I remember you being plopped in the gardenSurrounded by a rainbow of potsYour feet fixed firmly in the growing grassHands dancing in a mix of soil and dungEach time I’d cringe you’d laugh your big-toothed laughA sight as rare as marigolds in MayI watched the troubles of life trickle down your faceIn beads of sweat… Continue reading Marigolds In May
When trouble is slapped across your face like Winter’s chillAnd the Wind seems to bring nothing but bouts of hellI want you to remember that you are stronger than the dejection you feelYou are the boiling blood of a thousand simmering SummersYou are the steadfast spirit of several scorching SunsYou have limbs that have learnt… Continue reading Shared Inheritance
I am an elaborate ordeal A bitter pill to swallow And you devour me whole Without thought or judgment When I serve you my pain Unfiltered and raw You do not question my afflictions You do not ask me to fix my ache Instead you wear it on your head Like a solemn crown And… Continue reading Being Whole Again
