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shaqila Jun 2013
It seems it's here and there
But sometimes it's everywhere!
Feel free to interpret 'it'!
shaqila May 2013
like  away  love  eyes
light  heart  time  life
night  dreams  way  falling
reaches  silent  left  lost

water  soul  just  till  mind
holding  tears  make  want
say  child  place  new
says  things  kiss  words

shadows  inside  know  dream
forever  lose  day  allow
world  truth  god  longer
slowly  meaning  angels  friend

think...
The above is a compilation of some of the common words used by a poet here on HP as it appears in the Words page! Somehow, the words seem to create poetry on its own or i'm just crazy! lol!
shaqila Feb 2013
A - As you were son, the sun has not come out yet
B - Be careful, it's hot, sip slowly
C - Can you please tuck in your shirt!
D - Don't! touch that!
E - Enough already, put the toys away!
F - For goodness sake, don't spill the juice!
G - Grandma's coming tomorrow!
H - Hurry up! we're gonna be late!
I - In a minute, son! In a minute!
J - June already....(sighing)
K - Kissy, kissy, mommy loves you, sweetheart!
L - Leave her alone!
M - Maybe! I said maybe!
N - No means No!
O - Oh my God! What have you done this time?
P - Please, please tidy your room
Q - Quick! Grandma's on the line!
R - Really?! That's your best excuse!
S - Sorry sweetheart not tonight
T - Today?! What do you mean Today?!
U - Uncle Henry will go with you, okay?
V - Vanilla ice cream with chocolate topping!
W - Wait a minute young man, say that one more time
X - Xanax? oh thank you, I needed that
Y - You what?! Who is she?!
..................................
Z - Zephyrs blow as she's lowered to the ground
(Goodbye mummy, I'll see you soon....)
The above is a fictional poem!
shaqila Apr 2014
My sister my all
You have risen
Even though
Many times you fell
Like night begets day
You shine for all
With your beloved beside you
Your mission you recall
Though impossible it appeared at times
You labored on
You conquered all
Now stand you proud and tall
With the cap on your head
Another feather to behold
You smile and welcome it all
My sister my all
Though far be us all
We gladly applaud your achievement and all
One mountain down
Many more to come
Rest for a while and let the feeling linger
You did it
You did it all!
shaqila Jan 2013
i see numbers in my head
much like a kaleidoscope
except they're all numbers in my head

turning and twirling
transforming from one to another
and widening and lengthening

what these numbers mean, i do not know
yet every time i close my eyes
they'll appear, i should know

i want to find a meaning
and a reason
but until now, nothing appears
only questions and marring

i have not slept
in a long time
or maybe i sleep
i don't know
numbers, numbers everywhere
i close my eyes and they're always there
shaqila Apr 2014
I browse the poems on Hello Poetry
and chance upon yours,
It shakes me to my core,
Like it was written by me, for me.

My thoughts you spread out on display,
My miseries, you named them.
How did you know?
How could you have known?
The blood shed was wiped clean,
The bruises, camouflaged accordingly.

But here, staring at me,
were details of my life,
Penned by a seemingly unknowing entity.

