The unsung
The enormous giant isn't scared of wind,
holding his arms out in the rain only made him stronger.
Many have taken breath before it and many have forsaken it,
shaken by the loss of her children, it spent her winter with grief.
Others weren't affectionate to him,
as they were with the fruit and flower bearers.
She didn't need much from the world,
didn't get any heed from the mortal carers.
Others got love for all the flowers and fruits,
but the peepal protects the garden with her deep roots.
Base
"All they had were praises for you"I said.
"They always do"the landlordess declared.
" How's your grand daughter?"
" Oh, she's alright, but can't even move to drink water"
"Did they tell you about the house?"she inquired.
"Only that the telephone isn't wired"
"You won't need that, everyone has cells these days"
"We do. The network is pretty weak though, because of the army base."
"Yes. Basement. That's for me. You don't go there, getting me?"
"Will keep off the basement. Got it! It must be filled with your past's debris"
"It is. Oh, it is. Don't go there, okay?"
"Oh please, you just made it as clear as day"
Then she went away and I spend my first night there,
the old pipelines making noises, easily one could hear.
I tried to ignore them for a first few days,
But, can't be a coward. It's my fort, my place!
One day I got out of the shower and headed downstairs,
The first thing I saw down there were a couple of chairs.
Someone was trying to talk, but couldn't because of the muffled voice,
I tried to walk, running was not a choice.
I saw a girl down there, limbs tied up, asking me to run away with her eyes,
Then a shadow stood up beside her, and it said : "Not so wise".
It was the landlady and she had a camera in her hand,
"Take off your clothes and lose the face so bland"
"I'll take your pictures now while you fuck my granddaughter"
And now the deed was done, "But why would you do such a thing?"
"Now tell the next tenant of how nice I was, or these pictures go out and clip these wings"
I have left the house after a month now and I had a great time there,
The tenant's so nice, so full of colour and do go to the basement if you like a midnight scare.
3D
The powder before you know, has you entangled.
The smoke screen in the room leaves you strangled.
Has the softest hands,"Just a little won't hurt" they say.
When the pill lands, the devil wants to play.
People get off easy when they just die,
it's harder to sober up and look the peer in the eye.
It seems like the right thing to do,
holding out an hour feels like an accomplishment too.
Everyone leaves when needed the most,
Deploring,Dilapidating,Destitute and still wanting more.