#bymepoetry
She saved it for a rainy day
When she longed to have her fix
A withdrawal from the nostalgia bank
Would certainly do the trick
For it was among her most treasured memories
A quick revisit she knew would suffice
Not to undo life's wonderful blessings
But to simply feel everything twice
Mar 20, 2021
Mar 20, 2021 at 12:03 PM UTC
Today I gave in
I went back to bed
Surrendered to the voices
Inside my head
The incessant noise
Playing tag with my mind
I tried to find reason
Claim back what was mine
I looked for a way
To shake it right off
A stretch
Work out
A simple walk
Instead I thought,
If I just close my eyes
I'd cease analysing
The anguish
Building up inside
I lay there as the music
Fed my soul
Little by little
I took back control
Today was a day
Where I learnt something new
Being still, is a skill
A tough craft to do
For in my stillness
Radiance will shine through
My super power
My strength
My greatest virtue
Mar 5, 2021
Mar 5, 2021 at 2:33 PM UTC
Late nights
Toast fests
Shopping in the city
Long chats
Silly dancing
Trying to look pretty
Tears of joy
Some of sadness
An emotional rant or two
Six weddings
A few funerals
Five babies, my three, your two
The good, the bad, we were all we had
The list goes on, it's endless
The challenges life threw our way
Always learning and trying to comprehend it
I had your back
You had mine
Life was good and we lived it
Completely oblivious, no notion of time
Our all - we certainly did give it
So next chapter sis, with this year ahead
Time, is of the essence
Let’s make new memories, relish this life
Take stock and count our blessings
Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021 at 9:20 AM UTC
She stood there patiently waiting
For the steam to dissipate
As the mirror slowly revealed the lines
That earnt a place on her face
Honest, open and naked
Exposed and filter-free
Taking a moment to witness
The beautiful chaos she turned out to be
A flurry of deep emotions
At the mercy of her reflection
The room dead with silence
Through her eyes, her soul did beckon
Now that the guise was lifted
She welcomed the tears of pain
A euphoric and deep connection
Healing only she could mend
She lingered there a while longer
Enjoying her presence and space
Willing to take the next step
It was written all over her face
Embarking on a new journey
A promise she needed to make
To love and respect herself
For if not, it would be her biggest mistake
Feb 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021 at 12:49 PM UTC
Curious and free, my love
Remember how that felt
So young and so naive
No money, stature or wealth
Curious and free, my love
My God did we explore
Traversing around the globe
Two-three times, more...
Curious and free, my love
We danced with many a wave
Chased wild dolphins
Roamed seabeds and caves
Curious and free, my love
Sand trickled through our toes
Witnessed sunrises from mountain tops
Immersed headfirst in pistes of snow
Curious and free, my love
Late nights and sweet romancing
Wild parties, early mornings
Reminiscing of crazy dancing
Still curious but not so free my love
Our adultness restraints us
Still, wealthy from all those adventures
Maybe our next chapter will define us
Feb 4, 2021
Feb 4, 2021 at 12:54 PM UTC
Twenty Twenty
What a year
It‘s been
A Pandemic
Lockdown
All in between
We took on the news
A lot was said
Digested it
Analysed it
The papers we read
It was like nothing
We’d ever lived through before
It’s intangible force
We just couldn’t ignore
It crept up upon us
Like a thief in the night
Days on repeat
No end in sight
From loved ones
To livelihoods
Completey wiped out
Broken-hearted
Desolate
Filled with so much doubt
Tier one
Two
Three and four
Some followed the rules
Others chose to ignore
We needed some answers
A glimmer of hope
Too much to comprehend
On this never ending slope
Then came good news
A vaccine was near
Would this solve our problems?
No more living in fear?
With 2021 looming
As we ring in the New Year
What have we learnt?
What’s important?
What’s dear?
Maybe Mother Nature
Wasn’t being heard
A deeper message for us all
That wasn’t being shared
Finger on the button
Press rewind
Say hello to your neighbour
Practice being kind
Time to reflect
From this year to the next
How will you change you ways?
What will you do next?
Sometimes the hardest questions
Are the easiest to escape
But a conscious decision
Determines the action we take
A little gratitude perhaps?
Pay it forward?
Lend some help?
Practice daily affirmations ?
Look after your mental health?
I know one thing that’s true
For me I’m sure
I found my purpose
My reason
My cure!
Jan 2, 2021
Jan 2, 2021 at 6:00 PM UTC
At starting line, outspoken
At finish line, heartbroken
You and I were once a token
Now, words are left unspoken
© 2020 Poem by Verse Xscape
Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020 at 12:53 PM UTC
मन काग़ज़ की नाव,
जज़्बातों के समन्दर में बस बहें जा रहा है।
जो ये थम गया तो हैं डूब जाने का डर,
फिर भी ये आगे बढे जा रहा हैं।
Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020 at 2:43 PM UTC
Mummy used to buy me hair grease,
for my hair was a seismic wave of crease.
The scalp crying sweat,
the tantrums were the onset.
Wide tooth comb have mercy on the nots,
nests of lies and cheeky clots.
The flurries of dandruff deposit,
the skeletons in the closet.
Mummy brought out the blue magic,
the long strands thirsty to become ethic.
Such a wave of moisture,
like the silkiness of an oyster.
A perfect layer of braided Cornrows,
blended amongst the tropical mangoes.
Mummy says to me you’re a woman now,
be prepared and ready to plough,
the knotty hairs of your little ones.
Go and buy the same hair grease,
to ensure their naughty traits mature into peace.
Justine Louisy
Copyright ©Justine Louisy 2016
All Rights Reserved
Jul 9, 2020
Jul 9, 2020 at 1:38 AM UTC
गुज़र जातें हैं
लम्हे ये सोचने में की काश,
कभी तुम भी हमारी ओर आने वाला रास्ता चुनते।
और सोचने सोचने में अक्सर,
सारे रिश्ते, नाते, बातें, वादे,
सभी यादें बनकर रह जातें हैं।
Jun 29, 2020
Jun 29, 2020 at 2:55 PM UTC
Cherry blossoms from slumber awaken,
As she passes by in blithe, lissome grace,
Only to fall to ground, souls forsaken,
To that mesmerising smile on her face.
Stars adorn her shapely neck as diamonds,
The pale moonlight her fair countenance be,
Rubies glowing from western horizons,
Cast a fleeting blush on those cheeks shyly.
I bow down low to this divine spectre,
Trampled blossoms by her feet are Incense,
Hitherto abandoned pen, gold Sceptre,
Myrrh of heart’s blood, become my obeisance.
From the God Himself I seek forgiveness,
For, my verses have made love to His Goddess
Jun 20, 2017
Jun 20, 2017 at 11:13 AM UTC