Once in a temporal haze
A blue eyed gaze
Held me fast
It held centuries of religion
Institutions vast across oceans
Walls painted white
Sculptures of saints missing noses
Against me
All I was, a human looking into
The never ending blue
Of her eyes on a sunny afternoon in May
Once all disaster
Terror and misfortune
Evaporate
Into yesterday's news
Hope remains
Often locked inside
Bereft of seeing daylight
For to hold in one hand
Hurts far more than
A lifeline with frayed end
Donaghy’s Hill, Franklin Wild-Rivers National Park, Tasmania
Cogs turn, missed click
Metal teeth grind
Against the beat
Synergy of life abounds
All around us, and yet
Is out of reach
Degrees of connection
Warm my feet
Coincidence lurks on well-lit streets
Tingling of nose tells
Opportunity a pop up stall
Till its flimsy walls fall flat
No matter about that
Cool your toes in sparkling springs
Curl inside a woollen coat
Though novelty may cause a thrill
Normality a tonic for chills
From cool far-off glance of lands of never-will
Shadows play with light
Dancing on art deco walls
Marking time as sunset dips
Fluorescent lucid dreams take over
Where did she go?
Will she ever return?
Silent movie banned
Removed from history
This city an elaborate plot
A network of eyes watching
Orchestrated moments
I fail to play along
Shying, turning heads away
They cannot bear to make eye contact
For it may reveal
Our humanity shared
Humiliation laid on thick
By invisible walls
Of family, institution
Expectations whisper
Such that I, of all people
Will never hear it
Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux?
What are you waiting for in order to be happy?
Decades of desolation
A moonscape remains
Drilling to heart of earth
Taking all man claims
Terror evacuates
Landscape starts to breathe
The mark of devastation
Healed by tiny seeds
Conditions just right
Warm humidity of desire
Moisture of overflowing tears
Still silence of time
Ticking by...
Nature is mother, sister
Lover, daughter-child
Harbouring life's wonders
For all hearts grown wild
How does one commune
With one who is loved
When there is no 'us'
Surely, the trees agree
To touching leaves
While twit, thrush and sparrow
Alight Cupid's arrow
Marsupials stare longingly
While chewing on yearnings
A copperhead rises high
To consider taste of thigh
How would one know
Which love is delight
Without venturing wild
Avoiding its bite!
I always knew
Deep down
The moment I let go
You'd come around
Brutal is the beat
That strikes a blow
Heartbreak a diagnosis
Self inflicted?
All the days spent
Watching and listening
To tales of adventures
Animation on your face
I can't erase it
Every day matters
No sunk cost fallacy
Dig diamond memories
Facet sides cut
Deep into wounds
Polish till shine
Your moments are mine too
If ever a quip
A witty comeback
Martini smiles
Wry as vermouth
Sultry whispers splash
As snare brush jazz
Taken aback
Night women swoon
For lost lover
Lyrics lie to cover
Her maiden in youth
When silence echoes
Through hallways
Living rooms
Down yesteryears' phone lines
Seems to me all hush,
Blush and gossip girls
Collude like fuel
For a raging fire
Lit by the father
Surely, to snuff my life
Out.
