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Are we living in a construct of escape?
Where reality is often too hard to take.
So it’s easy to turn to screens to distract minds,
And numb feelings with substances of all kinds.

Hiding behind social media masks,
and chasing after likes to fulfill our tasks.
Bingeing on TV shows and endless streams,
And losing ourselves in virtual dreams.

We shop ’til we drop to forget our woes,
And drown in food to comfort our souls.
We seek constant stimulation to avoid boredom,
And rarely stop to face our own kingdom.

But in this world of constant distraction,
We miss the beauty of true interaction.
We forget the joy of a real-life smile,
And the depth of a genuine human style.

Can we unplug and face the day?
And learn to be present in every way.
Can we embrace the real world around us?
And find meaning in life’s…

in between colours and dreams
she carries the weight of her ancestors 
in her veins and heart
victories and achievements
pain and submission
laugh by the bonfire and paint on her skin
the shine in the eyes and wrinkles of wisdom
her face doesn’t betray the lightness of her being

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #270 – the glory of women

Physically weak

Mentally strong

Women the epitome

Ofinherent strength

Shoulders the burden

Carries the entire weight

Of the family she helps raise

There are so many faces of her

Each in its own way perfect

My mother, my sister, my daughter

In every role she excels

Even when she bleeds

She bleeds in Technicolor

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Written in response to; RXC PROMPT #270, hosted by Reena

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P.C :- RxC # 270

The ladder is insurmountable,

so it may seem,

The ladder is uncompromising,

so it may feel,

The ladder is unjust,

so you may experience,

The ladder is inflexible,

so you may dwell,

Up you go girl,

The sky’s the limit,

But not for you,

Unstoppable!

45 words

Acknowledgements :- Thank you Eugi for hosting Moonwashed Weekly Prompt # 132, “Uncompromising”. Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting, RxC # 270. The above picture is the prompt. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #270

The heart of a woman is deep, like an ocean, its waters, cool, delight, chill, numb, dancing on the skin of those who love them, sometimes they even speak to those like them, who stand on risen ladder, and paint back the colors of the sky onto the faces of the decaying cry

For the heart of man, that exists in the chaotic nothingness that are the heavily trafficked highways of anonymity, it is such an honor to paint with the colors of love back the bright light of hope onto the tragic messages that chant to those of the anonymous pounding highways that radiate through the channels of the night.

In rare times, like this one, my eyes are drawn up, to a fellow human who with desire for kindness paints back colors of joy on the face of a fellow, sensing moral decay, she…

I’ve been having a great deal of fun with triolets lately. I created one for this beautiful prompt image.

How varied the colors our eyes comprehend,
Ghosting rarer souls from our clear ‘view’.
Appearance defines not one person, my friend.
How varied the colors our eyes comprehend.

Unique among billions. Diverse without end.
Human ‘ranking’ – corrupt and untrue.
How varied the colors our eyes comprehend,
Ghosting rarer souls from our clear ‘view’.

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I Used To Be Seventeen

“what do you want from me?”
i asked myself
i want you to be seventeen again
maybe then, just maybe
you could undo things that happened
your adult self couldn’t accept as true
for being young and vulnerable
for being young and weak
for being young and helpless.

how dare you let it happen?
how dare you played dumb and stupid?
you were not dumb; much more stupid
but at that moment
that longest 20 minutes of your life
you were, without a doubt
no contest; dumb and stupid.

how dare you miss the signs?
how dare you believe the lies?
how dare you blame it on being young
and being so naive at the same time
didn’t you even think anything wrong
could happen to you?

you were pinned down the ground by a man
twice your size, just not twice your age
but…

Inspired by Moonwashed Weekly Prompt #132 – Uncompromising &
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #270

tenacity born
unwavering persistence
uncompromising

self-discovery
individuality
painted everywhere