Post Modern Squalors
by Maliha Balala

Post Modern Squalors: 
Living in a world 
Of pluralism 
Devoid 
Of any substance 
Everything 
Is 
Relative 
To Nothing 
Absolute 
Does not exist 
Apathy 
Is riding 
Everyone 
Yet 
Remains 
A 
Distinctly 
Illusive 
And 
Distant 
Lover. 

Labels 
Isms 
We are the 
New age 
Yoruba priestesses 
Wrapped 
In Budha cloaks 
Of Yoga 
And Pilates 
Vegan menus 
Downloaded 
From Cyber 
Spaces 
Light years 
Away 
From our 
Souls. 

Appearances 
Stark 
Wild 
Passions Unbridled 
Megalomaniacs 
Screaming for attention 
Our Souls 
Choked 
Yearning 
The 
True 
Breath 
Of 
Life. 

Love 
Resides 
On 
The tip of every tongue 
Articulated 
Intellectualized 
Sucked 
Spat out 
But 
Never  truly 
Understood 
And 
Forgotten 
To be 
Felt.