Poetry Shenanigans – Free Fall

To say I’m back would imply that I actually took a break, which I consciously didn’t. Let’s just say I was on a very rough roller coaster ride that didn’t even afford me the comfort of writing and expressing myself. Which might I add is not a fun experience at all, but, on the flip side you do learn a lot more about yourself. Here’s to more inspiration as the days roll on by.

Free Fall

Love lost, love gone;
Out of time…
Beyond space, 
Drifting, lingering,
Wandering aimlessly, limitlessly, 
Without direction, 
Nor destination in sight.
Goodbye my lover,
My dream caster;
Wishing only peace your way,
Through the chaos of broken dreams
and muddled memories.
I keep saying goodbyes,
To scurrying shadows.
Remnants of memories swept away;
Irrevocably displaced,
By the winds of time.

SJ

Poetry Shenanigans – Soldier Girl

Soldier Girl

Soldier girl, soldier girl,
I see your undying will.
Your ever firm resolve,
As your world around you dissolves.
I see the look in your eyes;
The one that marks growth,
That reflects remorse, grief, wisdom,
A spark of fury, that lights up,
At all the unwise decisions,
You’ve had to face.
A dismissive frigidity,
For all the callous chaos makers and
naysayers,
Who mock your sacrifices,
With constant displays
Of the fathomless depths of their ignorance
and stupidity.
Soldier girl, soldier girl,
I see the tears you hold back;
The anger you swallow,
And the fear,
You tuck away far from sigh,
Oh soldier girl,
I see you for the brave girl you are. 
Both fragile and strong,
With her head held high,
Chin held higher,
All while fixing her crown,
Facing this cruel farce of a world.

SJ

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Poetry Shenanigans – Zombie

Well it sure has been a while, and I’m definitely struggling with these new updated formatting and posting options; shucks I almost feel like a dinosaur. My muse basically ran away for dear life, I’d like to blame COVID for the lack of inspiration…but let’s be real, there’s no time or space for excuses right? It’s been a while since I strung a few words together. Can’t promise a whole lot of writing headed your way, but, I’m definitely going to try. Hope everyone is staying safe out there and taking necessary precautions! We will get through this together as well.

Zombie

On yet another sleepless night,
With a thousand thoughts racing through
my thought stream;
Staring into a stillness,
Reminiscing and repeating,
All those words, 
That once gave me life, purpose and meaning; 
That kept me afloat and steady;
Lost to the ether for eternity,
Unfettered and unbound.
And so the silence screams,
It’s company chilling,
Maybe once upon a time thrilling,
Carrying with it stills of time, 
That, carved a place and space
With irreplaceable memories, 
Bound together with the warmth,
Of laughs and hugs,
The comfort of tears,
And reassurance and reprieve in solace. 
Now here we are,
Swimming along and drifting away,
Chasing after
Separate streams for separate dreams.

SJ

Poetry Shenanigans – Ascension

Happy 2020 folks!

I hope the year has started on a promising note, and if it hasn’t, all I have to say is hold on, hang tight. Don’t give up on what you’re chasing after, the Universe and any/every force you believe in has a way of making things work out. Life is funny and strange, you never know what lies ahead, even if you’re 99.9% sure of the outcome, all it takes is that 0.1% to make that difference and throw things outta whack. My first poem of the year is actually inspired by this movie I watched, titled ‘Uyare.’ I won’t go into too much details about the movie, because that would warrant a separate post, ya know my movie review post. I thought the movie was quite spectacular, and what I got out of it was that regardless of what happens in life, good, bad, ugly, if you have a dream and if that dream is what keeps your heart beating every damn day, and if that dream is what gives you a reason to open your eyes and welcome another day, then chase after it and come what may it will work out. I know this kinda is basically another way of phrasing what I said above. But I think it’s quintessential to remind ourselves that things don’t always work out, and when they don’t it’s okay and it will be alright. Sometimes we’re just going to have to take a few steps back before we launch ourselves ahead.

Alright I’m done with my pep talk for now, happy 2nd month of 2020. Here’s to progress!

Ascension

Rise!
Above all the damn limitations
They ever put on you. 
Rise! 
Farther than their measly human eyes
Can ever see you. 
Rise!
For you are a raging fire, an inferno,
Far beyond a mere spark of light.
Rise! 
For its time you showed them, 
The true weight of your iron will, 
And remind them,
How fortunate they are, 
To even walk in the shadows,
You cast with your grace and might.

SJ

Poetry Shenanigans – Journeys & Trails

There was absolutely no way I was going to let 2019 go without posting another one of my verbose shenanigans on here. It wouldn’t be Christmas or New Year without one of these poems to make their presence felt. I think I’m having a freestyle moment right now, let’s hope it’s in time to welcome 2020 with open arms!

