Captivating Penumbra~

Pic from google**

The blue night spreads

merging the trees, minarets, arches

     in a fuzzy blur

         …. spills soot, everywhere.

 I, as a watcher

Beaten black-and-blue

   pause for a moment….

lean towards the snailing shadows 

  Following me            

                 - slowly, softly like a moth

                         "Everyone carries a shadow.." (Karl Jung)

The beauty of the words captivates me; 

awakened! My heart gathers up

Ah, shadows are gyrations of the mind, it's true!

 The sapphire earth

-wrapped in its own fears 

leads me out of anarchy!

Written for :http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.in/2015/03/poets-united-midweek-motif-captivity.html

Sun Drunk~

Pic from google

Clear skies speckled with gold lace

Balancing the sun on its forehead

Shift and turn,

Carve strange scimitar rays on the road

Playful sparks…split my human heart!

The sensuous beams hover their translucent yellow

and suddenly drop in my eyes; keep still..

I fumble like a night-blind

Adjust my eyes to the slow ordeal

The cuckoos clumsily twitter in the sky…

It’s spring… I watch....

         The blooms of Jacaranda and flame of the forest fight

Over the sun in the backyard

I listen hard to the susurration of the quivering gleams 

heavy gold like fireburst settle on my face

I gulp it as I would grapes or lemon!

Linked with : http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.in/2015/03/poets-united-midweek-motif-sun.html

Rebuilding ME~

Pic from google**

It’s a leaf from the pages of life...

Could be mine... yours...

… a common thread

            -a woman’s story to be precise!

How does one define a woman

      Raped on the crest of daylight...??

She speaks, accentuating the silence...

'The man threw himself on me

           Like a maggot he nipped my body!

                  There was panic alright

          But, the dishonor and humiliation of being caught

                          like an animal left me smoldering

I have not been able to shake off the scabs as yet

The memories of his impatient pawing still lingers

                ...somewhere in the subconscious..but,

        Time has matured me

               -has made me stronger--nature's way it is.

            I am aware now.....
           'No one can shame me, if I don't allow it
 He...NOT I ...should be ashamed
                  for shattering the bounds of decency!

            - the words resonate like a twang of a bow!

                         Enveloped in triumph..
        Today, I smile...
          .....raise my chin in self-belief!
   

                           

                                 

                 

      

I was writing this poem for Susan's prompt, but couldn't complete it. Linking it with Mary's Poetry Pantry now!
http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.in/2015/03/poetry-pantry-242.html

A woman draws strength from troubles, smiles during distress and grows stronger with determination & hope. Wishing everyone a very happy woman’s day!

***Rape is every country''s shame. This poem was written remembering Nirbhaya! Read Here for more on this.