Villain : When I'm My Own Enemy

 

 

It’s the villain in me

That sets me back,

That forces me to give up

Or give in.

 

I see the darkness,

Not the light.

I see hopelessness

Not the flickering flame

That may be in sight.

 

She steals my courage,

Leaves me trembling with fear.

How I wish

I could put up a fight,

But I choose to let the villain stay.

 

This villain

She’s controlling,

Not accepting,

Resisting inevitable change.

She introduced me to overthinking

And negativity too.

I can’t live my life

Allowing this villain to rule;

I’ve got to let her go.

 

She still visits,

But I’m trying:

Choosing to be the person

I want to be.

Writing my own shining story.

 

I'm participating in the weekly Blogchatter Bloghop challenge. 

Emotions in Verse.

 Love

Your heart and mine

Are gently entwined,

Journeying together,

Your hand in mine.

You’re the friend, the lover

I longed to discover.

 

I love you

Just the way you are:

I know

I will never find another you.

 

 

Fear

The little voice in your head,

Your trembling hands,

Your clammy palms—

You’ve sensed a lion on the prowl.

You’ve chosen to stay away from it all.

 

Fear twists the spoke in your wheel.

It plants the thorn in your rose.

Fear is the dragon you dread;

You would rather lie all day in bed.

 

Look fear in the eye

Until it shrivels and dies.

Fear must not survive.

 

Anger

When anger strikes,

You unleash the beast inside.

He’s either raging mad

Or cold as ice.

 

Anger does you little good.

Control it if you will—

Only let a little spill.

 

 

Happiness

Happiness is…

The twinkle in your eye

When she says hello, not goodbye.

 

Happiness is…

Sunshine and moonbeams,

Rain cascading down your windowpane.

 

Happiness is…

That smile when we meet

Kind words and dancing feet.

 

Happiness is…

A book and chai

Ma singing a sweet lullaby.

 

Happiness is…

The little joys

That makes life so complete. life so complete.

Image Credit  -Pixabay

5 things that scare me - Fear and Phobia.

 

Escalators –I have never stepped on an escalator and don’t know when I will or whether I ever will. The concept of a moving staircase scares the daylights out of me. At railway platforms, malls and airports I‘d rather use the staircase than an escalator.

I say an escalator is as fearful as a creepy-crawly alligator

A moving staircase

😅That would be straight out of a Harry Potter.

My friends join me in the elevator

Cajoling me to step on the scary people - mover

I am terrified!

Ha Ha! An escalator to me only spells disaster.

 

Snakes – Snakes may be beautiful and fascinating to some, but to me they are simply slippery, slimy creatures who bring on nightmares even during the day. I fear snakes and I can’t even bear to look at one for long.  Many moons ago, my then toddler brother went to pick up something that he thought was a black ribbon, but which turned out to be a snake. The disaster was averted in time by my ever-vigilant parents.

 

Spiral staircase – A spiral stairway frightens me to no end. Besides the fear of falling through the gap between each step, I can’t take the twists and turns. They leave me feeling giddy and uneasy. A teacher remembers me crawling up the spiral staircase in school when the main staircase was under repair.

 

Cable cars – Cable cars don’t appeal to me. Once again, I am besieged with fright as I wonder,’ What if the cable breaks”! I’ll go plunging down and might meet my creatures. I fear heights.

,Speed – I don’t care for speed. Car and motorbike racing just don’t hold any allure for me. Moderate and steady is more my style. I will even caution the auto-rickshaw driver to slow down if he thinks he’s on a racing track.

 

So that’s me, folks, I am not a very daring or adventurous person. I love to travel but often have to find a way out of these impediments.  If not given a choice, I pray as if my life depended on it and at that time, it would.

Are you a dare-devil or do you too harbour fears and phobias? Do tell. 

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This post is part of the weekly blogchatterbloghop prompt. 

The image has been taken from pixabay. 

ERASE

Erase hurt and pain,
Forgive, and you will gain.

Erase blindness,
Let there be kindness.

Don't misjudge,
Erase  mistrust, 
Work on a relationship
Don't let it rust. 


Erase the 'cannot', don't tie a knot,
Let positivity be your mascot. 

Erase envy, anger and fear,
Hold close love and good cheer. 

Erase the bad and the ugly
Wear a coat of goodness snugly. 
Always be happy and bubbly!