Tag: Books

The A To Z Of Horror

~ Frank Solanki ~ 22 Comments

A is for Anxious
B is for Blood
Z is for Zombies
Covered in mud

C is for Cat
D is for Dark
W is for Wolf
With its scary bark

E is for Evil
F is for Fright
Q is for Queen
The queen of the night

G is for Ghosts
H is for House
Which is cursed and haunted
M is for Mouse

I am Insecure
J is for Jack
U is for Undead
Who are coming back

K means a King
Who killed his hundred wives
L stands for Lost
All the lost lives

N is for Night-time
O is for Owl
P is for Panic
When you hear a howl

R is for Raven
S is for Soul
Y is for You
They’re gonna eat you whole

T is for Tragic
V for Vampire
X are those dead eyes
On a funeral pyre

My Body Houses Eleven Rats

~ Frank Solanki ~ 7 Comments

My body houses eleven rats
They nibble and chew at my heart
The first one’s not afraid of cats
The second finds murder an art

The third one often plays dirty
Keeps running around here and there
The fourth is granted full liberty
The fifth rat is her heir

The sixth rat drinks all my blood
The seventh likes to have a smoke
The eighth one rolls around in mud
The ninth’s too wise for a joke

The tenth has a library to keep
Literature of all known pains
The last one puts everyone to sleep
So tomorrow they can start again

My Mirror’s Playing Tricks On Me

~ Frank Solanki ~ 12 Comments

My mirror’s playing tricks on me
It shows me not what I want to see
Just a crippled, aging man
Who’s lost in his own absurdity

Hovering around like a bee
Is my troubling anxiety
It won’t ever leave me alone
Is my mirror playing tricks on me?

Eleven rats inside of me
Are questioning my sanity
There must be a way out of here
My mirror’s playing tricks on me

Find a way to set me free
I would pay you most handsomely
For I can’t walk, nor talk or scream
My mirror keeps playing tricks on me

I think sometimes it laughs at me
Or is it an illusion I see?
This is not what I used to be
My mirror’s playing tricks on me

How To Settle A Wrestling Match

~ Frank Solanki ~ 20 Comments

When I return home from school
I see Mom and Dad fight a lot
And I am the only audience
To a wrestling match that’s fought
…
Daddy punches her in the gut
Poor Mommy shouts, “It’s a crime.”
But Daddy pays no heed to her
Because Daddy wins all the time
…
They come to blows so easily
I think they simply must love to fight
They always fight during the day
Sometimes they even fight at night
…
Daddy has no bruise to name
While Mom’s got scars on her face
Dad always takes the winning prize
While Mommy keeps second place
…
Sometimes I really wonder if
They would for once just cease to fight
It’s hard to get my homework done
Without any sort of calm or quiet
…
Today on returning home from school
I was greeted by an unusual sight
There was no sound of violence
There was no sound of a fight
…
Mom stood smiling in the kitchen
Dad lay bloodied on the floor
No more fights there’ll be in this house
Mommy has now settled the score

LOL

~ Frank Solanki ~ 21 Comments

I thought it was love
When we used to laugh together
Though the joke was always on me
…
I thought it was love
When you introduced me to your friends
And we spent hours together
Laughing, and having the time of our lives
Though the joke was always on me
…
But then I realised
That you actually thought me a fool
That you relished making fun of me
In front of your friends
In front of everyone
I thought it was love
But the joke was on me
…
But I forgive you
For you weren’t laughing
When I stabbed you
A hundred times
You didn’t laugh
When I exchanged
Your laughter for screams
You didn’t laugh
When I wrote on the wall
With your very blood
LOL
I thought it was love
Now the joke’s on you

I Can’t Tell Her

~ Frank Solanki ~ 4 Comments

If this was a game
I sure would be lame
Unable to fight my own fears
I shiver in pain
But then she calls out my name
And all of it disappears
My poor heart is not to blame
How can it fight and not fall?
My head’s full of doubt
My heart sings out loud
But I can’t tell her at all
…
As every day passes by
I say — I’ll give a try
Tomorrow that is for sure
And like yesterday
I let time pass me away
Right through the front of my door
Yes, I’ll need a ladder to climb
My head’s built a huge wall
I’d like to make her mine
Dedicate all my time
But I cannot tell her at all
…
Now who’d like to bet?
I would live to regret
If my feelings never reach her ear
Thinking how it would be
If she was with me
Holding me tight and dear
It’s not how Love’s to be played
But no rule I can recall
The heart feels betrayed
The head’s too afraid
I just can’t tell her at all

I’m Only Here ‘Cause I Wanna Love You

~ Frank Solanki ~ 15 Comments

If the world around you shatters
If you’ve lost a soul that matters
As long as there’s a star above you
I’ll be there for I wanna love you
…
If your God has come and told you
That Lady Luck has forever sold you
Just remember what I’ve always told you
I’m only here ’cause I wanna hold you
…
When no face has a smile to show you
Only scorns to spite and slow you
Don’t worry about the cracks below you
I’m only here ’cause I wanna know you
…
If your life has lost its reason
If your head is locked in prison
When all force fails to move you
I’ll be there for I wanna love you

Love Will Find A Way

~ Frank Solanki ~ 12 Comments

Well you’ve locked and sealed the door
You think you’re smarter than before
About this fuss you are quite sure
You don’t want it anymore
Not a person is included
You get yourself secluded
When you act like you’re deluded
And you’re far from being concluded
For Love just needs a sunny day
It tends to have a funny way
To creep in through your window
Cause Love always finds a way
…
You turn off all the lights
To keep Love out of your sights
That’s how you intend to spend your nights
Because you’re tired of all the fights
Outside you hear the gentle rain
But it only gives you pain
It gets harder to explain
You just don’t want it all again
All the clouds are turning grey
You don’t listen to what they say
No matter how hard you try to stay
Love will always find a way
…
So quit your weird resistance
Get yourself some assistance
You don’t want it at a distance
It’s the only point of existence
If you’re hurt, then please start healing
There’s no point now in concealing
Open the doors and floors and ceiling
It’s the only real good feeling
Go to a shop and there you pay
Go to a temple there you pray
But find Love in any way
Or else Love will find a way

He Sent Down You For Me

~ Frank Solanki ~ 5 Comments

All my life I’ve always thought
That heavenly God must love me not
But then He sent down you for me
It’s clear He cares for me a lot

My Mom’s A Superhero

~ Frank Solanki ~ 23 Comments

I never realised
She loved me selflessly
So blind of me to ignore
When she loved me endlessly

She never ever got tired
Did all her work on time
Helped me when I needed
When I couldn’t find a rhyme

She never had a wrestling match
Still I know that she was strong
She was wise but never showed it
Knew what’s right and wrong

She knew where everything’s kept
She had the sharpest memory
She had but just a simple heart
But never an injury

Now the heaven’s shining
While Earth has lost its glow
How did I fail to realise
My mom’s a superhero!