War …by Sadje
War, the most heinous of acts
Destroyer of lives through generations
Something totally avoidable
Only for the satisfaction of the big egos of tiny men
War is at our doorstep,
What do you expect me to do?
Surrender the sense of being in the right
Embrace your humanity!
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Include the sentence somewhere in your piece.
“War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?”
Written for RXC # 219, hosted by Reena
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Succumbed ….by Radhika
Fingers intertwined; we etched our hearts together “forever” in the sands of time, only to be washed away by the tides of time,
the glowing embers of passion have died down to ashen grey
fiery exchange of words have replaced theromantic nights of cozy candle light conversations
once ardent lovers, today our bond lies fragmented
accusations seem to be a favorite pastime now,
the rift widens, with overtures of reconciliation negated
peace buried beneath the tirades of anger and deluge of tears
war is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?
our relationship is yet another casualty in the emotional battlefield.
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #219 : Use the sentence : War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do? in your post.
Peace, please …..by Susi Bocks
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #219 – War is at the doorstep.
What do you expect me to do? & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Lovers
“We’re lovers, not fighters!”
“War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?“
“Don’t let them in.”
Fight or Flight ….by Jim Adams
War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do? Putin is a thug, a bully and an asshole and he is not going to stop till he gets what he wants. In 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and now he wants the rest of the country. Most of Russia’s territory belongs to the Asian continent, but most of the country’s people reside in Europe. Russia is the strongest nation in Europe, as their military power includes a million-armed men, thousands of nuclear-tipped and conventional ballistic and cruise missiles, and they have the largest Navy of any European nation. We don’t know how crazy Russian President Vladimir Putin is, but we do know that he will keep on acting like a playground bully, till someone stands up to him. Putin runs a country of 144 million people that happens to have a…
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Sketchy characters – Reflections ….by Artie
“You remember me, don’t you Artie?” she asked, approaching grabbing my arm gently as if we’d always known each other. I’d just seen her for lunch the day before and it’d been 8 wild days since she spied me in the alley around the corner from Lisa Lund’s Gin Joint, her wearing a clingy gray barely there that matched my wool flat cap. My new straight leg blue jeans didn’t know what they were in for when I’d picked them off the shelf earlier and my lucky plain black rayon dress shirt didn’t know what kind of luck was in store. “Sure Saskia, how could I forget you?” I said. “See, I told you we were going to be friends!” she perked. I resisted calling her Sally, after all, everyone should have the right to reinvent themselves now or again if needed. But I couldn’t get the photo of her…
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Indira’s take on Xploration Challenge #218
gazing into space
deeply searching for answers
elders couldn’t provide
will he pursue his queries
that life and time will decide
Christine Bialczak explores a child’s fantasies here …
Image credit: Kelly Ann Tan on Unsplash
Well, it’s an image prompt. It shows a child looking at his image in a clear glass. https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/02/17/reenas-xploration-challenge-218/
Should all be clarified …by Jane Aguiar
Even standing
in front
of the mirror,
I reflect behind me.
Should this be called life?
My school closed
and I got bored
at home.
All the scams outside.
Is this life?
Why the scam
of others
in my life?
Vague reflections,
vague existence
and vague life
should all be clarified.
©️ Jane Aguiar
Image credit: Kelly Ann Tan on Unsplash
Written in response to:
Thank you for reading.
Stay Blessed! 💞
Flatline …. by Chris Hall
fingers slipping
joints clicking
every moment counts
digits creaking
thoughts fading
time is running out
no more posting
no more scrolling
you can’t WhatsApp me now
battery’s dying
signal’s failing
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Image credit: 8machine@ Unsplash
The image shows two skeleton’s hands reaching towards a digital device enveloped in purple-pink haze.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #122 photo prompt
A Cry for Help!
Yep, my little spam problem is back *sigh*
If you see I’ve just popped a like in your post, please check your spam. Very likely you’ll find me there fuming. Please fish me out🎣
Dream on …. urges Lady Lee
For: https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/02/17/reenas-xploration-challenge-218/, https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2022/02/13/wordle-540/
