Complete Faith or Utter Hopelessness?

One wonders why people are/do good when one sees A co-passenger sharing food with someone who failed to order food A few strangers helping out another stranger to have a seat at a restaurant An asylum seeker jumping on track to save a person who wants to commit suicide A person thousands of miles away […]

Should one wonder?

Why people praise almighty For being with them during trauma But never question why They had to face the trauma Why people rely on almighty To give what they want But never question why They don’t have what they want Maybe they need solace Even if in form of wishful thinking ‘Coz in a dog […]

Who are you?

Courage when there is no personal stake (or) When everything you hold dear is at stake? Moral sermons when you’re an outsider (or) When you yourself are an actor? A model citizen when there are rules and laws (or) When there are no laws? Putting others before you when others think you’re inferior (or) When […]

Unknowns

You think you know something But you really don’t know anything You would never know What it’s to be the ridiculed “other” You would never know What it’s to be the entitled brat You would never know What it’s to be the tormented souls You would never know What it’s to be the oppressors You […]

Good or Evil?

You think you’re good Because you act in a certain way You treat others in a certain way You respect the societal norms You obey the rules without second thought Yet, deep down you know Even if others don’t , that You’re pure evil You act in a certain way Not because it’s inherently good […]

Yours obediently

Your right to suppress me Supersedes my right to liberty Am I to defend my right Or to accept your suppression as “destiny “? If I stand for my right Would I be called a being with a spine Or a being who undermines your authority? Is it you or is it me, Who first […]

Traffic lights

One more system to make humans automatons Makes us tow the lines unconditionally Takes the humanness out of the humans Snatches the thinking capacity away from us Gives a false sense of security Removes the surprise elements out of our lives Increases one’s anxiety unnecessarily Reinforces the absurdity of human existence PS: Largely inspired by […]

Aren’t humans weird???

You know y’all will die any day, yet You bring new lives to this world with no second thoughts As if they will have it any better than what you had You go on a rampage and destroy the planet You despise one another passionately As if that saves you from the inevitable You chase […]

Streaming Emotions..

Surprise – finding a favorite movie out of nowhere Disappointment – Good series not getting renewed Happiness – Realizing there are few more episodes in the series Sadness – Realizing that what one watched was the last episode of the season Anger – Good series/movie not with needed subtitles Excitement – News of favorite series […]

I don’t know me

I thought I was humble Until I started writing about me I thought I was righteous Until I justified peccadilloes committed by me I thought I despised racism Until I felt “the unreasonable fear” in me I thought I was above criticism Until I saw the flaws in me I thought I was gentle Until […]