Deluded and dumbstruck

So he comes

He comes and goes
Impregnating her with
Dreams and nightmares
In sleep and sleeplessness

Crumpled sheets
Or wrinkled skin
Shows the signs
She much denies


His wanted unwanted
Hovering around
Planting seedlings
Abandoning them

Has aroused and distressed her
Has made love surge
Pride fall
ask for more.

Love and life
Been a denial
A running away
Chasing visions

Blinded by passion
Bound by tradition
She wilted
He watched

Life continues
Savouring the worst as best
Reliving the lies as truth
Deluded dumbstruck eves of all times.

The Vacation Wife

The Vacation Wife

The vacation wife blooms
her hair fragrant
her lips delicious
she trips and flits
a purple sun bird in town
changing hues
shifting moods

The little child
put to sleep early
asked a sly question
exchanging glances
the mother begins
to pat the child, a little harsher
and harsher until lulled
by constant thumping
the lil one sleeps:

her fragrant body
her delicious hair
caressed on a yearly basis
half and full moon , honey-dipped
shorter times of happiness
are better than long spells of unhappiness.
‘Its better he leaves now’.