the life of a clown... by inarticulate-me, literature
Literature
the life of a clown...
Criss the cross
Tick tock.. tick tock
Criss the cross.. go up.. then down
The thump.. a sound.. the echoes.. confound
The frown.. around.. the clown.. so bound..
Surround.. the clown.. because of.. the frown..
Punish him for what he does not
Punish him for he forgot
The hoot.. the sound.. the echoes.. the frown
He sees not.. around.. what could be.. so bound
Alone.. he falls.. so hard.. the ground..
The frown.. the clown.. confound.. so down
You know I can make a difference if I can somehow get inside your head.
Why are you floating in the middle of that desolate sea? You know Id brave the swim just to get to you, right?
Letting go cant be an option. It just doesnt make sense. How can it?! When Ive seen how you and I take on what forever took so long to find..
Hows it all in your head? How can you live in a world amidst all thats gone astray? How can you stay sane there? Cant you see we can make it all better. Just you and me?
You know its bound to happen. Its just inevitable. I know you believe it too. But please just te
.. so what happened in the end?
well ofcourse, they all lived happily ever after
mommy.. whats happily ever after? He blinked his big, hazel eyes. Whats happy?
She laughs gently
baby, what do you mean? You know exactly what it is..
no I dont. I mean, Im happy but Im also sad. Im happy because daddys always here, playing with me, reading me stories, listening to what I have to say. He always comes in and says good morning, and always tucks me in every night. Hes the first person I greet in the morning, and the last I say goo
Do you not remember at all? by inarticulate-me, literature
Literature
Do you not remember at all?
.. and I stare down at the photograph from long ago.. this was when I fell off the swing and hurt my chin its all still embedded in my mind do you not remember at all? But you were right there right there for me.. I know, because it was your shoulder I soaked when it seemed that my tears would just stream down my face unhindered...
Ok.. so what about this one? Our day in the rain? You must remember this back in december, when the weather was so dry.. The elders used to pray for rain that season you know.. and it happened.. the day you came.. we stood right there, infront of that porch.. just you and me, soaking
.. I remember way back, when their flaunting love used to make me feel special.. used to make me feel elated how everytime Id see them cuddled together, Id think to myself that this is how its going to be forever.. if only I was aware of the word naïve back then
I remember the countless times I had heard their childish giggles from the next room, and how each time, I would just concentrate on the moon outside my window and wonder how things were like for that old lady who lives on that big ball of cheese and of what she must be thinking about while she was looking down at them.. and at me&
The silent applause... by inarticulate-me, literature
Literature
The silent applause...
a rectangular box of glass is that the only prop used in this play? That, and a spade and sand? How? Why?! Before I could contemplate over this, the announcer stepped forward and stood centre stage..
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am Charlie, one of the leads of the play. Only me and Maria will be the performers today.. There will be no additional props, other than the ones you see on the stage, and there will be no fancy light or sound effects
And while he explained the outlay of the play, of how it would start and end with just one scene, with just one backdrop, with just one spade
I talked to me again, and as usual, I had a lot to say.
Our day started off like it always does, progressed just like it did yesterday, and ended probably the same way it will tomorrow.. My best part of this monotony, you ask? Why, its my conversation with myself.. Late every night, I tuck myself in, and listen to the droning sounds of the crickets outside. Do I sleep at all before the buzzing, the o so profound ringing penetrates my solitude?
What is that sound? Its getting louder now, reverberating off every wall in the room then faint echoes somebody yawns, and suddenly the ringing stops with a clang, like s
I saw my sorrow reflect in his eyes,
I saw his face screw up in pain like mine,
I felt him clutch my hand as i grasped his,
I heard him cry out loud as I pursed my lips,
He held me close and whispered soothing words in my ear,
Hoping that somehow, it would ease away the pain.
But all his efforts seemed to end in vain,
because he, as well as I, knew there was no way out of this disarray.
There is a reason because of which it is said,
Love cannot be predicted, yet it drives one wild.
It is a curse, a curse that leaves one frail.
It seeks his prey in the weakest, and lets its hurricane go array
The hurricane then stops at nothing, ev
the looking glass.. by inarticulate-me, literature
Literature
the looking glass..
In the middle of an empty room, she sits alone with her head buried in her hands shes just too tired of holding her head up high, of looking the world right in the eye and pantomiming, giving the impression that shes alright.. That shes a survivor shes vaguely aware of her surroundings - the intricate details were something she was never really good at remembering anyways The only sound in the room, the one that could be heard profoundly, was the slow squeaking of the ceiling fan accompanied occasionally by her wrecked sobs..
How long had it been exactly, since her world had been grounded, leaving he
Destination unknown by inarticulate-me, literature
Literature
Destination unknown
She walks on, unaware of how the rain had drenched her to the skin.
Her pace was slow, almost placid, if it hadnt for the dragging sound of her feet
Anyone could tell she wasnt one of those looking for shelter in such a heavy downpour, though no one knew why
Her face was expressionless, her eyes hollow, her lips curled in neither a smile nor a frown
For how long had she been walking, she didnt know, thought she was vaguely aware of the change in scenery around her
The secluded road bordered by trees had now given way to a neighbourhood, one which seems somewhat friendlier than the last one she had passed
She walks pas
.. caught in the middle.. caught between the tongues theres just one way out.. but it just seems so pointless now denial just doesnt make sense anymore this war of words just seems unreal when its repeated anywhere else but in your head
Trying to reason it all, its just a waste of time.. because ultimately, youll be nowhere
Trying to justify what you did itll do you no good.. because ultimately, you know, youll be nowhere
Trying to face it all head on, holds no real value because ultimately, you see, youll be nowhere
. So there
she had felt them soo many times before that feeling them sweep past her now didnt really give her that same sense of elation anymore, nor did she indulge herself in the fear of how change could also mean a turn for the worse.. She was all numb, but that didnt mean that her senses were totally out of order she knew that something was going to happen that something was bound to happen just something.. and that tomorrow would definitely be different that was yesterday.. now, what frightened her about today was that different somehow looked and seemed exactly like the same maybe thats a goo
feel I know you
I don't know how
I don't know why
I see you feel for me
You cried with me
You would die for me
I know I need you
I want you to
Be free of all the pain
You hold inside
You cannot hide
I know you tried
To be who you couldn't be
You tried to see inside of me
And now i'm leaving you
I don't want to go
Away from you
Please try to understand
Take my hand
Be free of all the pain
You hold inside
You cannot hide
I know you tried
To feel...
To feel...
I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
Whatever I see I swallow immediately
Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.
I am not cruel, only truthful ‚
The eye of a little god, four-cornered.
Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.
It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long
I think it is part of my heart. But it flickers.
Faces and darkness separate us over and over.
Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me,
Searching my reaches for what she really is.
Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.
I see her back, and reflect it faithfully.
She rewards me with tears and an agitation of