Scarecrow

set up to frighten birdsmy insides churn with fear tell them to look in my eyessee the terrorinduced by Devilschange meas I emerge fromimposed intimidating clothesto flee …. abandon crop of evilwith the birdsfly free… Quadrille #163 at dVerse

Centered

gather your thoughts before you speaklest you are called a scatterbrain thoughts need to move towards a goalkeep it on track, direct the train don't let those cannons unnerve youopposite wills just try to reign calm and visible in dark lanes Weekend Writing Prompt #282

Performance Appraisal

dreaded time of yearto pass through the eye of a needlebe scanned under a microscopeget electrocardiogramsto check increased heartbeats before I knowif the bell tolls for meor my future goes down the drainfrom the dreaded bell curve Written for Quadrille at DVerse What is a bell curve in performance appraisals. Read here

Toughest

unearthing fraudsteaches a lotintent, human errordeep-rooted conspiracies,cool demeanor just when I thoughtI can’t believeanyone again evermy soul challengeswith an invisible mirror toughest of alltrack my own thoughtswhere do they originatewhom do they hit… Written for dVerse Quadrille

Resistance

uneven, undulating pathsunnecessary complexityunnerves weak minds unaccessed, unknown worldspainted black - ignoredby fear and greed measly selves clutch onto inflated identitiesresist transformation eggs that do not breakforever unbornopportunity wasted crossing over-first stepto spiritual coronationsfinal destinations Written for RXC#250

Misfortune

It’s a much needed rolefor a starving actor’s soulcraving recognitionand some doughto keep mind and body whole a punchline delivered wrongcan land me in the aislebut one who got awayuncannily appeared todayright in the front row Written for dVerse Quadrille#160

Just doing

pouring creativity in routinesletting thoughts emergeclassifying, reclassifyingaccepting, rejectingenshrining, embalmingrelegating to binsout of my mind, butindestructible on the webbringing perspectives to lifefeigning empathywhile being engrossedin my own pathos Is this all workor life? Written for dVerse Quadrille hosted by Lisa

Mornings break or make

I have a set of four quadrilles for the Quadrille#158 prompt at dVerse he drives past a red lightis penalizedthinks it’s less gruesomethan facing the monster bossa few minutes later He thinks of his beautiful houseand then the EMIwhich makes him stick to the jobpretend to worshiphis monster boss an endless daystretches before himnot knowing … Continue reading Mornings break or make

Authenticity

authenticityis doomedwhen no one’s interestedto knowthe real you confined by imagetypecast by mediahe struggles to expresshis truest self But…they believewhat fits intheir storiesstitched, decoratedcarefully presentedto tellwhat’s their typewhat’s not Written for dVerse Quadrille hosted by whimsygizmo

Oomph

tik-tok sound of stilettosand everything it carriescaptures hearts you gather appreciationwith a stolen glancetilt of the neck,then walk awaywrapped in vanity hoping to leavetrails of bleeding hearts they are busy admiringthe next model on the ramp https://dversepoets.com/2022/07/25/quadrille-155/