“Who spun this web around my dreams? Delusions increase the gap between perspectives. One cannot view things from the other side. Walking in another’s shoes is a remote dream. It is a mental state in which imagination is a mild term. Hallucinations lead to lowly acts that one would not think of otherwise.” There was … Continue reading Devil at the Doorstep
It was one of those nights when shafts of light rekindle dreams. It is not a process of reawakening but realignment. He could view the same story from a different perspective, as different installations of logic highlighted events. Orrie found himself on the path to fame without doing anything that called for merit. His association … Continue reading Limelight
“How can you arrive at decisions so quickly? There is a methodology to be followed.” “Your methodology rests on hypotheses. Presumably, those are based on observation, but that may be an illusion”. “We need to follow the method without better alternatives.” “And how will those alternatives emerge?” Silence. “We never know where the wheel will … Continue reading The Risk of Living
“Do we worship the Mountain God because we fear it – isn’t it the most significant obstruction to light, causing us to lead dark lives?” She followed the line of another child who said the Emperor had no clothes, and her parents silenced her. But the thought had taken root, and discussions began with the … Continue reading The Mountain
How does one combat claustrophobia? What if the mind and body are entwined in concentric circles with no exit door? Start etching patterns in it that proclaim your individuality and creativity loud and clear. Let your cell stand out from other inmates if life is a prison. Her rendezvous with Mandala art began on the … Continue reading Mandala Art
hopedrives lifeup somewherein the stratosphererestless minds aim at perfectionreality hangs like a pale gauze on blazing suns findme incloudy skiesif you are God, wrapme in godliness till I shinebright above believing masses of humanity Moonwashed Weekly Prompt W3 Prompt #107 Friday Fictioneers
night awaits moonlightblue skies cover branchesleaves fluttering silentlysunlight bright fadingmemories earthly divinewinds serenade dreamsgrateful forever roots roots forever gratefuldreams serenade windsdivine earthly memoriesfading bright sunlightsilently fluttering leavesbranches cover blue skiesmoonlight awaits night W3 Prompt #106 Friday Fictioneers
Fallen leaves belie the truth of stories etched on tree trunks. Spring does not restore the glory of those who fall. Renewal is an illusion, a fallacy of nature that fails to grant permanence to anything other than the soul. A soul feels, records and then departs. It occupies another body with no memory of … Continue reading Imperfect
I wonder if a thief lives here. One of my tees hangs on the rack, but I’ve never been here before, and it doesn’t look like a laundry either. A closer look reveals it is two sizes smaller than I wear and looks famished without my ego bloating it up. My tee was not a … Continue reading eGo
I’m accosted by an unusual sight of a figure dancing in captivity. The shackles are not a limitation as he draws unusual shapes in the air and creates music with his bonds. He says you cannot ensnare the mind with its unlimited powers. He is happy to have met himself in the dark enclosure. But … Continue reading Divine Dance
