Sweet Talk

Sweet talk
is a poison
brewed in silk,
draped in velvet
and served
in ice-cold revenge.

But
a dish served cold
like the age-old proverb
fails to make you happy,
and you rant
about how you defeat them,
only to tell your tired self
how you have won
again and again
till its dawn
and you can't sleep.

Sweet talk
is
talk,
nothing
beyond that.

Friend

Stop. Talking. To. Her
if she competes,
engages, challenges, rivals
You.
You. Of. Superior. Being.

Stop. Talking. To. Her
if she cajoles,
flatters, coaxes, persuades
You.
You. Who. Possess. Elegance.

But,
You. Will. Not. Stop. Talking. To. Her
for you are tainted,
contaminated, polluted, besmirched.

You.
You. Of. Beauty. And. Grace.
You. Of. Lies.
You. Of. Distortion.
You. Of. Inhumane. Life.