In My World There’s Sanity

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In my world, there’s sanity….. By Susi Bocks

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news travels faster than ever
the accessibility of evil at our fingertips
through social media, print, radio
all grinds the blackness into us

fair and balanced reporting
what a joke
where’s the tons of good stuff
it happens daily too, probably more

i’m tired of being tainted grey
dulled from the nastiness of life
disenchanted with the news
exhausted from being set on fire cerebrally

people wonder why i’m a hermit
preferring my four walls
leaving society and culture to its own
in my world i prefer to cull balance

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #164

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge- On fire

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On Fire ….. by Sadje

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PROMPT #164

We hadn’t done a picture prompt for quite some time, so here it is

The piece you generate can be fiction, poetry, essay, art, photographs, or anything else that your creativity brings forth.

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You sit here calmly while the world burns

Everything looks normal to you as it all implodes

Not a crease on your forehead nor a tear in your eyes

As this beautiful world is being divided up, torn apart

Brother against brother, walls of lies separating, segregating

When will you wake up from your lethargic apathy

And try to save your world from the beasts that are savaging it?

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #164

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Reena's Exploration Challenge #164 Welcome to the last month of 2020! We’ve all hoped it ends soon, and I hope all of us are ending it on a note of hope. I throw open a question, before netizens take a break for the holidays. How can we change the format of this Challenge in 2021? … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #164

Barriers

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I wonder what holds me back a disapproving glance asking me to dance to a tune I detest causing unrest… I wonder what pulls me away churning of gossip mills outdated customs, drills I know I want to flee I know it’s not just me I wonder why I did not speak what held my … Continue reading Barriers

In a trance

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Dinner with Diana on Fridays was a ritual, inmates of the asylum had always followed …. some had to be wheeled in by attendants, in a semi-conscious state after medication, but they were all present. ‘You know what, the shots aren’t as bad as you think, and I like the way they put me in … Continue reading In a trance

Covid Contemplation !

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Covid Contemplation ….. by ruhappysoul

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Our locality is seeing a sudden surge of Covid cases and the anxiety among people is so evident ! We stay in the same building as a few front line doctors and so, totally avoided non essential stepping out , even after Unlock 1.0 in our city. People known to us , few of our friends and relatives , are now fighting this disease and we pray they get well soon !


Have just penned below the many changes we all witnessed, in the last few months !Sharing with my blogger friends here ❤️


Little did we expect this


Less Homo sapiens on streets


Masks on everyone’s face


Greets n glance, no long meets.


Stepping out only for essentials


Avoid the crowd, avoid the mall


It’s safe to stay indoors


It’s the fear of covid in all.


My little one turns five soon

Had promised her a big celebration


It…

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Death by Excess

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I skip the news updates on Corona horrors and vaccine developments, except for the economic impact.  I am not afraid of death. Yet, I think I’ve seen death closely than ever before - lurking in eyes, expressions, behaviour patterns, ostracisation of people considered unsafe ….making me fear it will continue as an obsessive compulsive disorder … Continue reading Death by Excess

Warning bells

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“Let’s go back…” “I’m fed up of these daily excuses not to run.” She was training for the next event at national level. “It’s not an excuse. I’ll complete the distance running to and fro, to this point, but not beyond this.” “Why?” There was exasperation in his tone, “there are no ghosts on that … Continue reading Warning bells

A story of when the ice detached and people floated away

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it happens when survival keeps you glued togetherI know your dark secrets, and you know mineYou stay mum, and we won't spill thineI hate your darkness though, it's sin forever I know your dark secrets, and you know mineI sinned less, there was no option you knowI hate your darkness though, it's sin foreverSpeaking up … Continue reading A story of when the ice detached and people floated away