Journeys & Trails

As the clock ticks,
And time moves on,
Clear the cobwebs,
That yesterday left behind.
For all they do,
Is blind you,
And leave you in a perpetual haze,
Away from all the potential,
You’re overbrimming with,
That the world has yet to see,
That’s calling out to you,
In whispers and roars,
Never ending, 
But,
Ever dimming,
Given all the clutter,
That suffocates you,
And makes you stray away,
From all that you can be,
And for all that you’re meant to be,
In this crazy rat race.
Take that hand,
Hold on to that embrace,
Chase that love,
That stays true, 
Through this crazy maze,
Because life is too short-lived
A collection of happy memories,
Filled with love, mirth and kindness,
But too long a journey of suffering,
If all we do,
Is hold on to pain.

SJ (December 31, 2019)

Poetry Shenanigans – Revelation

Revelation

So she ripped off the masks,
Put an end to those unnecessary
facades,
That hid her truth,
And revealed her true face.
Those who loved her,
Adored her,
And touched by her kindness,
Were left in awe,
By the wondrous and stunning
nature,
Of the depth of her beauty and grace.
Those who despised her,
Who took her silence for weakness,
Never before had they ever felt,
That icy chill in their veins,
Nor that feeling of dread,
Suffocating and all encompassing,
Seeping and creeping through their
pores,
For wrath and rage truly had a face.
And today was not the day,
They ever imagined to witness,
Nor they thought they’d see,
The face of their terrors and fears,
Looming, haunting,
All too real,
Etched eternally in their memories.

SJ

Poetry Shenanigans – Thank You

It definitely has been a while, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been stringing a few words together and writing a few lines. I just haven’t had a whole lot of time to upload stuff on here. There’s so much to write about, but time is a tricky lil’ bugger. Thankfully nowadays my muse only plays hide and seek with me, compared to those times where musey just upped and disappeared. I hope life is treating you all well, if not, I hope things turn around fer ya soon!

Thank You

Life passes you by,
In the blink of an eye;
So before I go,
I wanted to let you know,
You set the beat of my world, 
And rhythm of my soul.
Thank you for being a reason, 
To look forward 
To opening my eyes on days,
When all there were, 
Were clouds looming, lurking,
In murderous shades of gray.
Thank you for being the spark, 
That ignited the flame of inspiration 
and reason,
In a world that gives you reasons,
To give up and walk away. 
Thank you for being my strength,
On days,
When the mere thought of waking up,
Was a task all on its own.
Thank you for always seeing the light in me,
On days I’d drown, 
In shadows of self doubt,
And forget my own worth.
Thank you for knowing, 
And for holding these hands of mine,
On days where they’d ball up into fists,
And days when they’d just be lifeless and limp.
Thank you for saying, seeing and believing,
When I’ve all but forgotten,
Who I am and who I’ve ever been. 
 
SJ

 

Poetry Shenanigans

Twinkle

When they tell you,
You don’t belong,
Make sure,
You show them
How right they were all along,
By shining as brilliantly,
As you always have.
For stars like you,
Light up worlds far and beyond,
Where the rest of us heathens,
Will never belong. 

SJ

Poetry Shenanigans – Semper Prorsum

Happy weekend (long weekend for some of you lucky homies!) I hope you all are doing great. I’m definitely trying to make an effort to upload all this fun stuff the creative command centre in my head likes to churn out. Sometimes, the thots outrun my fingers and their typing and writing capabilities. But here’s to more writing.

Semper Prorsum (Always Forward)

I’m left standing,

In the middle;

Between a realm of doubt,

And an ocean of possibility.

My sole possessions

On this journey,

Being my hopes and visions,

Supported and resuscitated,

By countless dreams.

Forging ahead,

With the ravaged and salvaged

pieces of me,

That speak volumes of,

Courage, hope, strength,

Brevity and foolish bravery,

All that hold me together,

In the face of high tides,

Crushing waves and,

Turbulent seas.

SJ

Poetry Shenanigans – Still Waters

A poem a day doesn’t necessarily keep the doctor away, but it definitely keeps the brain awake! As always, feel free to leave your thots down below. Thanks for stopping by.

Still Waters

Placid, calm,
That’s all they see,
Not the ripples, not the tsunami,
That stirs and bubbles within.
Serenity, overrated,
Peace, overstated,
Tranquility, 
A mirage, a myth,
A truth that never existed.
Far too long,
Have things been overlooked,
Taken for granted.
For calm, stillness, peace and tranquility,
Are forged,
From the harshest, 
Famished and ravaging,
Infernos of anger.
Time to unveil,
The turbulence, 
The torrid, unsteady nature,
Of still waters that run deep,
In a world uncaring, unforgiving, 
Unkind and never understanding.

SJ