is it ice catching fire or my imagination? I will taste smoke today to quench never-ending thirst for new challenges is it ice catching fire or my imagination? I will reinvent life to write a new story satisfy the nagging urge of making life worthwhile is it ice catching fire … Continue reading Writer’s Thirst
I don’t know why I was surprised every time love started or ended. Having seen many summers and failed relationships, I always wanted to warn my daughter about the pitfalls ahead, when she ventured into a relationship. I wanted to tell her it’s not worth it in the long run, and she might as well … Continue reading Influence
Warped ….. by rivrlogr
Warped
I walk the walls,
my head around the corner
that lies beyond the door.
Precarious in this chair on the ceiling,
I cling to the fan that should not be
on the floor above me, spinning
me in starts and stops. In a world
of contradictions, I touch nothing
and everything at the same time.
Vertigo, my isolation.
This poem is my response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge #126,
where the theme is Isolation.
-biological warfare -a conspiracy to induce mayhem in markets buy low for long-term prosperity -marriages break down claustrophobic with too much togetherness in stressful times authors spoke long back scripts written now for many more blockbusters to come all is well that ends well for certain deep pockets https://onewomansquest.org/2020/03/16/v-j-s-weekly-challenge-88-domino-effect/
?????????? remnants of your presence loom large history documents masks while intent rests beneath the surface victims struggle to be heard https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/03/16/what-do-you-see-21-march-16-2020/
It is the same place where they always meet. Misery is cooked and served with ladles. They like it, because they can always blame the other person for not getting it or choosing right. All said and done, it’s the only place they know of. They’ve never ventured beyond to check if there is another … Continue reading Secret recipes
a part of the whole a whole divided in parts I deny connectedness by letting smoke envelope my existence, letting it define my incompleteness, creating illusions of wholeness. masks I wear conceal vulnerability while labelling certain parts of my animal self attributing it to another species masks let me live in peace with my … Continue reading Layers
equanimity-before the power strugglescontinue againday and night always meet, thentake separate paths – destined https://frankjtassone.com/2020/03/14/haikai-challenge-130-3-14-20-spring-autumn-equinox-higan-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/
Isolation better than death … by Susan Zutautas
The following was written in response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge.
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay
Contagious, brutal
Isolation transcendent
We Must Be Patient
© Susan Zutautas 2020
Isolation … by Susi Bocks
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #126
