Fractured Grace

All that's left this maudlin shrine, Fractured reflections I claim as mine. Cursed, this purgatory in disbelief, Silence only, no sanity, no peace. Your soul soars high, I burn below.…

Vilomah

Sour Candy sinewOrange tasting bloodIn his soil of sadness heHas grown an incense bud He burns like incenseSpreads like incenseIncense is his form.His mighty topless towerHas toppled down in a…

Great Sea

To the land of Sea My dearest have shunned me.Relieve me, deliver meFrom this different faithO great sea,Let your holy salt season the bitters of my lifeI am weary of…

Grief

They say misery loves company.That statement comeswith negative connotations.Because I think griefis seeking something relative.A connection that feels normal.Singular grief seeks a pair.A twin.Matching socks.A shared visual.Eyes that make them…

Why can’t we love life?

This life is quite fragile. And the worst part is we do not understand the inevitability and the truth of this sentence, unless something happens – a jolt that wakes…

Neither Once, Nor for Eternity

No one needs me, oh my darling,neither once nor for eternity. Everynight I return to the same dream,Full of nightmares and screams. The sea calls for me with a melodious…

I Was 16

I was 16 when my puberty was a newspaper headline,the coffee rings of my shame circled itlike one of the moons of Jupiterwhose name we never learned.I was 17 when…

Last Wish of a Damsel

And, when this soulsublime yet whither,forsake the earth.Hold your tears!Do nothing but,Prior to her burial.Take a parchmentbroad, glittering white.Pick a quill and inscribe,the wail of a damsel,who died young.Put forth…

An Enigma

In a vision I saw a PegasusAbove it was man of great Valor.It floated stealthy in a hyperbole.The countenance I saw vague although;Above it was man of great Valor.I know…

From Ancient Agony to Modern Misfortune: Tracing the Evolution of Tragedy

What is a tragedy? “To be or not to be’’. In the postmodern world of today, with advanced technology and complexities, where life has become synonymous with suffering, tragedy is…