12 Steps to Self-Actualization

your dreams will confuse much more than ever let analysis give deep perception develop insights, don't just be clever understand intent, ditch self-deception get a state of flow, stay there forever pursue excellence without exception let empathy rule all your endeavors redefine goals till they are etched in stone vision, mission, values- know your levers … Continue reading 12 Steps to Self-Actualization

Significant

ephemeral shadows briefly connect to influence, then disappear In vastness of the planet mortal beings go their own way not knowing what touched them -become fractals, not fractions we wonder how populations across the world take the same directions It’s not just the media -small energies intersect, overlap influence, transform to create new patterns Individuality … Continue reading Significant

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #227

Welcome back! But are you coming or going? PROMPT #227 The image given above is your prompt for the week. Write whatever comes to 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 Wrap.  Any post that … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #227

Kitsch

I am the first to see his secret chamber - art created, never sold. “Where does the money come from?” I’m curious. “I migrated to the city in search of a living, to keep body and soul together. Anna invited me to see a certain spot in the city. The Queen of Kitsch had just … Continue reading Kitsch

Resist or Exist

they challenge the fog hunt for the Sun if you spread light then face the gun tenebrosity thrives by blocking light confessions of the dark deepen mysteries of night I hear a sound but plug my ears I give in to the wrong win life of few years I am raised by time but fade … Continue reading Resist or Exist

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #226

Welcome back! The lure of delving in the unknown supersedes everything else for a poet or story writer. It could be the depths of your own being, or the functioning of the Universe. The call of a non-fiction or blog writer is different, as they look for 'usefulness' of ideas or information. PROMPT #226 I … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #226

Onboarding

“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

Create

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

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

Conversation

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