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Such a hideous creation could only be eradicated by its creator. Or so they thought. Perhaps the fact that the creator was deranged enough to create such a thing was warning enough.
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Left me alone,Fending for myself,Abandoned again.I got back up again,Left you behind in the dust,Now I’m in the light. – Arsh
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Ethereal Goddess,Can we say that we tried?Just this once?Magnificent disaster,Trying was not enough,It never is. – Arsh
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Eloquently speaking,Yet slowly sinking.No silver-tongue canHelp me now.Suddenly drowning,Yet, irreversibly hoping.No hero canSave me now. – Arsh
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Across the pond filled with reeds,The lone soldier’s tall figure heaves.Weary of his deeds,He is now one with the weeds.One can only hope that he finds peace,And that his soul is now at ease. – Maya Desdemona
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The kettle’s high pitched whistling seemed to only fuel her growing anger, while the tea that was furiously bubbling in it was now as bitter as her tears. Towards him she felt only resentment, but she always sugared his tea so he would not notice. He never did, anyway. Only, with the sugar that was
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What gives an entity humanity?It cannot be love,For some humans don’t feel it,Though they are as human as everyone else.What gives someone humanity?It cannot be empathy,For some people don’t feel it,Though they are as human as everyone else.What gives someoneThe right to decide another’s humanity?For humanity is an oft debated subject,That no one knows the
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Walk through the HearthAs you would ice,And from the cold flamesYour new self will rise.Behead your past,Be off with its head.After the Flames have cleansed you,You will freeze your dread.Succumb to the Cold,Invite the warmth of the FireplaceFor your sins have been frozen,But your pitiful self remains. – Maya Desdemona
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Stranger to what I’ve always known,These common courtesies feel alien.Acting normally to what is demanded,And that is how we have existed. – Arsh