Word of the day - NEFELIBATA
Meaning - cloud walker, one who lives in the clouds of their own imagination
________
She was such a woman,
not just a woman though
she was a prodigy.
She made her own rules
and she made her own paths.
Her *******
was always high
in the sky
for the people
who carried prejudices
against her.
She waved them all,
a goodbye,
because suddenly
one day
she decided to
just leave
the misconceptions
and allegations
of the society
behind her.
Rock bottom
or cotton candy
she handles both.
She was one fierce woman
who worked
just for herself.
She had compassion
but she left it behind too.
Ferociousness was her.
Wherever she went,
she passed on her teachings
of how to care
but for yourself.
She lived in her own world,
maybe it was full of rainbows and unicorns
or
maybe it was filled with blazing guns and people running for their lives,
either way, she managed to pull a smile through it all.
She was her own master.
She was her own maker.
She was a woman, a prodigy.

Word of the day- MOROSIS
Meaning- the stupidest of stupidities
________
I have stood in a corner
and peed straight
on someone’s car.
I have spit on the feet
of a policeman
while I was drunk.
I drove while
I was drunk
on tequila, ***** and whiskey.
I have slapped
my little brother
when he touched my guitar.
I have left
my school buddies
for my new friends.
I have said
“I hate you”
to my parents.
I have dropped out of college
to pursue my dream
of being a musician.
I have spread rumours
about chicks
in my school.
I have lied
countless times
to get a girl in my bed.
All these stupidities aside,
my biggest stupidity was
leaving her.
The one who challenged
every cell of my being.
The one who made me
blush like a ten year old girl.
The one for whom
I climbed a fire escape.
The one for whom
my heart throbs.
And I let her go
straight from my arms
to his.
And that
is my stupidest of stupidities.

Word of the day - LATIBULE
Meaning - a hiding place
_______
Whenever the voices get loud
Whenever the people get too near
Whenever my heart starts beating it’s own rhythm
Whenever the sky changes colour
Whenever I see a problem standing on the corner
I run.
I run away.
I run.
I run towards
my haven,
my place.
Where the chirpy birds
and sleek trees
are my only companion.
I go to that place
to take a breath of air
and freedom.
I touch the ground
and a wave of nostalgia hits me in the gut, everytime.
I worship that home so it takes care of me.
It feeds me peace.
It feeds me serenity.
It feeds me what skyscrapers
and a cubicle
and a girlfriend
and a rude boss
can’t,
It feeds me love.
And after my break,
or shall I say runaway,
after one spoon of freedom
I return back
with the promise
that I will be back to taste it again,
with the realisation that this elixir of freedom
is never ending.

Word of the day- KALON
Meaning- beauty that is more than skin-deep

Poetry to me was not the words
written on a piece of paper
by myself
in the hour of need.
Poetry to me was not
the pleasure I got
in seeing her smile
so brightly, it made me wonder.
Poetry to me was not
when she held my hand
in hers
and whispered “it will be okay”
Poetry to me was not
her eyes, always filled with
a depth I lose myself in,
everytime I look in them.
Poetry to me was not
the way she talked,
because when she did
sparkles came.
Poetry to me,
was her kindness,
when I saw her helping
everyone around her.
Poetry to me,
was her tears
which emerged
on small incidents.
Poetry to me,
was the long nights shared between us
because at that moment
she was real.
Poetry to me,
was her opening her hear
and letting me see
all those dark memories.
Poetry to me,
was her confidence
in herself
even after failing for so many years.
Poetry to me,
was she on the whole
because she was a bird
I could never cage.
Poetry to me,
was she on the whole
because she was a firework
once it emerged, the most peaceful thing to look at.

Word of the day - JACTANCY
Meaning - bragging

Praising my slender body
in front of his friends
Talking about my long tanned legs
to his siblings
Boasting about my cooking skills
to his parents
Speaking of our compatibility in bed
in front of his exes
He was constantly bragging
about me
to others
rather than me.
He didn’t show me off,
nope.
He always bragged
how this hot piece of ***
is to call.
To me, he said nothing,
no sweet whispers
no chocolates
no flowers
no praises.
I was just a gateway for him.
I was just some girl
he could **** whenever he want.
I was just some girl
he could call his girlfriend.
And one day
I put my foot down
and dragged him and his brags
out of my pretty decent life.

Word of the day - IRIDESCENT
Meaning - producing a display of rainbow like colours
________
Under the violet sky
I said goodbye
to her long silky hair
and her slender curves.
Her indigo dress
fitted perfectly
on her tiny waist
and appropriate hips.
The blue heels
with sequins on top
made her long legs
look oddly beautiful.
Beside us stood
a green tree,
under its shade
we kissed for the first time.
Her yellow bracelet
gifted to her
by her deceased father
hanging around her wrist.
The orange ice lolly
she is holding
and ******* on
brings memories of our first date.
The red lipstick
she is wearing like a queen
makes me want to
take her right there.
She was bleeding colours
all of them
at once.
To top it all,
her rainbow hair
were shining brighter
in the dark times.
Blackness was looming
all around me
but one look at her
and around,
and seeing what I was missing on
I decided
not to say goodbye.
I decided to give
the rainbow around me a chance.
I decided for once
to wear the colours
I never wore.

Word of the day - HEIMAT
Meaning - a place that you can call your home
________

What if I tell you
in your deep layers of skin
I found a place
I call my home.
Your touch
soothed me as
nothing could ever do.
People are stable
they can be turned into your homes.
And a home with a heartbeat
that’s just
another blessing to have.
People are careful
so your home is always safe.
But in lives, always come a time
when you have to go
leaving your home away.
And now when it’s a person,
with whom you find that comfort,
that peace, that coziness
which can only be found in a home,
you don’t want to let go
because you’re homesick.
His kisses, his hugs, his loving nature
all that
made you call him your home
and now
when it’s time to call someone else your home,
you are not ready.
He became your place.
He became the place you went to
when you needed space.
He became your home.