My heart is still red!

My heart is still red! It beats, it breathes, It throbs, feels alive! For these - Vibes of life – Are much bigger Than swings of fate!

My eyes are swollen,

And shady with -

A mist of fate.

My skin is broken,

And bleeding for -

A life’s stake.

In the cycle -

Of birth and -

Death’s flavored play,

I dwell…

 

Where gods will run -

The life-times,

And devils vouch -

For death.

But both these gods -

And devils are -

Synonyms of fate!

And I shall look -

Beyond those lines,

Till I see -

Sunrise…

 

But life,

As you know -

Is not a chocolaty cake!

The sweetness,

That seems -

Is bitter and fake!

So sister!

You wake up,

Free your mind!

And let your thoughts -

          Flow freely,

          Over the winds of time!

 

When you are blocked -

          From your dreams!

And life holds a dagger -

          Over head, it seems!

Then say - Hey!

I am not your slave!

Then there -

It shall come -

          A favoured wave!

 

And then you say

Dark and dense, how so!

My heart -

My heart is still red!

O …

It beats, it breathes,

It throbs, feels alive!

For these

          Vibes of life -

Are much bigger

          Than swings of fate!

 

Nayan’s

10:33 am IST

8^th April 2012

Hyderabad, India

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Reviews

[RavenDelcor]

I've always felt that the written form, complete with indents, even if distracting, cause the reader to feel the sense of how the words flow, or stop, or edge into or away from a thought. Here in this poem, it accomplishes a pseudo heart beat, something irregular, but consistent. It leads the rhythm. It also give a visual to the disconnect that fate, and forms from fate cause in the world of seeking the simple truths. Those truths so simply, and sublimely stated at the end. I have often calmed anxiety by realizing that my heart beats, my breath is in, then out, I have all that I need. Well done in both form and substance.

[Barbara Walker]

I love the structure of this piece. It's message is positive and your understanding of the human condition is evident in your words. Great write!

[Nayan]

Thanks Barbara

[Helena]

Perfect prose! Loved the way you wrote this and wouldn't change a thing. Really beautifully done my friend! Thank you for sharing this poem! ~ Helena :)

P.S have only just seen this in Albert's forum, having been absent for sometime from W.C.

All the best!

[Ramya]

I love the indentation - it is unique to this poem and lends more credibility. Love the flow and the usage of words.

Good job!

[TamiViolet]

The indentations are appropriate and allow for smooth flow.... I enjoy the dynamics of this piece...feeling truly alive shows ability for intimacy, work and play... Fate, oh she is adamant, yes? I feel strength of character as the narrator stumbles, falls, cries yet remains positively embracing and vibrant...

[Revolutionary]

beautiful

[r. f. jordan]

this is passion personified! what an excellent musing, overrun with a zest for bearing witness to the moment, and to the possibilities within ideas of divinity having created it! between the lines i sense instructions from wisdom: not to let the rudiments, of how i try to define things, to pull away from my witnessing the essence of those things. thank you for sharing your poetry with me on this site.

[Coyote Poetry]

Photo and words are amazing. I like the thoughts in the poem.
"And then you say
Dark and dense, how so!
My heart -
My heart is still red!"
A strong ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote