Referees of secrets are like death bellsTheir names act siren which panic yellsTheir smiles act warning which threatens to tellTheir anger act arrests which yell a cellAnd their frowns tell stories of a fallen spell IIThat’s why some power pays to uproot their rootsThat’s why some power cuffs their suspicious bootsThat’s why some power cuts […]
Him/He/His= SheabutterHer/She = Salt Once upon a timeIn a river heated by the sunSheabutter oiled its surfaceWhile salt tormented tongues and eyes…of the river fishes IIThough they disliked him,The fishes hated her for her stingsAnd complained to him about how She was tormenting themHe called on the Unseen She to stop hurting the fishesAs she […]
When you want to tell it To an audience unreadable Your tongue becomes a football park And ‘it’ becomes a slippery ball Dribbled by your will Coming as far as the tip of the tongue And speeding back as far in as the end of your throat II When you want to tell it Knowing […]
Shadows Why do you show your true height When darkness falls And faint light glows like a candle in the wind? II Shadows Do you have a fear For the high priest called sun? So much To measure up in height when he sits on his throne? III Shadows Appearing left, right, back and front […]
There is that vast ocean Of cancer, one that lies to be seen And she stands at the bank Eyeing the serenity at the other bank Would she be able to swim through To her loved ones? Could tales of others winning be true? Should she […]
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Who swears to utter nothing
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