Anticipation

When one is traumatized by anticipation? When something that’s never happened Happens out of nowhere or When something that happens often Stops happening for no reason? Which of the two kinds is the worst? What gives rise to this weird feeling? The unwavering hopefulness about the future, or The unstoppable hopelessness of the present If […]

Fear

Fear is the root of all evil Fear of power makes you servile Fear of others makes you shrink Fear of uncertainty makes you rigid Fear of independent thinking makes you Part of faceless mob Fear of reflection makes you an automaton Fear of failures makes you arrogant Fear of your true self makes you […]

True Self

Does anyone really figure out What her true self is in her life? Who one is shaped by nature & nurture Over which no one has any control How could one have a true self When one lacks any control in Shaping life’s events? Even if somehow manages to Figure out a true self Is […]

(Un)Importance

You thought being educated Makes you important When it didn’t you thought Being well employed does When it didn’t you believed Being a do-gooder would help When it didn’t you presumed Being a cynic does When it didn’t you decided Being a nihilist would come in handy, but Nothing would ever make you important Your […]

Selfish or Good Will

Ones who are against death penalty Are they being selfish Knowing their lives could turn upside down In no time and they might be the ones facing Death Penalty, or Are they acting truly on Good Will? People protesting for greater good of all Are they merely more self-aware individuals or Are they truely compassionate […]

Suffering

Life begins with suffering It ends in peace Throughout the journey Suffering accompanies one All the victories and All the happy occasions Are nothing but Suffering in disguise All the grief and All the loses Are anything but Suffering in its truest form One cannot avoid suffering One should learn to put up with it […]

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 […]

Lost in the present

People advise to Live in the present You not just live in the present But you get lost in the present All the things you do to Stop dreading the inevitable Make you get lost in the present, ‘coz When(IF) you project yourself in the past Or into the future, your being gets rattled So […]

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 […]

Guilt

You see your loved ones slaughtered Yet you somehow survive Only to be consumed by The Guilt of being alive You take care of suffering children And you leave ’em when your time comes Only to be consumed by The Guilt of leaving the hell You see the endless suffering around you And you reflect […]