Isolation

Isolation is needed sometimes To isolate oneself once a while, helps – To free oneself from humdrums To reconnect with solitude To question the prevalent absurdity To stay from the maddened “others” To hold on to the dwindling sanity Isolation is good in small doses Just as everything else In this indifferent existence

Shame – A Luxury

“Shame is a luxury” Said a movie character Come to think of it It’s indeed true One’s feeling of shame Dictated mostly by society And some in that society Cannot afford to feel ashamed, yet A society that pounces – On the vulnerable & misfortunate ones That does nothing to Alleviate their situations It’s the […]

Flight or Fight

Sometimes innocuous questions Lead to unintended consequences Sometimes well intentioned suggestions Interpreted as uninvited meddling Sometimes well thought out actions Result in grave situations Life has its own ways, irreverent About one’s intentions The question becomes Should one go Into the shadows, or Should one go Running to centre stage?

Chances

Chances one takes are As unimportant as chances One doesn’t take For taken chances could Very well end in failures While not taken chances Could’ve ended up successful Knowing a potential success existed Is more comforting than a Proven failure that depresses Take chances or not take chances One will be no better than In […]

Denial

The happy phenomenon that Everyone loves and embraces But when reality hits All those denials hit one hard The denial of others’ misfortune Often dismissed as “lazy or complaining” Comes back biting when one encounters The very misfortune one dismissed The denial of external forces Wreaking havoc in others’ life Often ridiculed as “not knowing […]

Art & Artist

Should one separate Art from artist? When art is Artist’s expression, Would artist’s bias Reflect in art? Wouldn’t society that Artist lives in Influence the artist? Then, should one Separate art from The artist’s society? Wouldn’t people who Live in society Influence the society? Is there an End to this? Given this should One just […]

Shadows

Shadows are the place Where authenticity lives One needs shadow Just as one needs air To not just repose but To be one’s true self even If it’s just for a while Why one might ask For the bright light of Reason forces one to Seek the true self in shadows What about emotions One […]

Renaissance

If one were to hope for a Renaissance in one aspect of This absurd existence what Would it be? Would it be Aspect of No Thinking or Aspect of No acting? Would it be the Aspect of not regretting or Aspect of not caring? Would it be the Aspect of subservience or Aspect of rebellion? […]

Lost in translation

Words get lost in translation So does meaning sometimes Isn’t translation similar to Interpreting life’s events Where a lot gets lost? Should one keep perfecting Or should one go with the flow Even when interpretation is skewed Who is to say for sure, Isn’t that the beauty of this Absurd existence in this Indifferent universe? […]

Weeds

People despise weeds For those hinder growth Yet the world is full of it For it is inevitable People adjust to weeds For there’s no other way To remain sane in this Indifferent universe People are weeds For they like to be such To refrain from exercising Existence’s freedom PS : Inspired from Weeds