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Priya Patel Jul 2013
Her leaves fell short
from protecting her bloom
Sadly, they too fell softly
to the ground
All is not lost
sweet filigree;
new petals will flourish
once again
Priya Patel Jul 2013
Stunned and silent, I can no longer feel

My hands tightly gripping the steering wheel

Your hands are cold around my throat

Why must I be the sacrificial goat

Why was it me you chose to follow

Death is imminent, hard to swallow




Silently I drive, my screams are within

Blade of a knife now piercing my skin

You ask for me to stop the car

But I have no idea where we are

Skies are black and the trees block all light

I am tied and blindfolded to impair my sight




My door creaks open and the cold air rushes in

he pulls me out, the ties cut into my skin

Dear God, I pray, please get me out

Give me the strength to try and shout

May someone hear me and set me free

From this man I once knew, now new to me




He drags me across sharp branches and stones

I scream from the pain as rocks cut-into my bones

I give up now as the darkness pulls me under

Outside all I hear is the sound of loud thunder

This man who preaches now committing a sin

He rips off my clothes, it is time now to begin




He is going to **** me, I am scared and cold

His hands touch my skin and I suddenly feel old

Old and weak with nothing but despair

As he drags me down and pulls back my hair

As I fight to keep him from touching me

He punches me over and over

and for once I can see




A bright light just ahead, asking me to come in

Silently I whisper,

forgive me father,

for I must have sinned
Priya Patel Jul 2013
You came to me

like a whisper in my ear;

soft and subtle

with a hint of more

Like my faithful shadow,

you walk beside me;

learning and loving

the many paths

that I have walked

Take my hand

and let us stroll

down the paths

that together

we have created

Let me learn and love you

as you have so openly

loved me
Priya Patel Jul 2013
My first sip of you

Sweet, strong, and everlasting

A taste of rich love

Soft and smooth, can't get enough

My first cup of hot coffee
Priya Patel Jul 2013
Alone in the dark

Light bounces where you have been

Your scent still lingers

Where I lay my head at night

I dream of you in my arms
Tanka Poem
Priya Patel Jul 2013
Cryptic glares

Voices in my ears

Why are you staring

Whispers around me

Rain soaked and cold

Shivers besiege me

The voices are laughing

Leave me alone!

Thunder outside stills

my heart, lightening

in the skies, in my ears

I clutch the sides of my head

Kneel down on the floor

Huddle against the cold wet wall

A rat scuttles past me

Eyes devilishly red

Staring into me as he runs

Into the dark alley beside me

The voices start screaming

my name over and over

Or is that my screams

Please make it stop,

still the voices inside my head

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep

The alarm blares into my room

I sit up fast, drenched in sweat

A dream, just a dream,

Same dream every-night

it was just a dream

I get up and stretch,

My breath ragged from

the screams within me

Finally, I look into the

many mirrors scattered

along the dark walls

And greet my voices good morning
Priya Patel Jul 2013
If, from a distance so vast
With the spell you have cast
A few words from your lips
Makes my heart perform flips
Imagine, what you do in my arms
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