In my eyes, alive I see
A place I wish to be.
In my eyes, alive I see
A way I wish for me.
To be alive and to know
My friends as friends go,
To face my way and then
Conquer my fate again and again.
sweet smile, bright eyes
own style, street wise,
I look at the world
With sleepy eyes, half awake, half asleep
And this is what I see:
A small urban village
Of many races
Where every home is fenced
Guarded like a quarantined home.
I check with my mind
And this is what I find:
Emotions coated in hatred
A lonely soul shielded by selfishness
Then I realize
The change I seek
Begins here
In my
own mind.
Eyes without a face
Eyes without a glow
Child without a lace
Child without a toe
Eyes without a face
Eyes without aplomb
Child without a case
Child without a mom
Eyes without a face
Eyes without a poem
Child without a place
Child without a home
If we can house our fears and desires on such solid ground, why can't we house the tears of homeless children in this so-called "Christian Nation?"
I close my two eyes
meditate on all my dreams
fantasies flashes
i am hoping, eyes open
to longing reality.
the moon whispers your name
heard so gently amongst the glittering stars
ah… sweetness of a kiss
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Poem written on 14th September, 2025 for "Variation Of Dramatic Or Light Verse" Poetry Contest sponsored by Nette Onclaud
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A fire sparkles in your eyes,
its sparks shine on me.
Let it energize my life,
my soul needs its warmth.
Drown me in caring desire,
to crave only you.
Whatever the consequence,
trust in my credence.
I like nature;
it is calm.
It has its truth
that I want.
The truth I search for in every soul,
not the masks I get to see
but the hidden faces I want to know.
I once had a mask.
It feeds you lies to keep it alive.
But being alive doesn’t matter
if it hunts you down
and burns your soul on the inside.
Because you think the outside
wears a disguise,
but with the clock ticking
it shows your cries —
shows the world how helpless you are,
and then the mask doesn’t help you at all.
So be like nature,
be its calm.
Grow yourself how you want.
Find the people who love the truth
and show you, with every heartbeat,
their love for you.
In night's chance, my eyes found you,
and my heart saw love.
Since, my heart fantasizes
your heart had glanced back!'
The water-filled pitcher is settled in your waist
Walk easy, the road at the early hour is almost empty
River in the poet's eyes is watching your movement
Vocabulary from his heart is making a sketch
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9 September 2025
The duties are paid, yet restless remain these eyes,
Without my beloved’s sight, in vain remain these eyes.
His radiance softened my roughness away,
Helpless in their watchful pain remain these eyes.
Truth is no healer holds a cure to impart,
Afflicted with the illness of heart remain these eyes.
I cannot accept that another may see,
Slayers of grief and disgrace remain these eyes.
“Bhav” still stands humbled in the endless queue,
Whether love’s confession or death remain these eyes.
There it is again
That coy, sheepish look
I've seen every deception
Written down in your book
So clever, you think
You're alibi bound
But the expression you make
As your eyes dart around
Searching and fumbling
You stutter your vowels
But the bile you'll spit
Will come straight from your bowels
So spin your dark lies
Go on and deceive
I'm packing my bags
Oh what a web you weave
Sometimes we stare
Into the eyes
Of oncoming cars
Merely for the thrill of it,
To pretend as they do in stories
That the good hero darts away
Just in time,
While the evil villain is crushed
Beneath the vehicle, blood on his lips.
We wait
Until the last possible moment
Pulling back
To understand
Which role we play.
face to face worlds apart
words go quiet when sad eyes meet
it's hearts' turn to speak
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
COSMIC BLINKING
Moving,
Blinking the moon,
Bold shaped clouds
Drifting by:-
Likewise,
A flock of geese
Silhouette the sky;
Their flapping wings,
Waving goodbye:
My blinking eyes,
Release goodbye
Mirroring tears
Of keloid memories
Of you and me
As a shooting star
Departed the sky:-
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