red is the new blue

my roommate just moved out

this rug is hers

 some things just bring you unexplained joy

as if it held in it

a part of happy

that was meant just for you

now it's gone

all that red glory

red is the new blue

ashima

15 January 2013

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as per my tradition

i am posting

at the beginning of the year

a resolve

even as I confess

to have not made up my mind what it is

as previously posted,

i don't believe in magic dates

but i believe in intent

and my intent

is one of

optimism

+

a

hope

+

for

more 

love

ashima

4 january 2013

when an elephant meets a sea shell

 

 this is what happens 

when an elephant meets a sea shell

the elephant

is a gift

from my

mom

the only piece of jewelry

i am allowed

to keep

which is a darn shame

for i absolutely love jewelry

not for the material wealth they possess

but for the memories they hold

i've had this necklace

since i am old enough

to have memories

all of us girls

in the family

have one

  which makes me part of a herd

and this herd

went diving once

a very long time ago

at Apo Islands

a sanctuary

so pretty

it is hard to describe

you just have to go

to see for yourself

the beauty

and perhaps

you yourself might find 

your own personal herd

your own icons in life

the vessels within you that keep tabs

of the people you love

so when you are working late at night at the office

you can revel in the comfort

that your herd is not so far away

and the sea does not separate us

so long as they are within us

what i want you to know

 

is that 

i wish

there was a train

that led me

back to you

love,

Ashima

on reflections

most days i am fine
being by myself

it is a habit
i've gotten used to
through force or circumstance

but there are days
when i look at the mirror
or when i see my reflection on a window
and i'm always surprised
at the stark image of solutide
that stares right back at me

i don't think i'm truly alone
so why does it look like it


ashima
14 May 2012