Author: Reena Saxena

A pause,

A shiver,

A tremor,

and then suddenly there wasn’t any fear,

any fear of consequences,

any fear of good and bad.

and then suddenly there wasn’t anyone to blame,

blame when things don’t our way,

blame when we are perceived wrong.

and then suddenly there wasn’t anyone to rely on,

rely during tough and easier times,

rely for own consolation.

and then suddenly there wasn’t any belief,

belief in known and unknown,

belief to choose or deny.

A pause,

A shiver,

A tremor,

and realisation dawns,

in goodness i see God,

God lies within,

within you and me.

100 words

Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting RxC # 265 , theme being,” You live in a world where no Gods exist.” For rules please refer here. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.

Saturday morning! I had a busy week and only now I’m catching up with this week’s writing challenges.

• Moonwashed Weekly Prompt #127 – 1/24/23 – Infinite
• Reena’s Xploration Challenge #265 – You live in a world where no Gods exist
• Carrot Ranch – January 23: Story Challenge in 99-words – Optimism

listen to me
in a world without gods
cherish love 
because it transcends matter, time and space 
it keeps us going, it fills us with optimism 
it’s the ultimate resource for survival 
in a forgotten worldas a breeze carrying seed to a distant land love spreads infinite hope when the spell is broken look up at the stars memories of scattered love will spring from the universe and fill up your soul you will keep that moment forever ever and find the goddess inside your pure being waiting to be pleased a constellation of joy will guide…

These lines are written in response to Reena’s exploration challenge: 265 on https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/01/26/reenas-xploration-challenge-265/

The prompt was the line,” You live in a world, where no god exists”

A beautiful world

There is lot less strife

Less pain and sufferings

No arduous paths to follow

No archaic books to read

Nothing blinds the minds

Or squeezes them in tubes

Forcing them to embrace

Delusions and mindless beliefs

No lasting wars to spread

Messages of transient peace

No hatred for our brethren

Belonging to other streams

There’s no hell or heaven

To terrorise or entice

For you live in a world

Where no god exists

©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

Morals, kindness and empathy as well as hatred, anger and jealousy are basic human traits. No religion can grant you some and no religion can take a few away.

https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/01/26/reenas-xploration-challenge-265/

Work , home, work , home
Monday to Friday ,his week flew by
Party with friends , a theatre show
He bade the weekend goodbye .
Again,the whole week was gone in a blink
He didn’t even sleep a wink.

His grandma used to talk about God
Said her ancestors went to the church .
A prayer was said before each meal,
Any stresses, any wounds
They believe god would heal.

Did they sleep in peace ?
He wondered …
But then some went to the temple,
Yet others went to a mosque
So many died at the hands of each other
Based on their definition of this ‘God’

World denounced all religions ,
In order to achieve peace.
But something feels empty;
His heart has anything but peace.

In this world devoid of all emotion ,
Where Everyone is guided just by instincts.
His heart was full of Commotion…

You live in a world where no Gods exist
where fantasy’s real and wishes will die
Nefarious creatures you face by the dozens
to do nothing more than than leer and tell lies.
But how do you yield to a power so bold
To lurch to the front of this crowd?
Without leaving truths spun so even and fine
yet speak in harsh words so terribly loud.
Time to throw in the towel, leave through the door
put the past far from that part of your mind
Of course the best path to take this time ’round
Verify any old clues you can easily find.

©2023 CBialczak

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