I cannot differentiate people in the sea of beards around me. The faces are lost, and they all look like clones of emptiness within. This guy is receiving an award for something, and I look at my wife for enlightenment. “Is he a maverick interior decorator to have put those umbrellas out there?” “No. He … Continue reading Networks
“He has lost his way home. But trust a dog’s sense of smell. He will eventually reach his destination.” Somebody clicked a picture of him and posted it on social media, asking the owners to come and take their pet home. Home – is where he did not want to go, despite all his love … Continue reading Way of Life
Original Haiku by Basho In these drops of dew Let me wash as a trial The dust of this world. Revised Haiku - as required in Chevrefeuille's challenge Challenged purity dew and – unerasable stains of unwashed dust Heeding Haiku by Chevrefeuille at MLMM
unhealed psyches limited vision emotions going berserk dark dog of Depression at the door Black Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge - Week 114
frozen images in mosaic of memory those sealed impressions drive my behavior in an ever changing world What do you See?
We are back from a less-than-exhilarating shopping stint. I fix up coffee to soothe our jagged nerves, and hear unusual sounds from the next room. “This is the beginning of a plus-sized revolution.” Maggie smiles, “I am launching a new business, and this is a promo for the same.” (279 characters) Twittering Tales #102
It was their last meeting. “Don’t try to contact me, or follow me on the internet. If we are to lead separate lives, we might as well learn to live without each other.” “I am sorry, Jenna! I truly care, but we are not meant to be together.” Five years later, they find themselves together … Continue reading Beyond
You’re blessed with beauty, and light up the world around you wherever you go. You also cast a shadow on some unfortunate ones, highlighting the contrast between you and them. I love you not for the external beauty, but transparency of your soul. It leaves your flaws open to the world. You may be castigated … Continue reading Vulnerable
I couldn’t have missed that jaunty gait, even after a lapse of thirty years. A closer scrutiny creates some doubts. The color of the eyes is different. And … how come he has not aged in all these years? Well, he could be a look-alike. They say there are at least six people in the … Continue reading Stranger
To start off with, this is not a completely fleshed out piece that I was hoping for. However, it is a piece that I hope with get some men out there to realize reality. Reality in many areas, some you may not even know I was going to come at you with. Eventually I’ll get that well formed piece of work with all the notations, citations, and other tions, but for now, here you have it, from a man in the middle of his worst Fibromyalgia Flare in years.
Society is a bunch of institutionalized isms. I hate the word ‘institutionalized’ these days. But, it’s a fact and we can’t avoid it and shouldn’t. Avoidance is one of the ways we are the way we are now.
Depending on whether you believe in some type of faith or you’re an atheist that believes in the evolution of man from molecules…
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