Amrita Valan

Flesh Memoirs of Touch

Your lips are pillows
Mine, pressed petals
Your kisses,
Urgent raspy barbs
Punctuated by vellum
Tranquilizers delivered
In sharp, sweet darts.

All Encompassed

Before your grace, I knelt,
Far too low to deserve
Your embrace, beaten
Down, was how I felt.
In your tendresse, my soul
Transcends, disrobes from
Mortal pelts, of sin and shame
Guilt and blame.

Now I rise and fall,
Brave sea wave
Engulfed in
Lovely gallant ocean.

Parched

Hope and
Love,
Keep.

Tears scorch
Fierce dry eyes
Wildfire cheeks.

I weep.

You are the elixir
I could not sip.

Reading Your Body

You can kiss me in ten different ways
I can deduce your day from each.
Have you been good, my love?
Has the world been the same
To you?

Seeing by Touch

Breathing me in deeply
You go in for a hug
A long deep one.
I know you need comfort
And draw you in tight.

Faith is Love Expressed

You will be alright.
Healing with kisses
Sealing faith
The inner goodness
Of warm bear hugs.

Moon Gazing on the Eve of Her Wedding Night

Silver scythe ebony night
Heart unveiled, virgin bride
Crimson love, lust for life.

The Story of Her Life

She never meant to hurt anyone,
But invariably, did.
She gave up caring.
People took to her
Like a duck to water.
She is so agreeable,
Such a caring empath.
Quirky teacher life,
Plans strange lessons.

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Amrita Valan is an Indian writer of stories poems and essays. She has been published in online journals nationally and internationally. Her published works are Arrivederci Fifty Poems and a collection of short stories on Amazon – In Between Pauses: US & In Between the Pauses: UK. Amrita was first featured in 2022. You can find her features HERE, some of which were featured in Volume 2 – Reflections & Revelations. This is her second feature this year.