Le sigh…

Oh if i were young
life would be done differently
you would be the one
Le sigh…
Oh if i were young
life would be done differently
you would be the one
So much food for thought, for growth.
I want to hurt you.
Stab you in the back, but I can’t do that without piercing the sword through my own chest first. I can’t make you bleed without causing a rupture in my own heart. How can I hurt you when your wounds cause me pain? I want to bring storms, cause earthquakes but I’ll end up damaging myself more than you. But I’m okay with that. I’m okay with tearing myself apart just to see that tear cascade down your cheek. I’m okay with burning away my existence, just to see that frown tug at your lips. I’m okay with fading, at least I’ll take away a part of myself with you.
Do you ever cause destruction to yourself just because you want to cause damage to someone else? That’s one of the most toxic traits you can have. Where you’re willing to rip yourself open just…
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Haven’t we all been here at one point in time?
I read somewhere
That you were no longer mine
.
.
That you finally opened up your heart
And honestly, It was about time
.
.
I read somewhere
That you no longer belonged to me
.
.
That our memories
Are no longer cherished
It’s not my heart that holds your key
.
.
I never expected you to wait forever
To hide away
And pine for my love
.
.
But I read somewhere
That you are finally happy and moved on
.
.
My heart paused a little
It broke for a moment
As I remembered what we lost
.
.
But I always knew that our love
Was gone
When I walked away
I knew the cost
Empathy, sympathy, concern, it’s what makes us humane.
~~~
I do not know
No
I do not know your pain
I feel it close to my heart
But
I do not know your pain
~~~
I’ve felt
Shrill sheets of energy
Shredding through my being
~~~
Back and forth
Back and forth
~~~
Until I couldn’t anymore
~~~
I do not know your pain
But I feel it just the same
And for what it’s worth
It must be terrible
~~~
This piece magically transports me to this beautiful, serene place. Enjoy!
To listen to my heartbeat and feel my lungs fill with air. To have nothing I have to do no place I'm expected to be. I want to listen to the quiet. The noise of this world has grown and I cannot endure much more. I wish to listen as the stars find their path across the sky. I want to watch the morning dew dissipate with the rise of the sun. The sound of songbirds is enough for me. Copyright 2020 Penny Wilson
Instead of me sharing each piece separately, go do yourself a favor and check them all out. It was a wonderful prompt that inspired all these responses!
The theme is
Your take can be poetic or sci-fi or fiction or a piece of art , whatever catches your fancy.
To whet your imagination a little (actually, it’s more than a little), find 6 minutes to watch the video below.
https://aeon.co/videos/there-was-nothing-quick-about-how-we-arrived-at-the-standardised-second
Sadje at
http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2021/02/04/reenas-exploration-challenge-171/
relaxitsallwrite at
rivrvlogr at
http://rivrvlogr.com/2021/02/04/it-was-neither-you-nor-i-with-audio/
Susi Bocks at
https://iwriteher.com/2021/02/04/looking-back/
Eugenia at
http://amanpan.blog/2021/02/04/whos-calling-the-shots/
Aishwarya at
https://kittysverses.wordpress.com/2021/02/09/a-summer-lily/
Punam at
https://paeansunpluggedblog.wordpress.com/2021/02/09/me-2/
Indira at
https://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2021/02/07/reenas-exploration-challenge-171-2/
Reena Saxena at
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/why-dont-you-understand/
When I originally read this piece, I commented “A lover’s language…”. Such a sensual piece. I wonder which writing tools were their favorites? 😉
I close my eyes
and in my thoughts
I ink a cursive
unwritten verse
upon her nakedness
poetry for us alone
words that she will only
let our fingers trace
whilst reading
to each other.
Loss, whether death or the end of a great love affair, can haunt us for eternity. And muddy our existence until we heal. This is one of those pieces that just gets you right in the heart. Thanks, Nancy.
You left for some time
ages ago
long enough to haunt,
long enough for everything
loud and living
to sink into itself,
a cavity beneath waves…
but I’m OK now—
day drinking with Nemesis
laboring rust and dirt,
I lie with your bones
and start fires at night.
© Nancy Botta, 2020
Sympathy begins when you realize it “could be you”, may it translate to empathy always.
