General

They don’t show you mercy, why should you?

They are not kind and forgiving, why should you be?

It’s a dog eat dog world, each looking for their own

When hearts are empty of empathy and understanding

Empty of grace and charity, shouldn’t we also

Don the same garment of apathy as they are wearing

Should we not treat them the same way they treat others

Or………

Should we be better, kinder, more charitable than them?

“PROMPT #223- No mercy”

“I want to pull you out of your comfort zone this week.

Play the Devil’s Advocate for a change”

Written for RXC # 223- NO MERCY, hosted by Reena

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Game Plan

you murdered my pride when you repeatedly cursed me with your words.
your words that appeared to be deadlier than any weapon in this world.
it hurt me so bad i could die a million death, it hurt me so bad.
those words, your words, you use them to cut the deepest wound.
you murdered my pride.
you ruined my dreams.
you toppled down my spirit.
everytime you open your mouth

no mercy is your game.
and i, i am your willing victim.

oh, i used to be your willing victim. ‘cos i chose to free myself from your pride and ego; from your temper and disposition.

you no longer have the power to hurt me. not now. not tomorrow. not ever.

no mercy, my game today.

i had a recent conversation with two (2) college girls sharing thoughts about a college professor who blatantly told his studentst…

My grandparents on my mom’s side both spoke Russian and when I was young, they told me that I was part Russian.  My Grandfather’s parents were from Belarus and it was known as White Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, when it was part of the Soviet Union.  It still has close ties to Russia and it is considered to be a puppet of Russia, with its current leaders doing everything they are told by them.  My Grandmothers parents came from Kiev in the Ukraine and they were also part of the Soviet Union at one time, but now they are an independent country which Russia has invaded because their leader Putin is deranged.  He wants to capture the former grandeur that the Soviet Union once had and he has convinced himself that the Ukraine belongs to Russia.  My ancestors all arrived here in the US in the late 1800s, so…

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #223 – No Mercy &
Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Soaring

show no mercy
to those things
keeping you from soaring

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #222

Prompt # 222- We again have a set of two images this week, to be used singly or jointly as your prompt.

Colors, colors, colors

unlimited shades of colors

nature’s offering

chose one or all

whenever you get the chance

don’t think hard

don’t waste time

just

jump in the

puddle of colors

and

enjoy

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #222 & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Faraway

spring, love and color
bright holi celebrations
sadness faraway

Splatter of colors

Stain their faces and clothes too

Some are happy others confused

Life throws a curveball not all can handle

The young ones are instinctively happy

Trying to find pleasure and joy in life

We should try to make their innocence

And happiness last as long as it can

Protect this naivety and purity at all costs

Written for RXC Prompt #222, hosted by Reena

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Pain in Many Colors

i’ve seen pain in many different colors
for most yellow,
after the outbreak of pandemic Asians
in the West silently suffered agonizing, terrifying hate crimes,
brutally blamed for kicking off covid -19
elderly people and women alike
were not spared
really, what have they got to do with it?
why so much hate?

i’ve seen pain in many different colors
for most black,
years, even decades have passed yet Negroes
are still considered lowest members of the society
America had their first Black President, along with black men and women
making names in the world, but there is no denying for most they are still nobody
really, what have they got to do with it?
why so much hate?

i’ve seen pain in many different colors
for most white,
when Russia waged a war against Ukraine, Russians all over were regarded criminals
just as how Germans…