" The Tongue Split Open " By Jacky Kapadia A silence lived where language used to bloom, A guarded gate behind the teeth of thought; Then something stirred—an ache, a subtle wound— Where truth, long buried, fought to not be caught. The tongue split open—not in flesh, but will, A fracture born of words denied their air; Each syllable, once caged, now sharp and still, Unfolded raw, unvarnished, and laid bare. What once was smooth now trembles into sound, Divided paths of honesty and fear; Each utterance a risk, each echo profound, A trembling bridge from silence into clear. Yet through the break, a strange release is found— For fractured speech can still make meaning whole; And in the wound where quiet once was crowned, Now lives the voice, unshackled in its role. ==================END=================== #poetry, #modernpoetry, #spokenword, #creativewriting, #poem, #literature, #writersofinstagram, #poetsofinstagram, #writingcommunity, #poetrycommunity, #artofwords, #emotionalpoetry, #deepthoughts, #selfexpression, #innervoice, #truth, #healingwords, #metaphor, #symbolism, #darkpoetry, #soulwriting, #wordsmith, #poeticexpression, #literaryart, #mindfulwriting

The Undergrowth🌿 By Jacky Kapadia Beneath the proud trees’ towering grace, Where sunlight breaks in fractured gleams, The undergrowth claims its secret place, A woven world of roots and dreams. Thorns whisper tales of patient fight, Of creeping vines and mossy schemes, They clutch the soil with quiet might And guard the earth’s forgotten streams. In tangled shade, small lives convene— Ants build empires grain by grain, While ferns unfold in emerald sheen And drink the hush of falling rain. Unseen, it feeds the forest’s soul, A breathing bed where futures start; From darkened depths, all green things grow— The wild heart’s pulse, the woodland’s heart. ==================END=================== #poetry #nature #forest #undergrowth #wilderness #ecosystem #plants #roots #vines #ferns #moss #earth #soil #life #growth #renewal #survival #biodiversity #shade #rain #wildlife #insects #environment #greenworld #naturalbeauty #symbolism #imagery #ecology #resilience #harmony #hiddenlife