It takes a while to learn that being different is not being inadequate. Though the whole world conspires to tell you that. Going by the norm, they are each inadequate in their own way, when they don’t measure up to my expectations. But somehow, fingers always point outward. mirrors designed andplaced in appropriate lightreflect what … Continue reading Going back
Anayra could never understand why her mother despised her so much. Anything that Anayra did or enjoyed doing was subject to ridicule. She was being measured against parameters which were not hers. She had no desire to be the best cook or seamstress or pious person in the colony, or the most obedient daughter in … Continue reading Anayra
I tell myself - labyrinthine turns can’t psyche meChin up, I walk straight looking at the sky aboveMy feet struggle to figure out what to do nextStraight won’t take me where I want to go Go in directions where my soul is freethere is no friction, I can plant a treewith seeds of intellect, let … Continue reading Loops
Welcome back! PROMPT #241 A single line prompt for this week - The only ghost that scares is a past version of you. Write whatever pops up in mind. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #241
I need to make a pointI take a dramatic stanceto state the obvious-how impoverishedis the acceptance ofwhat’s realwhat’s natural… It takes storiesto speak your mindfictional charactersare more acceptablethan an individual Who has a rightto be uniqueor different?God's own creationor a figment ofImagination I’m the protagonistI’m the storyI’m the writerYet, I play with the pentill it … Continue reading Believable Magic
ADVENTUREBreak the alphabetto write a new spellingthis one is skewedwith U creeping in betweenIt’s UR ventureI see callow cadetsbrandishing bayonetsshowing crowdsthe only path to success Goodbye, yellow brick roadI retreatto write my own storywhere words are notdefined by bibliophilesredefining saps meI’d rather reinventyour norms defiednot deified It doesn’t matterif roads are blue or red-it’s energy … Continue reading Goodbye, yellow brick road
The bowl of cherries on the table are pure temptation, and your slender fingers feed my lust. A champagne flute almost threatens with its glistening transparency, till a golden liquid satiates its dark instincts. I need to feign intoxication till secrets spill out, and your fingers laced with poison dip into a sea of fantasy. … Continue reading Extraordinary plot
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/
perspectivesblock stunning beauty-interestsfeel threatenedtry to darken rising sunsfall flat on their face Written for What Do You See hosted by Sadje
“We don’t want a new theme, just a variation of the time-tested theme. The money is there”, growled the daily soap czarina. “But that’s what we have been doing for the last ten years. Let’s give the viewers something new.” “It means I need to reinvent my image. Personally, I identify with what I sell.” … Continue reading Living up to the image
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