Uncertainty

LIfe’s full of uncertainty Except for your eventual end The timing of which’s also uncertain Yet you go on Trying to overlook or evade or worse Counter it with excessive planning Not one of which is fool proof You coming to existence itself was not a given Yet here you’re marching towards your end Trying […]

Invisible

You choose to be invisible Not because you like it But because you’re unsure about being visible You remain invisible For you’re afraid of failure You remain invisible For you’re scared of success You remain invisible For there are moral peering eyes You remain invisible For there is crazy mob in the world You remain […]

Torn between

Life is torn between: Unfulfilled Desires and Indelible regrets Incessant introspection and infinite idiocy Calculated actions and Instinctive reactions Cocky confidence and dismal diffidence Constant daydreaming and steady sleepwalking Constructing a perfect outward self and redeeming an irredeemable inner-self Crafting good memories and burying bad memories Chasing the elusive meaning and embracing the ennui Note […]

Silent Mind

If you’ve listened to a whole song With a silent mind, you’re gifted If you’ve had a conversation with someone With a silent mind, you’re gifted If you’ve indulged in day dreaming With a silent mind, you’re gifted If you’ve done a mundane task With a silent mind, you’re gifted If you’ve lived your entire […]

Enigma

How people think is an enigma Why people think is also an enigma Why people fear almighty is an enigma How people accept the fear of almighty is also an enigma How people overcome hardships is an enigma Why people even overcome hardships is also an enigma Why people live in an bubble is an […]

Normalizing

When you see rough handling of children But don’t do anything, you’re normalizing child abuse When you see your fellow beings dehumanized But don’t do anything, you’re normalizing hate When you see powerful exploiting the powerless But don’t do anything, you’re normalizing tyranny When you see people getting subsumed by hatred But don’t do anything, […]

Choose Wisely

You need something to hold onto More so in times of despair You choose philosophy It only pushes you deep into despair You choose community It makes you lose your individuality You choose faith It makes you lose your sanity You choose stimulants It numbs you to the core You choose absurdity It liberates you […]

Abandoning Reason

The more you bubble wrap yourself in reason The more you are prone to suffering from reason You make no attempt to expand(alter) your world view You dismiss others who challenge your world view You feel your reasoning is as strong as an armor of steel You think your reason will follow you till end […]

Delusion

One needs more vocabulary to Describe the horrors one sees As not all horrors are equal Describe the injustices meted out As not all injustices carry equal weight Describe the absurdity of existence As there are many flavors of it Describe the tranquility of insanity As it differs across age and people But there is […]

Count your blessings

Few sayings are more prevalent than This “Count your blessings” axiom, It reeks of self-centered high handedness, It demeans other people whom you compare To make yourself feel better for a while. You never care to understand the “others”, Still you in a heartbeat feel superior to them. But, hey, you never understood yourself, For […]