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Eternal Damnation
Year 3000 The sky is a raging inferno harboring vicious storms. Every tree in the parched landscape is reduced to a skeletal silhouette against the somber landscape. The earth appears barren and more like a hellhole. Having formed a totalitarian government the...
Storm of Passion
The night sky appeared turbulent with caliginous clouds. The howling wind intensified and soon thunderstorms lashed across the towering walls. Yet again, I was reminded of that stormy night when I first met her… Six Months Earlier My boat had capsized but I'd managed...
Songs of a Caged Mind
Deep within the cobbled alleyways of my mind, Past memories lurk and pulsate in ways unkind, Layer by layer accumulating dust, They crumble and gnaw causing my mind to rust, Those vehement thoughts play frame by frame, Ominous seems its vicious game, Unabated, it...
Entrapment
After a long day at work in the new city, she is exhausted. Bone tired. She fixes herself a simple dinner, watches TV and retires to bed. As she tosses and turns trying to sleep, she hears a noise. Her heart skips a beat. Who can it be? She is tempted to check if the...
The Wishing Fountain
Pennies, dimes and cents so many, Though tarnished they gleam with wishes plenty, Tossed by the young and old after a prayer, A secret whisper from the heart sincere. A pet dog, a chocolate tree, A toy car, an enchanting fairy, Wishes innocent and adorable,...
Impermanence
Piled up are the plates, stained with dried up sauces, The edges and crumbs of the savored bread are scattered hither-thither, Tarnished are the glasses with finger prints and lipstick marks, Lopsided seems the tablecloth smeared with spilled gravies, Streamers...