Wistful

She freezes at the mention of ‘Mother’, and abhors paeans being sung to motherhood. She tried hard, very hard to recall a moment of acceptance, when her mother climbed up from her dinosaur mindset, and accepted her in a positive way. She couldn’t, however desperate she was to wish that such a moment existed. Father … Continue reading Wistful

Taking Flight

Look up! There is no respite if you want to flySo what if your shape changes till you reach the skyit's a shadow earthlings see; however they lie I change shape and chisel a new identityRidicule if you want, but it is the new meEyes wide open; now your intent I clearly see It hurts … Continue reading Taking Flight

Autobiography

I regurgigatefragments of lifeforgotten – oracerbic onesgiving me ulcers I choose with carereframe – inside and outsidepresent shareable aspectshitherto unknownor known but misunderstood I understand so much moreshadows, demonsblocking lightwhich facilitatesboth death and life Quadrille at dVerse

Dormiveglia

Depths of subconscious crossOver what we callRealityMind operates at different levelsIntelligence suspendedVeers over bit and piecesEmotions buried in the nightGrowing awareness of the dayLilting music of dawnInsides churn, as the dayAwaits action at outer levels Sunday Confessionals at MLMM

Hurricanes and Tsunamis

swirling storms with fancy namescapture public imaginationevacuation of villagesexposes silence withindisplaced populations meteorological imperfectionimpervious to deep turbulenceinvites tsunamisto manifestrebellion all those small disagreementsstorms brewing in tea cupsescape domesticityto form movementsthat rock social sensibility Friday Faithfuls

Fatigue

There’s no water on the desk. She needs to get another bottle from the refrigerator, but feels inadequate to do so. The fatigue is unusual, but medical reports are fine. Maybe … she is tired of doing things she doesn’t want to do but is compelled to do. Weekend Writing Prompt #315

We, You and Me

Interlocking fingers inside water playfullyYou asked ‘tell me which are yours or mine’ “All yours”, I said with a glint in my eyesIn my mind, I was holding a gold mine We stopped romping as time flew byThings were still good, yet not so fine Can’t blame a word, or frame a momentIt was a … Continue reading We, You and Me

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #283

Welcome back! PROMPT #283 We have a single word prompt after a long time, and the word is FRAUD Write whatever the word brings to mind. Is moonlight a fraud being pulled on for eons? The latest fraud which rocked your world Success stories of fraudsters Forensic Investigations Why do we fall prey to cons? … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #283