You don't qualify

I saw red flowersheld those, thinking it was youtill my fingers bledI'd failed to see the thorns therelove does it to some peopleso insensitiveyou see, but don't feel, don't smellexpansive presencelove needs to be felt, not heldyou don't qualify for it https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/saturday-mix-lucky-dip-21-march-2020/

Writer’s Thirst

  is it ice catching fire or my imagination?   I will taste smoke today to quench never-ending thirst for new challenges   is it ice catching fire or my imagination?   I will reinvent life to write a new story satisfy the nagging urge of making life worthwhile   is it ice catching fire … Continue reading Writer’s Thirst

Secret recipes

It is the same place where they always meet. Misery is cooked and served with ladles. They like it, because they can always blame the other person for not getting it or choosing right. All said and done, it’s the only place they know of. They’ve never ventured beyond to check if there is another … Continue reading Secret recipes

The Pill

If the music didn’t get any better he was going to the take that pill Kelsey kept offering him.  The only reason for his presence in the auditorium was the temptation of mind-blowing music. Someone said it is better than the ‘highs’ he was getting used to. But he felt nothing. This was the only … Continue reading The Pill

Backbone

“Break, but don’t bend” was touted as strength in my childhood. My grandfather was seen as a strong person, and we shared a close bond. There is a family history of osteoporosis and spinal health issues from my maternal side. I read somewhere that people with spinal and lower back problems hold a grudge about … Continue reading Backbone

Dissolution

dissolution in the unknown disowning all I’ve ever owned   discarding heavy feet skies do I meet turbulent greys recede colors meet and greet   dissolution in the unknown disowning all I’ve ever owned   rainbows have shades not seen in a paintbox I’ll mix and match more for the ultimate detox   dissolution in … Continue reading Dissolution

She is a woman…

Is it a culture Is it a flower Is it an emotion? She is a woman She is a whole new tradition…   Is it a caged bird? Are the words really what you heard? She is a woman She is a whole new commotion…   Do you see her fly across the blue sky? … Continue reading She is a woman…

Library of Imagination

More tantalising than love, more fertile than soil, more productive than the best consultant - Imagination will go with me. There will be time to discover if the afterworld meets my thoughts or not, and there will be more time to choose where do I go next. It is what I have not achieved that … Continue reading Library of Imagination

Broken resolve

broken lies my resolve to walk straight dressed in burden of expectations they still sit heavy on my being threatening to smother last-ditch efforts to retain individuality https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/03/03/photo-challenge-305/