Inclined to turn away,
I quickly close the page,
Goodbye Poet,
Goodbye Poetry!
© shaqila
4172014
shaqila Jul 2013
I like the word oxymoron –
probably my favourite English word,
It sound derogatory but it is just a figure of speech.
I kind of like the word nincompoop
but I’d change it a bit to noncompoop
which would then I can say is an abbreviation for non-competent ****.
I made up the word mysticscientist –
I know it’s hard to say, perhaps i should shorten it to myscientist.
I like the word strumpet,
coz even though it sounds like a musical instrument,
It’s actually another word for a ****, not the eating kind.
Another fav of mine is teetotaller,
I mean who on earth would ever guess this to mean
someone who doesn’t consume alcohol,
really who came up with this, I’d really like to know.
When young, I learnt a word that truly stuck;
It’s guffawed meaning laughed out loud;
It’s the prefix guff that completely throws you off,
guff out loud, she guffawed or gol like lol!
(guff is not a prefix, just saying it looks like one: guffstraying, guffanalysing, guffanance)
Everyday I open the dictionary to discover new English words;
it’s a wonder to me, that the list keeps growing
only 26 letters but still quite amazing.
Disclosure: i made up guffstraying, guffanalysing, and guffanance to show how guff might be beautifully used as a prefix – gol! 
shaqila Sep 2013
Ovulations are jubilations
that result in celebrations
*if so intended
shaqila Jan 2013
Passion drives us to great heights and achievements
The passion drawn from the ****** position
The will to survive to take our first breath, to know life
The passion that lingers and stills the heart for a moment
To stand and stare at the passing wild flower
Passion shared by two in the throes of ****** hunger
That connects and binds and twines beings into one
Passion so felt within a heart
will make a simple person extraordinary

Passion to live beyond, just over the line
Taking risks, taking chances
Passion to love, to live, to dance, to eat, to laugh, to cry, to feel
Passion makes the difference
Between the millionaire and the pauper
Passion – everyone has it
It’s whether you want to use it or save it for later!
shaqila Feb 2013
A soft spoken lady she was not
Neither timid nor fragile
Alone she tarried with six girls in tow
She set up home while around her was gloom

With boldness and courage, she always moved forward
Head always held high with dignity and pride
She raised her daughters much like soldiers in the army
Some fell through the crack but back to her fold, they always hurried

She was never sweet or smiled too much
It was not for lack of love but more of a disciplined lifestyle
She however mellowed once her first grandchild arrived
Loving became easier and perhaps she learnt how to smile

She taught us to work hard and stick to a schedule
If you want to do something, do it to completion
Cleanliness was next to godliness or so she reminded us
Her hands were always busy minding the flowers or some vegetables

I do not miss her like how I used to miss her
It seems these days she’s always near when I need her
Her life has been rich with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren
She may be gone but she left a legacy for generations to come!
In memory of my Patima (grandma) – it’s been two years since she’s moved on.
shaqila Dec 2013
Some like 'em plump and luscious
I like 'em green!
Talking about mangos of course! ;-)
shaqila Apr 2014
Poet by night, body embalmer by day,
Sealing the wounds,
Pulling the skin behind the ear, just so,
Perfect; nipped and tucked just right.

Poet by night,
Your vocation, I envy not,
When toes are tagged,
and you take over,
Masterpieces are created,
Each a wonder.

You stand back and stare
At your work divine
Master craftsman at work
“Please do not disturb!”

Still only a poet by night,
By and large, a creator by day!
shaqila Aug 2013
Princess Lollypoppy lived in a castle far away
But all she could think about is running far far away
Ever since prince lollypoopsie was born
All she could see was her clothes being torn

She tried one day to runaway
Unfortunately her father's carriage stood in the way
She tried cycling through the forest
But her tires kept getting caught in the mud and she had to give it a rest

Her mother was of no help,
Ever since the prince arrived
Her life was totally ignored
It was always 'don't scream, your brother will wake'
or 'give it back, your brother will cry'

It felt like the end of the world for Princess Lollypoppy
When even her clothes were given away
She decided enough was enough
And went into a deep sleep
till today, she has yet to awaken from her deep slumber
Awaiting the prince who will never come
and the fairy godmother who never existed!
Dedicated to my little niece :)
shaqila Aug 2013
Princess Lollypoppy is going to school
Albeit kiddy school, it's still school
Many friends will she make
Possibly some hearts she would break
Maybe now's a good time for her to gather her troops
For the kingdom she intends to overtake
Surely three and four year olds will listen to her
She'll give them lollies in exchange for their loyal regard
Her plans are in motion
A coup is underway
Wait a minute, what is Prince Lollypoopsie doing in the door way!
my little niece is going to nursery and so's her little brother :)
shaqila Jul 2013
Chomping on leaves was all he’s ever known
They keep me going, he used to say
Albeit slowly but that’s alright
I have nowhere to go
My brothers, all five of them, love their leaves

