when days get darker, then i lie
\nto myself, that light is beyond
\nthe sky, bowed beauty, graceful, true
\nideas flourish, stars anew
reinvention, not always fate
\npushed, dragged into identity
\ntake this role, form new goals, so great
\nno longer drowning in pity
gangubai kathiawadi
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\nsparklers bright, fish frying delight
\noil baths, bollywood movie night
\nstill moments, i reflect on life
wake up, the light is blinding bright
\nbegging you to see beyond, ask
\nwhat is important to you? now?
\nwhat do you want? … I’ll think on it
identity, named, branded bold
\nalways grateful, never a goal
\ndoes it change? does it fade like ink?
\nor like pencil: erase, rethink
i counted my blessings today
\none, two, three: savor gratitude
\nfor there are far worse things that be
\nthan woes, recursive, binary
what a hairy problem we face
\ncan I touch it? no, cover it
\nremove it everywhere it shows
\neach follicle, grown and policed
#mahsaamini #donttouchmyhair #hairremoval #hair
\n","summary":"","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/2022/10/12/what-a-hairy.html","date_published":"2022-10-13T04:28:13+00:00","author":{"name":"shloka","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F52267.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shloka"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-10-13 04:28","date_timestamp":1665635293,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"13493895","content_html":"you try so hard, at everything
\nsilently demanding respect
\noh silly girl, you will find Worth
\nexists in you, not in output
every woman is a princess
\nbeautiful inside, out, and whole
\nprotect, help, persevere always
\nnothing can take your worthy soul
a little princess and princess protection program
\n","summary":"","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/2022/10/10/every-woman-is.html","date_published":"2022-10-11T06:36:27+00:00","author":{"name":"shloka","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F52267.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shloka"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-10-11 06:36","date_timestamp":1665470187,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"10353326","content_html":"and it’s back, energy, power
\nv g h c community
\ni’m not alone: i cry, i stress
\nwe share, we support, we will rise
creativity, now it’s gone
\nto return when i’m safe and good
\nfor now the spark has been put out
\ntil i, the world, are understood
ruby bridges
\n","summary":"","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/2020/08/15/creativity-now-its.html","date_published":"2020-08-15T07:16:00+00:00","author":{"name":"shloka","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F52267.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shloka"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-08-15 07:16","date_timestamp":1597475760,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"10086572","content_html":"every small thing adds up, piled high
\nfrustrations scrape the glass ceiling
\nlet go, don’t vent, forget, move on
\nsure says I, perched on my white lie
write. it. all. warped and unpolished
\nproposal, pitch, idea, thought
\ndon’t wait, please. your mind is too full
\nrelease the pressure, now refine
film is immortality posed
\nstories retold, in framed false folds
\nit defies perfect memory
\nyet keeping what emotion holds
cool runnings, secretariat
\n","summary":"","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/2020/08/03/film-is-immortality.html","date_published":"2020-08-02T18:46:00+00:00","author":{"name":"shloka","url":"https://shloka.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F52267.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shloka"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-08-02 18:46","date_timestamp":1596393960,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"10043852","content_html":"worry is not siloed, sealed off
\nsaran wrapped and frozen in ice
\nit dissipates and vanishes
\nwhen shared like dessert, slice by slice
will they come home? safe and healthy?
\nwill they come home? safe and healthy?
\nnothing else matters, nothing else matters
\nwill they come home? safe and healthy?
two hours, and joy takes my heart
\nwhat i was meant to be realized
\nteach, perform, shine, bright as you can
\ndarling’s found her life love, so wise
time close, looming insecure
\npost its lose strength, fall exhausted
\nshifting cal blocks, tetris for time
\nno more said, i’m working tonight
speak your mind or regret silence
\nthose are your choices, darling girl
\nbetter to vomit all your thoughts
\nto you, to someone, to the world
gratitude, like silent glitter
\nsprinkled gently when all is done
\nfamily, friends are so precious
\nwhen they see more in you than some
i made contact in distant times
\nfound connection to my mind, thoughts
\nand through great pressure, ripples form
\nfrom a drop of conversation
truth hurts, queen Lizzo says boldly
\nunearthing self limits and doubts
\nyet better to know and see them
\nthan ignore and shut people out
crazy ones aren’t relatable
\nit’s difficult to understand
\nthe contortion of self and soul,
\nquick changes so she is not damned
competition, a good driver
\nyet it shines a light on mistakes
\nuniqueness is not cursed distance
\nbut a success route with my strengths
twenty-nine: penultimate dread
\nthat I missed the milestones of age
\nbut as I reflect on my haves
\nI am freed from this covid cage