Concealed

it's a rose alright…for what petals represent-love, hope or beautymy finger bleeds to remindof thorny beds it sleeps on-fights ephemerality Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt

Accidentally immortal

innocence supremeshe fell on a fresh painting-artist's influencepainted on without a brushshe stands transformed foreverthe artist's best work as yet What Do You See in this work of art?

Theatrics

colorful costumescreams for attention - I stopto compliment hershe tears it off to reveala battered soul - theatricsoften disguise something else Find Eugenia's prompt at Moonwashed Musings for more inspiration.

Terminal

social fabrics fightfor survival under strainvested interestsrule the world - using algosto shape mind machinationsbreathless is reason -leaving Written for Moonwashed Weekly Challenge - Breathless

Kill-joy

fickle-mindednessdescribes generation gapsDo I rememberwhat I dreamt about in youthwhere have I finally reached?-graveyards of experience https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/03/29/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-251-shareyourday/

In a flash

This is in response to Eugi's Weekly Prompt - Faraway That faraway look holds the potential to reveal quite a lot. Looking  left up, right up or downwards is an indicator of parts of memory being accessed, or new ones manufactured. It gives me a sense of power, short-lived. Who has ever stopped the train … Continue reading In a flash

Scripts

doorways to the past -overarching stories paint filtering sunlight changing how one reads the script - lets it dominate life - or buries it to move forward https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2021/12/06/what-do-you-see-111-december-6-2021/

Anatomy of Fear

feeling my way throughlong corridors of darknessI found latent strength-what stops me is only fearof stumbling on a road blockand being rebuked for it https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/tale-weaver-30-09-21-in-the-dark/