Oh, why do they have to make a laughing stock of themselves? He spoke passionately about building a new world. She supported him animatedly, demonstrating the force of half the country’s population. The screens behind them showed scenes of violence, junkies being hauled out of a club, and people dying unattended in hospitals. The sabotage … Continue reading Take-over
I woke up in 2021… To a world more complex than it has been Where fear separates, not unitesWhere a hurriedly put together remedy to unprecedented ailments divides people into campsWhere Presidents incite violenceWhere claustrophobia causes relationship breakdownsWhere some pine for company, and others pray for solitudeWhere people are fleeced of large amounts with a … Continue reading Where ….
Those monsters are still boiling in the crucible. They drag me back, drive me, set fire to every fibre of my being and give false notions about my identity. Those masks are not me, but everybody thinks so. A face is a lifelong possession, but it is concealed behind the different masks I don every … Continue reading Emotions
Photo: Jan Wayne Fields "Where did you get this picture from?" "In the Gallery of an antique phone…" "Ohhh! There is too much in there. What does one need other than a device, a cup of coffee and lenses?" "Well, I like to throw in a burger too, and some paintbrushes." "Do you mean you … Continue reading Spoof… and he’s gone
We are not the same people, you knowdays, weeks, months go by, with millions of breathsto each moment lived, I place a wreathWe may forget, but we reap what we sow days, weeks, months go by, with millions of breathsEtched on life - purify me like never beforeWe may forget, but we reap what we … Continue reading We are not the same people
Trish Nankivell The table is laid for six. She has worked three days to handpick ingredients, cook traditional dishes with contemporary flair and present those in a manner appealing to millennial appetites. “Thank you, Mrs. Jones! We love the Christmas dinners at your place. Our families could perhaps never afford such a meal.” “Ohh! Don’t … Continue reading Empty Nest
It moves from East to West or so I think, but are there trajectories I don’t see? It blazes through my psyche, burns consciousness as I struggle to make sense of it. Back on my feet, I await another night, another soil ….. and solitude to plant the seeds of thought. Will the seeds be … Continue reading Uncertainty
terror dancing in the hallI watched the mask fallThey called him by a different nameAdolf written all over the game I watched the mask falla dictatorial culture enthralledAdolf written all over the gameOne by one, they emerge from the mane a dictatorial culture enthralledmore than one in the mask, what gall!One by one, they emerge … Continue reading Adolf written all over the game
I almost thought he would lose that day, and his jackpot ambitions would fall. Oh, did you? We went on our first date after the event… And I told you we would come with our children to watch this some day. Naughty you…. Your grandson awaits his turn to go with you. Oh, yeah….how I … Continue reading Jackpot Dreams
“Let’s go back…” “I’m fed up of these daily excuses not to run.” She was training for the next event at national level. “It’s not an excuse. I’ll complete the distance running to and fro, to this point, but not beyond this.” “Why?” There was exasperation in his tone, “there are no ghosts on that … Continue reading Warning bells
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