Wavering fingers pried open the box Hypnotic stare at the pieces A thousand components of her life… Pieces tumbled, falling on the table Intrigued by possibilities the assembly was considered She began to negotiate the border, the wall around her…

Woe to him who has slacked his thirst thinking, “I’m out of the arena…” Comfortable with the mundane and trite unknowingly, he slowly rots A hero’s deeds are never done The writer continues the adventure Warriors conquer the enemy The…

Oceans overflow in her mind carrying her to distant shores Her thirst, indefatigable, searching for meanings Dissatisfied with the redundant life Eyes closed—in reverie … breathing softly The spindrift refreshes her face Harmonious with the ocean, her heart beats strong…

The most mysterious is the mind… Struggling, searching for meanings… Grappling with logic, faith, beliefs, tempted by the heart’s yearnings Love, enlightens, melts the heart, blissfully, raising the spirit— Broken love, compromises … plunges us into despair— traumatizing the vulnerable…

we’re born thirsty yearning for love the love of a mother pure and genuine growing, growing… tic toc childhood play summer fun joyous laughter under the sun innocent love… tic toc, tic toc adolescence young, strong, and fearless pretty girl,…

She knew he loved her, bedazzled by her… Expressing all his desires… When much time elapsed without a glimpse of her he’d always send her flowers. He knew her heart did not skip for him— resolved, he welcomed her friendship.…

She recalled passionate times, now long past… kissing with insatiable desire both nearly exploding with longing She recalled dreaming of his touch… waking in the night… drenched in joyful sweat She remembered when they would meet in their secluded, secret…

Fierce passion … love, long ago … lost. Romantic reality transformed to broken memories He watched her daily escape to the lake witnessing fragments of her melancholic heart She spoke to the wind, animals and trees and to great powers…

Desperate, trying to outrun her lonely heart Far to the secluded house She shut the door, sat by the window Entranced, eyes fixed on the tree A strong wind blew, stirring the leaves… Temporary life … She counted them as…

Her beauty was entrancing, her features, classically cut, Yet, modest her demeanor, He loved her … He wanted to live his life with her and love her ‘till the end of his days… Unknowingly, he cursed them both… Proclaiming her…