https://open.spotify.com/episode/32Td9Xahr4E4pnKodS7pPH?si=b6cc13d3816c44a0 If smallness bothers me, I humiliate others. If inadequacy nags, I tell others they are not perfect. Emptiness in my life drives me to get involved in other lives, stick to them like a leech they can’t get rid of. I transfer all my stress. I feed on their discomfort. I have my battles … Continue reading Tools
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0K2r9usq7bHGbcLJBW9tEy?si=bb7f690cddb0413a The problem with a mask is that sometimes you forget how to take it off. It becomes a second skin and you get comfortable in it. The bigger problem is when you look in the mirror and believe it’s your face. Not that having a face really matters….. It’s far more convenient to switch … Continue reading Backdrop
silent screams of ragetear through veils of sanityBoom Boom -go hidden bombshells-nonchalant outer worldsShhh... me to rational stillness https://dversepoets.com/2021/11/18/poetry-form-the-wayra/
Why do I trust reflections more than shadows? Do I believe mirrors are honest? And distorting versions A game or aberration? The Sun … unabashedly self-centred focussed on its own position not mine presents me in false dimensions but is unable to fake solidity of being me. I brush aside shadows walk through the night … Continue reading Shadow or reflection?
The Stolen Identity ……by Radhika
Traumatized by the disaster,
painful emotions besieged my core.
Beeping monitors and tubes injected,
kept me confined within the dreary hospital walls.
Surrounded by strangers fussing over me
I scanned for a familiar face, yet found none.
Paranoia left me fearing my own shadow.
Fate dealt a cruel blow,
realization dawned, that the accident had stolen
my memory, identity and my life from me!
Cover …..by Susi Bocks
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #208 – A Stolen Identity & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Shadows
lurking below in the shadows
under the peel of my body
realness
is sequestered
in a culture favoring the shallow
a non-wave making personality
us
being perfectly fitting puzzle pieces
molded into a society of sameness
sometimes i am ashamed to possess a stolen identity
Don’t take what doesn’t belong to you ….by Sadje
You want something that doesn’t belong to you
Something which is personal to me
As personal as my name or my identity
You can move in my shadows
You can sneak into my periphery
Like an imposter you pretend
To be another version of myself
But……….
This falsehood will be exposed
When you will be unable to provide
Any real or authentic thoughts
Anything with substance real
All you have in your hand
Is a ghost of reality
Let go…….
Turn back to your dark world
Where you dream dreams of victory
By robbing others of their reality
Where you will forever remain
Prisoner to your lack of imagination
Written for;
The theme this week is ;A Stolen Identity
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Welcome back! PROMPT #208 The theme this week is A Stolen Identity There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap. Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something that hurts common sensibilities will … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #208
“I set fire to the blanket, because it was made of snow. But it did not burn, just sublimated.” “And the zombie fire beneath the snow continues to flare?” “Yes. Suppressed rage is often labelled insanity." “We are here to help you sublimate the rage,” the doctor has his most congenial expression on. Idly, I … Continue reading Snow
Lost and found ….by Aishwarya
Scattered from realms of reality,
Lies within a stone’s throw,
And sometimes as far as mind can imagine,
Keys to a land,
Where tantrums of time doesn’t thrive,
Where stardust of luck does seem real,
Inside bubble of mind.
Scattered from realms of reality,
Isolated and lost,
Locked out of a safe haven,
Where strangers surround,
Trapped without a way out,
I fall back, and find,
Keys to fertile imagination.
Poetry form :-Free style
Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 207. Thank you Sadje for hosting What do you see challenge # 108. Thank you all for stopping by and reading .
