I could have turned the knife on someone who left this mess in the kitchen. But then the lockdown happened, and I applied my creativity in the same space. I proudly posted pictures of my culinary masterpieces on social media to counter my mother’s vicious jibes that I am a good-for-nothing in the domestic sphere. … Continue reading Bonding over Food
Quietening the mind is a mammoth task because words ceaselessly reverberate. Thoughts become whispers. Sounds get louder as one dwells over it. If Google could do a thought-to-text version, we’d observe a lot of repetition. Then, I see Grammarly mercilessly chopping off sentences. Weekend Writing Prompt #377
The fitness app chases a target of 10000. I need to walk back and forth as the steps are less than 10000, just like moments in life. Something happens in my body with each step, but mental movement takes me in different directions. The thought that so many others tread the same path changes the … Continue reading Back and forth
Welcome back to another week of August! I must start with a heartfelt appreciation for all the contributors to the last prompt. Each piece was moving in its own way. The one that I found creative and all-encompassing is a series of micro-poems by Debbie Pierce. Agony in the backgroundcrumbling in my soulworld in chaosas … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #343
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What makes you seedifferent levels of existence?What makes interpretationof humdrum eventsso convoluted? Insanity confrontsand it’s very differentfrom the worlds you imaginedbehind the cloudsawaiting your glance. Suddenly….you want to ditch the poeticand embrace familiaritymundane aspectsof a humdrum existence Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Suddenly
It is only a clash of interestsall this good versus evilWho am I to decide? what if all of us are on the same pageworking towards the same goalWho will define evil? Is it a fear of losing something, orassumed self-righteousness thatbrings us all together It is only a clash of interestsworking towards the same … Continue reading Self-Righteousness
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All attachments live in the same place – codependence. They are beautiful while they last, but deep down, I sense a struggle to find meaning in being alone and independent. Sunflowers often ask the night why do they have to close their petals and turn west at dusk. And the night has no answers, since … Continue reading Sunflowers at Night
Why father a nation when the future’s unclear,shadows of doubt and uncertainty near?Why dream of tomorrow when citizens riseto build their futures, to reach for the skies? I stood with a vision, a beacon of light,yet it faltered in shaping an ideology right.Dreams I harboured, the hopes I bore,scattered like leaves on a lonely shore. … Continue reading A Fallen Idol
