I sit still in the pockets of stillness
holding delicately the errant heart
suspended between
the harsh and loud crashing waves of accusations
mulling over the razor-sharp words
and the wounds left on my wrists
inverted query marks that question your maps
of which way the relationship should head
cynical assertions mock simplistic way of looking at life
my views are like a lost alphabet alone and adrift
in the vast seas of sardonic know-allism
now when I look back at that naive, gullible person
I wonder was that really me?
My crumbling thoughts are doctored to sync with others’
the debris of such thinking falls in undulating patterns
it is a miracle that still some sense can be made
of the free-flowing bonds that keep us tied to each other
our silence often embellished with pregnant pauses
But where others see potential of emptiness
I see an ocean of turbulent continuity.
Written for Reena’s Exploration Challenge #112
Wonderful images you create here.
I can’t even name my fave.
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Aww, thanks a lot, Bo! The prompts all gelled together.
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Amazing Punam, so many parts of this to love “my views are like a lost alphabet alone and adrift
in the vast seas of sardonic know-allism
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I admit…that came out pretty well!
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Oops, my reply posted before I was finished!! I hadn’t yet got to your concluding lines. Such a beautiful way to look at these parts of a relationship “turbulent continuity” ❤️❤️
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I’ll continue with my response here. 🙂
The prompts were such that I had to look at this side of relationships. But you know me…couldn’t help injecting a bit of optimism! 🙂❤️❤️
Thanks a lot, my dear. ❤️
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I think it’s the realities of relationships that communication sometimes is a challenge. I love it that you injected optimism ❤️❤️
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Yes, indeed! I love that you love it. ❤️❤️
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powerful and potent use of terms, amazing writing! Thanks for sharing the emotional see-saw 🙂
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The prompts were so helpful, Kate. Thanks a bunch. 🙂
I will be catching up with ‘Justice Jedi’ soon! ❤️
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lol it’s a longer read than usual so in your own time … know you have more important things 🙂
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Read it and loved it! 🙂
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you’re too kind sis 🙂
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❤️
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Wow Wow Wow, Punam…every line is so vibrant, as though your heart is a tuning fork. I couldn’t choose a favorite among them…I remain ever-awed by your poetry ❤
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Ah! Tuning fork…I like that! ❤️
I am looking for a place to hide…you are so generous! ☺️
Thanks a ton! ❤️🌷
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I knew you’d like the tuning fork! You’re welcome 2 tons! ❤
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❤️💞
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💕💕🌹
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You’ve superbly captured what “Happens to the Heart” and cleverly incorporated the prompts , Well done Punam..xx
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Thank you so much, dear Ivor!
And as always…such a wonderful share! 💙
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What a beautiful, but heartbreaking story you have woven into the prompts! But ‘turbulent continuity’ takes the case.
Mental abuse is so real, but it is often dismissed as an overactive imagination or hypersensitivity.
Thanks for joining in!
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Thanks a lot, Reena. If it is beautiful, half the credit goes to your prompts, for they just took my hand and wrote this!
We never talk much about mental abuse but it is so prevalent and the perpetrators are not even aware of the havoc they create!
You are welcome and thanks for the wonderful prompts.
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Making sense ….by Punam
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Thanks a lot!
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Beautiful writing! Cleverly constructed contrasting imagery.
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Thanks for the appreciation, Satyen. This flowed spontaneously, so the clever construction is a coincidence! 🙂
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That’s a great coincidence then! But when coincidence keep recurring again and again, one can’t help but wonder… if that’s all it is or you’re just being humble. 😉
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Haha! Honestly, writing happens effortlessly for me…I can’t take credit for it! Maybe it is a gift bestowed upon me! 😉 And I am grateful for it, thus the humility.
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Wow! 💕
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Aww! 💞
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Wonderful Punam..you really have the gift of words….brilliant..
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Thanks, Mich! Believe me, I am grateful for this gift. ☺️
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🤗🤗🤗
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It’s like philosophy and love in poetry.
Amazing
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Aww! Thank you so much, sweetheart! Your words are precious. ❤️❤️
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I find myself scrolling down to make a comment and then scrolling back up to read some lines again… this is really wonderful
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Thanks a lot, Stephen. That surely makes my day!
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Good! 🤓🤓🤓
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🙏🏼😊
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that errant heart may lead to potential loneliness, Punam i so appreciated how you strung the phrases together, only you make sense of the most abstract feelings
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Gina, half the work was done by the prompts! Thank you so much for your appreciation.
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” …in pockets of Stillness.. ” phew. Brilliant work
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Thank you so much! Though I can’t take the credit for the quoted phrase…that was a part of the prompt. 🙂
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“Was that really me?”
Powerful piece.
Beautiful imagery.
I thought I was following you, but, when I checked, you weren’t in my list. Sorry about that. I have fixed it!
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Thank you so much on both counts.
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