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Canary In A Coalmine “I will die without you”, he wailed, as the snot bubbles muffled his tears of well rehearsed anguish. Daily use of five fingered ferns could not subdue his rage, it masked that he had, unsurprisingly skipped his anti-psychosis meds. “ I won’t survive without you”, he snivelled. Threatening to kill himself, […]
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Mental Bondage First text and last text of each day. Doesn’t sound like a big task. It wasn’t. It was so easy to trap my mind into a continuous loop to revolve around him, his needs and wants, I was excluded. First text and last text were often ignored, usually because I could see his […]
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The Devil is a Gentleman Halloween, the spookiest time of the year. Caricatures of ghosts and ghouls, horror film characters, witches, both white magic and black arts, the Devil and disciples, the acolytes in training, headless zombies, Dracula and the Damned. Throw in a few glasses of alcohol, snacks, and sugary treats and a party […]
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his Coffee Choice Selection My favourite colour pod Auto reflex Inhale Deeply Deeper still That first hit Catching thoughts Eyes close with memories A tiny jiggle Click Snapping open Sigh Standing silently The shiver of goosebumps chilly kitchen Click Pod drops Whoosh Aromatic filtered steam Another deep inhalation Little lights blinking Press Type Scroll Press […]
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Cruel To Be Kind Hello “Dear Friend” It’s been bugging memore than it should;
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Blame, Shame – Defame Hours pass by like a decomposing carcass. Entrails ooze as the stench of death hangs over us. Heat seeking destroyers of those still breathing. Carrion Crows in a city that continues to collapse, Whilst incoming circling vultures pick over the remaining pulsating parts. Overweight bluebottles, all spittle and froth deposit their […]
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365 x2 Two years – no direct contact. I’ve become so attuned to “walking on eggshells” that my regular daily phrasing and pausing before responding has become very measured and calm. My brain swirls whilst calculating perceived levels of threat. I try to not react to information. Recently I’ve chosen to mute/unfollow angry, violent, judgemental, […]
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Never Again Revenge Definition: To exact punishment for a wrong doing on behalf, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit Thesaurus: Attack, eye for an eye, malevolence, measure for measure, retribution, vindictive Karma Definition: The good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone/thing Thesaurus: Fate, feeling, power Schadenfreude Definition from German Origin: Satisfaction […]
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The Death of Dorian Grey Life doesn’t get easier – we just find different ways to distract ourselves from things we cannot change. The things we can change? We make promises that we will do better next time Probably We learn to be better actors On stage nurtured Ego In full technicolour Dorian Grey Hues […]
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Sadists and Sirens Hold onto your Anger. Hold onto that anger when your thoughts drift to (that name) and you start to feel low; Hold on to that Anger and fight. Fight Dirty Recall the belittling tone and timbre? Remember the way you were told stop being silly? You see things that aren’t there don’t […]
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Stair Gazing I’ve been thinking about how transient mortality is to other people during LockdownUk CoVid19 pandemic and how the selfish need to be outdoors is at the expense of others. It also made me reflect at finding my father, dead, eyes still open – sat on the bottom few stairs. I’ve always and, probably […]
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A Pocketful of Changes Snakes wearing dresses with too many pockets; concealing their weapons hidden from sight. florals and stripes with pretty bows flowing; eager to please before claws start to swipe. Sweet fragrant Laughter, safe in small spaces; Slipping from focus, waiting to strike. Satin swishing, shiny and sparkling; Supple butter leather as flexible […]
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Denial of Self Sometimes when I look back it can make me feel like I’ve been Peter denying Christ after the Last Supper and a lot more than three times. The parallel that I’d forgotten was that after the third denial the cock crowed and it reminded Peter that Jesus had said Peter would […]
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Prompts can sometimes pass by in a blur when you’re not ready to write. Sometimes you look at a prompt and think you have no connection to it. And that’s how it was for this prompt until I came upon this picture.
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What about those voices ? Do they like to tell you what to do ? Do you listen ? Can you ignore them ?
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The Superior Sex The following piece describes emotional mental and physical abuse from Narcissist Personality Disorder and non-consensual sexual sadism – although this piece of writing is heavily sanitised from specifics, it may be distressing for those coming to terms with the realisations from an abusive sexual partner. for support to those affected by the […]
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Kindness is a River Kindness is a River that quenches the land Kindness is a River that extends a hand Kindness is a River that flows across clay Kindness is a River that will find its own way Kindness is a River that gathers speed Kindness is a River that everyone needs Kindness is a […]
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This post, published just before Christmas wasn’t linked to any prompt. Very timely that May and Floss have “2019 in a Nutshell” as the #F4T prompt to end the year. With Christmas being somewhat crap, re-reading this post of only 10 days ago provides a larger perspective on how good a year 2019 has been […]
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Now that’s a scary title reference. Here I am trying to be culturally topical except that on checking I find that TW3 aired even before I was born 😱 !! For the blog this has been a year of consolidation. It’s first full January to December. The first year of it being part of […]
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Game, Set. Match That’s a great Avi As the drool hits the screen Another great body All buffed Shiny clean lace, heels, stockings Can you hear the clasps snap I’m new I’m exciting My bio screams “bait” The opening gambit The giggle back kissy face emojis Followback chat The usual style The change underway The […]