The Grand Fall

All you need is a rational mind But they don’t let you have it For they fear the reason The reason that could pulverize them You question their norms They slap you with a label A label that carries no real meaning Yet a label that you carry to your grave You disobey their rules […]

Omnipresent me!

I am omnipresent Yet, I am invisible I am with you all the times I accompany you everywhere I make you feel at ease You feel superior due to me You tow the line thanks to me You never doubt yourself or Your ilk because of me I fill the void of your life I […]

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 […]

Question

It all starts from childhood You’re told whom to respect But never told why to respect You’re told how to be obedient But never why to be obedient You’re told never to question elders But never why not to question elders You’re told how to lead a good life But never why to lead a […]

Sometimes.,

Sometimes you don’t argue Not because others are right But you want to remain sane Sometimes you agree to everything Not because you are devoid of thoughts But you don’t see the point in wasting your energy Sometimes you take others’ side Not because they are judicious But you lack the spine to standup Sometimes […]

You Are Lucky!!!

You are luckyYes, I believe in luck We all must believeThe fact that you’re reading thisProves you’re luckyLuck doesn’t favour the braveNor does it favour intelligenceIt happens just like thatNothing more nothing lessYou never could’ve been bornYou never could have survived childhoodYou never could have gotten an educationYou never could’ve been “free”You could have hit […]

Powerful Decrepit humans

We say things we don’t really meanWe do things we don’t really wantWe forget things which we ought to rememberWe remember things which we ought to forgetWe argue over irrelevant topicsWe agree silently with the prevailing prejudicesWe put others on pedestal to hide our deficienciesWe put ourselves on pedestal to point out others’ deficienciesWe are […]

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 […]

Life of an unbearably tender being

Imagine a Pigeon’s life It is always on alert, for Its life is constantly under threat Before quenching its thirst It surveils the surroundings It then takes a quick sip or two Before looking out for predators again If it finds a morsel of food on ground, It cannot simply peck it with no second […]

Outsourcing thinking

You’re bestowed with capacity to thinkYet you genuflect in front of a higher power (Queens/Kings/parents/leaders/Gods)May be you’re scared of thinking (‘coz)“Thinking itself is dangerous”, as Arendt saidIt is easy to outsource your thinkingTo social media forwards and to like minded herdsNot knowing what it entailsMay be you will be the victim of it one dayOr […]