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

Self-Introduction

There is a total senselessness in Self-introduction to strangers Unless one has a eidetic memory No stranger is going to remember, One’s weird name, even weirder occupation, then What’s the point in carrying on this Totally absurd shtick non-stop? Is this the unquenchable drive To feel self-important, or Is this the unwavering commitment To keep […]

Surrender

Surrendering oneself to something Takes a lot of courage It means one’s ready to be vulnerable To undergo all tribulations But it also could imply Shying away from one’s responsibilities Not willing to decide for oneself How one looks at it Depends on where one stands It’s never black or white As everyone likes to […]

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?

Shallow

Shallow are some lakes Shallow are most humans Not because they’re dumb But being shallow helps – To not ponder about deep subjects To escape clutches of looming dread To live an uneventful life society accepts To avoid having to seek solitude Is that a bad thing one might ask Just as every other question […]

Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain No Pain No Gain Goes the saying What’s to gain Suffering with pain? Few more years Of delightful life Few more thousands Of unshakeable wealth Few more praise From unknown others Are all these worth In grand scheme of things, so? What’s to gain Suffering from pain?

Routine

To have a routine – Implies one’s life largely – Goes by set of expected events Is devoid of any unpleasant surprises Has activities to get distracted Has a beginning & an ending every day Yet does routine take away life’s essence? The ability to get surprised by events Happening in next second/minute/day? Is building […]

Oracle

People look for oracles Not ‘cause they believe But it gives them respite From the inane mundanity To hold onto something That might or might not happen Helps them cope with the present Some oracles might bring dread That put people’s current Troubles in perspective All people want is to Put behind the troubled past […]

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 […]