Happy Hallucinations

“Psychedelic,
intimate &
other-worldly poems”

– Definitely not the author tooting his own horn

Poetry

She Never Learned

She Never Learned

She was so concerned about being A good girl to her parents, A good mother to her children, A good wife to a husband, A good cog in the machine, That she never learned To just be... Be herself, Know herself, Not as a woman, Or as a person even, But as a universe Of...

Your Faith

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...

Origin of the World

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...

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