Bereavement

the mortgage on individualityand conscienceends todayI step out in the fresh air-alone-independent stern looksfail to pierce my armor-they expect me to besuitably gloomyfor bereavement What do I mournbereft of bondagerole-playingand suffocation? Weekend Writing Prompt #453

Will you?

will you let me beif my words and acts belieall that you stand for?If I show mind of my ownwill you act mature and grown? don't be fooled; this isthe testing stone - will you standby a cause or sulk?when your values are challengedwill you scream, or let me be? Written for Story Swap -Controversial … Continue reading Will you?

Defined by what I reject

Today, I found myself thinking again…how much of me is built by what I rejectlike Michelangelo chipping off everythingthat’s not David, but it goes uncheckedit’s the artist’s vision, and how he singsWhat he chooses and what he flings By medical records, do not assess meheredity neither defines nor confines meI’m not what I was some … Continue reading Defined by what I reject

In a row

colors unitedemerge from same prism - each sovibrant on its ownGetting them all in a row?Individualityscreams - I'm the star of the show https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/reenas-xploration-challenge-196/

Weight of Sacrifice

Sacrifice is glorified. Sacrifice puts you in orbs above average. Sacrifice gives you a halo, and binds you to expectations. Sacrifice cries out for a worthwhile cause. There are many who will ask you to put the interest of others before your own, to attain a nobility you did not ask for. They exhort you … Continue reading Weight of Sacrifice