In my end is my beginning

Hi, Laura Thanks for the very different prompt. This is easy and tough at the same time. Endings feel so appropriate in the tired and jaded mindset I am in at this late hour. I confess I cheated a little - chose the last two lines from my poems and put them together. Let me … Continue reading In my end is my beginning

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #259

Welcome to December! We have reached the last leg of the 2022 journey. RXC will take a two week break in the second half of December. None of us are disheartened at the end of the year. We celebrate and ring in the New Year with great fanfare. There's always hope that the next year … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #259

Cesspool

It always happens when I feel betrayedDisgust engulfs me; I canโ€™t digestfood for anotherโ€™s existenceItโ€™s toxic; itโ€™s unhealthy;It vitiates social systemsdenies justicerestricts free expressionIt keeps the venomcirculating in blood vesselsThe heart cannot take itThe heart will give upโ€ฆ. ReluctantlyI touch transfused bloodas corpuscles call outfor acceptanceThey hold hatred I nursedanimosity I felt on being let … Continue reading Cesspool

Legacy

It is the same houseonce inhabited by generositynow plundered by successors-theyโ€™ve taken awayvalues and wishes of harmonyprinciples and precious belongings heat of argumentspervades the airwispy strands of warmthdisappear into oblivion legacies do not definethey degenerate.. dVerse Quadrille

Scanning old pics

scanning memoriesentrenched in choppy waters-deep hygge envelopesWhat is it about the past?makes happiness look transient Enjoy the holidays and create happy memories, Colleen! I'm digitizing old albums today. Written for #ShareYourDay Challenge at Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt

Revenge

a soul scarred for lifeevery moment is a strifesurrendered pieces of selfcall for restorationlife-cycle completion The one that damagedand got awayoccupies all mind spacerevenge is survivalnot a competitionor race How do they knowwhat Iโ€™ve been throughthey never had compassionbut will know retributiongo through the same cyclepain, helplessnessto know the impactof their callousness justice divinenot mine … Continue reading Revenge

Magic :)

What is the magic two brilliant minds can generate on a single page? Scroll down and click on the links, then come back here to like or comment ๐Ÿ™‚ Eugenia at Moonwashed Musings https://amanpan.blog/2022/11/24/rise-up-from-the-pits/ Paula Light at Chain Gang at Light Motifs https://lightmotifs.wordpress.com/2022/11/24/chain-gang/