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My moral compass wakes up pretty quickly Whenever I tell a lie, to remind me That lying for any reason is wrong And while I may have an aversion strong To outright lies, in a different light I see A half-truth, a stretched truth, hyperbole Sometimes the truth unvarnished and plain Is boring, difficult, orContinue reading “Telling a Lie?”

Ah the oppressiveness of a predictable life Monday through Friday work, nine to five Socializing on weekends, trips twice a year Goals in life inflexible, unflinching and clear.. To own a house, save for college and retirement To live life ensconced in stability being the intent Finding fulfillment in family, work and community Never exploringContinue reading “That predictable life..”

When catastrophic thinking gets in the way Of your life, your functioning from day to day When the worst possible outcomes come to your mind With every piece of negative news you find Your pulse quickening, your breath getting shallow As you play in your head the most horrific scenario How do you lower yourselfContinue reading “When the sky falls…”

“Winners wake up early”- when such headlines I read I have a sinking feeling- there’s no way I can succeed If that is indeed true, because the thought Of waking up early makes me distraught If I woke up early, I would wither away I am certain, before I hit mid-day Spend my afternoon inContinue reading “Can’t rise and shine”

I am searching desperately All I want is to see A silver lining to the cloud grey That has hovered over me all day I want a little something to redeem This day which particularly trying does seem I simply need one positive sign To bring some peace to my overcharged mind * I amContinue reading “My silver lining”

What I did accomplish versus what I could have done Keeps raising its unpleasant head, this question If only I could have in my abilities believed I could have taken more risks, much more achieved Or even if I did not end up achieving much at all I would have had a more storied life,Continue reading “When opportunity knocks..”

I look for inspiration everywhere around me I thrive on short bursts of creativity That intercept the mundane work that I do Things of beauty let me get through Dull days, with unwavering routines The mere sight of a sunset pristine On my drive back home is often enough To offset the rigors of aContinue reading “A dose of inspiration”

I seem to run, sprint or roll down hills In frenzied attempts to fulfill All the responsibilities that are mine I make half-hearted attempts to streamline All the tasks that I have to complete I try to be organized, but cannot defeat My inherent proclivity to be disorganized After many years, I’ve finally realized ThatContinue reading “Order is not my cup of tea..”

“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run” I read this poem long ago, and took these lines To heart, to find my place under the sun I needed to be industrious, fill each minute available to me With 60 seconds’ worth of work performed diligently Thus began myContinue reading “The unforgiving minute”

“Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest and let the spirits fly in and out.”  -Rumi Let me stop listening to the buzz in my ears Repetitively playing sounds from past years Let me not over bygone moments ruminate Let me clear past thoughts, start from a blank slateContinue reading “Let me open the window in the center of my chest..”

Sometimes I wonder if the concept Of not having a 9-to-5 job has been overstretched Social media is full of true stories (or hyperbole) Of people who were sinking deeper into rabbit holes Of demanding jobs; facing burnout- But from rooftops (literally) they shout How they followed their passions and now Their social media influencerContinue reading “In favor of the 9 to 5 job..”

Why is art so esoteric? * Occupying a pedestal high Inscrutable to the untrained eye Understood by an erudite minority Expounded by self-appointed authorities * If any form of artistic expression Is not beyond the comprehension Of a lay person, if it can be appreciated By anyone, its value is tremendously depreciated After all, greatContinue reading “Esoteric Art”