Glasses

How I wish my glasses could singIn search of my eyes, and a visionIf they get lost, a bell should ringHow I wish my glasses could sing lost in dreams, but can’t lose real thingsthoughts desperate for a locationHow I wish my glasses could singIn search of my eyes, and a vision W3 Prompt #182

Primariness

the house sparklesfood looks yumher back achesbut who cares? She sweeps the backyardthe cracker-ash strewn all overreminds herof a creative sparkshe had with words and paintsbut who cares? Primariness mattersIn creative choiceBut who decides? Quadrille #234

Compromised Futures

soul trafficstops - future callingblinking screensclone them quickbefore mutations transform-Immortality guaranteedby deep fake AII will livein fake mouldsunrecognised by capturedauthenticity What Do You See #311

HALF-SHUT DOORS

I'm now ready to let it goit was a feast, but now it's stalestomachs rumble with aftertasteretention makes it toxic now most things have an expiry dateI'm now ready to let it gorelationships- no exceptionwe outgrow people as we move if there was a closure, all's goodif not, there is nothing to grieveI'm now ready … Continue reading HALF-SHUT DOORS

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #403

Welcome to yet another week! PROMPT #403 Here are some software names for you to ponder upon. Creative Cloud Eclipse Sublime Text Synergist Slack Choose any one or more of the following to guide your word flow. Alternatively, you could also write something on Nomenclature logic. Is it always appropriate? Can it give rise to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #403

Ab initio, Ad Infinitum

Doors that open or closeDoors that respond to knocksor don’t-each door hides a storystories that deserve a mentionor a coffin underground Did their hearts stop beatingor I chose to un-listen?-decibels well-adjustedbelow my hearing range Did they migrate to receptive soilsor transmute to strange forms?Each act of mine speaks volumes.Each word echoes the underground What lies … Continue reading Ab initio, Ad Infinitum

Teflon-Coated

They had a closed mind, those blokesnever let me complete when I spokeYet, they attracted people like fliesThey were the hub with many spokesI often wondered what made them tickthey never let another perspective stick They wore Teflon, they were the Gods They presented faces, serene and calmhealed broken hearts with words like balmNarcissist streaks … Continue reading Teflon-Coated

Examples that fire

Beats get louder, split concrete veinsSound storms in fluorescent skies Faster, faster…. yells the trainerMomentum does wondersYou saw the headless bikeron a machine running on built-in power The music stopped with a thudThe doors opened with a bangRhythms gallopedlike hoofbeats on polished floorsand soon, he faced an empty gym I need to give examples betterto … Continue reading Examples that fire

Resentment

Rebellion is never planned, just like a volcano issues no warnings or threats. It just erupts when the heat gets unbearable. No whisper warns, no tremor speaksbut molten rage begins to leak If there is no apparent provocation, there is a deep, unseen, unheard resentment seeking expression. The fire within, long held at bay,now claws … Continue reading Resentment

Light in the Attic

there is another wall between you and meBrute Powerwith all its ignoranceand megalomania I think we’ll let the wall goand adopt some other mediaLet your wisdom shine throughbite-sized contentGenZ revels in itothers get used to ityou can destroy a blocknot tiny particles scatteredthrough the stratosphere maybe we will reach somewhere,we did not intend tomaybe someone … Continue reading Light in the Attic