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The best and the worst

It’s time…

for the bubble to burst

In the early nineties, I worked in accounting with a very tech-savvy guy. Even though it wasn’t his responsibility, the company had a separate department to troubleshoot software problems, and he gladly assisted any who asked for his help. The LAN department manager who managed computer operations was grateful for his help, except for the day when he inadvertently screwed something up, and the manager went running to the VP to complain that he should not be involved in fixing computer problems because it was not his job. As the tech-savvy guy reported to me, the VP called me into his office to explain what was going on. I relayed his history of helping other staff because of his tech knowledge and concluded with ” he does fifty things right and is…

RXC; It is a theme prompt. The lines to ponder on are

The best and the worst

It’s time…

for the bubble to burst

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Life is both good and bad

The best and worst in tandem

Not always a fairytale

Not a Shakespearean tragedy

Ups and downs vying with each other

Happiness and joy can be the flavor of the day

Sadness and disappointment for another

No one can avoid the rigors of emotions

The bubble bursts so early in life!

Written in response to; RXC Prompt #261, hosted by Reena

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Inspired by Moonwashed Weekly Prompt #121 – Pompous & Reena’s Exploration Challenge #261

we wished for the best
andyou gave usthe worst
one pompous demonstration
after another
it’s time…
for the bubble
that contains your ego
to burst

The best and the worst

It’s time…

for the bubble to burst

The last prompt from https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/12/15/reenas-xploration-challenge-261/

The best day in her life, almost like the worst,

all it took for the bubble to burst,

was a telephone call, out of the blue

as she put on her silver high heeled shoe.

The worst day, it felt at the time,

when her memories should be sublime.

Bride beware, you’re making a mistake

he loves me, our love isn’t fake.

The best day, years of hurt denied,

lucky not to be his bride,

she heard of affairs, control, pain,

no longer jealousy was her domain.

The Great Escape, each year a toast,

a smile, a hug, her life to coast.

A friendly word, to thank her rival,

giving her chance of survival.

Double Edged Sword

it’s never easy to be standing on the same ground as i am
i don’t expect to be understood or to be accepted
for i can be both your sweetest dream and your worst nightmare.

it’s not for me to beg for your concern or your discernment
i don’t like your sympathy for i am strong amidst my weaknesses
i am brave even when its time for me to embrace fear.

i don’t have time for drama and spectacle
my life alone is filled with cinematic denouement and Shakespearean inspired tragedies
i played both roles; the hero and the villain of my own life story.

so don’t tell me how to live my life for you don’t have the slightest idea how to be me
don’t bullshit me with your loving care if you don’t even see the reason why i suffer.

stab me with madness and…

I am skeptical and I don’t believe in any of the major conspiracies that are being perpetuated on the internet around the world.  I do believe that there have been government cover-ups and becoming a whistleblower and shining light on the government is an essential part of accountability, but I think that sightings of UFOs, and hairy humanoids are ridiculous.  Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release information regarding alleged dealings between Eastern European oligarchs and Hunter Biden, but after Senate investigations, no evidence of wrongdoing was produced.  If Tom Brady could destroy his phone to prevent anyone from seeing his texts on deflating the footballs, then what is stopping Hunter Biden from doing the same.  Trump has more business dealing with the Russian oligarchs than Hunter ever had, so this is a lot like the pot calling the kettle black.  We will probably never know what…

THIS WEEK’S WORDS come from“A Pan for Christmas”by Gillena Cox:parade, tabanca, gatherings, steelpan, music, grocery, safe, teacher, angel, top, ambition, forget

Hard to forget the year that was

Pandemic came and gatherings pause

Not safe to go to grocery without a mask

No parade, no time to revel and bask

With music health workers we applause

Music with steelpan or do tiktok just because

Nowhere to go, hardly used our cars

Ambition halt, just in the house with task

Hard to forget

On top of it a lot of social media faux pas

Not sure of the meaning and the cause

Angel of death and a wooden cask

A painful tabanca with my face mask

Shop online on that year that was

Hard to forget*

(c) ladyleemanila 2022

*A Rondeau is a French form, 15 lines long, consisting of three stanzas: a quintet, a quatrain, and a…

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #260

PROMPT #260

I’ll leave it to your interpretation. Do you see gaps here? Fill it up as you like.

NEW YEAR

The year twenty twenty-two

Was a mixed bag of up and down

Sometimes I reacted sensibly

Sometimes like a clown

Now it’s to be seen

What brings twenty twenty-three

Takes me up the ladder

Or throws me down

But I believe

Happiness and sorrows

All comes to an end

Don’t lose faith till the very end

Keep the hopes and dreams alive

Without them, no one can survive

This weeks prompt is;

2020

Started quite innocently

No one ever dreamt of what it’ll bring

The pandemic caught us in its snare completely

The struggle was tough for so many families

Death and sickness very hard to deal with specially as we were ill-prepared

But the saga continues in ‘21 and ‘22………..

The disease waxing and waning sometimes we won, sometimes Covid won

Not content with disease, fate added a war to the mix

Unemployment, rising inflation have us by our throats

Now we are reaching the end of 2022 and a small hope is kindled

May be the new year will bring some tidings of joy, something to celebrate

This hope need lots of prayers and faith to make it a reality

Wishing you all the best in the new year

2023

Written for; RXC PROMPT #260, hosted by Reena

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