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

Chances

Chances one takes are As unimportant as chances One doesn’t take For taken chances could Very well end in failures While not taken chances Could’ve ended up successful Knowing a potential success existed Is more comforting than a Proven failure that depresses Take chances or not take chances One will be no better than In […]

Search

Search for happiness Makes one dissatisfied Search for interactions Makes one anxious Search for tranquility Makes one disengaged Search for compassion Makes one restless Search for meaning Makes one question everything One could lose sight Of here & now while searching Making it a deliberate Resignation of present In hopes of an elusive future