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Ushna Sardar
Author: Ushna Sardar
Word Count: 269
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A space surrounded on all sides by walls
and a roof for heating metal
glass to very high temperatures
It’s like a furnace
I burnt my eyes
burnt my body
and soul too
I burnt all
burnt my values
burnt false traditions
burnt ethics
burnt past on the stake
there’s nothing more to burn
I burnt myself
my hands look badly burnt
my eyes can’t see more
ear can’t listen any voice
fires were burning all over the soul
some dead leaves
I saw on the floor
with the burning eyes
All my belongings were burnt in the fire
I saw my house was burnt to the ground
As a child I would often escape into a dreamworld of my own
but ….
there was no escaping the fact that I was overweight
I managed to escape from the burning house
escaping
running
fast ..
more faster
avoided views
narrowly avoided defeat
I’ve been avoiding getting down to escape all the time though
there was many voices
from my heart
from my soul
I haven’t been listening to a word my soul have said!
Why won’t I listen to reason?
I tried to breath
breathing furnace
breathed the new dawn air
breathed the wind of change
breathed and evolved
to develop over time
like often many generations
into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment
the idea evolved from a past I discovered in the attic
gain knowledge from experience
being taught from history ain’t bad
as history could repeat itself
I learned a lot from the past

  • wendyL

    wendyL, 2 months ago

    Once again Sweet Ushna, another brilliant writing…...instant fave!

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to wendyL’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much sweet wendy! so are such a sweetheart hunnie! xoxox
    thanks for the fav! it means a lot! appreciate your precious comments!
    huggles

  • mtda

    mtda, 2 months ago

    Fires were burning all over the soul
    Wow, what else can I say? This is really great inspiring work.

  • butchart

    butchart, 2 months ago

    wonderful ushna… may i have the priviledge of this one?..............................b

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to mtda’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much mtda! glad you like!
    appreciate your precious comments!
    huggles my friend!

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to butchart’s comment, 2 months ago

    yeah sure you can b!
    glad you liked my friend!
    appreciate your precious comments!
    huggles

  • butchart

    butchart, 2 months ago

    ok… i’ll let you know when i have something worked up…......... hope you are having a wonderful day….......b

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to butchart’s comment, 2 months ago

    ok then b! hope you’re doing good and having nice day! good to hear from you!

  • nigelnash

    nigelnash, 2 months ago

    u , once again have done another great one babe !

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to nigelnash’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much nigel my friend!
    glad you liked! ot means a lot!
    huggles

  • TeriLee

    TeriLee, 2 months ago

    That was fantastic….truly a wonderful job!!

  • bamagirl38

    bamagirl38, 2 months ago

    FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ragman

    ragman, 2 months ago

    so very thought provoking

  • SMiXX

    SMiXX, 2 months ago

    great piece

  • Glenn-Patrick Ferguson

    Glenn-Patrick ..., 2 months ago

    A lot of universal truth here for all of us I think.Me anyway.

  • theyellowfury

    theyellowfury, 2 months ago

    Wow, I’ll be thinking about this one. But right off the bat, Sometimes you have to tear all your ummm.. self down and start again. Did I pick that up right? I think of it in a more digital way myself. I got a new firmware upgrade for my mind etc etc.
    And sometimes you get a wakeup call and it provokes you to change something about yourself.
    Am I getting it or have I completely missed the point? And don’t be worried about upsetting me if I have.
    Just leaving work now, i’m gonna have another look when I get home.

  • Summayyah Sadiq-Ojibara

    Summayyah Sadi..., 2 months ago

    Powerful and burning passion!

  • Gregory John O'Flaherty

    Gregory John O..., 2 months ago

    Thanks, yet again. good stuff

  • Brandylynn

    Brandylynn, 2 months ago

    Thought provoking indeed. There were times I was right there with you and times I was lost, free from understanding.

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to TeriLee’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much sweet TeriLee!
    glad you liked hunnie! xoxox

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    Ushna Sardar in reply to bamagirl38’s comment, 2 months ago

    thanks hunnie bama! xoxox
    keep reading and keep in touch!

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to ragman’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much ragman! appreciate your precious comments!
    keep reading and keep in touch!

  • bamagirl38

    bamagirl38, 2 months ago

    Most definetly I will as this is so wonderfully written ! Have a beautiful day !
    Bonita :)

  • barnsis

    barnsis, 2 months ago

    I can’t explain why but his brought an image to me of a young girl living and fleeing in Iraq????

  • Prasad

    Prasad, 2 months ago

    Framed with perfect words, Ushna. You have a great depth to frame FORMLESS world into the FORM. I’m really proud of you.

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to SMiXX’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much my friend!

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to Glenn-Patrick Ferguson’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much Glenn! glad you liked! it means a lot!
    keep reading and keep in touch!

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to theyellowfury’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much Simon!
    glad you liked it!
    sorry didn’t meant to upset you! sorry if I been upsetting you simon :(
    have a nice day :)
    be good
    appreciate your precious comments! it means a lot!
    huggles

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to Summayyah Sadiq-Ojibara’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much sweet summayyah!
    glad you liked hunnie!
    huggles

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    Ushna Sardar in reply to Gregory John O'Flaherty’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much Gregory my friend!
    it means a lot!
    huggles

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to Brandylynn’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much brandy! glad you liked!
    appreciate your precious comments!
    keep reading and keep in touch!
    huggles

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to bamagirl38’s comment, 2 months ago

    so sweet of you dear Bonita! xoxox
    have a nice day hunnie huggles

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to barnsis’s comment, 2 months ago

    Hmmm byron!! never think of it my friend! it maybe cause Iraq is a cirrent issue where we are seeing everything burning! actually we all are bit sensitive ain’t we?
    appreciate your precious comments!
    huggles my friend

  • theyellowfury

    theyellowfury, 2 months ago

    Upsetting me? Not at all. All I meant was if I’ve completely missed the point just tell me straight out and don’t worry about being brutally honest. I don’t bruise easily.

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to theyellowfury’s comment, 2 months ago

    oh right! hope you are doing good Simon and having nice day :)
    good to hear from you!
    huggles

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to Prasad’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much Prasad! glad you liked my friend!
    appreciate your precious comments! it means a lot!
    huggles

  • linaji

    linaji, 2 months ago

    Good God Ushna,, this is Brilliant!! Brilliant!!
    I saw on the floor
    with the burning eyes
    All my belongings were burnt in the fire
    I saw my house was burnt to the ground
    As a child I would often escape into a dreamworld of my own
    but ….
    there was no escaping the fact that I was overweight
    I managed to escape from the burning house
    escaping
    running
    fast ..
    more faster
    avoided views
    narrowly avoided defeat

    I would repeat the whole piece cause each word is precious to me.. xoxo This is wonderful knowing you.. you inspire my writing to new levels Ushna.. such subtle longing and overcoming the odds.. what love here, what questions for our souls…

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to linaji’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much lina! you are such a sweetheart!
    glad you liked hunnie!
    appreciate your precious comments!
    huggles
    xoxox

  • Sally Omar

    Sally Omar, 2 months ago

    Ushna, Don’t know what to say…..you are amazing…you give so much to think about…
    your writing is outstanding…Sally xxoo

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar in reply to Sally Omar’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you so much sweet Sally!
    you are such a sweetheart friend! love your writing too! you’re having lots of energy and feel in your writing!
    appreciate your precious comments hunnie! it means a lot!
    huggles
    love from U!
    xoxox

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