“Do we worship the Mountain God because we fear it – isn’t it the most significant obstruction to light, causing us to lead dark lives?” She followed the line of another child who said the Emperor had no clothes, and her parents silenced her. But the thought had taken root, and discussions began with the … Continue reading The Mountain
I played around with this prompt a little. I wrote two paragraphs as Stream of Consciousness writing - whatever came to mind first. The bourgeois has been a much-misunderstood class, trapped between the Marxist perspective of being oppressors who will instigate rebellions and the label of being privileged. The contemporary version, called ‘the middle class,’ … Continue reading Bourgeoise
How does one combat claustrophobia? What if the mind and body are entwined in concentric circles with no exit door? Start etching patterns in it that proclaim your individuality and creativity loud and clear. Let your cell stand out from other inmates if life is a prison. Her rendezvous with Mandala art began on the … Continue reading Mandala Art
Tring, tringthe alarm ringsI start walkingwithout fully waking chopping, boilingkneading, cookingcursing expectationsbreaking barrierscarving a poemin my mind banging keyboardstalking onlinemeeting deadlinesbefore and afterthe coveted break The Sun sets in the WestEnergy levels slip SouthGearing up once againTo wind up household routines to being myselfIn front of a screenthat stimulates thoughtsreading mindsthrough pages or screens I … Continue reading Lost and Found
my realityneeds to be checkedand cross-checkedtill I’m sureit does not stemfrom a misty riseof emotions I need a surgical knifeto cut through congealed residueof past experienceif it destroysmy fragile joyin livingnow I wish it was fasterI wish it was automated-all this analysisand business of life Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Business of Life
The past searslike a brand upon my heart fraying at the edgesinterlacing threads of yesterday with today Yet, forgotten ismuch betterthan remembered& despised. The spirit that resides in my soulThe entity that makes me who I am the footprints leftat least a while,beforethe wind & waveshave washed awayall traces leftof me? Awareness expands.shimmering in unityI … Continue reading Soul Talk
terrains terrifymake me see limitationsWho needs to adapt?understand inherent traitsmake coexistence a goal Photo Challenge at MLMM
Why does happiness not last? I ask myself as I hold a Sakura or cherry blossom in my palm. Does it stem from my inherent fears or the seasonal impermanence that I see everywhere? In a cyclic world, nature, ideologies, fashion trends, and political and scientific thought will all undergo change. Holding on to a … Continue reading Sakura (Cherry Blossom)
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