds in
and my favorite song on.
I’m asking for it Daddy,
I’m in the wrong.
Do you know how it feels
not to wear what I like?
To walk a little faster
when I’m alone at night?
Daddy the world is my predator
and I am it's doe,
Daddy what happens
when I can’t say no?
Sep 24, 2017
Sep 24, 2017 at 2:12 PM UTC
submerge their trembles
the intoxicated stars of the night
into the arresting allure
of moonlit seas
under the shimmering cloak
primal flames of passion lovers invoke
revel stars in moonbeams wet
yielding liquid baroque
crash silver waves
on compliant sands of submission easy
gather bliss-tinted surfs
in starry ecstasy
flow tranquil waters
in the envelope of dawn's golden fill
glow in embrace of gratitude
souls two in fulfill
Sep 24, 2017
Sep 24, 2017 at 10:10 AM UTC
splayed splashed and splattered she
shades of ebullient blue on skies languid
and as glided and rolled and pirouetted her spirit
swirled beauteous clouds in bounteous ecstasy
pigments of hale she lent to rainbows pale
as sparkled in sun her tinted wings
nurtured beneath them her burgeoning dreams
unbridled in vastness soared her flights a many
Girlhood years ~
~spirits ~ rocking
~ frolicking
~like mirthful waves
thence came the age of early youth
when sprouted an ogre from thicket of rules
born of patriarchal seeds devoured her open sky
space where her spirit sang danced and grew
coerced to gulp a concoction made from
meaty pulp of social codes to her hitherto unknown
transformed she into an ‘ideal’ woman
- compliant, subservient, submissive and meek
wishes waned
dreams drained
little remained
of the blue in her skies
and of rainbow hues
Sep 16, 2017
Sep 16, 2017 at 8:49 AM UTC
nibbling on the rainbow the saffron flag
is swaying, bearing
a crooked smiley emoticon these days
sometime ago…
the land beamed with pride
as happy lips of backgrounds varied
in jingles of diversity revelled
but no more, no more today…
scars mar in face of fading acceptance
spirit of songs of oneness being muffled by
voices intimidating, dominant and intolerant
for birds of minorities
dark clouds smear the skies
and fear assails their hearts
to spread their wings too wide to fly
mob lynching awaits if ‘wrong’ meat
found on your plate
and your verses of dissent
could be your gateway to prison
or invite a cold ****** at your door-step
Sep 5, 2017
Sep 5, 2017 at 11:37 PM UTC
woo me, untrap me, free me –
lug me into Woods of Freedom,
bright and of unhindered green
perched on Tree of Life
as we chirp lyrics of love
wrap me in your arms
to coil me in twirls
of your affection umpteen
embed me in the Abode Of Bliss
in ambrosial chamber
of desire and emotions
possess my soul
and as pour pearls of bliss
release me in the River of Amor
in currents of it’s rapturous swirls
under the silver allure of moon
flames on the Mount of Desire
let rise the fire and consume
until come falling within us
a million stars exploding
then from the Bed of Stardust
to world let’s arise anew
amid beams of bliss
with a bow to know
of love’s bounteous bestow
Sep 4, 2017
Sep 4, 2017 at 12:54 PM UTC
like a sword resplendent in cosmic splendour
you struck my horizon desolate
dazzling arc of your luminous reach devouring
several clouds of my ache
dealing a blow on icy lock on existence’s grills
conquered your blade in might
the relentless ravaging rave of demons within
in sun of March by my bend, like a gurgling
stream you flowed
wooing my weary existence in longing thirst
with a swallow of dare
into twirls of your currents I yielded my leap
but soon began to creep
within, healing waters of meaning deep
arose from the spring of your ceaseless warmth
a bouquet of sunbeam dreams
blossomed scented beds of roses red a hundred
sunshine shadow or rain
to dye in cheer my heart your rainbow thoughts
and ever shall remain entwined with
every breath of mine haunting fragrance of yours
Aug 31, 2017
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:46 PM UTC
shivers fill the bellies of oceans
swell to skies their wailing waves
rivers curdle in fear turning black
reflecting dark demonic clouds of hate
from a crack in clouds
peeks a helpless sun
in the deathly silence of vales
line rowdy chariots of war
murderous to be pursuit of wheels
more Earth to be stained with blood
Aug 27, 2017
Aug 27, 2017 at 12:48 AM UTC
in the secluded shell
of night
crimson lips unseal
cosmic stillness stirred
flower ripples tinted
with touches tender
on quivering skin
in moon’s breast
burns a fire tonight
the primeval fire of passion
in it melt
crystals of our emotions
pristine
a night-sky
bliss-soaked
bejeweled
stars hanging complicit
Aug 23, 2017
Aug 23, 2017 at 11:48 AM UTC
why close
the petals of your heart
or shrivel in gloom
bury the worries
to inhale sacred
scents of earth
touched be
by comely smiles
of blooming lilies
and struck be
by delightful notes
of robins
perched on trees
shines 'pon us
the sun glorious
our precious jewel
of radiant warmth
abundant peace to seek
for our weary being
under the protective shed
with twinkling stars
Aug 21, 2017
Aug 21, 2017 at 11:02 AM UTC
to a summer of metamorphosis you feasted my soul
and in copious embraces melted my icy roots
withered the nectar of warm tender kisses
the bitter grip of my white winter’s solitude
to call of seasons you uncaged my spirit
joyful flights into spring skies I made
parched soil of mine regaled thick grey clouds
monsoon rains I drank from the cup of my palms
on net of fragrance of flowers that laced my way
sprouted verses from kernels of my dormant seeds
petals of rose, lilies, jasmine and chrysanthemum,
the parchments where I etched lines of my poetry
stagnant waters had moved past cold mute stones
with luminous force of lightening in a dark sky
breaking boulders of obstacles gushed a stream
with solutes of emotions and ecstasy
Aug 20, 2017
Aug 20, 2017 at 8:06 AM UTC