to capture beauty and share joy is blasphemy.
challenging the decree by gods of productivity
is to explore life before living it with purpose.
to shut the world outside, pause, roam around
the imaginary world is an escapist privilege,
a fleeting respite from an over-scheduled life.
too many “don’ts” like bad news dictate the days.
with each word written, the weight of expectation
lifts, and with each breath comes a deep release.
perhaps, it’s the sheer delight of erasing a blinking.
a cursor on a blank screen is all the wrong reasons
to live out loud, but I’d rather be happy than right.
Prompt 17: Why I Write, for Write Right @Thotpurge
What a beautiful and creative response to this prompt Khaya! Be happy anyway girlfriend! 🥰✨😊
You give us a lot to ponder; I enjoyed all of it and love the attitude at the finish!
to shut the world outside, pause, roam around
the imaginary world is an escapist privilege, – so right and well said… but it is OK if people only want to do that, as long as they realize the privilege maybe, that so many others can’t shut out the horrors happening to/around them.
This is simply brilliant. And so necessary. May we all slow down sometimes.