Resign

To resign is not giving up Is not an act of rebellion either It’s a sign of acceptance That one can’t keep battling Knowing that there’s no point anyways It is an act arising from intense Self-reflection and profound awareness Of the existence.

Belonging

People long for belonging Why does one belong somewhere? Is it the people there, or Is it the place in itself, or Is it simply the fact that one Is not somewhere else, or Is it the environment/nature? What makes one want to belong? Is it the inherent insecurity of life, or Is it the […]

Impermanence

Impermanence is the opponent That we all fight everyday Knowing very well that One can never defeat it Yet most of us play without Any second thoughts whatsoever What is the rationale behind this Sisiphyian action of ours? One might ask what’s the alternative? Perhaps Acceptance and Observance??

Freedom

What’s Freedom? Freedom is not the ability to do things But it is the possibility to do things The choice to do or not do things The idea to do or not do things The opportunity to do or not do things Take away the choice, the idea, the opportunity What remains would be a […]

Beauty

What do we mean by beauty? Who defines beauty? Does beauty only lies in the eyes of beholder? Or is it everywhere even when there is no beholder? Are beauty and ugliness, the inseparable twins? Or are these two sides of the same coins? Plato said beauty is virtue, while Ugliness as vice, if beauty […]

Why do we name?

People name their pets People name their houses People name their luxury possessions People even name their body parts Countries name its weapons 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 […]

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 […]