To meet her once is to meet her for all eternity
Her auburn hair a flame, ablaze in ferocity
Comfortable in silence, comfortable in self
There is a lust for an experience that is beyond self
A hereditary habit of reading news
To meet her again is a chance to be reborn
She has never had a crush (at least that’s what I heard)
Confused about the future but
knows what her mind wants
a prayer walking in high heels
Not meeting her is to know her deeply
Seemingly simple,
to guard herself against feeling deeply
Suppression of emotions in the blinding lights of a club
Always lost in yesterday yet always fully present
To long for her is a slow suicide
She actively avoids her hereditary fate
That looms like a large cloud waiting to
crush her so she is reborn again
She is the collective consciousness
awaiting her nirvana, so you wait for yours
NaPoWriMo Day 7: Last, but not least, here’s our daily prompt (optional, as always). Start by reading James Tate’s poem “The List of Famous Hats.” Now, write a poem that plays with the idea of a list. Tate’s poem is a list that isn’t – he never gets beyond the first entry. You could try to write a such a non-list, but a couple of other ideas would be to create a list of ingredients, or a list of entries in an index. A self-portrait (or a portrait of someone close to you) in the form of a such a list could be very funny. Another way into this prompt might be a list of instructions.
This is one poem I wouldn’t like to explain much but I feel this is a list of observations about a personification of a larger metaphysical concept I haven’t wrapped my head around. Until we meet again.
Smoke words every day. 
Wow Rahul, this is just breathtaking. I really really love this one and your footnote at the end. The way you play with words here is just masterful, and the way every stanza stands out yet blends together is brilliantly done. The feeling of strength in the unknown comes across beautifully 🤍🤗
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