Jailor

It is a much-loved place. It is a much-hated place. There are no shutters on the main door, but housebreaking is not a risk at all. Those who walk in stay incarcerated till proven innocent. Those who walk out never turn back to see the shabbiness of the place. The supervisor always feels lost. She … Continue reading Jailor

Anyway

the ships passing bysense turbulence beneathbut sail over itit’s not a tsunami anyway the turmoil insidethreatens to rip identityin shredstill recognition cries foulI’m not schizophrenic anyway Words struggle withmarketabilityto invent a labeleasily comprehensibleby thosewho wouldchoose to ignoreWhy bother anyway? Weekend Writing Prompt #348

Ice-breaker

“Damn it,” she thought, as the heel on her shoe snapped clean off the sole. She had forgotten to keep an alternate pair in the car. She walked barefoot with difficulty till she found a shoe shop. The new pair she chose was flat and did not exactly match her outfit, but she couldn’t attend … Continue reading Ice-breaker

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #315

Welcome to the last week of the first month of 2024! Well, isn't this just twisting words to create a long sentence that does not add value to any reader's perspective? Controversy surrounds everything - blogs, art, photography, tweets on X. My search for controversial art stopped at Igor Morski, a Polist artist... at least … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #315

House of Scrooge

House of Lovecare its currencyHospitalityits hallmark one daya beggarspreads deceptive palmswe never refusedso borrowed to helpfell victim to usurygot driven to penury the rascal lives therewe were thrown-inevitable heartbreakchanged our pathto a once-warm homegroaning undermultiple stakes You have a rightto demean or despisebut I’ll not leta beggar in disguisedeflate, downsizeor capitalizeon generosity I’m happy being … Continue reading House of Scrooge

Mob frenzy

music and dancepeople in a trancedirected frenzyin the name of Godseeps into bloodstreamsthreatens DNA disruptionto acquire permanence action of massesbecomes the vehicle of changenobody questionsif change is neededand if yes,to benefit whom? Gods refuse to questionwhy are they invokedat a specified time-but take noteof exalted powergifted by the powerful-pleased like punchthey retreat to hibernate Weekend … Continue reading Mob frenzy

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #314

Welcome back to another adventure with words and thoughts! PROMPT #314 Here are four cryptic sentences. You may use any one of them in your piece as a theme or verbatim. He knew the password, but he didn’t know what it would unlock. She saw the reflection of a stranger in the mirror, and it … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #314

Wolf Meat

The long, dark hair and red lips are beautiful. But the extended eyeliner and lip color leaking out of the perfect bow-shaped mouth makes one feel as if she just walked out of a horror flick. Then she smiles and the aura changes. Well, it could be the makeup artist overdoing his job. Her beauty … Continue reading Wolf Meat

Dinosaur

ferocious, by all meansready to devour light-heartednesswith its forked tongueoscillating between agesIt is but a memoirof a buried culture It pops out of pages of historycrosses geographies of the minddestroys civic sensein an alien languagecauses incalculable damagewith a different mathundefined in scientific methodsnot punishable by extant laws only to reclaim a partof belongingslong since abandonedmetamorphosed … Continue reading Dinosaur

Let it happen

new beginnings happenif you don't go against the streamrowing backwardsin memory whirlpoolsleading nowhereand sink new beginnings shinelike the rising sunonly when you givethe moon its duerespectfullyand let it go Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - New Beginnings