Their world was plentiful and vast
Rain or shine, I’m always protected by the very leaves I eat
Sometimes he did get lost
But my brothers come get me most of the time
One day, not sure what was happening, he panics
I can’t move, I am dying!!
He was covered in a sheath of cotton-like cocoon
And left that way for years it seemed
(Time lapse)
*I’m trapped, I’m trapped, let me out
I start pushing, the sheath breaks
I push further and harder
Flutter, flutter, I fly away
I’m not sure if a caterpillar becoming a butterfly is actually rebirth in the Buddhist sense. But what if Rebirth is every time you die to your old self/thinking and start over. What if rebirth means a second/third/fourth chance to get it right without really dying, just transforming? Yes, what if!
shaqila Aug 2013
DE where are you?
I miss you
I know summer is sweet
I thought we could meet
Here on HP
Life has become dull
Without your ten word
Word play and such
Reveal yourself oh mighty poet!
I miss you deeply
Make an appearance, please
I beseech thee humbly
Anyone know what's happened to DE?
shaqila Jul 2013
As random as the appearance of rainbow
As fresh as grasses tipped with morning dew
Like lightning, a forerunner of thunder
It’s slick and smooth and full of energy

As happy as a little girl with a soft dolly
As giddy as a kid in a theme park
Like stars that glitter when the sun’s gone to bed
Like rough seas and gigantic waves

Love comes and conquers all!
shaqila Jul 2013
Gleaming eyes shining green
Long ***** hair unkempt but moving
As teemed with life in each strand
Flowing yellow transparent chiffon, **** or sari?
You advance, i retreat
Step by step, it’s appears a dance
Even though pitch dark
Your luminosity lights our path
Oh ****, i hit a wall, no opening, too high to climb
i kick and scream but not even echoes sound
You’re gruesome self, nearing, i scream and cower
I pass out?
I’m in my room in a corner by the closet
Parents hovering, wondering, asking together
Me - it was a dream...
No, impossible, so lucid, vivid
The lady, the green eyes, the moving strands of hair
I was dreaming?
mmmm....
shaqila Oct 2012
So what if our ages are months or years apart,
Love lies not in numbers.
So what if our abodes are airplanes or a bus ride apart,
Love is not curbed by distance.
So what if our incomes are millions or thousands apart,
Love is not controlled by dollars.
So what if our Gods or those we think rule us are different,
Love is immune to such differences.
So what if our preference in music is as vast as the sky is spread across the ocean,
Love does not lie in music alone.
So what if our boundaries seem to others as two poles of the magnet;
But yet to us,
We are glued by an invisible bond of gooey stuff that
Goes beyond the superficial stuff
Of colour and creed and cross,
The ties that bind us do not depend on the eyes that see us,
Love so feeling, kind and healing,
Energizing and vibrating,
Absorbing and melting,
Into each other now and forever more!!

© shaqila
shaqila Jul 2013
From afar you looked so beautiful and majestic
Standing here, now, all i feel are rain showers
How can one stand so majestic almost magical
Be nothing more than reflections of light on water

You can't hold it...

My tears blends in with the rain
At the disappointment of not being in the bow
Nevermind the gold and treasure they say you hold
After traveling thus far just to see you in the glow
Am now overwhelmed by the ache in my heart
standing beneath the rainbow i come apart...
Lesson to be learnt: some things can only be appreciated from afar.
shaqila Jul 2011
I gave you life; you came from inside me,
Even though you began with a little of him and me, I sustained you
You literally lived off me
You grew up on the gist of what I consumed
You were tied to me with an undeniable chord
Without me you could not exist
You were a part of me, an inextricable part of me
I could have cut off your life – I held the power
Nevertheless, I am mere human with a soft spot.

