Noori Dinosaurni
Noori Dinosaurni (Verse 1) I face their eyes,
their eyes have a face.
How do I fold into myself
to cover, to hide? Read more from here...
The Unnamed Gift
The Unnamed Gift When you give a gift,
do you announce it-This is for you-
or do you leave it in the dark
and call the receiver thief?
Hunger exists. Read more from here...
Chapter 37 – Life Taught Me Restraint
Chapter 37 - Life Taught Me Restraint Life Taught Me Restraint - Part I Restraint became my native tongue;
desire learned to speak only in silence.
I hid the wanting so well
even I forgot its shape. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 55 – Feeding and Nourishment
Feeding and Nourishment Verse 1 You waited hours just for me,
Pulled me close upon your knee.
Said, “Here you are, come on,”
Fed me slow with your own hands. Read more from here...
Sorcery
Sorcery I came back having lost-so who has ever come back having won?
I lived by my own will; this is not called losing.
I became Ronie to the whole world-from five-year-old children to everyone at the table, at the door, or on the floor.
In return for the love I gave the boy within me, I could not gather love from a girl for myself.
The generosity of my spirit, my character in action, my golden intent-and yet my desire proved fruitless. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 127 – What Is Love?
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 127 - What Is Love? A seat in the university lecture hall
always saved for me-
her Ronie, the only one allowed to sit.
She would wait in the room,
never calling, never texting, Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 108 – The Gift I Never Unwrapped
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 108 – The Gift I Never Unwrapped After giving you so much love,
after caring so deeply,
after orbiting you like a satellite,
after never once demanding you from yourself-
I kept you safe, like a gift saved for the perfect moment, Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 106 – Gnostic
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 106 - Gnostic How Snakes Command Her When They Cannot Coil Behind Her Ears Forever
The nāgin and the snakes-
who are snake-charmers themselves-
they charm the nāgin.
They plant a seed of bad intent- Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 96 – Stairway to Hell
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 96 - Stairway to Hell As an engineering student with an analytical mind-trained in basic physics and mathematics, capable enough-my mind first studied her eyes in the college corridor.
She planted her right hand on the wall above my shoulder, stopping me mid-step as I began descending the stairs in the middle of the corridor.
Jovial, yet forceful.
Why wasn’t she afraid of Ronie?
She was just as tall as I was. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 92 – Hunger and Poverty
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 92 – Hunger and Poverty The point is—
a man must eat when it is served.
Yet I carry this blame: I did not eat,
though the world knew my hunger—
those who fed me, Read more from here...