SELF-OBSESSED

When did you get so engrossed in yourself your fears dominate every move you project  insecurity on others expect them to feel the guilt which was never theirs?   When did you let concealed hatred incinerate relationships while you pretend all is fine expect a miracle to restore confidence which you let disappear, deteriorate?   … Continue reading SELF-OBSESSED

Sculpture

every line and curve un-smoothness peeping from a polished exterior tells a story   it is a mind with peculiar neural pathways cross-connections fluid feelings that shaped it   what makes the sculpture unique is the resistance it offered what made the sculptor sigh and say this is not how I visualised it   it … Continue reading Sculpture

I did not mean to demean

I did not mean to demean your puny existence or make you aware of your hollowness when I shared my thoughts which were too lofty for all that you’d seen and experienced so far but believe me the intent was only to share not knowing that people who could share mind space are extinct now … Continue reading I did not mean to demean

I am no Atlas

I am no Atlas to carry the world on aching shoulders with bleeding legs   your insanity weighs heavy and I wonder for how long…   How long will I mimic Atlas why don’t I shed the weight and breathe free? https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/02/13/tale-weaver-262-carry-february-13th/

Reciprocity

expansive colors of dawnspread hope, positivitycolor defines boundaries for menot shape or capability subdued, subservientconditioned thoroughlyacceptance of fateprevents treacherous folly I hear animals somewherescream revenge - by draining venomin bodies of torturersIt’s called a virusI am a humanBut why so helpless? Power is assumedby those who believethey own the worldand need not shareself-proclaimedsuperiority I look … Continue reading Reciprocity

Personalized

I prefer being smothered in mild fragrance of my own perfume rather than the opulence of your imposed superciliousness   whatever gets under my skin needs to be a belief not the fakeness of masks which assure calculated victories in beauty contests     https://onewomansquest.org/2020/02/10/v-j-s-challenge-83-product-placement/

Semblance of Sanity

subliminal perceptions floating now within reach now slipping away from arrogant fingers of existence   hands on I strive to build boats and nets engineered to find equations of persistence   we are parts of the same whole but need coordination to present a sane semblance     https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/02/10/what-do-you-see-16-february-10-2020/

A little less…

get me something less fragile than a rose     get me something less vaporous than steam of passion   get me connectivity less volatile than wi-fi networks   get me love less venomous than distrust       https://amanpan.com/2020/02/10/eugis-weekly-challenge-love-february-10-2020/

Not always Right

wired for growth with no inhibitions no discretion between wrong and right I see merit in your maturity stand for a cause spreading light warmth you exude is inclusive my greatness driven by monsters divisive powerful, but not always right       https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/02/11/photo-challenge-302/

Internal

I smiled uttered right sounds gained acceptance popularity made my family proud I felt loved… Facing the mirror I saw deep lines of dissatisfaction etched by time I was changing I felt worthless… I screamed silently filled with angst exploded in bits and pieces... https://dversepoets.com/2020/02/10/quadrille-97-filling-the-page/