(Photo by Isaac Chou on Unsplash) Spouting balderdash and spewing malarkey Attempt to be magniloquent and going on an insane spree. Brachydactylic hands, face characterised by blepharospasm. What am I suffering from? (Word Count: 26) Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt #327

(Photo by Daesun Kim on Unsplash) Nursing her children and all their shenanigans Caring for them despite their misplaced priorities. Shrugging her hands, the unruly move away Her perpetual flutter represent more than what mere words can say. Forgiving Earth! (Word Count: 34) Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt #322

(Photo by Skye Studios on Unsplash) "Failsafe" is a sacrilege, convention a synonym for taboo. Breaking the rules of the game an inevitability to be accepted Cocking a snook at perception and building perspective instead Let models be damned and let new paradigms of thought blossom! Renegades of the world, assemble to the call of duty. The misfits, … Continue reading Madmen of the World – Unite!

(Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash) Moth by moth, butterfly by butterfly Consumed by flames of Mother Nature denoting follies of her imbecile offspring. Tiger by tiger, dolphin by dolphin Poached without mercy and decimated by harpoons. Bark by bark and root by root Sacrificed at the altar of excavators and capitalist cycles of trade. Hill after hill and … Continue reading Disintegration Unlimited

(Photo by WantTo Create on Unsplash) In a confused and chaotic world of "isms" Sense and sensibility make for gems of rarity. Fires and Firearms are the expressions of design. Batons and Shells the progeny of discipline, "Burn, burn, burn till beings are reduced to ashes."! "Scream", "scream" until blood oozes out the throat Globe gone NUTS! (Word … Continue reading The Itch of “Isms”

(Photo by Tokenstreet on Unsplash) From nothingness we came and into nothingness we find ourselves hurtling toward Hegemon v Hegemon, friend v friend and ally v ally Accompanied by a slow deadly adagio, mankind spirals and spirals and spirals. Embracing a whirlwind that knows neither affection nor compassion. A grave, dusty swirl that unrelentingly feeds on raw and … Continue reading The Unspooling of an Unsuspecting World

(Photo by Jed Adan on Unsplash) Identical rivets in fasteners, all rusting at once Indistinguishable fingers wilting away on stereotypical keyboards. Slaves to the twin hands of a clock, themselves the masters of monotony Acolytes at the altar of time stripped of feelings and fun. Unheeding the withering of lives and unmindful of whispered warnings Unrepentant of wasted … Continue reading Monotony – Curse of the Modern World

(Photo by Chroki Chi on Unsplash) Battling internal demons and warring with oneself Wilting hopes and frayed nerves An open book with ungainly smudges and dog-eared corners A box that contains neither a red pill nor its blue counterpart A war without weapons is the deadliest of them all. Unseen wounds hardest to heal. (Word Count: 48) Sammi … Continue reading Meditations of a Fallen Hero

(Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash) Infinitesimal man with an ego taller than him Ambitions over riding commonsense Insignificant like a dew drop renting a leaf Yet pretending to be the Monarch of all he surveys Pretentious, condescending and unwitting ignoramus Unthinking, unwitting, unloving and unliving S.P.E.C.K. O.F. D.U.S.T!!! (Word Count: 43) Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt #312

(Photo by Joshua Freake on Unsplash) With the devil perched behind one ear and doubt assailing the other An unrepentant world looking like a hotbed of curve balls One can be forgiven for assuming oneself to be the boy on the burning deck Sinking as an option never looked more viable Swimming is for the foolhardy and the … Continue reading Method to the Madness