Long Insensitivity Poems

Translation of Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s poem: “Asai Mugam” or “Beloved Face”
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a collaborative work with Alfred Vassalo


The Stars sparkled in her eyes
As light interlaced with her shadow
Causing her to question her senses
Even though she closed her eyes
light continued to seep out

Her brilliance, competed with the sun...

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Did you see squares all over the page?
stars of E.S.P?
wavy lines?
blue circles?
Can we add it  with a plus sign
come a cross something few will known was here?

Was this my test for the prophets?
are we...

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  You google lavish Porsche sipping Latte,
    plump fingers scrolling fancy images,
      thermostat stuck at a fixed temperature,
        you...

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The human being
(also referred throughout history
as 'long pig' and 'hairless goat'
in the case of younger specimens)
Observing the anatomy and skeleton,
one can see that the human animal
after death young tender meat.

The large central pelvis and broad...

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There have been at least two people in our church  who have committed suicide. A gentleman; a lady; both of whom were more acquaintances than friends.  As I recall, their death occurred within...

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September 14 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Mark 1-3

Key Verse – Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God

LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY LIFE’S BEGINNING			

Lord God, You...

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I am looking for dream interpreters.
My name is Goodluck
Don’t swear yet please, don’t “****”
I am no president or “less”
Neither am I clueless
Parents christened me Goodluck
So if there be name sake as me
Well, that is bad...

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Cindy and Sydney - -
The Birth of Sydney

Cindy half lay in a corner of the room,
her long hair drooping over her head.
Almost touching the floor, it hid her face from view.
Sobbing now, low and fully,
the...

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A plethora of attention
focused on twentieth anniversary
regarding terrorist attacks
upon American soil nine eleven
two thousand and one,
thus Schwenksville poet
opted for his best métier write.

While riding atop a yak
both feet went wickety wack
trudging beast of burden a...

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MARRIAGE AND LIFE

People marry in search of a new life
expectations are high, hearts soaring, 
unlocking closed hearts ready for the new adventure
aching to give and partake in the new experience

Talk to me of people in...

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October 31 Scripture Meditations Based on Romans 13-16

Key Verses– Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of...

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Revival 

Death had me in check. However, I made it him with three pieces my Bishop, my Queen, and always by my side, my King of Kings 

As my eyes began to flicker, the insensitivity...

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I don’t answer

Intensely personal questions people ask
For these shreds to pieces what is truly me
The pieces are of no use to them though.
The effort seems to stem from veiled envy 
Incisive curiosity or even subtle...

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CIPA or Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis
is a genetic disorder very rarely found among us.
They afflicted with this disorder have a damaged gene
and as a result, sufferers never experience the sensation of pain.
Many may...

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I catch a fleeting glimpse of her room from the hall,
my back slams lightly against the wall,
slumping listlessly, my anger out of control.
As she lies in her hospital bed, tubes patrol
in and out of every...

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Pervasive personal questions people ask,
shredding to shards what truly is me.
The pieces are of no use to them though,
the effort seems at times 
to stem from veiled spite,
incisive curiosity or even subtle affront.
I forcefully flinch...

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Feel the pulse of the spouse in a house
You thought you knew
Until your mouth turned into the louse
You became as fantasies ate you up anew.

Guilt on stilts divorced
Sombre sentiments in the mind
Imbued with dark thoughts...

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Despite our own struggles inner and outer, visible and invisible
Let’s go on, loving, caring, making a difference
In our families, communities and cities where feasible
Whether in reference to their struggles or during a conference

To eat caviar,...

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*THE MIND*

I know a damsel who dances to the tune of circumstances 
Never believes in the power of positivity
Always quick to claim negativity
Blaming God for everything 
And asking questions in her insensitivity 
"Oh! Why is...

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They prate
They condemn
They spew special interest bile
These champions of society are but
One-sided and silly


They claim to have their finger
On the pulse of society
But write from the view-point
Of middle class insensitivity

Riots and mayhem bemuses
Corruption and graft...

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Stay alert to the melodies surrounding:
The banging on the walls,
so distant, so loud.
the noise resonates hatred
and tells of battles once fought,
once lost.
the scraping of rough feet,
on the smooth, dirty tile.
the noise resonates sorrow,
and tells of...

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Difference

So many people, so many lives, 
Who lives in the north, or south
Others are in the east and west

Many people live in a rich country
Others in poor lands of the Earth
Of course, some are not...

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A number of times have I got lost,
trying to follow the direction of my destination;
with my map guide that serves me right,
to trace the streets and exits to make.

It’s a kind of familiarity with the...

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Left to beg but not beggarly                             ...

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