Happy Hallucinations
“Psychedelic,
intimate &
other-worldly poems”
– Definitely not the author tooting his own horn
Poetry
Origin of the World
As I climb your mountains,Stand on top of your peak,I gaze far awayAnd see your valleyOf thousand mysteries —The fertile crescentFor which men wage wars,And die miserable deathsOf forgotten despairYour majestic canyonWould be the muse for artists,Or sometimes a...
Shieldmaiden
Don’t be my Juliet, Nor my Leila, Or a Rapunzel trapped Far away atop A phallic tower Anxious to be rescued. Don’t lie half dead In a maze of roses, Or under a glass coffin. Don’t bother showing up In a pretentious ball, Wearing uncomfortable glass slippers, Only to...
Your Faith
Can’t see a god?Or a djinn?Angels or demons?Centaurs or Kraken?Boogeyman or Babadook?Vampires or Werewolves?Fakirs of days lost?Ash-clad Aghoris?Or a crimson tongued Kali?Heroes or villains,(Super or not)?Monsters of every kind?Or saviours of our times?Can’t see...
