So go in peace, be free, be kind.
You thought you had escaped, didn't you? / Outran everything that weighed you down
A quiet, seniority in its touch, / A tenderness that feels like it's meant to last
Sometimes at early dawn / You overpower my eyelids / And won’t let me wake up
I love the texture of your hair and I wanted to tell you about it in far too many words than either you or I are comfortable with.
We'll put up feigned politicians / And their fake promises instead
Who do I tell, sir? The walls do not listen, The roads do not answer back
Here are a few things I learned in the one month we haven’t spoken
you don't recognise yourself, / everything is lost like a fish in Lethean space. / you have mistaken truth for love again
Do you want my hands / Will they be enough to keep you warm
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 23 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Olives
A review of ‘Temple Lamp: Verses on Banaras’ (India Penguin Classics, 2023) by Mirza Ghalib, translated by Maaz Bin Bilal
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 22 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Flag
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 21 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Tire
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 19 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: True
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 18 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Rubble
It is impossible to distinguish when, but I think My loss of faith coincided with your arrival
"Love" did not have me at 'hello' Nor does it cure the cries
Words have crashed onto your shores
