Category Archives: emotions

A nightly sea

Posted on March 31, 2013 by rashmenon

She had shades of darkness to wrap around. Her iris glinted blue now and then green again. The pupil was rock-black at night and slate-grey in the day. Me- I was just dust on her cheek, dust she might decide … Continue reading →

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A Home-spun Frock

Posted on March 30, 2013 by rashmenon

Will you drop me A line, Say you’re fine As a thread Come loose on my home- spun frock. The frock fits no more But write me more Of you, Find fine Lo(o)se thread? P.S: Linked to Trifecta

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Mud-spattered Memory

Posted on March 24, 2013 by rashmenon

Sheets of rain, Tiny mud fountains Spattered the tyres We skid          Slipped                      slid The only accent of rebellion- My clenched fist With its plain gold band Do you remember The salt and sweat As I do? P.S- Linked … Continue reading →

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Moonshine Madness

Posted on March 22, 2013 by rashmenon

i am the sun seeking the moon ever-elusive, the harder i seek you, my rays piercing every inch of sky-blue expanse, the sky whitened and me- an angry orange ball of fury, seething while you hide behind this cloud or … Continue reading →

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the length of my shadow

Posted on March 20, 2013 by rashmenon

my dear, please don’t  turn, walk on past the corner without missing a step. i can spare not a tear and if you but falter, it’ll infect me- thinly resolute, assail even my silhouette. let me save at least my … Continue reading →

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yesterday and yellow glasses

Posted on March 20, 2013 by rashmenon

did you know i look back on my yesterday just to see you again. did you know i rekindle the spark of a spark, warm me up to face today drunk on yesterday’s hopes. why is it that today’s day … Continue reading →

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Half-lives (1961-1990)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by rashmenon

They breathed in the asphalt, The welcome whiffs Of the wall caving in. They let their children frolic, Babe-limbs spin in the moment Some of their fathers Had laid down lives to create. P. S- Linked to Trifecta

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An Unbalanced Diet

Posted on March 11, 2013 by rashmenon

a jaunty angle after 12, i was drunk on plastic papaya pickle, honey-glazed, ginger-finger-smattered, i needed sleep but wanted you as simply as my blanket blue.   did i dial 13 incorrect times the correct number? should i feel unprimed … Continue reading →

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A Hurt Earth

Posted on March 10, 2013 by rashmenon

She had borne So much, Her veins cut, Her scalp bled… Her darkest chambers Of distilled suffering Shivered tectonically, Threw liquid stone In angry orange bolts: Her scarred self avenged- A pebbly little. P.S- Linked to Trifecta

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very irish

Posted on March 7, 2013 by rashmenon

full-bodied and sensual, frilly and brimming on top, tapering, slim and darkly smooth to a light end, i relish even the way you roll off my tongue, teasing, lingering, flowing liquidly down, making me close my eyes to soak in … Continue reading →

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