“This cheery persona, these colorful masks... they are all a
lie. I feel so empty inside.”
“Then live the lie.” he told me. "Be one with the cheery false appearances until gradually the lie becomes your reality and the darkness is no longer
visible, even to you."
Authors note:
Word Count - 47.
This post is written for the 'From 15 to 50‘ challenge hosted by The Moving Quill
The Prompts are:
Word prompt: Perspective
Phrase Prompt: ‘Three in a row’
A very different take on the prompt. Well written.
ReplyDeleteThank you Inderpreet.. I loved yours too.
DeleteWhat a fun take on the prompt, taking on the personas of the pots. Very creative!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathy :)
DeleteLiked your take on the prompt Roshan :) It really gets tough to convey a lot in so few but this is amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy these challenges... I personally love how Shilpa Garg and Shailaja do wonders with it every time
DeleteA message in the post woven over the prompt..gr8 job Roshan
ReplyDeleteThanks Nabanita...
DeleteNice take on the prompt, and the message in it is wonderful. Liked it Doc.. :)
ReplyDeleteWas looking for something different.. tough with that pic :)
DeleteThis is grt.. I have done one too...in a pot's perspective :P
ReplyDelete:) Awesome... time to start bribing Shailaja to make me defeat you ! :p
DeleteDifferent perspective and a sound advice too. Like they say... Smile until it becomes a habit. :)
ReplyDeletetrue... that has become quite a necessity in today's world, don't you think?
DeleteThis one is Creative!! and that too with a message!! :) beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anjali :)
Deleteit can be a pot's perspective or a fictional person too.. nice take of the prompt!
ReplyDeletei wanted to see it from a persons point of view alone but then decided to try and get both angles working
DeleteA world of truth in these lines. Beautiful take, Roshan!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Uma... yes, there is a lot of truth in there...
Delete"...until gradually the lie becomes your reality and the darkness is no longer visible, even to you."
ReplyDeleteBeautiful take on the prompt.. Loved it.. :)
Thanks Vinitha :) Glad you liked it...
DeleteAnd that makes me wonder if that's one way to tackle all the darkness in life.
ReplyDeleteThe last few lines are brilliant.
Sometimes, it is a stop gap... to get you through the immediate moment of pain... till real happiness finds its way to u
DeleteLoved that beautiful perspective :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks :D
DeleteI really like the layered meaning in this piece, Roshan. Is that what we want, the fact that the sadness gets hidden beneath the layers of happiness? Or that we become so happy that the sadness disappears? Thank you for such a thought-provoking post!
ReplyDeleteShailaja