Be Not Vain

Prompt Death does not scare me. I am prepared for it anytime, any moment. But …. I wish it is not painful. I wish that a long-drawn illness does not strip my family of all resources. I wish that I do not meet the people I’ve hated on the other end. Death, allow me to … Continue reading Be Not Vain

Sonography

The silence between us used to be highly communicative, loaded with sideways glances thrown at each other. We took pride in our ability to decipher the silent space. It was never a vacuum. Somehow, today the silence seemed eerie. It appeared that you had run out of both emotions and words. Averting eyes was just … Continue reading Sonography

Creativity blocked

  I wonder why the writing prompts do not speak to me.  Do we not speak the same language, or share the same platform any more? Where do these blocks arrive from? I draw on experience and memory to pull out a few emaciated words and expressions, but I pity their sordid state. They have … Continue reading Creativity blocked

Change in destinations

those figures etched on canvas of life throbbing with joy and expectation artists designed characters’ strife to paint colors of imagination   it appeared to be a summation coming together of values and dreams reaching a final culmination careful selection before mixing streams   oceanic spaces in hibernation moved suddenly to change destinations     … Continue reading Change in destinations

Eternity

I pass through a long corridor with doors on both sides. Each door leads to a previous lifetime, and I can choose which one to enter. But I am looking for a door which opens in the future. I reach the end of the tunnel, bathed in a magical blue light. I step ahead with … Continue reading Eternity