inside
an echo makes home
silent murmurations are
octopusessed in my veins
burn frozen frescos, tattoos
into my heart, an unleashed fear
smirks en masse, a rogue writhing
vermin slithering
through my veins
into the chambers
of my heart, caged
outside
an autumn
in twilight sky
shimmers bright
extravagant shadows
starling of myriad forms
a waltz in borrowed shapes
tunes of intertwined destinies
bringing home miles in motion
one whole being stitched together
pulsating into a carnival like spectacle
a Parisian ballroom opulence, embroidered
into an aerial chandelier, swallows whole the sky
then the ballet stops a starling flutters, descends weary
to her demise, throaty echoes tumble over clouds grumbling
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Kashiana Singh
Kashiana Singh is a management professional by job classification and a work practitioner by personal preference. Kashiana’s TEDx talk was dedicated to Work as Worship. Her poetry collection, Shelling Peanuts and Stringing Words presents her voice as a participant and an observer. She dips into very vulnerable and personal contexts but also explores the shifting tectonic plates of the world around her. She is from India, now lives in Chicago and bridges the miles by regularly etching her thoughts. She is a regular contributor to different poetry platforms like OnMogul, Literary Yard, Best Poems, Narrow Mag, Modern Literature, SikhNet, Women’s Web, Tuck Magazine, Spillwords, Visual Verse. She is in the process of gathering her second collection of poems. Facebook: KashianaSinghAuthor/facebook Twitter: @Kashianasingh
