Schizophrenia

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Hc1ieetfj6OVxgMzEVojK?si=6feac709b5da4c17 A neutral third party can perhaps tell - she has changed too with his mental illness. The trepidation, the fear, the lines of defence are built though she has done nothing wrong. She hears sounds of an impending storm, sees thunder in distant lights and awaits doom, which is welcome but …. Armour is … Continue reading Schizophrenia

Keys intact, sound lost…

Keys intact, sound lost … Did I win the race? Will I get it all together again - lost moments jump… Bonhomie reverberates through the haunted place. https://only100words.xyz/2021/11/11/three-line-tales-302/

Underwater

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jMtrSRXSezJ8NAM4oXWqL?si=269a627cf8a349c8 Rehab is no joke, especially if you happen to be a celebrity’s son grown in the lap of luxury.  Those inmates I consider below my dignity to interact with, have seen me crying - defenceless, helpless - not the prince I’m supposed to be. They say I’ll overcome the blues one day, and go … Continue reading Underwater

Changing colours

The dress is sewed and put together with care over a period of six months. Her mother picks up unusual items for creative placement as embellishments. The last one is supposed to be a fresh flower picked on the morning of the gala event. She looks at it wistfully, and wonders if it will qualify … Continue reading Changing colours

Light of Truth

https://open.spotify.com/episode/29hyJVlPyxBzWsBH6a8kf1?si=8326a7474ffd4db1 Only the elders remembered a blue sky. The sky looked dark and waters muddy after that fateful evening. Mythological tales surround the event.  Some believe it is the result of a long war between humans and gods. Humans won, and the gods were pushed to the Deep, Dark Underground to live there forever. The … Continue reading Light of Truth

Vellichor

It’s the same room.  The table fan and bookshelf are replaced by contemporary versions. The bookshelf is a wall-unit in W shape with few lightweight books and three soft toys. “Who reads anyway?” My uncle says sheepishly. Yet, vellichor makes me feel my late grandfather’s presence there. (48 words) https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/weekend-writing-prompt-233-vellichor/

Evolutionary journeys

It is like getting to know them all over again, when they visit in the holidays - the long phone calls and FaceTime chats notwithstanding. Reality strikes hard. It’s not enough to know what they are eating or wearing. I don’t know what goes through their minds in the interim phase, and what journeys they … Continue reading Evolutionary journeys

Spectres and Spectators

"I heard ghosts have feet pointed in the opposite direction - they are so torn between going where they belong now and interacting here in this world." "That's a good input. Because this benign ghost will move towards you and hug you ..." "whoa ..." I don't know how to manage a fake ghost spectre … Continue reading Spectres and Spectators

The Word

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GN2oAPvGYPu4coGg9469D?si=79b4aab2bcc3464f I find a word somewhere on my morning walk, and I don’t know what it means. I stash it away in my bag as a keepsake, a reminder of the wonderful morning I feel lucky to breathe in. The horror starts when the bag starts getting heavy. My shoulders ache, so I place it … Continue reading The Word

Sabotage

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1aayvRv9jOH9EG8dLFfn3D?si=b80fa38de8b84434 The plan is laid out for execution. After all checks are carried out, Johnson decides to meditate to gather himself. The scene around him is changing … clouds gather …. the light is hazy… The spectre of uncertainty hanging above him assumes larger proportions. It engulfs his existence to the extent of paralysis. He … Continue reading Sabotage