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 Jan 2015 Trife
axr
she swings
 Jan 2015 Trife
axr
she swings
thinking about her tomorrow
she swings
to get away from her sorrow
she swings
while her master is away
she swings
to get away from her fate
she swings
not laughing
she swings
discreetly as they continue fighting
she swings
knowing that she is reckless
she swings*
*counting seconds to her death
this is about child labour. in my country, child labour is still prominent. the other day, i saw an underage babysitter,no more than 13 years of age swinging on the swing while the kid continued to play elsewhere. her expression,her tears and empathy drove me to write this.
might add more later
 Jan 2015 Trife
bones
Age
discovered
a heavy
door
and gently
pushed
to look
inside
and as
it looked
it pushed
some
more
and I
ran out
of time
to hide
 Jan 2015 Trife
bones
Post mortem
 Jan 2015 Trife
bones
On the day
her body burned
she asked the
winds to be
her friends
and they
picked her
up and poured
her through
the fingers of
their hands
like a river
without ending
that won't
be tied or
bound, until
every trace of
dust embraced
the freedom it
had found.
 Jan 2015 Trife
bones
Bleeding
 Jan 2015 Trife
bones
We danced toward
each other's wounds

with gentle step
and touched inside

and now the bleeding
has resumed

and all this blood
is hard to hide.
 Jan 2015 Trife
Lunar
Intoxicated
 Jan 2015 Trife
Lunar
I was sick
And he was my remedy
I drank him in everyday

Until

He made me forget
That even medicine have expiry dates

So

He turned out to be my destruction
Poison filling my entity
Intoxicating my veins
Devouring me from the inside

And I ended up on the ground
Clawing at my own throat
With his name last on my tongue
 Jan 2015 Trife
december
anatomy
 Jan 2015 Trife
december
you were my spine,
now I can't sit up straight.
Lined up at drug store
Guy in front buying chainsaw
Fear, "Instead of meds?"
Haiku
I have traveled far
On this journey we call life
And I assure you
The true road to happiness
Begins within your own heart
Tanka
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