Denial

The happy phenomenon that Everyone loves and embraces But when reality hits All those denials hit one hard The denial of others’ misfortune Often dismissed as “lazy or complaining” Comes back biting when one encounters The very misfortune one dismissed The denial of external forces Wreaking havoc in others’ life Often ridiculed as “not knowing […]

Retrospect

Everything seems obvious In retrospect, all The unintended dumb actions The unthought through words The unnecessary awkward silences The unending idiotic ramblings But are those really obvious? One grows & shrinks everyday Is it wise for the present you To retrospect the past you? What one gains from doing so, More regrets and wishful thinking? […]

Possibilities

Optimists find possibilities In anything & every where Pessimists find possibilities In nothing & no where Both are failing To realize something Finding or not finding Possibilities don’t matter Only thing matters Is to go through Existence as if Everything & nothing is Possibility – Possibility to Be the end at any given point.

Nostalgia

A simple rewind button, or An inescapable self trap, either way One loves to escape Existence’s vicissitudes for It helps one stay Oblivious of one’s finitude All one has are Coping mechanisms to Stay functional and sane In this cold uncaring universe Yet one continues living Knowing very well it could End at any moment […]

Distraction

Everything is nothing But a distraction From the cold Bleak uncaring existence To avoid distraction Would be catastrophic Yet to do That takes courage Courage to stare At the abyss And not feel Anguished by it One must try It on occasions For it sure Grounds and liberates

Expectations

Doesn’t expecting something Only lead to disappointments? Especially when what one Expected is actualized Wouldn’t this make humans Eternally joyous & disappointed At the same time, all the time? If one avoids expecting To save oneself from this Wouldn’t that make this already Absurd existence just sad? Expect or don’t expect Existence doesn’t care Everyone […]

Art & Artist

Should one separate Art from artist? When art is Artist’s expression, Would artist’s bias Reflect in art? Wouldn’t society that Artist lives in Influence the artist? Then, should one Separate art from The artist’s society? Wouldn’t people who Live in society Influence the society? Is there an End to this? Given this should One just […]

Shadows

Shadows are the place Where authenticity lives One needs shadow Just as one needs air To not just repose but To be one’s true self even If it’s just for a while Why one might ask For the bright light of Reason forces one to Seek the true self in shadows What about emotions One […]

Renaissance

If one were to hope for a Renaissance in one aspect of This absurd existence what Would it be? Would it be Aspect of No Thinking or Aspect of No acting? Would it be the Aspect of not regretting or Aspect of not caring? Would it be the Aspect of subservience or Aspect of rebellion? […]

Lost in translation

Words get lost in translation So does meaning sometimes Isn’t translation similar to Interpreting life’s events Where a lot gets lost? Should one keep perfecting Or should one go with the flow Even when interpretation is skewed Who is to say for sure, Isn’t that the beauty of this Absurd existence in this Indifferent universe? […]