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I'm no joke, like the Nile's raging flow
Sharp turns, unpredictable, and strong
She said, "Good things never last, life's a test"
I'm trying to catch the groove, like Ike and Tina's song

Nutbush... in my own space cause
People are equal in their struggles and pace
Work with them or follow someone else, it's true
Yeshua guides me through life's twists and anew

I'm a bible thumper, we all got a space to fill.
Hunter and prey, a delicate dance each da
Blood in, blood out, loyalty is my chain.
Personal Growth
Time does not drink tea
Not with sugar, not with milk
It does not have time
Not to stop, not to think

Time it moves
Without legs, without feet
Without a body or a head
It flows, it fleets

Time does not sit down
To eat, to breathe
To take a break is unheard of
It must go, it must wreathe

Time does not have time
To drink tea, or to think
It does not have time
To stop, or to blink

For time is generous
It gives, it heals
It grants us moments
To love, to feel

Time gives us chance
To live, to be
Thank you, Time
For the time to drink tea
A poem written to serve as a reminder  to appreciate life and the time you've been given, the times you've had, and the times that are yet to come.
A mythical, mystical,
    invisible and fearless..
A fire of feathers,
  born from ashes..
Able to reborn, resurrect;
Ready to defeat darkness.. 🌖
   ready to fly from ashes,☄️
      ready to shine from soul.. ✨
A spiritual healer;
  light others with
   helping, encouraging and inspiring…
Reborn with courage, strength & wisdom..
A mythical being, a phoenix bird;
  with golden feathers,
   made with strong, fire will
        and an iron soul..
It is a phoenix 🐦‍🔥,
   an inspirational bird;
     ready to fly from ashes..  🔥
Ready to fly from ashes. Spirit of fire soul.
Ashwin Kumar Aug 13
Again, you showed me the way
And ensured I kept my insecurities at bay
I was feeling dull
My pain, did you ****
I was feeling anxious
You helped me fight my demons
I was feeling stressed
My mind, you calmed
All in all, I was down
And you turned my bane into a boon!

Again, you showed me the way
In fact, YOU were THE WAY
The path to happiness
And inner peace
Yes, you may be an author
But for me, a motivator
You may be a poet
But for me, you represent faith
You may be a translator
But for me, a teacher
You may be an academic
But you provide the kick
Which I so desperately need
To do many a deed
And finally, you may be an activist
But for me, my inner beast
Ensuring I do my best
Come what may
Thus, you again showed me the way!!
Poem on how thinking about Dr. Meena Kandasamy (eminent novelist, poet, translator of the "Thirukkural", academic and anti-caste activist) helped me overcome my anxieties and insecurities on a tough day of work yesterday.
girlinflames Aug 13
With each passing day,
I realize I am not alone
in the universe
that there is something greater than me,
greater than everything,
and that this everything
dwells within me.
girlinflames Aug 12
For so long,
I thought something was wrong
with being empty inside.
But I’ve made peace with my emptiness—
a flute only makes music
when its soul is open wide.
~
Two minutes of perseverance
two minutes of curiosity

Seeking out life
returning with ingenuity

It's all about surfaces and thresholds
and winter hemisphere

Each of us wants so badly
to be that next satellite

Or at least be allowed
to dream we're a small dark spot
moving across the Sun's face

~
The clock’s slow hands release their grip,
A whispered breath begins to slip,
Through corridors of fading light,
Where shadows stretch to meet the night.

The week’s tight chains dissolve in air,
Like molten glass that melts with care,
Each task undone, a thread unspun,
The loom of time undone, begun.

A tide that lifts the anchored soul,
Unfurls the sails toward the whole,
Where moments drip like honeyed rain,
And silence hums a sweet refrain.

The pulse of hours quickens now,
As freedom’s seed takes root somehow,
Beneath the skin, a quiet fire,
A spark of vast, unspoken choir.

No longer bound by duty’s weight,
The mind escapes its narrow gate,
To wander fields where dreams convene,
In Friday’s glow, serene, unseen.
A meditative piece about the quiet transformation that Friday evenings bring the slow release from duty into dreaming, from structure into stillness. Written to capture the soft beauty of transition.
In sorrow’s night so deep and still,
A flame begins to spark and spill.
It hums of love, of ancient fire
That lifts us from the depths of mire.

The bee may sting, the skin may tear,
But deeper grows the heart’s repair.
For pain plants seeds that bloom in grace,
And loss can light a sacred space.

O soul, arise like golden rays,
And burn through fear’s encircling haze.
Let love ignite, let hope embrace
A dance of dawn, a warm retrace.

Tread soft through woods where silence sings;
Feel earth’s calm breath beneath your wings.
Find roots below the floods and rain,
Where life still pulses through the pain.

Though dreams may bend, they do not break;
Our voices rise for justices’ sake.
We call the promise, far but clear
A world where all are held sincere.

So guard this light within your chest,
A lantern in the night’s unrest.
Through struggle’s path, let hope remain
For morning comes to crown our pain.
This poem explores the transformative power of sorrow, resilience, and healing. Written from a place of inner reflection and global empathy, it seeks to remind readers that even in our darkest moments, hope and justice can rise like dawn.
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