Pretty face, innocent eyes, and gentle smile, Your cunning draws them in like a sly serpent, Slithering with the amusing spirit of a gypsy Wandering in the wilderness of the world, Possessing a disposition that is, oh so deceitful. Your captivating smile lures in your prey, Tempting men from their dutiful posts Like a harlotContinue reading “May You Burn Under a Thousand Suns”
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Stray Thoughts and Broken Dreams
As I searched through the mountain of untouched memos in my phone for writing inspiration, I came across a note from a very long time ago. It was titled, ‘Feelings to sort through later’. And I am sad to be reminded about how long I suffered. I suppose it is the birthright of people likeContinue reading “Stray Thoughts and Broken Dreams”
Are you happy with Carlotta?
I thought I was over being angry, and bitter, and vengeful. But something happened on a Monday night recently, painfully reminding me of a slight against my person. It brought me back to that dangerous thought loop of cognitive incongruence—the agonising uncertainty of whether the betrayals I encountered were real or imagined. I thought IContinue reading “Are you happy with Carlotta?”
Gentle and Lowly
Strong. Why does everyone want to be strong? Only those who want to be strong don’t know the pain of having no choice but to be strong. Or perhaps they were tired of being weak. My friends tell me that I’m strong—the silent and reliable type who always knows what to do when things goContinue reading “Gentle and Lowly”
Tomorrow I want to wake up to a new dream
Tomorrow I want to wake up to a new dream. It’s as if my head has the same dream stuck on repeat; it ends the same way but it always happens in different places. I have my arm wrapped around yours and we walk laughing along the Seine in Paris and at other beautiful places.Continue reading “Tomorrow I want to wake up to a new dream”
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