when all else falls short, writing is a marvellous escape, poetry is elegance, beauty, wit and grace all wrapped up and baked in a beautiful pie, writing for me is healing, i could go on an adventure under the covers at night, and my mind races like a cheetah, when I write, i write to…… Continue reading Writing To Exhale
Category: Poems
Break Me
You can’t break my soul.You won’t break my bones.A different breed with a special kind of gene.A cat with nine lives.Try again next time, but this time intensify the heat. You can shatter my spirit But it will rise with the sun Weeping may endure for a night, but joy,Oh! Joy, comes in the morning.You…… Continue reading Break Me
Somewhere Beyond The Shores
that’s where you’ll find me, hiding, making sure i bother no one, praying, that somehow i’ll find the peace i’m looking for, that somehow i’ll leave unscathed by the anxiety grazing my heart, that when i wake up in the morning it’ll be like old times, with a big smile on my face saying “thank…… Continue reading Somewhere Beyond The Shores
Party For One
forget the fact that it’s lonely at the top, the same is true even here, it’s a party of one, it’s like an empty solo cup, no music andsilence… at some point of everyone’s life it feels like a party of one, and the feeling of hopelessness engulfs you like a fire, it shakes you…… Continue reading Party For One
Soft Life
Soft life, well that’s a hard lie.Nothing like a soft life.Perhaps privilege or born with a silver spoon!But a soft life?That’s a fallacy.That life you call ‘soft’ came out of pain.A lot of silent nights and heavy criesHitting rock bottom while learning to walk again.Soft life Tony!Have you heard his story?Try not to use this…… Continue reading Soft Life
My life
Don’t pray for my lifeI’ve had it hardAnd I’ve had it toughI’ve had it rainOh boy did it pour! Don’t pray for my lifeI’ve had sunshine And I’ve had dark nightsI’ve had to cry a thousand timesAll while smiling.Don’t wish for my lifeThere are secrets only I can keepThere are nightmares you dare not seeThere…… Continue reading My life
A Perfectly Good Time To Not Add A Title
One day two perfect strangers met almost accidentally, They met three more times, Four times the charm (or whatever they call it), Five times. That’s exactly how many times they made eye contact, They had six glasses of wine between them, They found themselves on the terrace talking about their childhood adventures at seven, Soon…… Continue reading A Perfectly Good Time To Not Add A Title
Breathe, Baby Breathe
Inhale, hold and now exhaleBreathe, baby breathe!Inhale, taking in all that you are made of.Hold, remembering where you have come from.Exhale, letting go of all the negativity.Breathe, baby breathe.The weight will weigh you down,That ton of baggage you carry,The waters will drown you,The very tears you cry,The wind will move you,All the things that pulls…… Continue reading Breathe, Baby Breathe
Wahre Liebe
Who said true love doesn’t exist? Or that it has to have you in a chokehold to be genuine, Who said true love has to be painful for it to be real? Who said it has to be a burden for it to feel real, And that lost love is better than not having loved…… Continue reading Wahre Liebe
Backbone
Hold on to me,In my frail state,When the castles I built in the air come crashing down,And there is no dream to hold on to,No reason to live.Be the pillar I can lean on. The stem on which I grow.The hand I hold as I learn to walk again.Hold on to me,Be that quiet still…… Continue reading Backbone
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