“Each time I extend my hand of friendship, he reinvents himself, leaving me unsure if I want to go ahead. It seems too much to ask for revelation, with masks and gloves taken off. Maybe, he fears the vacuum within as much as I do. I see his all-pervasive desire to control by checking, hacking … Continue reading Onboarding
“I can’t leave this behind”. She wailed. “But why? It’s not easy to lug it around, when movement is uncertain.” “My grandma enjoyed the outdoors with us on this chair - in the garden, on the beach and wherever our fancy would take us.” “I’m sure you don’t want her to see fire raining from … Continue reading Packing a life
connectedyet isolatedin my ownclosed spacescreativityfinds a way to get out there https://dversepoets.com/2022/04/12/poetics-the-light-of-vika-muse/ Image credit: Vika Muse
fantasies mushrooming in shell-shocked minds suspended underground by power play in the skies it’s the only way to escape doom, to plant hope in a child fingering canned food thinking of tomorrow in an alien land and come back the day after under a clear blue sky events push different buttons in different people -immortalizing … Continue reading Fantasies
Walking through the woods may have been a way of life for some. I booked a safari to drive through the forest in a jeep, with a professional driver. I’m expected to believe what they tell me about the animals, my own research notwithstanding. Then the unexpected happens. A tiger is sitting on the bonnet … Continue reading Conversation
The king of the jungle is called so, because other animals fear his power to harm. I wonder if democracy is just a garb for imposed assumptions. They manipulate you into believing that a powerful ruler protects you against harm. The harm done to your independence is not mentioned. We pay to be controlled. it's … Continue reading Representatives
unspoken wordsfloating in steamon coffee cupstrapped in prisons eager to breakcages in airand fly awaycaptured by keys oblivion-a richer spacewith all that's lostin deep silence thoughts thank the keyson man-made boardsfor shapes givenin expression Image credit: Okalinichenko https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/reenas-xploration-challenge-225/
Eugenia's brilliant response to Reena's Xploration Challenge #225 migration of words strewn beyond aspiration rework in progress https://amanpan.com/2022/04/09/ideas-ebb-and-flow/
I woke up with a thoughtit intends to hijack my dayI looked at my goal-sheet thenI know I should not let it win it intends to hijack my dayit throws me at tangents, like a trollI know I should not let it wina growing orange ball enlightens me it throws me at tangents, like a … Continue reading Mornings – an awakening
Welcome back! PROMPT #225 Image Credit: Okalinichenko What does this image inspire in you? Let it all flow out. Create order in what appears to be disorder. Please give due credit to the artist. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #225
