The Muruku Murmurations

This is one of those nights when insomnia is my only company. Yet another cold, cold night, Dripping, leaking tap water Dampening the stale air Absence of proper banter Windows sneaking in pale street lights Freckles of dust dancing without a care. My eyes compressed so tightly My chest tightens like a boa constrictor's grip While my world sleeps soundly My mind tossing and turning Madly as my body remains silent Every skeletal muscle tense The disconnect between my body and mind makes no sense My disrupted soul begets worry Flight of thought racing in circuit My judgement crumbles like biscuits No warmth from my covers, Soaked in regret from my past lovers Wandering lost in list of lust Endless winding matters Wondering if I could have turned out better Instead of aching under layers of rust. Wringing of my fingers Trembling in my lips Tapping of my finger tips My joints crackling like crisp in the fire Chilled by the dawn's cool air And slow...

We were given an assignment in class to write 8 stanzas with 6 lines each in 40 minutes, we had to push ourselves to avoid cliches and our favourite 'go-to' words. One of my favourites thanks to Mama Lia, #evilauntylia ideas are awesome! Theme: The power of self-belief. Happy Labour Day, may the fruit of your labour be worthwhile. Defining and knowing, What is  I -dentity? The entities of your being What makes your reality? Words that come out spewing from the depths of spirit, soul and body. The apothecary off mind street where the 'I am' and 'is to BE ' begins, travels and meets, In the darkness where there is no light to see There is still a sense, pulse and heartbeat that brews in alchemy. Mixture of emotions, Tincture of memories, Shelved trinkets in small portions Wind chimes singing melodies to accompany the mix of concoctions Interactions that LIVE through centuries. The alchemist must create, Select c...

The one thing I value most about my work is the lives of my patients. Nothing pains me more than when I see someone's life disappear in a blink of an eye and the family realising the indefinite loss of their loved ones. Rangka tingkap bergetar-getar dengan Gelombang-gelombang Suara orang ramai Berkumpul-kumpul Bertanya-tanya Bila masanya akan sampai. Nyanyian irama masa silam Lampu diatasnya semakin menggelap Lantai dibawahnya semakin sejuk. Sakit tenat dari senja sampai subur Bukan sekadar kurang selesa. Mungkin hayat yang sudah tiba masa Salin baju sendiri tidaknya mampu Putar belit kata-katanya Nyaris terjatuh tercekik selimut, Orang dikelilingnya gelisah menunggu. Tidurnya tidak nyenyak dan lena, Sejak mulanya penyakit ini. Terbangun setiap jam Mimpi-mimpinya yang semua ngeri. Jirannya menjerit-jerit, Nampak darahnya menitis dari dahi sampai kaki. Di depan muka memandang wanita Yang muda lagi umurnya, Muda lagi anak-anaknya, Nampak muka...

This was written as a challenge from Angelia One from Team Demigods who teaches the Semigods . #feartheredpen During the # SpillTheInk workshop with Scott Sneddon . # 2017inkedwallsday 30 # 2017inkedwallsprompt 30 # spilltheink # napowrimo # npwm   # napowrimo2017 One Two Three Maybe I will let it be... White or blue One line or two It really isn't up to you. All you want is a son My bearing hips Flowering canals I will say when I am done. I am clothed by your pride Your strength wraps my wrist My innocence replaced by your essence Where I lie is your bliss. My loss is your gain Your pleasure is my pain. I am bare As I am green You are blue Under it all, You have not a clue. - Swit Marie 1235H 29th April 2017 Titik Merah Gallery

This was the activity/assignment Scott Sneddon gave the kids for the # SpillTheInk workshop held at the end of # NaPoWriMo. We had to walk around the gallery and write a poem about the artwork. It should reference the artwork and it should also be able to stand alone as a poem. #NPWM #2017inkedwallsday29 #2017inkedwallsprompt29 #NaPoWriMo2017 Beneath the surface Locked away Hidden treasures Rooted here to stay. In the clouds Or underwater? Could it be bulbs Or tubers? Growth restricted Some escapes Floating to where the air goes Or how the water flows. From the start, it is cultivated Submerged in culture Strongly rooted Blossoming with hope. - Swit Marie 1211pm 29th April 2017 Titik Merah Gallery

NaPoWritMo Day 28 Prompt from Poetry Cafe KL "Today I challenge you to write an elevenie, which is a poem that consists of eleven (11) words arranged in five (5) lines. A quick look at the pattern reveals the  following: Line 1: One word (Noun) Line 2: Two words (Explain what the Noun in Line 1 does) Line 3: Three words (Explain where the Noun is) Line 4: Four words (Continue the explanation) Line 5: One word (Summation/result of the Noun in Line 1) BONUS CHALLENGE:  Respond to any news you have read online or in the papers. # napowrimo   # npwm   # poetrycafekl   # pckl   # elevenie Decisions Ripple effect In our hands Made wisely or foolishly Consequences. - Swit Marie 1735H 28th April 2017 Astro HQ

NaPoWriMo Day 27 Prompt taken from  Poetry Cafe KL Biligual poem! Write a bilingual poem on any topic. The first language must be in English but the second one is yours to choose. There should be a balanced use of both languages in the poem. I recommend googling and reading Gustavo Perez Firmat's poem " Bilingual Blues " for reference. If you are fluent in only one language, don't be discouraged. Ask around, get advice from others and just have fun with it  :) BONUS CHALLENGE Use at least 3 of these random words in your poem -> dreamless, machete, hopscotch, carnival, bogeyman, comet, stone, tongues. Happy writing! # napowrimo   # npwm # 2017inkedwallsday27 # poetrycafekl   # pckl # day27   # fromrussiawithlove   # bilingualpoem Давайте посмотрим (Davaytye pasmotrim) Let us see С начале уроки (S nachale uroki) Нам надо поздравлавать "Здраствуйте!" (Nam nada pazdravlavat Zdrastvuyte!) From the beginning of the lesson It is obligatory for...