Persevere .... by Eugenia
Persevere
Silent Screams
The sketch-book revealed a life full of woes. There were heart-rending scenes of abuse. The victim was seen pleading for mercy, but kicked around into submission. The Smiths had been lauded for adopting a deaf-and-mute girl. It was the suicide of the girl which threw light on bizarre happenings in the house. Mary wondered how … Continue reading Silent Screams
To What End
To what end …. by Susi Bocks
neglected
by the protectors
in charge
i’ll struggle
surrounded
by the horrors
the world has to offer
i’ll fight
living
by the sword
most of my days
i’ll wither
broken
by this life
and dysfunction
i’ll breakthrough
“Behind every beautiful thing,
there’s some kind of pain.”
― Bob Dylan
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #144
Welcome back in a still locked-down world! PROMPT #144 In this week, I invite you to explore a single word BREAKTHROUGH What does it mean to you? Have you experienced it before? How do you expect it to happen? Are you or the world on the verge of a breakthrough, to find new meanings in … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #144
Grateful #writephoto
I stand isolated grateful for my darkness while transitory illusions vanish https://scvincent.com/2020/07/16/thursday-photo-prompt-glisten-writephoto/
Pain
worlds painted in colours of thought come back to haunt as I fly around in search of relief from self-inflicted Pain.... https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/07/09/reenas-exploration-challenge-143/
Count your blessings
CHANGE THE CONVERSATION WITH YOURSELF We are facing a 50% salary cut for the next three months. My job is still intact. Opportunities in my business look hazy. Did I really like it in the first place, or was I doing it only to earn money? This could be the right time to reskill and … Continue reading Count your blessings
On the shelf
stark, shrivelled beauty lives in fear of being crushed, sucked out of fragrance yet, only a rose is entitled to be rose designer bottles wrapped in fancy packaging look on wistfully - on shelves https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/photo-challenge-323/
Age-ing in style
I decide to walk it to the neighbourhood store to buy a few grocery items, which I had run out on. I had no clue, I would feel so inadequate and clumsy in my jeans and sweater and barely-there makeup. The sight which greets me on a Saturday morning is all the senior citizens in … Continue reading Age-ing in style
Finding clarity
Confusion spills over from walls to ink my skin How do I find my thoughts, attain clarity to win? Up there…. There is someone, could be a jinn https://only100words.xyz/2020/07/16/three-line-tales-233/
