Echo Chambers of the Soul

Exploring guilt, judgment, and the echoes of the past, this reflective piece questions the nature of crime, revenge, and invisibility in human connections. Through vivid metaphors of jungle peace, echo chambers, and unseen struggles, it examines how voices of the past shape suspicion of the future and the silent battles within the self.

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #448

Welcome back! PROMPT #448 The theme for today's prompt is ECHO I'm giving you a few sentences to fire your imagination. These are completely optional. The echo that lingers longer than the voice itself. The echo that bends truth into memory. Let the echo speak of what silence conceals. An echo is a ghost that … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #448

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #447

Welcome back! PROMPT #447 I was reading a quote by Albert Camus and stopped at a sentence. Communication is impossible with slaves Source: The Marginalian AI generated this image to match the line with certain inputs from me. The image shows a man whose mouth is sealed by a padlock called "Ideology", but he is … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #447

Mind’s Core

thoughtsmove from neural pathwaysto grey matter-influence values-become philosophy xenoliths launch a revolutiongo unnoticedreborn to-unite with the worldat the synapse of meaning-fall apartat the crux of cognition-the cortex of the issuea defined purpose Quadrille #255

Descort – The Nightmare

Ridiculous hits me hardI dreamt of a friend feeding Biryanito Trump(horror of horrors)The friend’s son called me to complaineveryone forgot his birthday I’ll order a cake todaywith a topperscreamingNot for HimNot againNo more electionsKill the systemto restore ordera society, a nation and a worldinsanegagged by the majority I woke upmy dog snuggled against meI petted … Continue reading Descort – The Nightmare

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #446

Welcome back! PROMPT #446 Here are some quotes with a twist. Choose one or more to inspire your piece. We are all made of stardust, trying to remember the sky. Reality is a mirror polished by imagination. To know yourself is to meet a stranger everyday. There is no restriction on the length of the … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #446

Mountains of the unknown

He carries centuries in his chest,mountains of silence and scars.lava settles where poetry lived,fury seeps through cracked restraint. When he speaks,the world reinvents abuseWhen he screamsmusic beats a hasty retreat housed where the insane liveor imprisoned with criminal recordsan object of research for psychologistsfire remembers what oppression forgot. Poetics - Lyric Petrologies P.S. Adding two … Continue reading Mountains of the unknown

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #445

Welcome back! PROMPT #445 The theme for this week's creative endeavours is FICTION The format need not necessarily be fiction, though there is no bar on using the form. What constitutes fiction in the post-truth era? How thin or distinct are the lines between fact and fiction? Do the disclaimers that all characters are fictional … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #445

Protest

Protester holding a sign reading “WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE?” on a city street

We protest against perceived injusticeWe protest against ourselvesfor not protesting earlier,letting it alltake over your lifeperceived failuresgnaw at your core …then one daywe stop protestingand reclaim ourselvesbeyond this pointwe are the only onesaccountable Quadrille #354

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #443

Welcome to yet another week of a weekly routine! PROMPT #443 This week, I would like you to focus on the MUNDANE and make it sound as boring or as interesting or as value-adding as you want. Would you give it up if you can? Is it the baseline for your existence? Do you see … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #443