To Share or not to share??

The books you read with someone The ideas that come across with others The contrarian view point you hold with the society The stupidity you see in others with those very persons The moral anger against injustices with the perpetrators The courage that flourishes silently with your oppressors The vulnerability of your being with strangers […]

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 […]

Problematic!!

One should find it problematic when there are crimes committed against women, some of the commentators address the victims as sisters/mothers/daughters first before asking for justice. Why should you feel the need to do so? Won’t your heart bleed if they are not your sister/mother/daughter?. By doing so, ain’t you saying, though inadvertently, that you […]

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 […]

Series of missed opportunities

You missed the opportunity to not being aliveWhen your mom decided to have youYou missed the opportunity to become illiterateWhen your parents decided to enroll youYou missed the opportunity to become dumb fuckWhen your friends introduced books to youYou missed the opportunity to become unemployedWhen your peers decided to guide you You missed the opportunity […]

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 […]

They make you Human!!

It takes courage to say “I don’t know” But it takes curiosity to find out what you don’t know It takes conviction to say “I am sorry” But it takes humility to feel sorry It takes bravery to say “I am afraid” But it takes intellectual clarity to deal with what you’re afraid It takes […]

To Be or Not to be???

To be or not to be a misanthrope One wonders all the times Evil that we do to each other Hardly leaves space for trusting others The lengths to which we go To humiliate others know no bounds The steps we don’t take to Prevent others getting hurt are indeed abound The million ways we […]

Illusory Stupidity

Pappu – A derogatory word used to make someone look dumb, when they’re really not Being a Pappu isn’t easy: When we fantasise monologue You need to focus on dialogue When we celebrate macho men(mostly) You need to be vulnerable When we shut our ears(&minds) out You need to listen to others When we are […]