The sky is so clear after several weeks. Vale smiles at me, as he looks up. I can’t recall when did I see him smiling last. Life has not been easy for us, but he will never know. He blames us for the unrest he feels within himself. He has reacted adversely to his mother’s … Continue reading Mirage of clarity
The woods waited for her, every day she passed the ancient sickly trunks, she felt the wind still with their bated breath. She used to be terrified. She could visualize the stark branches bending down to strangulate her, and her body getting embedded in the gnarled shapes of the trunks. She would neither be dead … Continue reading Her Gods
sensitivity to numbness, distrust of trust, drug-induced euphoria. Reason clashes with Emotion What is true? Which is illusion? What I see and hear, or what I feel? A shift in perception creates conceptual clarity. white noise in the mind gives equanimity. I see you in a different light. each layer being peeled apart, … Continue reading Shapeshifters
Old John is an active environmentalist. The management of the old age home he lives in, are pulling a tree down to make way for the supply vans to move , and John is up-in-arms against the decision. The tree is an old friend to many inmates, and they’ve shared their joys and sorrows. The … Continue reading Sunset
They face a wall They wonder What are the parents doing? Whoa... There we are... Magic gardens are lonely ... Empty streets Teens... A language we don't understand... Isolation We failed to connect... Are you surprised? https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/where-do-the-children-play/
This prompt raked up a lot. My brother-in-law (husband’s eldest brother, who has been treated as a demi-God in the family) visited us recently. Unilaterally, he decided to shift the furniture in the house as he pleased- a move I did not like and made it known to him. I asked for things to be … Continue reading Release
nature does not pause only autumnal mindsets halt in fear of change https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/09/18/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-september-18th-2019-pause/
My eyes never lie. I am the same – within and without, it you care to look deep enough. If you ignore or hurt me, you don’t know what have you missed out on – a lifelong loyalty no human is capable of giving you. You just failed to look beneath the exterior. Yes, all … Continue reading If you look deep enough
The challenge Cage-fighting wasn’t a publicly sanctioned event; a fact which increased its popularity among certain demographics. As with all human enterprises there were rules. Fighters couldn’t leave the ring until the fight had reached a satisfactory conclusion. The referee’s ruling was absolute. Death matches were prohibited. Death was messy. Death meant corpses and corpses … Continue reading Only if I knew
“Kids can’t understand your philosophy. Please don’t pollute their minds.” The school Principal is upset with me. A notice is circulated, re-emphasizing that politics and religion not be discussed in classrooms. Classrooms? There is a huge field out there, where I influence students. I’m their fave, friendly mentor. The administration has no clue about my … Continue reading Long-term plan
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