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Choice, Confusion, Decision, Dilemma, Friday Flash 55, Obey or disobey?, Rules, Society or Self?, To do or not to do?, Trauma
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Relentlessly abiding
By rules guiding
Sometimes chiding
The ones presiding
Always riding
Along waves tiding
Mind deciding
Between thoughts colliding
Unsteady striding
Despite passion subsiding
Falsely priding
Whilst shamefully hiding
Casually avoiding
One’s self blindsiding
Snidely siding
These rulers deriding
Albeit providing
One’s attention undividing
Slowly sliding
Down paths dividing
Unwillingly residing
In societal backsliding
***Posted for Friday Flash 55 hosted by G-Man!! Do check out what the other creative writers had to say in 55 words here… :)***
How I write, is mine...How you read, is yours 
Wow. How do you do that? What a great social and cultural commentary. Well done, my friend. I’m glad you’re back with us.
And I am glad to be back myself, Patti! Thanks for the warm welcome.. phheewwww
Glad you enjoyed the poem, my friend… I am happy you liked the way it came out.. .I did too! 🙂
Thanks for the kind words, dear… I’ll be seeing you sooooon!!!
Take care, and have a fantastic weekend! xoxooxox
Unwillingly residing
In societal backsliding
True. On the other hand, it might be a necessary condition for remaining on earth – which I for one am having too much fun to leave right now. 🙂
Amazing that you got all those lines to rhyme!
hahahahha… it is necessary, alright!! But sometimes, at least for certain people, it ain’t all that fun as much as it is for you or me.. (or so I think)
So, let’s just say that this poem was a tribute to those folks…
Glad you liked the rhymed read, girlie!! And my sincere thanks for your kind words and insights here.. they mean a great deal to me!!
Happy weekend, sweetie… See you soon!! xoxoxoox
It’s been a while since I’ve come by and I’m a little overdue but OH SNAP!! I really enjoyed this one Kavita!! those last five lines really struck me. This is a fantastic piece!! Bravo girl 🙂
http://www... thank you so much, Tekia… and please don’t bother about apologizing for the scarce visits.. I am sailing in that same boat myself 🙂
Will get around to your blog very soon, my dear.. I have a truck load of catching up to do… 🙂
Glad you liked the poem though… I really wanted a challenge for myself.. so I thought of trying something unique like this .. .and I happy the way it turned… 🙂
Thanks again for the appreciation you have been showing towards my work, sweetie.. it really means a lot to me!!
Happy weekend to you! And Happy Halloween too! 🙂
Wonderful play with words 😛 😛
heheh..thank you CB.. glad you enjoyed this one!! 🙂
hugs and warm wishes…
Nice one Kavita, I haven’t had time for FF55 in such a long time.
Hope you are well 🙂
Aww… I am very well, Cin.. thanks for asking! Glad you enjoyed the poem, my dear.. As for the 55, I am doing it after AGES myself!
I see you have been quite busy lately.. I hope all’s well with you and your project!!!
Take care, lady.. and I hope to visit you site very soon…
This one truly makes me think. I’m not sure I like where society is taking us.
Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/calico-cat/
🙂 Well,… we all get around to thinking such stuff once in a while, Teresa… but then again, society has its pros and cons! We just have to decide what outweighs the other..
I hope you liked this piece, my dear.. thank you so much for your insights… I really appreciate it..
Have a pleasant weekend, my friend.. I’ll be visiting you very soon!!!!
xoxoxoox
Welcome Back Kavita!!
So you survived the In-Laws eh?
You deserve some kind of award!
Loved your 55 My Friend.
Thanks for playing, thanks for visiting, and have a Kick Ass Week-End…G
hahahahhaha…thanks for the warm wishes/welcome/award, G!! 😉 YES!! I “survived” the inlaws.. they are super sweet actually! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed my 55, Galen! 🙂 thanks again!! Oh booooooooooyyy…did I miss 55 or what!! Phheewww.. it feels great to be back!!
