Fettered Memories!

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Somewhere in the deep crevices of my heart

percolating through the filters of thoughts, are scars hiding.

Though inconspicuous, they linger on, haunting me.

At the slightest trigger,  they elicit painful ripples,

mutating into a tempestuous ordeal.

I know not, how to release the hurt,

which seems to have imprisoned itself within me.

I wish the rains would wash them clean

or they would flow away in a burst of lachrymose deluge.

Perhaps the intense heat of the sun would burn them down

or I could just delete them with the press of a button.

Alas, the venomous fangs of toxic memories concocts its poison,

as a sinister vortex of diabolic emotion sucks me into it,

entrapping my mind, in a self-created web of despondency,

 

Reena’s Xploration Challenge # 204 : Filter

 

Eugenia’s weekly prompt : Haunting

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Lock down Stories!

Bulbul’s twenty word tale : Story

I have written 4, twenty word tales. Each can be read as an individual tale or together as one.

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1. The pandemic scripted a sad story in the book of life. All are eagerly awaiting the end of this chapter.

2. Emotions ruled the roost of lock-down stories. Some people scripted success stories, while others had a sad ending. Life goes on…

3. Confined within the four walls of home, I sought solace in writing to avoid the constant disagreements brewing between us.

4. They knocked on my head, I opened my heart and words flowed. Never imagined to be a best-selling author.

यह है ज़िन्दगी – This is life!

ग़म के भोज तले, ऐ दिल तू क्यों रोता है?

वक़्त ने सबके दामन में भरे है

कुछ पल हस्सी के, कुछ ग़म के

कल को नरम धुप के किरणें लहरायेंगे

खुशियों की क्यारी खिल खिलाएगी

ज़िन्दगी का यही दस्तूर है

थोड़े ग़म है, थोड़ी ख़ुशी!

 

O heart! why do you shed tears,

when overwhelmed by grief?

Time has distributed a fair share

of sadness and happiness to all

Tomorrow, the nascent rays of the sun, shall shine

the garden of happiness will blossom

this is the way of life

there is always some sadness and happiness!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memories!

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The present fades through the eons

reopening the doors , thoughts drift in

embraced by reminiscent recollections

images linger before the eyes

echoes with the laughter of happy times

a fragrance of sublime warmth

impregnates the air

along with some

remnants of the dark days too

under the musty cobwebs of time

the mind meanders back into the alleys

clings on to those experiences

be it coated with a tinge of bitterness

or laced with wistful moments,

for everything that passes

leaves behind memories

unique and special to each one

intricately woven into timeless treasures!!