They left by the last bus, saddled with debt and memories. Tomorrow, the repo agents will come to claim the mortgaged house and surrounding land. They will overlook my decaying corpse with roots deeply entrenched in the ground like unclaimed deposits from decades ago. I’ve gathered history like an unheard rate of interest, and am … Continue reading Age-ing Logic
I did not ask to be herebut then who does? shadows laugh in derisionthen disappear with the sun The night is dark, sands stillI’ll infuse silence with wordsGive me a quill No rescue comes, but I no longer waitI conjure realms and recalibrate The sky bends to blow my mindI am the myth I came … Continue reading Myth
I watch the eras parading bystories bloom on my wrinkled skinI hug each moment to saygoodbye and release itto free both of usfrom memoriesDeath beckonsI findpeace Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 22 Image Credit: Paul Szlosek at Paul's Wonderful World of Color
My mother tells me I narrowly escaped death during birth. The hospital's power supply inexplicably switched off, and the doctors panicked. When the lights came on, they had a baby in their hands, blinking to adjust to the bright theatre lights. They declared me a miracle. But it did nothing to prevent future woes. I … Continue reading Nocturnal Horror
Frozen rocks grip beach bonesunbending under daylight’s plea.their silence aches,a frozen howl of grief. Across a ridgethorn-thicket veins split openfrom pain, soft shoots emerge.green tendrils twist toward change,unafraid. sunlight limps inwith scorched grace, whispering:I burn because I must.Must that force your shapeto outlast its flame? To survive is not to yield,but to recast your armourto … Continue reading Defence
What a beautiful surprise to find When Time Stopped featured on Writing Through the Soul. Brenda Marie Fluharty’s review, which captures the spirit of the book with such emotional clarity and insight, has undoubtedly enhanced the book's reception—it felt like reading my silences through someone else’s wisdom. Brenda is a spiritual life coach. Her unique … Continue reading Gratitude Post
Welcome back! PROMPT #390 The image depicts the journey from chaos to clarity. It displays convoluted geometric shapes on the left, followed by a spiral path and geometric shapes arranged in neat order on the right side. Let the image inspire your best creative effort. There is no restriction on the length or format of … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #390
I was touched by a Facebook post today, and I've used the screenshot as the cover image here. The simple things— a comfort zone we carve from the chaos. We trim, reshape, and restructure the moments that once jolted us with their rawness. What feels gentle now was once seismic— life-altering, when it first arrived … Continue reading Simplicity of Roots
Welcome back! PROMPT #389 For this week, I have chosen the title of Beethoven's famous symphony to fire your imagination. ODE TO JOY Let the music set the mood for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YV4B_qxl78 Here is the link to Friedrich Schiller's poem that inspired this legendary piece of music. Once the mood is set, let it all … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #389
It's not me, it’s youa moment of being gaslit-infested, infectedand then manifestedin the victim’s thoughtscapelighting a fireinstigating crime a silenced consciencea traumatised egoa damaged sense of selfseeks fulfilmentby revenge The world screamsGaslighting amplifies volumes“I told you so” The victim stops and turnsYes, you didNow, roles are reverseduntrodden paths traversed I am not the same person.You … Continue reading Gaslit
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