Do you prefer?

A life that’s smooth sailing or A life that navigates rough seas How can one even have a smooth sailing life? Only when the person shuts off completely From the surroundings and the inner voices Living a life no different from that of an automaton’s But, what if a day comes when that smooth sail […]

Certainty

Certainties are humans’ weakness They are certain that they are exceptional Only to be shown their places By microscopic organisms They are certain that they can control nature Only to be made helpless In the presence of natural calamity They are certain of their infallible intelligence Only to feel stupid By the silliest of errors […]

Seriously?

Should you take your words seriously, or Should you take your actions seriously? Should you take others’ opinions seriously, or Should you take others’ indifference seriously? Should you take the prevailing world view seriously, or Should you take the opposing view seriously? Should you take your reason seriously, or Should you take your passion seriously? […]

Deny Deny Deny

Deny that your life has any meaning Deny that your decisions are yours Deny that you’ve a life after death Deny that your identity is fixed Deny that your happiness is all that matters Deny that you’re free Deny that your present is the only true thing Deny that your suffering makes you stronger Deny […]

Negativity

People say don’t be negative But what does being negative mean? On the other hand, what is to be positive about? You’re thrown into the universe Without even being asked Only from the day one (un)knowing That there will be an end someday Always on your toes trying to Live just another day before the […]

Run Run Run

Run away from the mob For you would lose your self Run away from the familiarities For you would lose your inner child Run away from the norms For you would forever be chained Run away from the believers For you would lose your reason Run away from your fears For those are not worth […]

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 […]

Nonsense

Nonsense is quite common But it’s not omnipresent yet The day it becomes omnipresent Is the day that our world would flourish When everything you see around is nonsense And you being nonsensical yourself You’d be relieved of all your inhibitions You’d experience freedom in its pure form Your life loses all the meaning, that […]