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A tormenting sun burned above the vultures that circled above his thoughts anticipating his fall. His lips were chapped. Dried blood is the proof. This must be hell...

...The subtle growl of the sky
had woken her and
sometimes...
most of the time
gray clouds are
the alternative
sunrise...

...The journey had taken a little longer than what he had thought. And the heat... the heat was becoming too heavy for a burden. If only his tears would quench his thirst...

...She never believed in
angels
or at least find a reason to
convince her
that each breath is
a miracle...

...He had always thought that sunsets were promises of a solemn night. But as he stood at the edge of a cliff, he knew that that sunset will bring him the coldest eternal night...

...That night though
nothing
seemed
different but
the cold was somewhat heavy
and she couldn't help but think...
God
must be sleeping
again...
Mek
Mar09
3 am... the clock had told her. The morning dew was still taking its shape and the dream was still fresh in her mind. It lingered like a kiss' after taste. She wondered...

"Miles of 8, 000 Kisses..."
he started to pen
but it's too vague
and the dead
are not
talking today...

Strange... that dream was strange. It definitely tasted like a kiss but no one's there. It left a void and it only made the longing worse...

...He took another drink
and looked into
dreams
he saw her once
her hair drew
a silhouette of
cascades in the waterfall...

...She found herself staring at the moon again. The moonlight never gave her warmth. But something... something serene had embraced her. Secured. Contented. She closed her eyes...

...he stood there
at the edge of
contemplation
"Miles...
....of 8, 000 Kisses"
It made sense...
Mek
Feb09
The neighborhood is pretty much the same at 7 am. Change never existed here anyway. Gossips are the morning coffee and no one reads the paper anymore. Cigarette smoke is heavy in the air…

...She never enjoyed
the taste of eggs
or bacon at
breakfast
she seemed to be
in deep thought
always…

…Though it’s Monday, the kids are out on the streets playing while their parents yell and curse and throw things at each other. And the dog… the dog keeps on barking. So what’s new? An old man takes a sip from his pale coffee as he ponders at the thought. He lights another cigarette…

...Nobody notices her
at school
she’s like a ghost
lost in the numb
Better the geeks
they always
get some form of attention
at least…

…Hunger strikes again, its dinner time after all. Pulling the trigger is probably sick. But then again, perhaps this neighborhood would get sick if they don’t hear a gunshot at night…

...She thinks of mommy
as she cuddles
her teddy
She used to tell her
stories at bed time
but not tonight
“If only mommy’s here…”
There was a gunshot
It’s time to
sleep…
Mek
Feb09
...Some people live their lives
walking through dark alleys
to save their
sanity
from the threats of
what seems to be
the suspect of a usual doubt
Avoiding the pale light that
flickers with every blow
of a dictated system
They breathe
with their heads down
and the only thing that
makes them part
of what is real is their
unusual presence
mixed in the air
They tread their paths
like wading against the current
following the irony of a
peculiar scent
hoping that someday
it will lead them
to the promise of
Dry Silence...
Mek
Feb09
She wore a dress that reminded him of the blank spaces in a midnight sky. Her hair flowed playfully with each gentle blow of the wind. Time stopped when She took a hand...

...For a moment
he thought he heard a song
in the middle of the chaos
in his head
Bliss.....

...Seated on the ledge of a rock overhang that viewed the landscape of Man at the first sign of the sun, She bit her nails anxiously waiting for the next...

...He woke up
with the lingering
dream
it was love at first sight
and that song
that song was out
of tune. But....

...At dusk, she walked by the shore of what used to be white foam. Whispering a song as she played Her flute with the last remnants of sunlight...

...He had never felt
such contentment
before
and those tides
were... are
Tomorrow
till She whispered
"Not yet
...not yet"
First of several experimental pieces that i wrote. the idea is to collide prose with free verse to tell two separate stories that intersect at a certain point. A fellow writer once asked what do i call it... and i thought of "tangent free verse."

Mek
Feb09
If all else fail then perhaps it was never meant to be...


...Forgetting is
not easy
Never was and never will
Like walking
against
the fury of the wind
made by lovers
that forces the scent
of kisses into
running veins
that opens up
yesterdays
So I lit a
cigarette
and walk my head
back
home...
Mek
Feb09
...We look up to the sky hoping
the heavens would hear
our plea
Not to seek for something
that cannot be found but
to have something
that would save us
from the agony
in each drop of tormented
sanctity
Almost
into a scream
we utter this desperate
cry
and we mourn
for the things that were
never
ours
And we realize
thoughts never cleared
our heads...
Mek
Feb09
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