(Image Credit: Meritt Thomas at http://www.unsplash.com) The Ostrich buries its head in the sand smug in a belief ill-conceived The toad croaks seeking carnal pleasures oblivious to the muffled hiss of death The unwitting crow breaks its back and beak feeding an infant under a mistaken notion that it is its offspring Ah! Pavonine your … Continue reading Thy name is Condescension

Yelling and screaming profanities and wantonly looting with no pause Eking mileage out of every misery is this senseless lot, with an IQ less than that of a poodle Woe betide the world forced to make do with this damned caboodle! Storming hallways and streets is for this lot a job full time They lead … Continue reading Joining in the melee with nary a clue about the cause

(Image Credit: Kunj Parekh at http://www.unsplash.com) Similar to a thief repeatedly breaking into the same house, before being unfailingly caught by the cops, dipping into memories is an unforgiving and frustrating experience. Every time you smuggle into the past, treasures diminish in quantity, and at times in quality. Age is the natural enemy of memory. … Continue reading The theft of Time

(Image Courtesy: Freddy G at http://www.unsplash.com) Did Jay Gatsby rebel against an unforgiving fate or was he attempting an escape from the familiar? Was Daisy just a meek and futile excuse or was she the outcome of a defenestration of received wisdom? An allegorical knowledge that swore allegiance to convention smothering and bludgeoning the braves … Continue reading Defenestration

(Image Credit: Holly Mandarich at http://www.unsplash.com) A wander luster driven towards redemption by groundhogs of compulsion. Recursive distractions programmed to elicit an eclectic chaos of clicks and clacks. A complete obliteration of the duality between man and machine as every medium becomes the ultimate message. A mudlark in search of salvation, a lost soul scavenging … Continue reading The Forager

(Image Credit: Danilo Alvesd on http://www.unsplash.com) We have moved beyond the choices offered by pills, red and blue Hope offered by Mr, Anderson is not even a last vestige to cling on to The agents have infested the world and fighters so very few. (Word Count: 38) Sammi Cox Weekend Prompt #236

(Image Credit: Ivana Cajina on http://www.unsplash.com) Hold your conscience up to a mirror unseen Weigh all the foibles against deeds deemed virtuous Introspect on the results in a vein transparent and keen Learn the lessons imparted by life, hard, painful but sumptuous A leader who fails to empower is a figure in ridicule A master … Continue reading Reflection

(Image Courtesy: Dan Meyers at http://www.unsplash.com) In an empire of simpletons, found anointed a Doofus as king As fickle minded as monkeys that from tree to tree, gaily swing He had a Minister cut out from the same cloth Dimwitted and lethargic, the subjects would have preferred even a sloth Blooper after blooper the duo … Continue reading DOOFUS

(Image Credit: Brandon Lopez at Unsplash.com) Musty, dusty and cobwebs' complacent host Here's raising a glass to every Vellichor in toast Refuge for flipping Orwell at leisure and Huxley at peace Where Conrad and Faulkner find themselves perfectly at ease The owner, withered, wise and calm Ah! Used bookstores thou art a mighty balm (Word … Continue reading A Whiff of Faulkner

(Image Credit: Hulki Okan Tabak at http://www.unsplash.com) A billion have got at least one dose of vaccines said we But a million are still to even get one they retorted with barely suppressed glee The obfuscation of truth for some, is an indispensable mission That demands wild skepticism and an inveterate need to question Empowering … Continue reading But Why?