'Her Broken Smile'

As she walked across
The street of shadows
Dragging along her broken smile;
Dark and enveloping, they cast over her face

Wiping away with it, all the grace.

She walked, on her tired feet
Her breath, slowly receding
The reek of the after-storm air
So cold, piercing through her skin, bare.

She didn't cease, she continued walking
Like she knew where she was heading
Leaving her footprints, trails behind
On which she never belonged to, this land.

The crackling of the dried autumn leaves
Echoed into the depth of the streets
The shrieking silence, swirled around her
Trapping her in a scent of herself
Bringing her one with her unknown self.

A reason was found, a company unwound
She let go of the remains of her misery
Her bound soul, she set free
The broken smile, hence, no longer did she have to carry.


- A

In The Parallel Universe...

In the parallel universe,
I'm an artist. By all means.
I breathe, eat and drink art. All forms of art.
I am a painter and a musician by the day, and a poet by the night.
I am because I'm truly in love with it. Not because there is any necessity.
I am because it completes me. I am because it defines me.
Because it radiates through my soul.
Because it flows like blood in my body.
I live in a beautiful cottage by the countryside.
I live one with nature.
I have a pet. And a garden where I can peacefully lay.
Lay on the green grass and breathe fresh air.
I eat nutritious food. And cook my own food.
I am content and unconditionally in love with myself.
I am not the richest, I am not showered with luxury.
But, I am surrounded by abundant love. My love for art. My love for life.
I love and live each day to the fullest.
I take evening walks by the brook,
Where I can catch glimpses of the sunset over the distant mountains.
I take those walks with him. Holding his hand.
I sleep right under the stars. Gazing at them till I fall asleep in his arms.
I wake up the next day, only to relive these moments again.
In the parallel universe, I'm an artist.
I love and live each day to the fullest.


- A