We live in a cynical world of tough competitors. You are like a daisy in a field of daffodiles to me, basking in the sunset, hoping to reignite your youth […]
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Seeking shelter in Rumi’s field with you
Across moral boundaries and fields, there hides a meadow where grass grows in spirals, casting intricate shadows. You may only enter if your heart is full of longing; only true […]
A progress update on life…
Life. Vida. What a word, that. I hear all the church hymns, Quranic verses, and ancient chants when the word leaves my lips. One of the most marvelous things about this […]
Kamasalila of Lust
Here, the Gods roam freely. Disguised as birds with scythes underneath their wings, singing melodious provocations in their hymns. In between the dew of leaves, you were born to be […]
A self-reflection
In class, we learned that the noun progress was defined by the Greeks as “to stride towards something”. I.e to make a huge stride towards making peace, and so on… […]
apokálypsi
The rotating rock disintegrates in delicious black and blue molecules the galaxy pries open its legs to let the gust of humanity enter The end has begun for what was […]
To shift, and to shift, and to shift…
The universe have shifted graciously, and so very generously. Barren lands have given way to chasms of depth, opening up to accomodate your path of change. Yet, with every tip-toe […]
A Prayer for those Wild at Heart kept in Cages
A prayer for those wild at heart kept in cages. A prayer for those trapped in limbo – in never-ending darkness and doom at the end of both […]
Talking Tongues
Money talks in tongues causing your pupils to dilate and roll to the back of your head. Money talks, money swallows, money conquers. In relationships, piercing and tearing through love, […]
No Roads
There are no roads that lead to this old house we created. We have built it with our sweat, weeping and suffering – in fact I am still weeping – […]
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