Bless the world for beingunprepared for mebut holding paths and options for me to chooseactivating brain cellsto choose, work and play Bless the Maker of Worldsunequal, unjustwe dug inwards to define identity,face the world on our termsfight for our deemed rights Bless all imperfectionsto keep us alivekicking existence to carry us afarno taking for grantedall … Continue reading Entitled? No…
Welcome back! PROMPT #408 We have an image prompt this week. Image credit: Goutam Maiti The image shows the silhouette of a man near water. There is a bridge in the far background and floating lamps on water. There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. There is no last date … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #408
The banyan trees lean wide, their roots whispering into sidewalks,while gulmohur petals scatter like forgotten notes of a poet’s song. In quiet cafés, pens scratch, keyboards matchvoices rise in debatewriters, painters, dreamersstitching together the city’s pulse. Once, it was a place of rest,retired afternoons, drifting in gardens,the hush of old bungalowswhere time slowed to a … Continue reading So, this is Pune…
The house rose without my aid,I rolled from the truck that was homekicked along by indifferent feet,never a place to call my own. A cute dog sniffed, then swallowed me“Calcium deficient,” the neighbours said.I churned inside his stormy tummy,till bile returned me to the street. the dog walks bound in a muzzle,still searching for a … Continue reading Pebble
Someone lives inside me – vibrant, pulsating, bursting with courage, keen to break barriers and leap into the unknown. Someone pays no heed to advice or experience and wants to explore untraversed terrains, fearless and unshackled. Another one masquerades as Maturity and obstructs movement. The battle goes on with no prospects of ceasefire. Perhaps, death … Continue reading No Ceasefire
There’s a red light at the doorfor all those who thinkthey can coax me into compliancewith their code of conduct. If you are open to exchange of viewsmoving ahead, enriched by conversationHang on there…the light will turn green Q236- Coaxing as it does
we seenarratives of lightassume a storydesign historythose who lived thenabsorbed it and leftnever to return facts migrate-we celebrateor denigrateresidue of imaginationor vested interests-bury old storiesfor you don’t have optionsor power of visualization write new taleson white sheetsun-silhouetted bypeace and positivity change perspectiveschange the prospectsthe future will thank youin retrospectif they see yourpositive intent light changes-surfaces … Continue reading Narratives
The car—at the door.Headlights breathing.Suitcase— packed,swollen with departure. Her hand—on the knob.Not turning.Not yet. Fear— unnamed,a shadow without face,presses against her ribs. She almost— steps.She almost— goes.But the pivot—fractures. The moment— slips.The car hums away,its promise dissolving into night. She stays. Rooted. Silent.Bound not by chains,but by the ghost of a choicenever made. Poetics at … Continue reading Fractured Pivot
What I think will not make me sinkWhat I see will sure come to meIt is the rule of manifestationOpen the mind's eye; then watch it fly What I see will sure come to meThis is creative visualisationOpen the mind's eye; then watch it flyDon't let it go, just do it and know This is … Continue reading Manifestation
Did I hear truth shrieking loud - underground?It was buried alive - lies took a walkI withdrew my extended hand - confused Not a whimper of protest, not a sound -Is the world dumb, forgotten how to talk?Did I hear truth shrieking loud - underground?It was buried alive - lies took a walk They say-what … Continue reading Nobody’s shocked