See around around soon, my friend..
xoxoxoox
sublime
I am liking..:)
Woohoo!! Thanks a bunch, Sayan.. glad you enjoyed this one 🙂
How are you doing, my friend? Hope all’s well…
I am on the catch-up mode these days.. Will get around to your blog very soon!!
Take care, and have an awesome weekend!
(hugs)
woah woah woah running wild..:-)
hahahha… I am assuming you liked this one, Keshav.. thanks for the enthusiastic comment!! 😉
Have fun!!
ok, wicked flow…and the pic plays well with your words….following the rules while undermining, slowly slipping…wonder if this is sociaty or religeon…
Ooohhh.. society/religion… it’s all a man-made stage anyway… 🙂
I hope you liked this one, Brian… thank you for your insights and most encouraging comments… they keep me motivated!!!
Take care, B…
(hugs and smiles)
oh and great to see you back…smiles.
hehhehe… how sweet of you, B!! Thank youuuuuuuu
And I am glad to be back myself!!!
Neatly written, Kavita! Quite a challenge to fulfill!!
heheh..thanks Jess! Glad you enjoyed the read…
A challenge it was, for sure! But I absolutely enjoyed writing this one! Felt very different…
Happy Halloween, dear… take care..
Will be visiting you very shortly…
Very true
You do the theme in a nice way.
I like reading you.
Aww..thank you so much, Doc!! Glad you enjoy coming here and reading my stuff…
Thanks for the kind words of appreciation and encouragement! It means a lot to me!
Will visit your blog shortly, doc… take care..
ur blog is rocking…lady
just rocking..m surprised that i why i am late here but nyway ur skills r worth to praised
Keep it up with ur creative work
Bless you
Oh my…thank you so much, Ravindra!! I am so glad that you liked what you read here…
And I sooo value your comments… thank you once again, my friend… I am flattered.. really!!
Have a great weekend, R…. I hope I can keep you entertained with what I write here…
Fantastic piece, very intriguing. I especially love the last line!
heheheh…thanks for everything, Gally!! Glad you enjoyed it all…
Love ya loads, sweetie!! Thanks again!!! 🙂
Happy Halloween!!
kavita ? Is this an ing competition
*Joking*
Where the hell did you get so many rhyming words!
hahahah… I just .. well, GOT them, Mona!!
I hope you enjoyed the poem as much as I did writing it!! 🙂 Thanks for the appreciation, girl…
Loviezz…
lovely wordplay, friend. my fav line “Snidely siding” 😉
And why am I not surprised that you like that particular line the most!??! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed this one, Siubhan.. thank you for everything…
Will visit you real soon, my friend…
Take care, and have a lovely weekend! xoxooxox
a nice poetry .. cool 😉
Visit my poetry .. THE GRIEF …
for week 31 RALLY
http://ashbeezone.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/grief/
!! HAPPY RALLY !!
Woohoo!! Thanks Ash!! So glad you enjoyed this poem!!
Happy Rallying!! I will be visiting your site real soon myself!
Take care, and have a great weekend! xoxoox
Great post!
Thanks Ana! Glad you liked it!
divine……fine muse….first mind….to no mind…slowly and surely…
love all..
Absolutely, Ram! You nailed it!! Glad you enjoyed the read… thanks for the appreciation and kind words here, my friend…
A very happy weekend to you! I will be visiting your site very soon…
wow, your words are so shining…
I wonder how you find all these and place them together.
fabulous 55.
hehehhe…thank you so much, Ji!! I guess I had to do some thinking for some of these words… the others just came along 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the read, darling… thanks you so much for giving me the encouragement I sooo need!
Take care, and have a fun weekend dear… xoxoxo
….I love this……and I visit here not nearly enough….
Aww…that’s okay, Stilekke… I have been away for a while myself…
Thanks for the kind words though… you are very kind..
