Petit Ego

They say, “Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me” I love fooling myself, so I don’t mind you fooling me forever You take my intelligence for granted You with your grand standing and lies I know, deep down, that you’re swindling me Yet I believed in your promises Promises that […]

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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 […]

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Aren’t humans weird???

You know y’all will die any day, yet You bring new lives to this world with no second thoughts As if they will have it any better than what you had You go on a rampage and destroy the planet You despise one another passionately As if that saves you from the inevitable You chase […]

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Streaming Emotions..

Surprise – finding a favorite movie out of nowhere Disappointment – Good series not getting renewed Happiness – Realizing there are few more episodes in the series Sadness – Realizing that what one watched was the last episode of the season Anger – Good series/movie not with needed subtitles Excitement – News of favorite series […]

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I don’t know me

I thought I was humble Until I started writing about me I thought I was righteous Until I justified peccadilloes committed by me I thought I despised racism Until I felt “the unreasonable fear” in me I thought I was above criticism Until I saw the flaws in me I thought I was gentle Until […]

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are we free??

Just like a diktat, which comes to effect, when pronounced by an authoritarian, we came into effect because 2 adults made love to each other with or without the consent and/or intention of bringing us into this chaotic world. Even if they had intentions, they didn’t specifically want to have YOU. They wanted to have […]

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Language – Knowledge or not?

Is language a mere tool or a sign of knowledge? I have heard people saying that language is merely a tool to communicate and the ability to speak a language, according to these people, doesn’t imply that person is knowledgeable. Is that really the case? Shouldn’t one be knowledgeable to a degree to be able […]

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RAMBLINGS IV

I was wondering whether am I silent by choice, or due to external force. Even if it were due to external forces, then am I not making a choice to remain silent? I can defy it and choose to speak. In both the cases I am making a choice, either due to my free will […]

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World made sense

I was drunk as hell that night Suddenly the world made sense: Humans are crazy beasts Worrying about their insignificant lives Running after everything transient Without knowing their own transient being I was drunk as hell that night Suddenly the world made sense: Societies are made up to isolate oneself Beliefs are formed to advertise […]

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