Tag: challenge

Just Keep It Up

Published on by Susi Bocks19 Comments
white and black poster
Markus Spiske – Unsplash

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge – 7/22/21 & Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Soaring

protestors up in arms fighting the good fight
light and air pollution
large garbage patches dotting our oceans
space debris circulating mother earth

astronauts soaring above looking down
witnessing it all, seeing clearly
most of the people residing here
lacking demonstrable empathy

the inhabitants shortsighting their future
i say let it burn
go further into destruction
finish the job

mother will heal when we are gone

Hampered

Published on by Susi Bocks25 Comments
man and woman sitting in front of furnace
Courtney Clayton – Unsplash

my heart bleeds

so i refrain from you

i shed silent tears

that lead to convulsions

the dream is dead

only alive in a picture frame

where space and time is paused

when did your love recede from me

i seem to have done the same

our faces buried in a tv screen

as we continue to lean further into oblivion

we lost the game in the final inning

now we’re just a ball and chain

Inspired by The Sunday Whirl – Wordle #510

Full Lips

Published on by Susi Bocks27 Comments
red petaled flower
Wolfgang Hasselmann – Unsplash

full lips inspiring
inspiring delicious thoughts
thoughts of intimate moments
moments richly intertwining
intertwining of limbs
limbs covered in moisture
moisture filled kisses
kisses following illogical paths
paths filled with excitement
excitement in those full lips

Inspired by Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Saturday Mix

Perpetual Pain

Published on by Susi Bocks45 Comments
red and white petaled flowers painting
Debby Hudson – Unsplash

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #190 – Insanity
&
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Unforgotten

no one told me
the days of mourning
linger for years

those unforgotten bring us
more bitter than sweet memories
unexpectedly and forcefully

it rises up within us
tears well and overflow incessantly
this insanity of grief, tortuous

when you love hard
you hurt more
death really kills two people


Judgment

Published on by Susi Bocks34 Comments
Sean Robertson – Unsplash

Inspired by Sadje’s What do you see #90

behind long lashes
of a doe-eyed look
resides self-doubt
etched just below the surface

a glamorous facade
doesn’t hide the insecurities
that give way to fidgeting fingers
with an expectation of recognition

she beats herself up on the inside
of this plastic personality
waiting only for shallow adoration
that feels like judgment

Food And Friends

Published on by Susi Bocks13 Comments
pizza with green leaf on brown wooden tray
Sahand Hoseini – Unsplash

I enjoy serving food to my friends because that’s my love language. There’s such joy watching them eat, whether a full-on fish feast, steaks flame-broiled, or tasty desserts. There’s always something saved in my fridge for unexpected guests, usually still fresh, so no risk of food poisoning!

Tonight my friends and I are having Italian. I begin unraveling my apron strings when I hear the doorbell ring. With one quick spray of perfume, a pinch of the cheeks for color, I head towards the shadow at the front door. 

“Hi! Come help me slide the pie off the pizza stone.“

Inspired by The Sunday Whirl – Wordle #509

Peace On The Beach

Published on by Susi Bocks9 Comments
seashore during golden hour
Sean Oulashin – Unsplash

Inspired by Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie – Saturday Mix

I hope I don’t expire before I get to soar on the ziplines again. And run down the coastline in the early morning saying hello to the rising sun. My dearest Happy Place I hope to see you again soon!