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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #270

TOUCH-UP

Life is like a painting
even if you make a masterpiece 
you can't sit idle
you can't take it for granted
you always have to be vigilant
to touch-up
wherever the color fades 

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VISION

Life was like
A never-ending trail in the desert
Colorless
You came up with a palette full of vibrant colors
To fill my world 
With colors of
Love and friendship
Dreams and hopes
I'm overwhelmed but
I fear
Your hope of evoking a sense of colors in me is futile
I wonder 
Whether
Just painting light into my eyes
Will give me the vision
 

Are we living in a construct of escape?
Where reality is often too hard to take.
So it’s easy to turn to screens to distract minds,
And numb feelings with substances of all kinds.

Hiding behind social media masks,
and chasing after likes to fulfill our tasks.
Bingeing on TV shows and endless streams,
And losing ourselves in virtual dreams.

We shop ’til we drop to forget our woes,
And drown in food to comfort our souls.
We seek constant stimulation to avoid boredom,
And rarely stop to face our own kingdom.

But in this world of constant distraction,
We miss the beauty of true interaction.
We forget the joy of a real-life smile,
And the depth of a genuine human style.

Can we unplug and face the day?
And learn to be present in every way.
Can we embrace the real world around us?
And find meaning in life’s…

in between colours and dreams
she carries the weight of her ancestors 
in her veins and heart
victories and achievements
pain and submission
laugh by the bonfire and paint on her skin
the shine in the eyes and wrinkles of wisdom
her face doesn’t betray the lightness of her being

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #270 – the glory of women

Physically weak

Mentally strong

Women the epitome

Ofinherent strength

Shoulders the burden

Carries the entire weight

Of the family she helps raise

There are so many faces of her

Each in its own way perfect

My mother, my sister, my daughter

In every role she excels

Even when she bleeds

She bleeds in Technicolor

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Written in response to; RXC PROMPT #270, hosted by Reena

#Keepitalive

#RXC

#WomensDay

P.C :- RxC # 270

The ladder is insurmountable,

so it may seem,

The ladder is uncompromising,

so it may feel,

The ladder is unjust,

so you may experience,

The ladder is inflexible,

so you may dwell,

Up you go girl,

The sky’s the limit,

But not for you,

Unstoppable!

45 words

Acknowledgements :- Thank you Eugi for hosting Moonwashed Weekly Prompt # 132, “Uncompromising”. Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting, RxC # 270. The above picture is the prompt. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #270

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