My Friday blog post offers writers the opportunity for their work to be seen and read by others. I’m happy to accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no more than 40 lines. If you would like some of your writing to be featured on my blog, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com
My guest writer this week is Adhin Shamina. Here’s a little bit about her, in her own words:
“I am thirty two years old, married. From a small village of Saint-Pierre, currenly living in a village called Surinam. Working as Nursing Officer for twelve years now. Hobbies are cooking, reading , playing badminton and of course writing. Wish to be known by my words.”
Here is her atmospheric poem:
SHADOWS
Assumption of presence
that leaves us in illusion
whether of what we await,
wish to treasure as memories
or struggle to forget.
Holding us vulnerable
as objects to manipulate
according to their whims,
rendering us helpless
before their existence,
either real or imaginary,
as mere puppets with strings
held in the hands of the unseen.
Appearing now, disappearing then,
entangling minds
in a vicious hide and seek,
at times faith,
at times betrayal,
where emotions are stirred
as pawns in the game.
We grow restless
running after or away
from what eventually
remains unseen.
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Esther Chilton 
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