Will visit you soon enough…
Take care, my friend.. 🙂
What a clever poem…not an easy one to work out I’m sure. Well done, Kavita! 🙂
heheh.. you got me there, Tracy! It wasn’t easy at all.. I had work on certain words/lines.. but thankfully, others just came to me.. so, all in all, it was total fun!
Glad you enjoyed reading it too, my dear pal… thanks fro the encouragement! I totally need it!! Am facing a writer’s block these days ! 🙂 Could use all the push I get!!
Happy Weekend, T.. and Happy Halloween!
What an impressive play of words! You’re one good wordsmith! 🙂
Hurraaayyy!! Thank you for saying that, my friend.. I am flattered!! Glad you enjoyed the read….
Have a fantastic weekend.. and yes, I will be visiting your site very soon myself! Just getting into the weekend mode for now 🙂
Love the poem, really like the pic too! Excellent use of a constant rhyme. Really like your rhyming work 🙂
hehehhehehe… I am guessing you liked this one, Mark…what with all the constant rhyme and all throughout! Glad you did, my friend… and thank you for your kindness towards me… I really cherish it!
As for the pic, Hail Google!! 😉
See you around my friend.. will visit you soon…
I felt like gliding
God was guiding
I am happy finding
You, no hiding
Feel binding
For feedback providing
On my wriding.. :)))
that’s pretty exciding..
Oh my my my !! That was AWESOME, Ramesh!! Thanks for this super sweet comment!! I really appreciate it…
I figure you enjoyed the read.. 🙂 Thanks again!!
Will be visiting your blog very shortly, my friend..
Take care, and have a fabulous weekend! 🙂
nyw write up 🙂
thanks Anum.. glad you liked it..
will be visiting your site very soon…
tkae care, and have a great weekend, my friend! xoxo
I nominated you :3
http://thursdaypoetsrallypoetry.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/the-celebrate-poet-of-september-award-nomination-announcement/
Good luck!
Wooohoooo.. thank you Gally! This is super sweet of you!!! WOW!! I am touched, girl.. thanks again!! 🙂 😀 ❤ ❤ ❤
Many hugs !!!
Great poem…and cool picture. As usual, you’ve paired them together nicely!
hehehheh.. I am so glad that you consistently like my poem-pic combo, Janna!!! THANK YOU so much for never failing to appreciate that!! It really means a great deal to me! Luv ya for that!!
Have a super awesome weekend, my friend.. and yes, this Saturday, I hope to be able to catch up with all the Kharma action! 😉 Can’t wait to!!
Very intense and racy poem! I really liked it! Glad to see you’re still writing! 😀
hahaha… yea, I am still writing, DP.. albeit it’s very irregular these days… just a small bout of laziness! And “Lost” (the TV show)! 🙂
I’ll be back to “normalcy” real soon though!
Glad you liked the intensity of the poem, girl.. thank you for everything!!
Will be visiting you very soon, darling.. Take care, and have a gorgeous weekend!! 🙂 xoxoxoox
WOWOWOW thats a lot of big words joined so nicey together telling a tale 🙂 nice one
Bikram’s blog
hahahahha… thanks Bikram! I too am happy the way it turned out! Glad you enjoyed it too!!
Have a fun weekend, my friend.. I’ll visit you your blog real soon!!!
Take care..
hey kavita
hows u after a long time i visited ur blog
n i happy to see ur blog is as famous as it was
n you write beautiful poem i m loving it
hugs to u 🙂
smile 🙂
have a good day 🙂
Hullo Rida.. so nice to see you here! I hope your exams went well, sweetie… God luck with the results..
Glad you enjoyed this poem, dear girl… many many hugs to you as well!! Thanks for being here…. you are too kind!
xoxoxoxoox
Have a lovely week ahead..
yeah paper went okay do praAY 4 MY RESULT PLZZZ
Good to hear that, Rida… I will def. pray for a good result for you!
Luv ya!
Wow kavita,
This poem is particularly impressive.
So many ‘ings’
Cant have been easy
Can’t say it was all that easy, Richard.. took me an hour or so to come up with all those ‘iding’ words… but it was fun alright!