I saw her scars
Evidence of a life
Where great just wasn’t good enough
Where She was always just one nip away from perfect
One tuck away from perfection
One stitch away from happiness
I saw her eyes of desperation
As she picked at things I could not see
Although I was happy to oblige
I wondered where in her life she was during each scar
I wondered about the painful recovery
I wondered about the broken heart
Or the healed one
I wondered if she was finally close to happy
I felt sadness for her
But only because that could be me
One nip away from happiness
One tuck away from perfection
One stitch away from perfect
My heart broke for her
But only because that could be me
Please enjoy the opportunity to tickle your brain cells to answer the riddles below!
If you do, please post in the comment section or post on your blog.
If you get these riddles right, there is a prize that is worthier than any material prize – life
experience, inner peace and wisdom. If you get these riddles wrong, you might never know what’s the sense behind! Is there any right or wrong? a real true answer? – I don’t know myself!
No. 1
“One drop on the earth,
one drop on a stone,
as small as we are,
why do we try to be as big as a god?”
No. 2
“A flower never hesitates,
the wind comes and goes,
if you try to hold your life in a hand,
your feet will be heavy!”
No. 3
“What is a try – untried?
What is a life – unlived?
What is a breath – unbreathed?
Smelling faces of reality in my veins!”
No. 4
“Where we go is far beyond,
take your heart to every place,
fill in your love in all you do,
joy and suffering become one!”
No. 5
“So many directions,
so many paths that you can choose,
even if everything seems to fall down,
use the strength of your heart!”
No. 6
“Thousand hardships,
one milestone,
success or failure,
does it matter?”
No.7
“One butterfly flies,
through heart and mind,
one dream inside,
how does he live outside?”
No. 8
“Flowers are attracting many,
symbols for eternal things,
they grow majestic, but wither away,
which kind of youth do they hold?”
No. 9
“Thousand lights, but people are in the shades,
no one knows them, no one recognizes them,
their mind seems to be filled with own desires,
every morning and every evening, the circle closes.”
No. 10
“Summer’s sun greets many beings,
we see nothing, if we don’t breathe in,
we give nothing, if we don’t breathe out,
it’s always too cold or too warm.”
No. 11
“If there is anything above us – then it must be underneath as well,
if it is above and underneath, then why isn’t it in us?
Nature and human-beings become one energy,
To unite in the universe – wherever it might be.”
No. 12
“Thousand worlds drifting apart,
who knows where sunshine takes us?
Delight in every breath and a free mind,
Empathy, blessings, gentle and kind.”
No. 13
“Don’t destruct – create!
Look in the face as you look into the lie,
whether mercy or compassion,
accept!”
No. 14
“If a highway never ends,
but has many bumps on its way,
which time span can never even be?,
are we using the wrong measure?”
No. 15
“Every emotion that wants to be felt,
every idea in mind that receives a voice,
reason, awareness and things we strive for,
can you understand yourself?”
No. 16
“Freedom of mind,
freedom in mind,
freedom to mind,
what is mind?”
No. 17
“Face the connection of all things,
curiosity flowing through all your veins,
like a child, a peaceful mind,
for nothing more we know!”
No. 18
“Million faces break down,
walls of smiles,
the real world people close their eyes,
real happiness is a gift?”
No. 19
“When I bath in divine unification,
Is it God, Brahma, Dao, or Buddha?
Which essence I might meet,
Isn’t it all the same if we treat it right?”
No. 20
“Whether a soul or not,
Whether humans are empty or filled in divine,
Trees carry the fruit of life along,
Don’t take the word, but take the symbol to find its meaning.”
No. 21
“Names are of no meaning,
they come into mind, and disappear as such;
so many came into growth and are nothing now,
after centuries of names are names just words that mean nothing at all.”
No. 22
“Fear in mind,
makes me blind,
life goes by,
whatever!”
No. 23
“Love that has nothing but its substance,
where those who perform know,
while those who just talk might not know at all,
that there is nothing in between.”
No. 24
“A gain as goal makes luckier,
than a claim as goal might can?
But if a goal is what you hold,
Is it motivation or attachment?”
Schmitz, Timo: 24 Riddles, 28 March 2016, http://schmitztimo.wordpress.com. Printing and reprinting is allowed for personal, non-commercial use. Feel free to spread this
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