No matter the battle I must be there for I fear you to be there alone I must be there... must be there to colour the ground colour the ground with my life so it would remind you of the bright red roses you gifted me I must be there... must be there to douse... Continue Reading →
You think we are voiceless that we are quiet even when faced with your cruelty but, the bitter truth is we raise our voiceand we cry out in pain but your lives are so full of noiseyou don't hear our voiceYou think we are primitivethat our thoughts are not coherentand we are void of any... Continue Reading →
I am the Stars in the Sky, the second collection of poetry published by Karen truly speaks to the heart. Especially since each poem focuses on voicing inner feelings and emotions as felt by someone battling inner wars and not as a mere observer. Karen has themed the book into six sections; fear, despair, isolation,... Continue Reading →
Somedays the mornings are bright the sky is clear birds sing cheerfully yet, there is a heaviness in your heart and a darkness swallowing you gradually engulfing you in an inexplicable grief and you need the courage of a Samurai to drag yourself off the bed and to face the world Somedays the afternoons are... Continue Reading →
They meet and greet then go their separate ways like there is no void in their souls only one thing keeps them going Hope The hope, that there will be another day and another chance They live and survive fighting their own fights like there is no pain nor suffering only one thing fuels them... Continue Reading →
In the eyes of a man I make him seem weak In the eyes of a woman I make her seem ordinary Not my fault… Since birth he is taught that boys don’t cry she is taught that girls are fragile In the stark light of sun I make everyone seem ridiculous & pathetic In... Continue Reading →
I wear it the way, the world expect me to eyes sparkling, lips shining a big heart-warming smile yet, all the while the furious voice of my conscience keep on wailing the whole parade is pretentious I wear it though it’s least expected and the whole world can’t believe I would eyes bright and... Continue Reading →
Quantifying everything the norm is to assign a digit to everything we see Distance is measured they assign a number for the space between two people so how can there be an unreachable distance between two humans who live under the same roof Knowledge is measured with ranks and scores so how can there be... Continue Reading →
I know that you walk beside me but at times I reach for you just to make sure that you are still there I know what you think and I feel how you feel yet, sometimes I ask just to hear you say it I can take care of things alone but sometimes I ask... Continue Reading →
There have been others before us and they have left no foot prints there will be others tomorrow but they will see only our footprints stamped everywhere... stealing the uniqueness and purity of the very nature that gave us birth while all the creatures live in harmony why are we stepping in a different path... Continue Reading →
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