– published in babel. – volume 2 Honorary mention ARPA 2024 Cottonmouth and velvet all over.Thorns and twigs growing on my shoulder.Where is the luck of the Irish; four-leaf clover?My mind wanders in situations created with fears and what-ifs, faking the adventure like a rover. Scarlet lip stains but not yet on the knife.The filter…

– published in babel. – volume 2 Winner of ARPA 2024 A Prelude to SanityDark bark – the tree of life.I shall pluck off its stem of solitude,And eat its fruit of melancholia.Tender pale sap of tomorrow’s haunted memories –I shall drink its forlorn guilt,And pull at its root, rich with depression.Vivid blossoms – the…

– published in babel. – volume 2 Honorary mention of ARPA 2024 In shadows cast by fleeting time’s cruel hand, I dance with fragments of a goddess fair, Her essence, like a whisper in the wind, A wisp of beauty beyond compare. My heart, a prisoner to her distant light, A flame that burns with…

“It must be noted that there was no flickering in the basement, just a pitch-black room without a light source.“

“All along with a beautiful rose/ Thorns are free flaws.“

“Tethered to the days, the soul blooms uneasy.“

“Minds are astray, hearts are perplexed, and there is no light of hope left.“

“I am walking on a path that’s hollow and shallow.“

“All the hearts, all the little heartaches / a congregation of little prayers.“

“For one’s courage could save someone from their own despair“

“But a slight glance of conscience / Reminds me of the sordidness“

“But wait, when did hope ever die?/ It is a body that kills. but itself, it remains alive.“

“Search for a torchbearer from between you all“