You grew larger and I grew,
I developed as you did,
I felt you inside of me
No one will know the satisfaction of being filled up like that,
Or perhaps it’s the secret that women hold
Your life in mine, Your body in mine
No one can get closer than that.

Then the day came when you didn’t need me anymore
You were strong and brave and you wanted to sustain your own
You came out, You breathed on your own, You ate on your own
You bear resemblance of him and me
The physical chord was cut
But why oh why do I still feel your tug,
Every time you cry, you laugh, you crawl, you walk, you run,
You play, you go out, you vacation with friends, you leave home,
You date, you get married,
I still feel you inside me
Moving, filling me up and still tugging all the time….
shaqila Jun 2013
Vivacious, atrocious
Super capricious
Precocious and ferocious
Precious and gracious
Malicious and facetious
Long lashes
Gory gashes
Fiery slashes
Tunic mashes
Souls igneous
In the end, it’s all ashes, just ashes...
shaqila Aug 2013
Teach me and I’ll learn
How the jigsaw puzzles fit together
I’ll learn how to put away the toys when I’m done
I’ll even learn how to make
A sandwich when you’re gone
But please don’t lock me up in a cell with no window
And tie up my hands so
That I can’t even scratch my face

Teach me and I’ll learn
To smile at strangers
You call friends
I’ll even hug them if you teach me
But please don’t lock me away
And throw away the key

Teach me and I’ll learn
How to use the toilet
I’ll even push the flush handle
If you teach me
I’ll learn to stand in the shower
And make myself clean
I’ll even rub some soap on me
If you teach me

But please don’t’ give up on me
And send me away
Into the prison they say
Rehabilitates
I will learn from you
I promise!
Teach me!
shaqila Mar 2014
The angel moves stealth-like
Appearing as summoned
Here and there to help
Look out, he could be watching
Making sure the nightmare monsters are held at bay

I have an angel watching me
Day and night
His work does not cease
Amazed at the honor
Of having you around me
Just wishing to touch and feel your feathery body
shaqila Jul 2013
that instant when you die
people around you cry
that is if you're lucky
to have friends and family nearby

that instant that you die
your spirit heaves a sigh
finally, you're out
out to roam the earth and sky

that instant that you die
angels are standing by
to help you transit
from here to the other side

that instant that you die
a loud cry is heard on earth
which wakes the demons
who come to see if you're theirs

that instant that you die
i cannot lie, i smile
in knowing the plan had worked
and now you're gone
and i can live
and learn
and sigh...
that instant that you die...
shaqila Feb 2013
It started twenty years ago
How it came to be here, i do not know,
But slowly it had grown from one
to a colony and then
to multiple colonies
Striving on blood and sugar
      Oh yes, they love human blood and sugar!
They could have lived here forever
Their downfall was their greed
And over expansion,
     when their presence became
     more prevalent and started
     invading more and more space
     making me uncomfortable.
So, the artillery came down heavy on them,
They had to be destroyed
Every single one of them,
First, their food source was cut off
Then, they were annihilated, blasted out of my space,
I feel lighter now and a bit hollow
After all, a couple of decades inside me
I must have drawn some attachment,
But no regrets, the Aliens must go
And they went, not willingly but
Through force and heavy armoury!
Dedicated to my sister who underwent a removal of fibroids – she’s almost perfect now!
shaqila Nov 2012
I wrap you around with my wings,
Do you feel the warmth?
I enclose you so that your
Head lies on my ******* of feathers.
I am your angel sent by the universe,
Because you asked, I came,
You asked to be loved,
I love you,
You asked to be comforted,
I comfort you,
You asked to be forgiven,
God forgives you, Forgive yourself,
You asked where was my angel then,
She was a little late in the making,
I am here now,
Rest, son, rest, as they say on earth,
It will be okay!

© shaqila 21, 11, 2012
shaqila Mar 2013
I
In an instant they knew, as sure as the sun comes out each morn, that their destinies will never be the same again. And they embraced and sat in, waiting for the rain to stop and for reality to wake them up.
It didn't and thus they lay when they were found by the villagers, in an embrace and some say with a smile on their faces. Nobody knew what happened, it seems like they were alive one minute and gone the next...

II**
We closed our eyes and let the darkness consume us. Then, holding hands, we flew to the star in the middle of Orion's belt. We were dressed in loose transparent garments. We found a bed of hay-like material to lie. Our hands softly explored each other while our mouths kissed a million kisses.

'Let's stay here forever', she says. Undecided, her lover relents to the only love he has known. When they awaken, they find themselves in a field filled with strawberries and pumpkin. He grabs some strawberries and feeds his love and eats some. They explore the field hand in hand creating a trail of fluttering butterflies as they walk.
She thinks, I need a bath and immediately they're transported to a gorgeous river where the water rushes at just the right speed to refresh and yet not be swept away.
Introduction to a blossoming story...
shaqila Dec 2012
Christmas comes and goes,
There is a lot of buying and selling,
Malls become alive with Santas, reindeers and elves.
They say Jesus was born around this time,
Thus, the birth of hope, love and some say Son of God.

We are funny like that,
We equate the celebration of the birth of goodness with
Spending as much money as possible,
And God help those who don’t have enough.
We teach our kids about gift giving and asking for the best
And behaving themselves for the ultimate aim of some present at the end of the year.

It doesn’t matter I guess in the end,
We’re human and allowed to portray our weakness and ignorance
After all, who cares if,
Down the block, in the ghetto, the baby is still crying,
Why even the three kings, are still just watching.

Some higher power thought we’d make a difference
He even sent his angels to help
But we as humans and prone to err
Have taken a humble birth and have turned it
into a billion dollar money making industry,
Churches abound with seemingly happy people
While the baby in the manger, still stays crying.
shaqila Apr 2013
The parliament is dissolved they said
Elections within two months they said
Don’t  vote for the other side they said
The other side is corrupted they said
The incumbent is a liar, thief and adulterer they said
The other guy will pawn the country they said
They said they will give us money
And avail cheap food, education and medical
They said they know what they’re doing
They’ve been doing it for many years

It’s funny how they say a lot of things
Some very nasty, not fit for learned people
I just hope it doesn’t rain, so i can do my rounds
I just hope they buy my bread, buns and snacks
When six o’clock comes!
shaqila Mar 2014
First it was #PRAY4MH370
which swiftly changed to #RIPMH370
and now it's transformed to #REMEMBERINGMH370

Two weeks of unrealized hope
dashed one late evening by some satellite scope
Only to be faced with the deep blue ocean
and possibility of confirmation

That dear ones lie in some ocean bed
Perhaps forever trapped, it was tragically said
Technology so advance, that can find a particle in an atom
and a black hole in the universal chasm

Yet mystified that none can locate the so-called plane crash site proper!
*cue - Twilight Zone music
shaqila Dec 2013
The coconut tree is unlike any other
From root to shoot
All valuable all useful
Giving shade when weaved into roof patches
Giving sustenance in the form of food and drink
Even when completely chopped, it leaves its marks
As the bridge people built to cross the river!
Some people are born into royalty, some become royale in deed and words. The above is my little tribute to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013).
shaqila May 2013
The Dolphins came to heal me
They didn’t know it wasn’t meant to be
They circled me & brushed pass my legs
I felt their healing but I could not receive it
Wounded hearts do not heal
Broken dreams do not soar
Crushed spirits do not forgive

The dolphins came again
This time with a heart to replace mine
They put it in place of the old
They swam away with the old
The new heart felt good inside
I could heal
I could soar
And I could forgive

