4631 unread email
How?!?
well
that’s easy
I carelessly ticked the agreement box
and then came the flood of subscription emails
not only did the subscribed content appear
but also their family and remote relatives
I felt overwhelmed
then procrastinating
then denial
then avoidance
then anxiety
then guilt
eventually
the elimination of the email inbox
and that’s how I lost your emails
I am sorry
hehe…
she is scooped up by the abrasive desert wind
the forced settlement cannot break her spirit
in her arid bed sleeps her shallow roots
she is thirsty for life
the desert rain is often light and brief
too sudden and too short lived for most
for her,
she thrives in conditions others wither
she despises mediocre
the desert sun is scorching and wearing
long suffering brings out her vibrancy
nature trials her with extreme heat and cold
she births uplifting pigments to protect her fragile pose
she is beaten by the violent sandstorm
leaf scorched, foliage torn, uprooted
it seems that she has nothing left to fight
until she senses the coming of fog
and tastes the sweetness of dew
Love manifests in a force of connection
The burning of passion gives off a campfire comfort
It is peace I adore in the deep forest of life
The evergreen thrives in a dim rustic old farmhouse
where we build our light filled home with callus hands
I choose good memories over trauma
I choose forgiveness over bitterness
I choose hope over despair
Because time is with limit
I rather choose wisely
She walked through life with broken pieces scattering about
Ernest effort spent on picking up and gluing them like mosaic art
She looked at her completed work
Imperfection was such a sad beauty
brought about heart wrenching sobs
There was a skilled restorer
living through the same heartache
unable to repair his own brokenness
sending out vibration like telepathic codes
searching for his perfection which
he found in a pile of her best effort art pieces
When their souls mirrored one another
and collided at a crashing speed
They felt whole at once in each other’s embrace
I had been alone for so long
that I lost the sense of togetherness.
I had been introspective deep within
that I forgot simplicity is wisdom.
I sat in quietness to watch the ocean instead of allowing myself to immerse in its tranquility.
I had removed myself from any close relationship so nobody could notice my absence.
But
it only took a smile,
an encouraging voice,
a positive vibe
and
a loving heart
for me
to dip in the sunlit turquoise warmth
to regain togetherness
in an inate harmony
as the shore welcoming the waves.
When life was so overwhelmed
she lost the sense of time
Then
she heard his voice whispering “I love you”
That restored her sense of reality
Those ‘I love you’s filled her
with mechanical rhythm
day and night
That led her to lose her sense of self
She wondered
why wasn’t ‘I love you’ enough
In her struggling psyche
she failed to notice
what he really was
The Living Poetry – September Visual Prompt
The water-carriers with colourful urns
poised so prettily on their heads
Their figures are upright and elegant
swaying in their bright cheery saris
They are the life force of the barren land
Flicker of Thoughts 