imperfect faith

i see the like-minded people

like jelly fish jamming jointly

confirming the ancient truth:

birds of the feather

flock together

even a thin transcendent faith

fails to enable a going beyond

the race, language and culture

that blinds

the common factor

that same red blood flowing

in that multitude of variety

of humans with varied

caste, colour

and creed

henry victor     09.06.2010 

surrendering to defeat

hundred thoughts

through my head flow

like a fast flowing flood

one banging the other

with a hard negation

others modifying another

and none static

as an unmovable boulder

my anchors float

and the deck is scattered

shifting with speed

i drift directionless

searching

for strength deep within

questing

for help from far beyond

silently

i wail, whine

and weep

aloud

but nothing happens

except my drowning

deep

in the deepest waters

dragged into the mire

and unable to put my foot

on solid ground

i yell, i fight

and i fear

accepting my defeat

surrendering

to shame and blame

that wounds

henry victor    12.06.2010

subtle presence

your subtlety in your work

transforming sorrow and pain

to joy that, eventually

overflowing like the water

in the athabascan fall amuses me

while your hidden-ness remaining constant

with your patience, never short lived

like a water-fall but like a long river

continuing, with certainty to ever expand

to grow, to nourish another on the way

to give, and never ever count the cost

remaining subtle even in a merge in the ocean

henry victor     20.06.2010

dashing and smashing

she, like a bull in the china shop

dashed

and broke every fragile glassware

the familial values

together

we accumulated

and guarded so well

through trial and error

and with much pain

to cherish

to build

that neatly arranged

little nest

all in a moment

of fleeing
with no consideration

except

for her larger bed

that could accommodate a variety

calling it freedom and opportunity!

smashing

that beautiful building

the home of three

all

for sake of getting rid of the sacred

responsibility

that motherhood

that constantly demanded

a modeling

a witnessing

for all emerging mothers

thus she dashed

smashed

her mother’s motherhood

with her own

and that of her own daughter’s

henry victor     19.07.2010

hesitation

i sense within my heart

the lingering fear

of hearing unfavourable comments

and feeling shame of becoming a loser

ending

like a tortoise

in a state of withdrawal

though well protected

but with no progress

towards my goal

a prospect

or that path that may contain

encounters

with vultures

but

much joy at the end

with lots of applause

henry victor     12.07.2010

your grace

spray me with your grace

until i am soaked in rain

of your love (reigning the world

to bind the wounds of deep hurt

caused by callous creatures, a disgrace

in heaven and on earth);

inspire and provoke deep within me

your forgiveness, a contrast

to my vengeance, revenge-filled

thoughts that translate

into my speech and louder acts

discrediting your image in me

henry victor    28.07.2010