#theotherside
I look at the mirror
to only find her staring back,
she who's mastered the art of smiling
and to hide those stray tear tracks.
Silence is her weapon of choice,
it's edgy tip enough to raise dread,
in face of her frosty ire, one would
prefer the bursts of temper instead.
Like the duck that paddles in calm,
she too rests surrounded by muck
and underneath, her fury churns,
ready to blast it all to dust,
She's picked up every insult,
stored it in a corner to recollect
and designs her story of vindication
ripping apart every shred of regret.
Her hands are coated in blood
of the desires that she choked to death
she has emerged strong from battles
and slayed monsters who rest under her bed.
The dirt underneath her nails
should tell you the moral of her story,
she is not deterred by pain,
she is not enamored by false glory.
I see her staring back at me,
and raise her chin in pride,
her scars wave the sign of victory,
I only need to follow in stride.
Aug 13, 2020
Aug 13, 2020 at 9:52 AM UTC
Barren mind desert.
Bridge in view; breaking rivers.
On the other side.
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020 at 8:03 PM UTC
never have I thought
that I would want
to see that side of you.
Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 10:38 AM UTC
all these colors in my eyes
beyond were hidden lies
try it all and cross the line
forthwith you won't be fine
Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018 at 12:02 AM UTC
there she was,
standing on the other side of river
holding her vessel,
listening to him
accusing
about how she never trusted him
and never put her faith in him
how she should close the last door
and shut the only window
that her soul used
to breath in the fresh air,
and to abandon the stray paths
that could lead her to him.
she watched him walk away
her vision turning blurry "one last glance" she silently prayed
but blue sky was determined to turn down
all her prayers that day.
her heart twisted in pain
pumping agony in every vein.
in a spur of the moment
a decision was made
a decision to show him
how much faith she had on him
to show she trusted him with her life.
....
the evening sun watched silently ..
a dark figure moving away from the river
and
a red scarf going with the flow !!
Aug 6, 2016
Aug 6, 2016 at 1:49 PM UTC
I'm here, I'm living.
I'm here surviving.
I'm here... But I'm not thriving.
I want to go to the other side,
I want to go where there is light.
I want to dance and sing,
And laugh and twirl and do my own thing.
But I'm here and stuck on my side,
I've died and cried on inside.
I search and sought for a way out,
But all I could do is scream and shout.
The thoughts and voices in my head,
They're drowning me I can't tread.
I'm a prisoner of the war,
And I'm losing strength
And I can't fight anymore.
I let out one forceful roar,
Then surrender and fall to the floor.
I want to go to the other side,
I want to go where there is light.
I want to dance and sing,
And laugh and twirl and do my own thing.
But I'm here and stuck on my side,
I've died and cried in inside.
I search and sought for a way out,
But all I could do is scream and shout.
I will find my way to paradise,
Even if I make the same mistake twice.
I will work and I won't give up,
I will climb high and I will live it up.
With my chin up and my head held high,
I WILL walk over to the other side.
Aug 1, 2016
Aug 1, 2016 at 8:49 AM UTC
Is this the day I run out of
Good bad luck?
Keeping out of harm,
But driving myself close,
Is not healthy.
I know.
But it's the only way I know,
And all I know,
Is how to live in the blur,
In the no-man's land where life and death meet,
Not quite sure which side I'm on,
But always on the edge,
And always yearning to cross one way or,
The other.
Jun 26, 2016
Jun 26, 2016 at 8:12 PM UTC
hey, just let me in for a little while
i want to rest deep inside you
i wonder if it'll be worthwhile
but hey just give it a try
unfold your thoughts unto me
i will be your words
hey, be my home for a little while
because forever is a very long time
i will be safe in your embrace
revelling beyond time 'n space
it will be our secret place
the light your eyes shine
will be my lantern
hey, let me dive into your depth
let all your worries be mine
we'll sail this ship beyond the horizon
into the ocean of consciousness
where fear 'n doubt will just be words
hey let me in for a little while
let down all your guards
where you end, i'll begin in you
they'll not know we're two
let me be your roof 'n shelter you
'n you be my home for a little while
when you wander out 'n far
let me be your compass
i'll be your navigator
together we'll crosss through
let me be your guide
you be mine
let me rest inside you
you be my home
my safe haven, my sanctuary
filled with empty stillness
midst the silence
louder than words
effortlessly we'll rest inside each other's eyeS
so secure yet so free~
Dec 3, 2015
Dec 3, 2015 at 5:01 AM UTC
Let me go, let me be free
The weight of chains bend my knee
Beneath this skin it's not me
The pain of failure which I cannot show
The sun in my life now doesn’t glow
My shoulder is weak for this load
I don’t wanna walk on this narrow road
Now I cannot fight
Want to merge in the gods light
Keeping my emotions aside
And finally I decide
Opening my arms wide
Wants to be the part of the tide
But it's not a suicide
Because its heaven on THE OTHER SIDE
Nov 18, 2015
Nov 18, 2015 at 4:32 AM UTC
whilst in the line of vehicles i'm stuck
the traffic won't clear anytime soon
the road broke down to the ground
in retaliation to the crumbling pressure
the parking space has been taken
i can hardly hear the birds sing midst this honking sound
the town that once was the abode of trees evergreen
seems to be just another city
overcrowded roads
advertisements and elevators and billboards
commercialization and traders
the din's too loud that sings
the tune of materialism to us
where compassion once was
and lives mattered over things
i can hardly hear the butterflies flutter by
or see the color of their wings
i'm blinded by traffic lights
development of a new order...how
the spirit is lost 'n layered
my baggage is becoming a burden now
my closet too small for the things i want
in the midst of all things
as i plant these saplings
the trees and the flowers say to me
"we are one, as we are, so are you"
SO I AM I AM
i'm not my mind, my desires
i am the color in the wings of a butterfly
i am the blue of the sky
i am not my cluttered mind
i am the clear rill that flows by
i am the silence beneath the noise
i am the still space's silent poise
yet i am none
yet i am
in mother nature's loving care i repose
yes i am what you are
and we are one
from the seen to the seer i turn
and i am that distant star
of the limitless sky
i am the space and the life...
Sep 6, 2015
Sep 6, 2015 at 5:13 AM UTC