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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 46

Prompt

The format can be  a story/poem/rant/anecdotes/journalistic coverage of events/ reflections/history/geography/memory as usual. Pour out, and let it flow unhindered like the rain.

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Beware of the 

fire of revenge

of a wounded ego

Beware of 

fury of nature

if abused or

misused

or overused

for greed

Beware of 

the fire of hunger

of any kind

Beware 

for they know

no forgiveness

Try to suppress them

they will

hollow you out from inside

like a termite

Fight them

they ruin you

with a vengeance

Just  be aware of them 

and treat 

with the love, care

and understanding

give them what is due 

This was a perplexing task in that the obvious answer for me is to talk about myself again. I could discuss history repeating itself with the orange man, but we know all about that.

I was married for 23 years, and at the end of it, I vowed to myself that I would never allow myself to be in that oppressive situation again. It seemed a reasonable resolution to make as the abuse I suffered has been life changing and I am now the man I am.

I stuck to my resolution for quite some time. I did engage in another relationship, which at first was about love and equality. I found a mind to match it with myself.

Everything went along well until I began to notice that my new partner believing she was doing me a favour set about to change me into a ‘better’ version of me.

कितना अच्छा होता गर मैं
फिर से बच्चा बन जाता

जीवन फिर से जी पाता ।१।

समझ पाता बचपन का मोल
माँ का दुलार, डांट के बोल

कुछ खिलोने सहेज पाता ।२।

लड़कपन से क्या लेता मैं
तकिये के नीचे जो सपने थे

आँखों में फिर संजो लाता ।३।

जवानी का वह पहला प्यार
किताब में बंद वह गुलाब

उसकी खुशबू उड़ा लाता ।४।

क्या अलग होता इस बार
गर जीवन फिर से जी पाता

क्या प्रारब्ध से जीत पाता।५।

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