Capless Bottle
Loneliness is a sandcastle
that spreads its fingers
to open its palm to souls
curling in like a fetus.
Author: Pasithea Chan
Pasithea is a budding Lebanese Filipino impressionist who enjoys writing poetry in symbolism laced with philosophy and psychology.
Given her legal background having worked as legal and risk management consultant in MENA and the far east; she also writes legal and academic articles.
Her creative writing has been read on several podcasts and radios and was featured in several magazines and anthologies including: Envision Arts, Rigorous, Fevers of the Mind, Osprey's Empire, Voices of the Real and Suicide.
Having written 2500+ poems and more than 12 short stories; Pasithea writes in various styles but prefers pieces that have double meanings to allow a reader to delve deeper into her works.
Idiocracy of Duty & Abuse
The sky fell into the ocean’s embrace
shimmering across a pearly gaze.D3: The Road to Peace and True Progress
Not all arguments or disagreements are always personal attacks on the creative contributor and even if they start that way, the creative mind knows how to redirect not only the attention of both his opponent and audience but also the discussion’s talking points.
A Cedar Among Coconuts
With no strings attached
I had more chances moving forward.
I no longer live in a pine forest; instead
I planted myself in a white sandy bed.Puppeteers & Bunnies
Dress up your needs by all means in any style you like but remember not because you refuse to be a bunny you can’t eventually mutate into a puppeteer. We are not guitar heroes to play notes as they are thrown at us from others’ music sheets.
If I Were Alice Today
If I were Alice today, I would rewrite Alice in Wonderland to start not by Alice falling down a rabbit’s hole to be one where Alice stumbles upon an overly filtered plastic human with zero verbal and moral filters.
Love’s Wonder
Love and hurt are a balance
tipped by nature or error.
Values are nature’s mirror
reflecting beauty or horror.Bold Present
Culture is growth until it fractures
progress with duress and fails to impress.
Culture is relevant until made remnant
when it tortures people’s existence.Elegant Deception
We cast our votes in Incredulous
motions and Bleed our incomes
in the palms of the few elites
who Perspire lies on our Egregious
screens conspiring with Insanity as a means!Show or Tell
Know the difference between being in love and being in a relationship because you can be in love with someone but you can’t be in a relationship with them. Knowing the difference is key for having a real emotional connection that solidifies a long lasting love life
