No Title 13

Defiant ones stand out Among sea of subservient ones In the eyes of the latter Former is a trouble maker In the eyes of the former Latter is the trouble’s progenitor Can one always be defiant? Can one always be subservient? Is there a breaking point For the subservient to become defiant? For the defiant […]

No Title 12

Inability to introspect Shouldn’t concern one On the contrary Knowing how to But not doing Must cause concern For it’ll haunt In the future When it does Nothing consoles one Better introspect now Than regret later

No Title 11

Resigning oneself to mundanity To save oneself from reflecting Is a deliberate act of self-sabotage Resigning oneself to rumination To save oneself from acting Is a conscious choice of escaping fear Resigning oneself to day dreaming To save oneself from awakening Is a placebo that yields no results Resigning oneself to rambling writing To save […]

No Title 10

Friction is good It illuminates one’s annoyances In one’s surroundings & far Forcing one to act To deal with those It illuminates one’s inconsistencies Between one’s thinking & actions Forcing one to introspect To sort out those It illuminates one’s insufficiencies To live here & now Forcing one to evaluate To deal with those No […]

No Title 9

Making mistakes is Best way to learn So they say Is it that simple? To make mistakes Is a privilege for Some mistakes cost more Some mistakes shatter one To cope with these One needs supporting structures Yet mistakes ought To be made For one to learn Perfection isn’t about Not making mistakes It’s about […]

No Title 8

Greater good supersedes individual Collective dissolves individual Society overpowers individual Individual overpowers other individuals What’s perilous ? A collective without individuals An individual not part of collective An overtly independent individual An inexplicably dependent individual Is anything perilous in isolation? Do these questions matter?

No Title 7

Selfishness gets bad wrap It should be celebrated For most good arises From selfish nature For curiosity is selfish For generosity is selfish For compassion is selfish For indignation is selfish For affections are selfish For self sacrifice is selfish Learn to be selfish

No Title 6

Anticipation muddles reality Infuses false beliefs Induces needless panic Boosts “faux” confidence Buries resolute self Provides hopeless hope Imperils accepted despair To anticipate or not Is akin to To be or not to be No simple answer

No Title 5

To aim for milestones is To aim for failures A milestone makes The destination important Rather than the journey Not having milestones Is no fun either For the journey won’t Begin in first place One ends up in Kierkegaard’s famous quote Have a milestone Not have a milestone You’ll regret it anyways

No Title 4

Silence is complicity A known saying But is it though? A silent observer Isn’t complicit in Whatever is happening A silent student Isn’t complicit in Whatever teachers say A silent staff Isn’t complicit in All the firm’s dealings Silence is sometimes Just that – A silence Neither complicit nor assertive