Phases ….. by Susi Bocks
there’s nothing special
in my uniqueness
just a human doing life
born, living, crashing, burning
resurrecting when it’s been enough
i want to love continuously
while needing to be loved
when the harshness needs eased
the years a cycle of up and down
hopefully with you by my side
in the frame you picture me
i’m not notable
not a hero or filled with wisdom
just owning enough guts for the years
lived by me
The prompt reminds me of a female client in the bank where I worked. She was related to a big industrialist family. They prospered with support from the uncles by way of lucrative employment, business opportunities and generous monthly allowances. She would walk in pompously, and plonk her designer handbag on the table. Her ample … Continue reading Over the Top
big bang theorycast away, new stars are bornbut out of nowhere https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/10/28/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-october-28th-2020-a-new-star-is-born/
Walking through this space I search for, but cannot find a long-lost childhood https://only100words.xyz/2020/10/29/three-line-tales-248/
Welcome back! I had an uneasy dream yesterday. I saw myself framed on the wall by a stranger. It was not how I would like myself or my life to be framed or remembered. I was encapsulated, but not in the right manner. It is not about the right epitaph. It is about the different … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #159
The Rise of Machines ….. by Punam
As I delve deep
I go goggle eyed as I google
I am sucked into a black hole of information
where celestial bodies’ gravitational force becomes infinite
technological event horizon seems nearer
because of the accelerating progress of technology
and its exponential growth
I stare stupefied at the blinking computer screen
trying to wrap my head around the scientific mumbo-jumbo
pausing for the scientific terms to permeate my unscientific brain
when suddenly it goes blank automatically
to turn on to show a funeral in progress
I furiously reprimand self for imagining things
and get up for a cup of espresso to clear my fogged mind
when the espresso machine spews scalding liquid on my hand
I know it is too much of a coincidence!
when I hear a rumble,
with an uncanny prescience I know the washing machine has turned rogue
and it is certainly not my febrile fertile imagination
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singularity ….. by Reena Saxena
PROMPT #158- Singularity
Super human intelligence is here
you will be outdated
they try to scare me
I am already scared
I rely too much on
my smartphone for information
than my own brain
which has punished me
by refusing to keep memories as before
But
what really concerns meis
will my equation with my loved ones will change
will my mind stop reading what they want to convey
Will I run for my phone to
read what their every gesture means
isn’t that the height of
horrible singularity
Enigma ….. by Aishwarya
Down the pondering lane, I seem to have lost count of time. Time seems to be cloaked in mystery. A perception of having too much or at times, craving for some more.
Enigmas can’t be bottled. They seem to shriek away into obscurity, just like the wild touch me- not plants, which happily grows in abundance, but shies away when captured.
Time and Death seem like illusions until they unite and descend. That space, which is beyond anyone’s reach. That singularity, once lost, lost forever. Into oneness.
Colours of water,
What my eyes perceive to be,
Would water care much?
100 words.
Form :- Haibun ( Prose and Haiku.)
Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for running the Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 158. This week’s theme is about Singularity. Inspiration drawn from a poem by Marie Howe titled, ” Singularity”. For rules please refer here. Thank you all for stopping…
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“I would advise you to stay. You are too callow to understand the ways of the world out there.” “I’m not comfortable here.” “You have been given everything you need.” “Really? All I need is a level playing ground to up my game.” That was a decade ago. I’ve learnt there are no level playing … Continue reading Brand of Ethics
“Why should I be here, a few levels below?” “Social distancing is the new normal.” “But why is the seating arrangement not at equal level?” “Some people need more care, owing to their precarious health conditions.” “The contempt you’ve always held has come to the fore. The pandemic is being used as a cover to … Continue reading Untouchability