Glad you enjoyed the read, my friend… and thank you ever so much for the encouragement and kind words here..
Take care, and have fun!!
Hmm…
Good 1 …
Take a look at my poetry yard .. new posts inserted
http://ashbeezone.wordpress.com/category/talent-underground/poetry-zone/
http://ashbeezone.wordpress.com/category/talent-underground/rap-zone/
Hope to see you there … 😉
Gee…thanks a ton, Ash.. glad you enjoyed the read..
I wl definitely be stopping by your blog to read your poems! Cannot wait to!!
See you soon, my friend..
Kavita, this is excellent. An awesome piece of poetry and a very different look at those deadly sins. 🙂
heheheh.. Glad you enjoyed it, Eaton… thanks for the kind words of encouragement! Just what I needed..really! Phheeww..how much more greedy can I get?!?!? 😉
Have a blissful week ahead, my dear friend… xoxoox
Kavita! I’ve been bad. It has been far too long since I’ve commented on your blog–and for that I am sorry. I have been reading, though! Great piece, really races right along–fast-paced, nice rhymes. Intriguing and thoughtful commentary–very nice work.
Oh come on now, Chris!! If you’ve been bad, then I’ve been the WORST! It’s been ages since I visited you or any of my blogging buddies… So please PLEASE don’t apologize to me.. you really don’t need to!
Anyway, coming back to this poem, I am happy you enjoyed the read… what with the 55 word limit and all, I thought I will make it a li’l more racy with all those ‘iding’ ending words 🙂 Thanks for the insights, my dear friend…
Will be at your blog very soon!! (no false promises this time around 🙂 )
Thanks, Kavita 🙂
I dig this one,
Peace to you,
Laz
hehehe…thanks a bunch, Laz!! Glad you enjoyed it! Looking forward to reading your fine poetry now…
Take care, dear friend..
Peace and hugs to you..
http://thursdaypoetsrallypoetry.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/the-celebrate-poet-of-september-awards-officially-won-via-votes/
u deserve every encouragement,
keep smiling.
cheers!
OMG!! I cannot believe this!! Despite the fact that I was hardly around, I go this award !! I am touched by the support I have receiving… from you and from all my reader friends!! Thanks for everything, Ji!!
Societal backsliding is definitely occurring all around us… When ever I think of the way this very thing occurs, I think of that Michael Keaton movie “Multiplicity” …where he starts explaining about making a copy of a copy …and how its just not quite as good as the original and then a dumb one pops out. I imagine future generations as copies of a copy. Something is wrong and it can be seen by taking a look at average attention spans. In the last 100 years it has gone from 2 hours down to 4 seconds. Try watching a new movie and they will change frames at least once every four seconds.
Great poem with a lot to think about. I am adding you to my Awesome Authors Worth Reading list. Have a great day!
Oh boy!! That was SOME compliment, 2z!! Well, I took it as one… you getting reminded of Multiplicity on reading this poem.. totally a compliment! Thanks, my friend!! Yes, I guess we have to deal with societal backsliding in our own way… can’t just sit and watch, can we?!
And oh… thank you so much for adding me to ‘worth reading’ list! I am honored!! Seriously!
Much love to you, 2Z… have a superb week ahead!
So, here I am, shaking my head at your amazing talent! Kavita, this poem is amazing. So clever and interesting – and yes, unique too. One of the things I like about your poetry is how varied your style is…you can really turn your hand to anything! I don’t think I’ll be the only one who is glad that you are back! Love to you girlfriend 😀 xx
hehhe… thank you, Chloe! This poem, I just HAD TO!! I felt compelled to, actually! I had to challenge myself in some way.. hehhe
Glad you enjoyed it, girlie! Mwaah!
Hope you are having a fabulous week! 🙂 xoxox
Playing with words to good effect. Nicely done for 55. Good job. Enjoyed.
hehehe.. thanks, Jamie!! I liked doing this one too… it was fun and challenging! Glad you enjoyed it..