Held hostage

nomadic instincts held hostage  In a self-constructed cage by a force unseen, unknown contains egos overblown Its supremacy challenged,  the giant withdraws cannot differentiate  friends from foes unable to connect pieces of its fragmented  virtues and vices mirrors crack on seeing  its unmasked face reflect souls in all their shades and trace back thoughts  to … Continue reading Held hostage

Portrait

venom concealed in expressions eyes belying fake smiles  I tried to make you look good without computer applications…. I mourn dried collars in my palette they shrivelled of inadequacy Black dominates your depiction  https://dversepoets.com/2020/04/09/the-perfect-seven-lines/

Baby steps

giant monolith of humanitygetting thoroughly cleansedfree of addictions and sinsready to face the world again getting thoroughly cleansedentering babyhood, tracing careful stepsready to face the world againwith renewed perspectives and wisdom entering babyhood, tracing careful stepslessons learnt from a past lifestylewith renewed perspectives and wisdomonce in a lifetime, opportunity knocks lessons learnt from a past … Continue reading Baby steps

Blue Bells #writephoto

it takes a gift from God to cover the earth surreptitiously quickly, deftly   trunks doubt depth of roots are they still in the same place or withdrawing support    Are we standing or just floating in a blue sea of uncertainty? https://scvincent.com/2020/04/09/thursday-photo-prompt-bells-writephoto/

Nuggets of hope

I lap up every word on medialooking for a nugget of hope therenobody knows what lies aheaddo you realize I'm just afraid looking for a nugget of hope therethey sell strategies for futuredo you realize I'm just afraidI want assurance, not information they sell strategies for futureI lap up every word on mediaI want assurance, … Continue reading Nuggets of hope

Blues

layers of blue sometime grey sometimes light fail to elevate blue moods where are the birds to show me the path my wheels remain firmly on ground failing to take off..   layers of blue sometimes grey sometimes light I wish it was dark the sun was shining in some other world while stars smiled … Continue reading Blues

Closed

everything close to hearts does not remain close as doors close to paths we see as ours   ambitions change with directionless winds we carve new paths to reach new destinations   Torturers, be not proud you just egg us on to find more of everything https://dversepoets.com/2020/04/06/quadrille-101-whats-neither-closed-nor-cancelled-poetry/

Never before

Never before has the country been so sharply and so vociferously divided into two camps. Social media is vitriolic. At the same time, people love getting doped with inane challenges- wear this, tag that person… And now comes the mega Challenge from the political leadership – Switch off all lights at 9 pm for 9 … Continue reading Never before

Which pie?

War is hell. You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear. spirituality vanishes in thin air hunger dominates but ego and greed take the cake   fear pervades, yet a larger share of pie attracts all I wonder which pie are they talking about?   https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/reenas-exploration-challenge-128/

Dizziness

energy of spirals accelerates speed destinations remain the same   what did I miss or lose on the way wrapped up in my dizziness?   I cannot go back guilt will haunt each step where feet did not touch the ground https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/photo-challenge-309/