Rough copy…The title for this poem came from Emily Dickinson’s poem “It was not fear, for I stood up” –a poem on depression which has helped me through my ow dark times. I can feel it coming… That familiar heavy feeling… Enclosed within the walls of this room There is only silence and the fast…… Continue reading I Stood Up
Month: December 2021
Vindicating Sensuality & Sexuality
For centuries various religious institutions or patriarchal moral dogmas have diminished the beauty and power of sexuality, reducing it to pornographic animal lust or for reproduction alone; in other words, when it comes to sexuality stagnant dogmas have reduced human beings to basic animals– they are either to exploit themselves and others or they feel…… Continue reading Vindicating Sensuality & Sexuality
The Secret of Our Love
I breathe only to spend another moment with you When we are apart your memory is held deep within my heart Between the shadows of your absence I ache for your touch My desires erode my world I want to give you my all Within my mind images of us keep playing back Yearning to…… Continue reading The Secret of Our Love
Your Eyes
Life wasn’t always easy Actions of others marked your soul You hide your face behind a veil Your tears you dry alone Let me in, I want to help you feel whole The blows did not take away the gleam of your eyes Your spirit rises out of the vast darkness Your demons are now…… Continue reading Your Eyes
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