Stay

The first day she left You held the hourglass in your chest And allowed the tears to be at sync With the sands of time. You said to yourself that Love was like a novel written on the beach It is only a matter of time that The words are washed away. Why do you still hold your phone in hand Zooming it to see if her smiles ever spelt betrayal? Why do you delete the photos only to play the voice notes She sent you when she said she loved you like...

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Castles built by ghosts

The first angel came and I set her on fire Then came demons and monsters But you came and stayed. Your face reminded me of castles built by ghosts. You placed your photos on the walls in my heart And said to the ghosts I had caged "I am the one who lives in his head now" They merely laughed at you. You only did not know that Love like castles built by ghosts comes down At the sound of sad voices. They are nothing real to hold on to. JYF says,...

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Faces

The choir is broken into a million pieces like my broken soul. My poems remind me of how I fail to make sense Whenever I am called upon to conduct an anthem For the marriage of the ghosts and the dark. How can I conduct the choir When all I have known is discordant melodies Splashed on the faces of beasts? Sshh! There is serenity in hopeless. If you listen carefully, You will hear Silence disturbing Noise Or the wind playing the black and white...

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