Four Short Poems by Shiksha Dheda

 

Boats

 

My dreams are tiny boats

-          struggling to traverse

 the tumultuous ocean of your eyes -

circling your irises

-          struggling to reach the shore.

 

 

Tooth to Tongue

 

oh, but it is indeed true

kiss carefully, for the sweetest tongue

has the sharpest tooth 

 

 

Nomad

 

Strange nomadic heart

resting in tents of free thought;

living in ruins 

 

 

Love after lockdown

 

 

my head on your chest

your heartbeats tap my temples

your breath, my fresh air

Shiksha Dheda is a South African of Indian descent. She uses writing to express her OCD and depression roller-coaster ventures. Sometimes, she dabbles in photography, painting, and baking lopsided layered cakes. 

Her debut poetry collection has been released  with Alien Buddha Press

She rambles annoyingly at Twitter: @ShikshaWrites. You can find (or ignore her) at https://shikshadheda.wixsite.com/writing/poetry