Why do we name?

People name their pets People name their houses People name their luxury possessions People even name their body parts What’s this obsession with names? Is it some importance we try to enforce Just so that we don’t become unknowns Do names just give identity or Do names also give us belonging?

Familiarity

Everything and everyone that’s familiar Was once an unknown One encountered unknown by chance Or sometimes by choice But why do people stuck with the familiar? Even at the risk of being ossified Was it because of the fear or Was it because of the comfort Or is it because people realized That neither familiarity […]

Realization

Realizing you’re here by accident Ought to kill your ego Realizing you share the same end as others Ought to liberate you Realizing your actions are predetermined Ought to energize you Realizing your pain and joy are fleeting Ought to ground you Realizing your inherent vulnerabilities Ought to humble you Realizing your dusty insignificance Ought […]

Constant

Is change the only constant? Seasonal changes are constant Secular Holiday days are constant Religious holiday days too Birthdays are constant Death Anniversaries too Local festival days are constant Most people’s life routines are constant Why do people crave for constant? Is it because of the great unknown? Change is definitely not the only constant

Does this really matter?

More cautions you take Less careful you become Is it a paradox or an irony, Does this really matter? If you know you know nothing Are you knowledgeable or stupid? Does this really matter? If resisting change is your life’s goal Will you ever achieve your goal? Does this really matter?

What ifs & if only

Life is nothing but Full of What ifs & If only All the things that didn’t happen And all the things that did happen Could’ve gone either way But it all went the way it did With or without of your choosing Yet these what ifs and if only Have the potential to make The […]

Past

Your past is what makes you Its infinite tentacles enmesh One’s existence with no respite If there is any Eternal Recurrence As conceived by the moustached madman It certainly is the past, for it Keeps following one till the end It never lets you off of its hook, nor It allows you to let it […]

Memory Movie

Observing Thoughts is a scary endeavour One starts with a silly thought of a memory That was formed years ago Out of nowhere one observes mind strings Together a set of memories that Had no relation with one another One wonders how mind could pull this off Stringing unrelated memories into one cohesive film Isn’’t […]

Fear Cycle

Fear of being vulnerable Gives way to fear of failure Which in turn instills fear of trying Which holds one down in the known Even if it is the abyss that’s known The known gives a false comfort Only to annihilate oneself When the inevitable arrives All these stem from the fear of losing Control […]

Fear of Living

People fear not just of dying But they fear more of living As living entails – facing failures Dealing with uncertainties Coming to terms with the past Accepting one’s mediocrity and shortcomings Not knowing if one should yield to or fight The assured vicissitudes of life Above all – the certainty of eventual death It’s […]