Some years later the dolphins came again
They came with another heart yet again
I was to take care of it
I was thrilled
I was happy looking after it, for a while

The dolphins came again some years later
To check how I was doing with the extra heart
It was too much work and so I gave it back to  them
They were sad as they swam away

I looked out at sea one day after many a lonely years
Longing for the healing of the dolphins
One dolphin came up to me and said
“My heart is all I have to give”
I did not know if I should take it
Just as I was pondering, another dolphin swam by and said
“Try again”
I took it and tried to love again

It was better this time
I did not deceive myself and I let it be
Two hearts were better I thought
Then, what about another two, the dolphin asked
I took them and cared and shared
And today I have six hearts to behold….
The dolphins smiled and waved goodbye….
shaqila Aug 2013
You have reached the end of your story
A story marked by various phases
Childhood, youth, adult, old age
A story with many adventurous climbs
and thrilling downhill runs

Sometimes submerged in mud, struggling to move
Sometimes floating in the sky, basking on feathery clouds
Completed journeys, established relationships
All captured in a story, your story...
And now you've reached
The End
shaqila Mar 2014
Daddy, you said, 'I'll see you soon",
Soon is here but you're not.

"Keep this for me, I'll be back soon",
You did not come back.

"I'll go one last time. It'll be alright",
You didn't return and it's not alright.

"I can't believe, am finally going home",
You didn't realize it was your final home.

"It was a good trip but too short. Next time, I'll stay longer",
There is no next time now.

Final or infinite
Appearing really disappearing
Many stories, many tales spun
You're still gone and I'm all alone...

*All right, Good Night!" were your final words
Nothing's right, and
nothing's good about the dark of the night that still persists.
shaqila Aug 2013
I have a list
The job is mundane, same old, same old
Murderers, conceiters, haters, ....
No remorse even at the last breath

Today is a busy day
Lots of you to claim
First on my list is a thief
He stole children for a living
And sold them to the highest bidder
Sometimes, I think the Guy upstairs is so unfair
What’s wrong with taking a child
And selling her so she’ll get a better life

Not that I’m complaining
Contrary to popular belief
Hell is kind of empty
Most people in their last living moments
Say they’re sorry and zam! I lose!

This guy is different
Peter Hinckley the Child Snatcher
He doesn’t know he’s walking into a trap
And he’ll be shot dead by the cop hiding across the street

So, here I am, Ok, Now!!
“Gotcha, come with me, Peter Hinckley!
Welcome to Hell! Where it’s always breakfast in bed! Not!
Haha!”

My next is a woman, those are rare down there
Henrietta Bugglery – “Gosh, what a name!”
Her one and only sin – loving herself too much
Till she hated everyone else

It’s not her fault, I don’t think
She has it all but wisdom
So how can it be her fault
Well I suppose she could have been better to her children
But she hated them too apparently
Ahh humans, I’ll never get them, I suppose!

Henrietta was ready but she didn’t expect Me!
Not that I’m not pretty but I have to hide my face
Seeing me sometimes jolts them back to life!

“OK, Missy, let’s go!”
“What do you mean let’s go? Who are you? And where are we going?”
“HELLLL! Missy!!”
“Who are you?”
“ Darth Vader!”
(and they say i don’t have a sense of humor)
“You mean like from Star Wars?”
“Yes, exactly that – Let’s Go!”
“I’m not going anywhere with you!”
“Oh come on, don’t make me zap you there.
I like you all to arrive happily, after all the rest of eternity is a long time”
“Get lost! I’m not coming with you!!”
“Oh well, you leave me no choice!
Welcome to Hell!”
I lift my hand and she is stretched excruciatingly (it appears) into Hell

You’d think my work is easy
Actually, it’s not
Sometimes, I wish we had some of your high tech equipments down there
Then, I won’t have to do this myself
I could have me some robots who would never mess up
Or suddenly have a soft heart like in the case of ....
Oh ****, I’m saying too much!!

