ClashedBeaks

Earthern here, a maiden thee Blindly trusting is she           Ripped her breast and grazed her thighs Bested by her own kith and kin Earthern here, a maiden thee Blindly trusting is she Cement plastered over the ground Bird whimpers, as trees fall down A flat erected, where a nest once sit Ah! The homeless bird, poor thing Earthern here, a maiden thee Blindly trusting is she Their wallet is thickened with green But maiden lay, her body all maimed and torn On an edgy pitch of fourth-day test cricket She comes down like an inning of dismal wicket fall Earthern here, a maiden thee Blindly trusting is she But she is a shield-maiden too In image of ire she dawns, anew Beheading all, she would be swift Becoming a keen-edged steel Earthern here, a maiden thee Blindly trusting is she

A Walk Alone My anxious self It's numb, it's in dark The walk alone Unsteady faltered and tumbling Demons call me out Lips utter no sound Throat mine is dry The eye not doing What sounds are around Teeth chattering, bones crackling The smell of sweat and blood Where thou lead me?  Who there, whose eyes are thee? At distance, it shines Fiery, glaring and all terrifying A walk alone, to meet the ire A time was when Leering judgements made no sense A time is now When there's a judgement upon me An unholy place An unholy rule I to live among An unholy folk

Why do you wish to marry your daughter? What drives you in this venture?  I see you being anxious and hurrying in your efforts to find your daughter a groom? Why this hurriedness, is this out of love for her or out of peer pressure and self-interest?  Over the years, I have found you and mother making wrong investments. Most of your investments backfire and failed to bring fortune and happiness to the family. It is not as if you are downright a failure in your ventures, but you fail to produce the desired results for whatever reasons. In the light of these facts, I find myself not completely trusting your attitude while undertaking this new quest. You fail to assure me, and whether you choose to disregard my doubts over your credence, I would not back off from commenting over your efforts, this is the only thing I can do under the boundaries of my social status.  Answer me, what do you look for in the guy and his family? Is it how materially well-off they are? Or how do t...