#61 The Widow

courtesy patcegan.wordpress.com 

And I have loved you...

for more than half of my life;

you’ve had all my tears

and all my frustrations,

you’ve heard all of my joys, 

all my deepest contemplations.

You have lent your smile

to the faces of our children

you’ve gifted them

your wit and

uncanny rebellion against

the woes of their own generation.

You’ve led me to heights

also through the lowest of places

unseen by judging folk

who never had tried their own cases

and it was bearable...

because I did it all with your hand

holding mine

bound by these silver thread laces

that kept me out of the way of 

fate and her serendipitous plan...

Now I feel lost

since part of my destiny flew

with the wings

you were given

to release you into the only journey

we’d both

together

never knew; 

and

resting my hand on the pillow

where your head once lay

I earnestly pray also to be taken away

for the solemn sighs I echo

are close yet few between

and they precipitate into

shadows that seep into my dreams

where your colourful laughter

exceeds my reality’s hues

and I remain still;

yet still

loving 

only 

you.

  My Inspiration: Loved Ones

 

© KohylahPiper 2015

#23 We became the Undead

 courtesy: Wordpress Blog Random_Michelle

We got fingers

that flicker

at the sound of a text

necks that are frozen

to one position

that denies them their rest

We got feet 

that shuffle

wandering to no where

because our eyes instead of guiding

are glued to the airs

of technology's branded outlets

wreaking havoc on life

‘cause Uncle Sam sung the song of

tablets, phone, and the like

all the hidden I’s

our narcissism

infiltrated to depths

where we spend watching our lives

and not living in the context.

The omen 

of this 

fast paced trek

got us tunnel

visioned darkened

to a simplified text

that manages to type

these tiny little lines

of images that bombard

our distracted minds;

now we're suffering from

self cannibalistic  woes

through screens

that succeeded in getting

our masses controlled

because we lost the

 main clue

of the fact

that being human determines

the need to humanly interact.

Flesh first competed with wires

was left disgraced

but now has been deleted

for a wireless interface,

reality surrendered

to virtual wiles

because its members

stayed connected

when they were needed offline

and so our battle for time

was lost with no blood shed

because we when we chose to

live virtually

we became the undead.

# SELAHSATURDAYS

My Inspiration: Rico W. & Photo Prompt by Random_Michelle 

 

© KohylahPiper 2015