Poetic justice

Photo by Photography Maghradz cultures that reward loyalty, devotion propagate it as the only value to justify breathing -facilitate coronations systems that impose carefully constructed dogmas on another’s free-flowing existence bottle the genie In throne pillars -ask for validation, unquestioning acceptance -Induce guilt for asking questions -drive the weak to uncalled for penitence then the … Continue reading Poetic justice

Galaxy

"I’m curious about how your name gets excluded from the galaxy of stars. You came pretty close to it though, and more than once…." "You missed a very important characteristic of a galaxy. Stars and planets rotate around a central force." "So what?" "I could never align myself to that one GOD, around whom I … Continue reading Galaxy

So much easier

Photo by Mark Angelo on Pexels.com meet you somewhere thereplaces we've not been beforecall to be touched onceit's so much more easierto not recall you laterwithout any nagging guilt For those who remember the old classic 'Hare Ram Hare Krishna' based on the Hippie movement, and can follow the language, here's a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKU4q0JELTQ https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2021/06/11/lsd-25-challenge-184/

Mojo

Simon is the best pet-trainer in town… I scroll down to read the story further, as Mojo nibbles at my toes. Simon lost a lucrative corporate job during the pandemic. He started moonlighting as a pet trainer. His USP: He knows the requirements of a virtual office at home. Pets are trained to remain silent … Continue reading Mojo

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #185

Well, I'm back, guys... Without too much of ado, let's get straight to the prompt. PROMPT #185 (Sentence prompt) I'm not languishing, I'm dormant Find a way to use this in your piece - prose, poetry, fiction, essay, anecdote, memoir, diary page or anything else that you can invent. You can just capture the spirit … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #185

Silver Jubilee

Photo by Polina Tankilevitch on Pexels.com silverystrands, middle-age thoughtsconverge onfancy cakes-celebrate bondagequarter of a century https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2021/06/09/its-six-sentence-story-thursday-link-up-163/

Who?

"Where’s Grandpa in this pic?" "He’s buying tickets to a place where dreams were manufactured?" "What kind of dreams?" "Driving motorcycles on walls, hands-free swinging and doing a trampoline on nets.." "You had no gyms?" "We did not have the internet either…" "Then, who gave them ideas to do all this?" https://rochellewisoff.com/2021/06/09/11-june-2021/

Risk

Photo by Amber Janssens on when every breath is a risk to contract disease we mask fear with vincible drapery when every thought is a risk to attract opposition we mask speech with tact in vocabulary when every act is a risk of launching rebellions we mask intent with smooth chicanery When identity is at … Continue reading Risk

Tangential paths

Photo “I understand what you’re saying. But if I change direction, how do I explain it to all my followers? How do I go back on my words and say it was all wrong?” “There is no right or wrong. Are you convinced you need a new direction?” Yes. The bigotry I drilled into people … Continue reading Tangential paths