*P.S. Don't worry, I'm probably not coming for you
P.S.S. I lie, a lot!
shaqila Apr 2014
"You think you know me,
Think again,
I Am waiting."
shaqila Dec 2013
Sometimes a kiss is just a kiss
But sometimes it's the prelude  
That ascends the being into heaven
shaqila Jun 2012
Here we are on our final rendezvous before we go our separate ways,  
Loving you has been pleasure and pain blended in tears and laughter,
As we sit drenched and dripping with water on this sandy beach,
My heart feels the pain you’re feeling.
This could be the last of the sun set I’ll share with you,
So, I’ll smile and laugh and make you think I’m alright,
I’ll leave you with this beautiful picture of us against the reddish sky,
This may be my last sun set with you but for you
It shall be the beginning of many new sunrises with the one who loves you.
I wish you well my love and thank you for sharing these last moments with me,
As the sun disappears behind the clouds and sea,
I’ll embrace you one last time as you steal a kiss from me.
shaqila Jan 2013
The grandfather clock painfully strikes ten
My lover appears in my mind again
She’s miles away and yet she moves my core being
With her smile and grace, I can only stand in awe
I imagine her lying beside me, my arms wrapped around her
To keep her safe from harm’s hand
And I am gently stroking her skin and feel her goosebumps appear
I can smell her freshly washed hair gently brushing against my face
I lift her hair up and lay a kiss on the back of her neck
She shivers and pulls my arms tighter around her body
My mind is playing tricks on me
For a moment, I think I do feel her presence here and near
I may be dreaming or just imagining
But the night is young and She’s on my Mind.
shaqila Jul 2011
The Sea is always in front of me and my Heart steadily grows weary.
Vithanage is nowhere to be found.
I often sit silently just watching the horizon wishing and hoping.
Just a mirage of Vithanage would have been enough to revive my dying soul,
My soul is dying, my body feels nothing.

I left my heart at sea with Vithanage and now it is lost forever,
The big wave that came, washed away my love with my heart in its fold,
The Sea, I will never forgive her,
I was happy with my Vithanage
but she couldn’t bear to see the happiness in my face,
She took away all that was mine, my love, my life, my land.

All I see is water in front of me but my love’s nowhere in sight,
I am waiting for the next big wave,
When it comes, I shall throw myself into her arms and join my Vithanage,
Then, we will be one and the Sea cannot separate us,
My heart belongs to Vithanage and only there shall I find my rest.



*(In memory of the Tsunami that hit Sri Lanka)
shaqila May 2013
He loves me, He loves me not,
He answers me when I call, every time,
He listens to me attentively,
He opens doors, mmmmm,
He pulls out chairs,
He calls just to say ‘I love you’.
He smiles at me whenever our eyes meet,
He holds my hands when we walk,
He makes me laugh,
When I cry, he wipes my tears,
He holds me so close to him,
He makes me think I’m his all,
and yet when I pull away,
He lets me go.
He doesn’t shower me with expensive gifts,
He creates his gifts, they’re priceless,
He gave me a bottle of ocean air once,
He picked a leaf for me from when he was in Japan,
He gave me a mirror with a small picture of him,
So when I look at it, I will always see us together,
The sweetest part of him though, is the way
He remains locked up in my memory,
Haven’t you guessed, this man is non-existent as yet
And probably will never be.
One can hope, right? lol!
shaqila Aug 2013
Time cries for no one
A mystery i think time is
Seconds, minutes, hours, days, .....
It continues without a care in the world

We plan and plant and wait and harvest
Then, we do it all over again
With time, we move on and on
There is no pause, only continuum

