Category: Word Salad
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Masquerade
Heard on a show I watched recently on Netflix. “Love is a masquerade.” The phrase made me think about everything we do to find love, sustain it, nurture it, believe in it, and try our best to not feel the often inevitable pain when dabbling with this emotion. Love is a masquerade. An act we…
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Something Seasonal…
I was planning to write a festive poem for December ‘Pint of Poetry,’ but never managed to do it. Then I thought I’d write something for this website. That didn’t happen either. I love Christmas; I love all festivals (any excuse for a party!). But it is not much of a party when there are…
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and here we are again…
And here we are again at my favourite place a double espresso wake up call and cake that disappeared without a trace And here we are again going through the summer brochure ooh-ing and aah-ing over whats on about booking tickets i am still unsure And here we are again a room with walls and…
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Loneliness
No one dies of loneliness Until they do You don’t agree with me Not many do You wonder why they died What did you not do Because no one dies of loneliness Even when they do © Shalini Sinha Austin, 2024
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Sometimes…
sometimes… life feels a burden sometimes… i don’t want to be part of it anymore sometimes… everything seems pointless sometimes… i find a reason to laugh and then i wonder why my mind is so absurd sometimes © Shalini Sinha Austin, 2024