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The Wedding Ring

She had not eaten in days, Not a crumb for her belly. She had not seen anyone in weeks, Not a morsel for her soul. She had not feasted in months,  Because there were mouths that knew no food.  The sounds of towering blocks of bricks breaking apart and crumbling to the ground Echoed through her vicinity and shuddered her very home.  The cries of the children running about the streets searching for their Mama and Papa, Rummaging through the disintegrated, disfigured iron bars and rubble strewn across.  She had not shut her eyes to rest her mind for the longest time, For the pandemonium kept her awake.  Diligent enough to tend to her needs, courageous enough to fend for herself Remembering the words that he had uttered.  “I’d come for you”. She used to walk around the neighbourhood, Polka dotted dresses in red. Her lips matched the reddish hue of the scarf around her neck. Her earrings were rare rubies that refracted in the day and reflected in the night. Her ...

99 songs

#99 The highest of the double digits. The penultimate to that particular series. 99. A number that falls one short of a miracle. Google number 99 and you will find that it denotes spirituality and leadership. Let’s say spiritual leadership. Ring a bell?   We’ve all been there. You score 99 and you wonder where that one number went. ARR’s 99 songs is nothing short of magic for those who go in search of it. Remember, SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND. 99 songs is a movie not for the faint hearted. It isn’t from the horror genre but it grabs your heart by the fist and squeezes every ounce of blood from the inside. The muscles of the heart tear apart with a sound louder than that of a MACH and yet managed to beat for you. The movie revolves around the premise of ONE SONG. It was very evident from the Movie’s trailer that there was a search for a particular song that had the energy and power to change the world. Change the world it does by the end of the movie. Something one cannot fathom, ...