Value of a Man

Title – Value of a Man Until twenty-three,
I lived in a college world
where a man’s value was measured
by style, intelligence,
personality, and looks. Read more from here...
Bravery, Courage, and Alignment

Title – Bravery, Courage, and Alignment Bravery is inbuilt, by default.
Courage is forged through necessity.
I needed neither to be human.
I am not shutting down defense mechanisms,
nor defending them like some poor creature Read more from here...
Against All Odds

Title - Against All Odds Daredevils sing anthems of rehearsed risks-
hollow chests, borrowed courage echoing thin.
True strength arrives untaught:
the Himalayas, faced with no knowledge of the climb,
do-or-die on sheer, unforgiving stone. Read more from here...
Lazy Ass – Haraam-Khorni Ke

Title – Lazy Ass – Haraam-Khorni Ke Life is a traveler’s endless road-
no name needed, only stride.
The moment you halt,
the path turns sheer, a mountain face.
You cannot cling to rocks forever. Read more from here...
Jealousy of Snakes

Title - Jealousy of Snakes I neither beg nor brag,
nor hope,
nor pray,
nor dream-
I am a godless being. Read more from here...
Didn’t Occur at All

Title - Didn't Occur at All Grief brought suffering.
I am surrounded by ghosts.
Their presence is my weight.
My authority comes from rights
left unclaimed-only from persisting in time. Read more from here...
Original

Title - Original In between the two points of reference-
from humiliation to respect
in my own eyes-
that’s who I am.
That’s the weight. Read more from here...
Document of Character

Title – Document of Character I planted the seeds myself long ago-
trees and plants that rise in my dreams at night,
or appear on paths when I walk alone,
hints the universe sends to speak to me.
The same universe shines for everyone, Read more from here...
Entitlement (The Old Man and the Sea)

Title – Entitlement (The Old Man and the Sea) If even I don’t know, then who does?
This is my claim: direct experience towers over academic titles.
Put her where I stand-
tell me what she would see.
Or would she disintegrate instantly, Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Walks

Title – Ronie Dinosaur Walks One didn’t consider a boy-just a boy.
Another couldn’t accept the young man in him.
One wasn’t woman enough for the man he had become.
And then there was one who didn’t even grant him humanity.
Love is the strongest feeling. Read more from here...
