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 […]

(In)Significance

Significance of life Lies in its insignificance Not all lives are insignificant Nor do all lives are significant There’s nothing significant about A journey towards eventual insignificance All the little significant milestones Along the journey are mere respites From the thought of eventual insignificance Cherish those milestones if you will But don’t ever take those […]

Remains

Remains of houses tell story Remains of castles convey history Remains of species prove ancestry Remains of tools show mastery Remains of language imply complacency Remains of humans bring to light Our stupidity Our atrocity Our false sense of superiority Our life’s futility Above all Our absurdity Inspired by & Img src : Wang Bing […]

Time – All in One, One in All

There is no past If there’s no present Present realizes the past Sows the seeds for the future Life is series of present moments Where both past resides And future’s always there, but Does the future drives the present Or the past makes present, Does it really matter For an absurd existence PS: Inspired by […]

Becoming an adult

When one really becomes an adult? When one gets the privilege to vote? What about those who don’t live in a “Democracy”? When one starts to earn? What about those who don’t need to earn? When one gets stuck in an endless daily routine? What about those who don’t have a daily routine? When one […]

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 […]

Abstain

You can abstain only when you’ve freedom You know your abstinence has no untoward consequences To abstain is a privilege that not all have To equate abstinence with lack of freedom is disingenuous What about abstaining from speaking out or taking actions Is it also freedom, one might ask It is the fear of losing […]

Privilege

To give up is privilege To be hopeless is privilege To not to worry is privilege To let evil crush you is privilege To be nihilistic is privilege To await death every day is privilege To let go off is privilege To genuflect before power is privilege To forget is the greatest privilege Inspiration

Lying

Lying is an uniquely human trait That saves(d) people from suffering From the time immemorial The lies about a better future The lies about an after life The lies about a forgiving almighty The lies about the life’s purpose And countless more From families to societies From corporations to nation states All are held in […]