Now, when I enter through the door,
there’s no wagging tail.
I miss how you’d wake me up,
Your tongue licking my face.
I miss how you’d bark, each time I ate fruits alone.
Now they no longer taste as sweet,
Engulfed by grief, by my pain I’m overthrown.
I remember the day you came home, my sweet ball of fluff.
You jumped on my lap with such certainty; it’s like you knew the depth of my love.
I recall feeding you milk and singing you to sleep,
Your departure makes my sorrow steep.
You clutched your paws to my palms tight,
My heart melted with each loving sight
You sensed when I was happy, you sensed when I was low.
You’d lie down next to me; you were there through the winds and snow.
You grew insecure when I fed other dogs,
Barking to say, “I’m just yours.”
Now that you’ve ascended to the heavens, My ailing heart finds no cures.
You’ve taught me how to love and be loyal; for that, I’ll forever be in your debt.
You’ll live on in every memory, every song;
Your companionship, I’ll never forget.
What I’d give to hold your precious little paws in my hands today?
I’d give it all away, I’d give it all away.
Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined a love this sweet,
May the rainbow bridge you cross lead to a day we soon meet!
May 18, 2024
May 18, 2024 at 9:47 AM UTC
My vision board for the new year written in a poem,
A year full of sunshine with friends I can call my home.
To work & workout till my feet are sore,
Meeting versions of myself I couldn’t even imagine before.
To recite poems at parties and sing till my lungs hurt,
To not count the calories when I indulge in desserts.
Making my bedroom feel like a garden backyard,
Petting all the dogs as I walk along the boulevard.
To write love letters on napkins and spread kindness like confetti,
To be the bigger person & rise above all things that are petty.
Keeping my heart open, saying exactly what I mean,
Embracing all of my flaws even the ones I haven’t seen.
To be more compassionate, thoughtful and carefree
I suddenly blink and its spring of 2023
Mar 6, 2023
Mar 6, 2023 at 6:20 PM UTC
I remember the day I met you,
The time was half past nine.
You and your photogenic smile,
Made my heart fall out of line.
We talked until midnight,
Under the stars all old-style
The sunrise came to call you
And My heart was on the dial
All the poems that I wrote before
Were swayed by my whims
I wouldn’t fall for him, I swore
And now all my words belong to him
Jan 7, 2023
Jan 7, 2023 at 11:06 AM UTC
Our worlds
Will never connect
Like the parallel lines
That don’t intersect.
Separated by distance
Our universe is different.
We are as opposite
As two poles.
But you were
Successful in tricking my soul.
You chanted your incantations
In chorus.
Under your sorcery I became Icarus
Catching my flight to the Sun.
My wings fell & I
Dropped into the forbidden waters
Fate played its part
In keeping us apart.
Our reunion will always remain a dream
Maybe in a parallel universe we could’ve been a team!
Jul 24, 2022
Jul 24, 2022 at 5:46 AM UTC
I left my whole life behind
To be your companion
Your words are often hurtful & unkind
I’m slowly slipping into a bottomless canyon
My life is not my own
Since you make all the decisions
This marriage makes me feel so alone
I’m drowning under the weight of these impositions
Walk a mile in my shoes
Maybe then you’ll understand the gravity of my situation
7 billion people but it’s you I choose
And yet there’s not the slightest bit of reciprocation
I long for you to embrace & liberate my thoughts, my wants
Or to a certain degree engage in discussion
But the ambiguity of your response
Holds me back from communication
Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022 at 3:09 PM UTC
Look beyond the corsets & curves
Your gruesome remarks are not all she deserves
Look beyond that fragile hourglass figure
She comes with an unrestrained heart
You sexualise her flesh, when she is a masterpiece sculpted into art
Look beyond her curves & stretch marks
Her braille like blemishes & golden curls
Her stained skin, bumps & pores
Are all earned as battle marks
Look beyond her beige skin & burgundy wine stained lips
There’s more to admire than just her magnificent hip dips
Redefine the standards of modesty
She owns her every flaw
Rise above your prejudice & biased atrocity
Or you’ll be left aside like a torn out piece from an unfinished jigsaw
Jun 1, 2022
Jun 1, 2022 at 11:38 AM UTC
Why would I settle for crumbs
When I deserve the whole bakery
So I’ll allow this to weight down my lungs
To free myself off this slavery
It’s a privilege to be with me
In all honesty I’m a luxury
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022 at 1:53 PM UTC
I don’t know how it is I miss
These lips I’ve never known
The mouth I yearn to kiss
And arms that caress my flesh & bone
The time is at a stand still
My heart is next in line
And so I ask this against my will
What must I do to make you mine
Apr 10, 2022
Apr 10, 2022 at 12:15 AM UTC
We are no damsels in distress,
Don’t you try to turn us into your mistress.
Here’s a brief outline,
Without your last name we will get by just fine.
The season of chauvinism ends here,
We will no longer live in fear.
So speak as you may, in your bitter twisted lies.
Just like the phoenix, from our ashes we’ll rise.
Mar 8, 2022
Mar 8, 2022 at 11:40 AM UTC
Your wine stained lips
and their entrancing tales
Take me by surprise
Like two lovelorn drifters
On estranged shores
Consumed in each other’s eyes
Mar 2, 2022
Mar 2, 2022 at 9:27 PM UTC