Time cries for no one
People pass on, pets pass on
Life recycles
Poets philosophize
Philosophers ponder
Sounds pointless, all of these
It's an adventure, almost predestined
A web of feelings
This is life, they say
This is life...
TBC, forever
TBC - to be continued
shaqila Dec 2012
My soul feels tortured tonight,
Not being able to say out loud
What I feel inside.
Holding you in my hands
Only to realize you're in my head and
Not in front of me.
I can hear your breath
and yet can't feel your warmth.
You're entering into me
It feels like,
Yet I am only in your head
As you are in mine
The dreams come and go
With many unanswered questions
******* of souls
Release of sadness
Yet unbeholding the joy fully
As the dreams that draw us close are
Also dividing us through time and distance.
I am tortured tonight,
My tortured soul releases the cries it has held inside
I weep a soulful, mournful cry of release
As you come inside me
And wake the sleeping goddess of ages and lives past!
shaqila Sep 2013
To the ground, to the ground, the country must fall,
If it is to rise again, free from leeches, mosquitoes, et. al.

Murderers walk free
Gangsters parade their ware
A country controlled by thieves petty
Citizens governed lack of care

A dozen missions have now been declared
To the moon, to space, there and back
Petty thieves calling themselves politicians
Will be forever doomed, karma bites back

Poet laureates hauled to prison
Patriotism is questioned
If petty thieves continue ruling
Why wouldn’t learned souls rise to action?

Hope is nowhere in sight
Dissension and strife are forthcoming
Divide and conquer, it worked really well
First the British and now the national front

To the ground, to the ground, the country must fall,
If it is to rise again, free from leeches, mosquitoes, et. al.
(Me hopes not, but it seems inevitable)
shaqila Jan 2013
Will you hold me when I’m cold and lonely
Will you comfort me when I’m in need of a shoulder
Will you hug me when I’m silenced by the day’s care
Will you love me and save me from the world’s snare

Will you wipe away the tears from my eyes
Will you calm my unruly thoughts
Will you touch my heart
Will you make my soul smile

Will you take my hand in yours and guide me across life’s roads
Will you put your arms around me and share the simple things of life with me
Will you accompany me through life’s hardships
Will you support me when I’m no longer able to hold my own

Will you talk with me till the sun comes out
Will you wrap me in the safety of your arms as we go to sleep
Will you make love with me with all your heart and soul and mind
Will you?
shaqila Jul 2013
it's crazy but it's true,
i love you,
and Vladimir too!
shaqila Jan 2013
The Gods were kind and they were pleased with the work of their hands,
Now i get to see the chiseled self that hides the man inside,
Whether passion prevails or not, only time will tell,
But till then, the Gods have smiled upon us, much to our delight.
shaqila Feb 2013
You came out of your hole as you do every year,
You're so cuddly and cute, I wish you'd stay,
Here, beside me like you do in August and May,
Oh wait a minute, that wasn't you, was it dear?

I love you dearly and want to kiss you daily,
If only seasons were not so envious and cause us misery.

The sky is a bit grey now
and as quickly as you appear, you disappear,
Oh does that mean
I will be lonely again for another year?
But it's Valentine and who will i dine, dear?

You sensed my sorrow and you turn around
and you say gently, almost profound,
It's not valentine's my love,
It's Groundhog's Day! Go and Return another day!
haha!
shaqila Apr 2014
I want to be the one who silences your demons
I want to be the pain that spurs you to run with the wind
I want to be the love and light you ask in your darkened dreams
I want to be the hushed voice in your head amidst screams of nothingness
I want to be the gentle wind that moves you to goosebumps
I want to be the feathery touch at dawn as you rise
I want to be the whispers of the moon and the anguish screams of the thunderstorm
I want to be the sweet nectar of heaven and the devilish sting of hell
I want to be the cawing crow that awakes you
I want to be the gentle nudge that calls your attention
I want to be all that and more
Are you ready?
Give me fierce fiery hell or banish me to heaven
Give me all or nothing
don't give me half hearts and lukewarms
I'll spit you out and have the dragons trample you
Give me you or give me nothing
I'm here wanting and waiting
Are you ready?
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