A child prays… When did happiness become a contraband good? It needs to be smuggled in the form of a cartoon flick when parents aren’t around or that ice-cream stolen from the fridge. Why do they attach future loss to a pleasure indulged in right now? I live in the moment, and they- in fear … Continue reading A child’s perspective
It is reflection time once again. I wonder why ends and beginnings affect us so much. PROMPT #211 Here's a theme prompt once again. Flow with it. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap. Any … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #211
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4680xtk0hC6hK17vpdEioQ?si=f345779ef528428a “I prefer guidelines than diktats, and I take my own decisions,” Harry tosses the booklet on the side table. “Diktats are needed when your decisions impact other lives. We live in a networked world and can never be totally free.” This appears to have hit the target. “Do you mean to say Siri and … Continue reading Values
It feels unreal to be walking in clouds, and feeling the ground beneath your feet. Soon enough, I will reach the Sun, Moon and Stars and use their influence on earth to project my views. The snow is melting beneath my feet… I hope I continue to walk without getting submerged in my own pride… … Continue reading Delusions
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IGumfzltlaOsasyDZLMPz?si=36687869213147a4 Strangers not so strange ….they share a special bond with me. They look at me with compassion, seem to understand my agony and pour out theirs. I dress in their stories patterned and purple as night, and life is not the same again. I’m not alone, nor am I unique. Stories seem to merge … Continue reading Strangers
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5391UHQY3VVymwukeoTp00?si=2a9a4344386145c4 On entering the tunnel, she thinks about the burdens she is carrying, which restrict quick movement. Whatever needs to be shed should be discarded forever. The only way goes forward. It may be the Sun at the other end, or a gentler light or a different colour of darkness. Yeah… this tunnel is ebony. … Continue reading Colours of darkness
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vrIJZSfrup8zYPLNbSgoa?si=e7b9333626a84a35 What if this happens? You can’t imagine … The refrain is familiar. It’s the same fear psychosis that gripped his father. His father ended up with an obsessive compulsive disorder of locking things. He fears his wife’s online interactions with an imagined enemy. Seeing the purported enemy online gives him jitters, and he yells … Continue reading Fear Psychosis
At the end of the week, Aiden mustered up the courage to go into his father’s room. He immediately sensed he did not want to be there. This is not the person on whose shoulders he had grown up. This man is a stranger with sunken eyes and a blank look. Then a light shone … Continue reading Impact
Welcome back! PROMPT #210 The theme for this week is "On entering a tunnel....." There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap. Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something that hurts common … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #210
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qbBhD6EFbKu3W4PWn6SgT?si=ede71fa45c0a48bd “This couch is so comfortable…” cooed Anne. “I’ve seen emotional exhaustion, people tapping energy reserves to survive, people at the end of a tether ready to give up and a few of them getting refuelled to face life again. I bought this couch from the shrink I worked for, and wanted to be on … Continue reading The Couch
