Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
Quit staring at me! You’re starting to give me a complex!
Don’t blame me if people are looking at you. What do you expect!?
I expect people to mind their own damn business!
But seriously Sue, what’s with the monkey face?
These 41 words of sheer fictional genius (ha ha) were inspired by Sammi’s Scribbles challenge to use the word “complex” and by my own occasional inner dialogue.
the valley hidden
we laugh as we reach the peak
denying our fate
Thanks for the inspiration to Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
Her, barely breathing
And him, heart barely beating
Become them, barely
Thanks for the great inspiration Word of the Day Challenge
feeling gratitude
for harmonic convergence
and tranquil echoes
In the current world context in which everything SUCKS, I’m trying to practice gratitude. I’m not very good at it! Thanks to Sue and Ronovan for (at least) reminding me to try!
Enflamed and engorged
My heart beats a bloody red
Echoing desires
For the delights of lost nights
Or the release of found days
This Tanka was inspired by two separate challenges. First, I love the phrase “echoing desires,” which was our challenge phrase from Putting My Feet in the Dirt. Secondly, Reena’s challenge to think about perspective got me thinking about the complicated idea of desire. Desire is very much a two- (or more) sided emotion. Individually, desire can lead to ecstasy but it also can leave us searching for an escape. As a collective, one person’s delight can be another person’s nightmare. In some ways, it’s all about perspective. So, those thoughts translated as this piece. Hope you like it (or not) … cause that really is about your perspective 😉
Tina Stewart Brakebill 