"EARLY MORNING PINK"

Whirled ‘round with smile ‘n wink

Teased me with a bit of "peek-a-boo"
Pink satin robe she did undo...
Revealed her lithe 'n lovely body,
Ah...yes, "Early morning pink”!

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THE PRICE OF BEAUTIFUL

When lustful men saw this living goddess,
Her tempting charms they sought possess
Though blessed with a lovely face n’ body,
She was not prone to "lewd and gaudy"No…
It was never her intention to beguile/entice;
(Yet her innocence ‘n purity was taken)
For her beauty death would be the price!

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(To Marilyn and all abused women

LOVE and ROMANCE

Seen by some as “Foolishness"

By others “A passing fancy”

They fail to see;
Romance isn’t mental/logical,
Romance is mindless/illogical;
Uncompromising,
Fearless,
Reckless,
Impervious to time/space

Romance;

The ecstatic expression of love,
Birthed through one’s heart

Indeed;

Love made manifest,

By emotional truth

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MARIA THE LEPER

Even in the soul 
of darkness 
lies a spectral 
glow

Cosmic 
fate does not 
show

But;
god within 
eyes of 
a child knows 

A poetic pause 
as it clambers… 
grows

Shot by a 14 month 
old child a moment,

Morbid,

Morose

Encapsulating 
text-less prose; 

Maria the leper 
lady silent 
foreboding 
doomed 
in tattered 
clothes 

Eyeless sockets 
leprous nose, 
yet held her pose 

A trampled 
rose

As the 
image 
held in the 
palm of this 
child instantly 
froze ..

What came first the camera?

 The vision?

Thought imposed?

Giving birth to a photo unopposed!

A poem by my friend;

Firoze Shakir

MISTY BLUE

“To thyself be true”

In this thou art all alone;

Better to be misty blue,

Than thy truth postpone!

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MENTAL BREAKDOWNS

From “Out of the blue”

Hues of grays 'n browns

Matters not what be true

When one is plagued by;

Mental meltdowns...

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