Business of life

my realityneeds to be checkedand cross-checkedtill I’m sureit does not stemfrom a misty riseof emotions I need a surgical knifeto cut through congealed residueof past experienceif it destroysmy fragile joyin livingnow I wish it was fasterI wish it was automated-all this analysisand business of life Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Business of Life

Soul Talk

The past searslike a brand upon my heart fraying at the edgesinterlacing threads of yesterday with today Yet, forgotten ismuch betterthan remembered& despised. The spirit that resides in my soulThe entity that makes me who I am the footprints leftat least a while,beforethe wind & waveshave washed awayall traces leftof me? Awareness expands.shimmering in unityI … Continue reading Soul Talk

Peace Evangelist

peace wraps itself around meengulfs in the shape of a questionlike serpents around a sandal tree I take it as a purpose of existenceAbsence of war, but are minds freeof greed, bias and all not nice? Its grip hardens on a terrified meunsettling games; creaky foundationpeace casts a sarcastic glance with glee MTB: Magic 9

More than grey ink on yellow paper

I can only thank youfor a deemed futurethat did not happen stories that came togetherbut parted wayslike quills dipped indifferent inksetching out charactersthat did not connector know each other I found myselfoutside inky shadowsin the blazing suntired, terrifiedbut determinedto let a story find meas its protagonistand write itself I watch narrativesstruggle to fit inwith multiple … Continue reading More than grey ink on yellow paper

Clothes of Piety

temples have transparent walls heregods are out on a walkaboutasking to be excusedas they cannot identify themselvesin eye mirrors of a speciessupposedly their creation What are you looking for?They ask mockingly“Just what I see”, I replyGods bereft of pretencean honest spiritual danceidentity is not a crisiswhen you choose to beover being seen My pilgrimage is … Continue reading Clothes of Piety

Dusky Dreams

night awaits moonlightblue skies cover branchesleaves fluttering silentlysunlight bright fadingmemories earthly divinewinds serenade dreamsgrateful forever roots roots forever gratefuldreams serenade windsdivine earthly memoriesfading bright sunlightsilently fluttering leavesbranches cover blue skiesmoonlight awaits night W3 Prompt #106 Friday Fictioneers

Summer Laments

summer lamentsthe season of hatredwatches warmthbecome the fire of hell pink stalks of rhubarbturn bloody redas greens wilt awayfarm animals like hens and lambsretreat in self-defence this summerbe remembered fornarrativesunleashed ongullible minds; compelled toopt for destruction let silenceof lambs bear a tagprice paid forinactionlet dark clouds part to revealcould-have-been futures Tanka Tuesday

Chaotic

Tell me what you can ingestInside your comfort zoneOr tell me your fantasiesAnd I’ll give you a storyhow the world runs preachers, politicos all do itjournos embellish visionWriters do so,but I hope they area little more true to themselvesthan their story-telling counterparts scientists find evidenceor propagate theoriesbased on what they seein their limited rangeand accept … Continue reading Chaotic

A room in a box

I need to shut those doorsfrom where interference flowsmocking shadows talking ofwhat I should do or can’t doghosting what I can do betterthan them; need to keep them out I found a box and put a room inside It’s a custom-built space for peaceThe box is silence and irreverenceIt protects my doors and windowslet them … Continue reading A room in a box

Visionaries

intellectpowerinnovationinventionblaze new mapson existing territories leadershipcreates visionnew territoriessubmit themselvesfor exploration don’t underestimatepreservationbut choosewhat needs to be preservedand what dumped decisions take humankindto unforeseeable futureseach thought driveseach step matters Quadrille at dVerse