Be Careful

Look carefully at what you relish/scorn Tomorrow You might be the person : Getting beaten up for violating(for a valid reason) a social norm; Needing government aid; Fleeing a city out of fear; Needing a lawyer to argue for you; Getting trashed(even killed) for your food habits in name of animal rights; Getting deprived of […]

Oppressed Being

I am the most oppressed human No one asked my permission to bring me in No one consulted me while naming me Yet they complain about me all the time The concept of consent doesn’t apply to me People take my photo without requesting my permission People make me do things that I don’t agree […]

Outside of Comfort Bubble

Amidst the pandemic : A War is being wagedChildren are getting killedBuildings are getting razedPeople are getting forcefully evicted,Yet the oppressor has “The Right to defend” There are nations with not a single shot of vaccine yet,There are nations with 4,5 times the number of needed vaccines,There are people not getting vaccinated because of discriminationThere […]

Sisyphe

« Sisyphe: Il a été puni pour avoir triché la mort deux fois en étant forcé de rouler un énorme rocher sur une colline seulement pour qu’il roule vers le bas chaque fois qu’il s’approchait du sommet, répétant cette action pour l’éternité » Si nous y pensons, sommes-nous différents de Sisyphe? Au moins, il n’avait […]

Sisyphus

“Sisyphus : He was punished for cheating death twice by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity” If we think about it, are we any different from Sisyphus? At least he had only one boulder […]

Demand More

From government Demand universal healthcareDemand free educationDemand social security netDemand equitable growthDemand free & fair criminal justice systemDemand Free speechDemand Right to DissentDemand Right to be left aloneDemand following the constitution & make amendments when neededDemand building a state/country that trusts science and is rational From Party in power (Never call ruling party : They […]

Maybe

What is to be living a hundred years or more? – This thought stuck me when I read news of an 111 years old person dying recently. I was wondering what she had seen in her life. 2 world wars, 2 pandemics, multiple economic disasters, global war on terror, dropping of atomic bomb, a near […]

What we learnt

Migrants have no support in cities Animals have a strong support group among elites Stark inequality between rural & urban Education became a distant dream for many (again) Rich will always find a way to make more money Disaster Capitalism is Real People using recreational drugs can be burnt at stake People reveling tragedy proclaim […]

Comfort Being

I see you every day from my windows You’re quick with your tiny feet Your eyes exude curiosity Your heads swivel incessantly You looking out for threats or looking out for friends? I would never know You’re not social enough, going by FB standards. You hang out with few folks of your own Are those […]

L’étranger

Qui est un étranger?Une personne inconnue que vous voyez souventUne personne connue que vous ne voyez pas souvent;Un voisin que vous ignorez délibérémentUne célébrité que vous adorez sans cesse;Un être abstrait à qui tu priesUn concitoyen que vous détestez;Un jeune toi dont tu ne te souviens plusUn vous plus âgé que vous ne connaissez pas […]