authenticityis doomedwhen no one’s interestedto knowthe real you confined by imagetypecast by mediahe struggles to expresshis truest self But…they believewhat fits intheir storiesstitched, decoratedcarefully presentedto tellwhat’s their typewhat’s not Written for dVerse Quadrille hosted by whimsygizmo
Drops of Moments … by Aishwarya
vulnerability-
that moment of hesitation you cease to be yourself
hesitation-
that moment of expectation you invest in others
expectation-
that momentary trap, betrayal lays for you
betrayal-
that moment of choice serving as a ladder for growth
choice-
that moment of successful redemption
success-
that moment of vulnerability which goes unnoticed.
Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 242. For rules please refer here. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.
memoriesas oldas discardableas worn out packagingnot recyclable relationshipsas short-livedas fake laughterDo I throw outlast remnantsof what remained after? Do you rememberwheels not movingwhen shots were takenand then canned?Nobody knew why… we posedwe pretendedhappinessnot meant to be oursIn a time framestuck and bookended we moved long agofrom sepia tintsto blueprintsof a futurewithout each other Written for … Continue reading Sepia Tints
it’s so easy to cross boundary linesbehave like you own the placeown people, own minds and lifestylesdemonstrate superiorityyou were born privilegedto lord it over others privilege of birthstatus, money or just-an assumption that othersshould fall in linebecause everybody you knowhas always done so-and everybody else will always doIt’s something you are used toAnd can’t see … Continue reading Transgression
I met a cousin after 24 years. The last we met was at his wedding, and his daughter is 21 now. She is unusually friendly and eager to mingle. I’m tired after the journey, but she keeps firing questions, “You were fond of reading in childhood, weren’t you? You spent time alone in your grandfather’s … Continue reading Genetics
somnambulist footstepssearching for good foodin a sleeping kitchen Dad shh-ing us to silenceIt is my sassy sisteron a forced diet Is she really sleeping? Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
Two planes ….by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar
These lines are written in response to a prompt on https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/08/04/reenas-xploration-challenge-242/
Two Planes
Two planes flying trying to reach
Somewhere high, at great extremes
Flying above even the clouds
Where they can see
Both sun and earth
Its a dizzying feel
At supersonic speeds
When everything on ground
Swiftly recedes
Sun looks far, never in reach
Yet at a touch of button
They can raise a sun
To leave behind
A scorched earth
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Machine hearts … By Benjamin
Above the screams of innocent civilians …Read on for more
“I want to be a soldier!”
It’s been his song since childhood
Inspired by Batman
And the other guy who gums and ‘degums’ himself from buildings to save a girl in danger
Little did he know that soldiers wear uniforms
Much larger than the passion to defend the defenseless
It’s only from high up here
Above the screams of innocent civilians
Does he realize how noble ambitions can be driven into the heat of madness
Written forRXC PROMPT #242, hosted by Reena
Look up …. by Sadje
Write whatever the image brings up in you.
Flying high in the sky
Their intent deadly
Raining death on people
From high in the sky
They spread mayhem
On orders from above
Their feeling or conscience
Not involved in their actions
Do they ever think about
The consequences of their actions?
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Written for RXC Prompt #242, hosted by Reena
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