Helping**

Helping at one’s convenience Does that count, or Helping at one’s own peril Is what that counts? Should one worry How or when one helps Isn’t any help better? But if one helps Only at when convenient Can that be termed help? Isn’t that a mere performance? But to the one who Is being helped […]

Surrender

Surrendering oneself to something Takes a lot of courage It means one’s ready to be vulnerable To undergo all tribulations But it also could imply Shying away from one’s responsibilities Not willing to decide for oneself How one looks at it Depends on where one stands It’s never black or white As everyone likes to […]

Shame – A Luxury

“Shame is a luxury” Said a movie character Come to think of it It’s indeed true One’s feeling of shame Dictated mostly by society And some in that society Cannot afford to feel ashamed, yet A society that pounces – On the vulnerable & misfortunate ones That does nothing to Alleviate their situations It’s the […]

Flight or Fight

Sometimes innocuous questions Lead to unintended consequences Sometimes well intentioned suggestions Interpreted as uninvited meddling Sometimes well thought out actions Result in grave situations Life has its own ways, irreverent About one’s intentions The question becomes Should one go Into the shadows, or Should one go Running to centre stage?

Shallow

Shallow are some lakes Shallow are most humans Not because they’re dumb But being shallow helps – To not ponder about deep subjects To escape clutches of looming dread To live an uneventful life society accepts To avoid having to seek solitude Is that a bad thing one might ask Just as every other question […]

Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain No Pain No Gain Goes the saying What’s to gain Suffering with pain? Few more years Of delightful life Few more thousands Of unshakeable wealth Few more praise From unknown others Are all these worth In grand scheme of things, so? What’s to gain Suffering from pain?

Petty Quibbles

Past experience Past History Pre Recorded Don’t get me wrong Don’t tell to others Don’t let others tell you what you must do Not sure if I can tell this Not sure if I can tell this now Not sure if I remember this right Best(worst) of the lot Final Destination

Routine

To have a routine – Implies one’s life largely – Goes by set of expected events Is devoid of any unpleasant surprises Has activities to get distracted Has a beginning & an ending every day Yet does routine take away life’s essence? The ability to get surprised by events Happening in next second/minute/day? Is building […]

Oracle

People look for oracles Not ‘cause they believe But it gives them respite From the inane mundanity To hold onto something That might or might not happen Helps them cope with the present Some oracles might bring dread That put people’s current Troubles in perspective All people want is to Put behind the troubled past […]

Glory

People vie for glory In whatever form It could come in, yet Glory beckons scrutiny Not just any but The worst kind – internal scrutiny The one that shatters All the myths one Constructed of oneself Once it happens Glory becomes meaningless And one’s left with Nothing but self-doubt