Poetic Musings

I've decided to post some poetry I unearthed from the archives. They were written quite a while ago, the most recent being two years back and the oldest, about eight years. Enjoy!

Voice

I don't know you...
I don't know the warmth of your laugh,
the scent of your clothes, the touch of your hands.

I don't know you.

But I do.

I know when you feel lost, when you are alone,
when you are distant,
and when you want
..to be close.

I see your beautiful smile...and your sad eyes.

I know why your life is boring.

I don't know you.
But I like you.

Amount

How do you quantify..

Excuse me, am I on air now?
Oh, the ubiqitous
fire engine siren,
that echoes the wailing of my heart.
Reverberating like winter
whose chilling memory creeps
into
spring
amid the liquid
birdsong of endless youth.

New Beginnings

Starting over loses its novelty
a free spirit but a refugee of
the heart.
Running from fear
of winning,
fear of losing...
Intermittent spouts of Courage
and Hope
Amid emotions
unspoken,
angst too volatile
to share.
Deal with it.
It's all in your mind...
Love is an escape.
A temporal hiatus from the maze of reality.
Friendship a delicate blur
like lemonade
on asphalt.

Commercial Break

I want to celebrate the beauty of life
the rich flavour of freedom
the joy of being whole
of being me
of being loved.
Living in the moment
reveling in the past
savoring the present
and anticipating the future
knowing full well that as this
painting unfolds, the multi-hued
panorama of life's rich tapestry
can only get more and more beautiful.
The Best is yet to come, yes
but the in-between is glorious.
Life is too short for pain
and too sweet for regrets.

Bottoms Up

What happens
when the bottom
falls out
rock bottom
bed rock
bottom of the rock
under the bedrock
the other side
china
it's not so bad
just different
new
somewhat
liberating
because
the only way is
Up.