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

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!

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

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

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