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God (A Flash Fiction)

i live in one of the most affluent subdivisions in the city, where you would rub elbows with the richest of the rich and see eye-to-eye with influential people in politics and even in the entertainment industry. the area is 16 hectares of mixed-use shopping, residential, and leisure development. they say it is where the “ultra-rich and famous” lived.

country-inspired living meets the pleasures of city life is what our place is very much known. it provides refreshing amenities that include a freeform tropical-style leisure pool, landscaped pool deck with lounge area, children’s playground, fitness gym, shower rooms with lockers, and a multipurpose clubhouse.

some luxurious residential condominiums and towers offer generous floor layouts and incomparable views of the city. stories have it that one unit alone is bigger than the typical townhouses sold in the neighboring areas.

it is where pets such as dogs and…

“Darn it, Hera, why aren’t you improving my relationship with my husband? I already asked Zeus, but he’s acting like he has the weight of the world on his back! Aphrodite is ignoring my texts, and Artemis is messing up our plans to have children. I asked Hermes to put in a distress call for us, but he is ignoring my calls too! I guess I’ll have to bow again to Athena because she always has good advice, and Eros, hoping to find a way to let my husband know we can and will be happy again. I know the gods will never forsake us!

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #265

It is a line prompt this week. Let’s see where it takes you.

You live in a world where no Gods exist.

The king needs your money and fear,
Thus, no Gods are permitted for you.
His demands are supreme and quite clear.
The king needs your money and fear.

Your life is not worthy, nor dear,
Just a replaceable gob in his crew.
The king needs your money and fear,
Thus, no Gods are permitted for you.

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You live in a world where no Gods exist, and we all live in the same world.  Many people like to believe that there is a God or some type of gods, because they feel like there is a grand plan that the universe should follow, and they want to avoid being sent to Hell if they don’t do things that please the God or gods.  People are taught religious beliefs and one of these beliefs is that you are never supposed to question God, because He or She knows everything, and that God was responsible for creating all of us.  I have found that the majority of religious ideas are partly or completely manufactured, as there seems to be flaws in every organized religion.  When people don’t understand things, they make assumptions that it must have been a supernatural cause, and this ends up with them being predisposed to…

Inspired by Moonwashed Weekly Prompt #127 – Infinite &
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #265 – You live in a world where no gods exist.

for every mind conscious
there are infinite depictions
of what a god is
or what gods aren’t

every shape and form
every sort of dogma
every possibility of the imagination is presented
for humanity’s consumption

some believe there is one
others believe there are many
and more and more think
you live in a world where no gods exist

our world endures such ugliness
with deaths in the millions
from violence, cancer, abuse, war, starvation
and so many more atrocities

if a god or gods did exist
why would they allow
this fermentation of hideousness
to fester unchecked rather than abolish it

perhaps we live in a world where no gods exist

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #264

Image credit; Sylvian Sarrailh @ Digiartque

A conflict created by man-

Time,

Here I am, staring at portals of vanity,

back and forth,

choosing intervals,

denuding shades hereby accumulated,

is plainness overly simplified,

overly underrated, that different layers

added over time, to achieve significance?

A conflict created by man-

Time,

in a time lapse of contradictions,

nostalgia and reality,

blur lines,

He who hurts is prayed for eternity,

He who helps is doomed to servitude,

travesty of time, confusion of mind,

in an incoherent chord.

A conflict created by man-

Time,

Here I am, staring into an overgrowing abyss,

fiction and non-fiction,

canvas of fairies and fantasy,

lure into swamp of ethereal existence,

cravings of time

stretch motions of finite,

dilute life and beyond.

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Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting RxC # 264. Thank you, Sadje for hosting What do you see challenge # 170 . The…