13 – desolate
she shook, a mournful cry from her throat
her barren landscape laid bare
her song wandering a stark
vision of her future, a
melancholy wind echoing
her dismal story, a future that
holds her gloomy shadow
in its grim grasp.
Brilliance
How were they so Great?
Did they study harder than me?
Did they work harder than me?
What made them so capable of Intelligence?
These questions haunted me
As I turned over the pages
Of the autobiography of Marie Curie
And her husband, the famous scientists.
Why couldn’t I accomplish something like them?
Would I ever be known for any Achievement?
Would I ever be recognized the world over?
How did they do what they did?
Time was running out
Lunch was almost over
I had to read quickly
Or I would be late to class
What if I never achieved such Mastery?
Maybe I’m not meant to be so Bright?
Why can’t I discover radioactive elements?
Maybe, I just need to focus on the light.
Hour 13 – interstitial
interstitial
we found ourselves
keeping to the small
the minute gaps
spaces between the walls
silences between the words
air between breaths
there
my brother and I waited
for the danger to pass
Prudence
The audacity of life
thinking it knows best
thinking it knows you
thinking it should be
thinking for you
Life is what happens
while you’re
making other plans
Still pretty egotistical
still thinking it knows
what’s what and you, too
G-d would say fate is
providence simply
following the script
but he didn’t write so
who the hell knows?
Predestination is really
pre-ordering the life
album before it drops
it really isn’t anything at
all about trust – but more
for the lazy and the
excuse-makers amongst us
Just don’t get caught up in
your personal sagacity.
– Mark L. Lucker
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Prompt #13 Sonder
People are complex and sophisticated though hopeless and helpless when left to their own devices.
I thought I was the only one trapped in the endless circle complexities of life decisions and consequences. Carrying around this weight I just couldn't shake off. It refused to leave I kept running away and kept postponing my plans for dealing with it. It only grew heavier. Not acknowledging it and addressing it only made things harder. Everyone has their own share of devils to deal with at any given time. You have no idea what the person sitting next to you is going through. Could be completely broken or defeated. I guess in a way I take comfort in the fact that I am not the only one stuck the reassurance itself is enough.. it's comforting to know 'I am not alone.' It gives me the strength to carry on... when I don't want to. -Janice Raquela Mendonca
Mondegreen
Mondegreen
Hear it out
The green of the day
Becomes chagrin of man
To the degree of degeneration
Hour 13
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Prompt 10: wicked Sevenling
at best you are beauty,
sex,
freedom in tiny drops of body fluid.
at worst you are ugly,
barren,
slavery, gigantic slabs of concrete.
they say over time, wet wears stone.
(c) r. l. elke
Mixed Up
Mixed Up
Yellow ran away from home
Causing great distress for
Blue and red while
Green and orange wept
Of little consequence to
Black and brown they
Offered support to bring the
Thoughtless youngster back
Purple obviously concerned
About blue and red
Showed his true colors
And went to the movies
People let this be a lesson
It’s not who you are that
Matters in this world
But who you are mixed up with
TobeTT # 14