Happy Hallucinations

Psychedelic,
intimate &
other-worldly poems”

– Definitely not the author tooting his own horn

Poetry

A Fire Inside

A Fire Inside

A spark was born today,Lit deep withinAn ashen womb.Rising from the dead,Like a lone blade of grassPeering through the cracksOf a boulder tamedBy time and weather,Spreading its wingTo swim in the wind.Curiosity brimming,And bubbling to know more! A fire manifestedFrom...

Sad Defiance

Sad Defiance

Dark clouds gatherAs old wounds festerIn a heart heavyWith griefs unknown,Barren lands, yet to discover…In a sparkless world –Where tears do not rain,Not anymore,To ease some tension .My pen, traitorous,Refuses to bleedAny more words,On your stale paper.Nor do pixels...

Graveyard of Old Memories

Graveyard of Old Memories

I keep digging deepIn the graveyardOf old memories.No tombstone, no nameNo dates necessary.Daturas and nightshadesHovering over your remains –Marking where you lay,On your final resting place. My shovel hits the coffin –Wood once varnished with my tears,Now rotting...

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