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Take a deep breath- you were told As you watched your anxieties unfold You focused on your breath, in and out As you registered your inner voice shout In anger and frustration, you let it ricochet Inhaled and exhaled, watched your anxiety melt away.. * Through breath after precious breath, life flows You focus onContinue reading “Take a deep breath…”

At first I was climbing, Up a rope I crept Sometimes l slipped a bit I was not adept But the climb I continued I stuck to it tenaciously Because I wanted to reach A spot high enough for me So I could find my wings and fly Into the vastness of the sky *Continue reading “Climb”

Wasn’t the grass greener on the other side? Or was it my brain that to me had lied Or was my vision altered in such a way That distant colors appeared brighter that day Whatever it was, I certainly believed That the truth was what my eyes had perceived And the greener shade of grassContinue reading “The greener grass”

In winter, I dream of an endless summer… when I dream of summer, I dream of an Indian summer… (Painting of a mango tree by my son) Ah the taste of summer! The succulence of mangoes The sweetness playing on the tongue As it tries to replace The sandy grittiness of the “loo” Watermelons blandContinue reading “In a summer state of mind..”

Why do we overdo everything, live in superlatives From body shaming to body positive From being too inhibited to being too bold Does the middle ground no longer any appeal hold? Breaking taboos and barriers is good But does that mean all of us should Tilt our behavior to the other extreme Where liberal ideasContinue reading “Goldilocks had it right”

Is it me or is it my environment Is the noise within me or ambient All I want to do is be more present.. In this kernel of time, in this moment I don’t want to sit in isolation and meditate Right now, but I want distractions to dissipate How do I remove superfluous thoughtsContinue reading “Being present in the moment”

I feel stuck, I cannot leave From this place, I cannot cleave All my ties, there is much at stake For myself and my family’s sake I am forced to be here, though I just want to break free and go To another place, get a fresh start To rejuvenate my mind and heart TheContinue reading “When I chose”

All the vitriol bubbling inside All the disdain that they’ve had to hide Those strong negative sentiments in their minds The deep-seated biases that an outlet cannot find All of them roll off in the form of comments That range from sarcastic to hateful in content On social media posts that do not reflect TheirContinue reading “Divided by social media”

Where should I find solace When every fiber of my body aches With the pain of unrequited ambition Each time I fall, it hurts like an incision Being made inside my chest I think I am trying my best To excel but success is evasive I pray for the powers above to give Me aContinue reading “Unrequited Ambition”

I have been thinking a lot about this- a lot of us try to do more and more because we have somehow imbibed this erroneous belief that we are as good as the work we put in, whereas that is not true. It is hard to change such a deep-seated belief.. this poem is asContinue reading “You are not what you do”

Is there anything else that can scratch My itch for travel, can anything else match The lure of physically being in a new place Away from the bustle of city life, in an open space.. Not that I don’t travel vicariously I let books, food and music transport me To different places quite often indeedContinue reading “The itch to travel”

Why do I allow myself to be held back by fear I stay in my comfort zone, holding on for life dear I say I am cautious, I reason I am measured in my approach When on my placid life, excitement tries to encroach I don’t want to fall, I don’t want to fail IContinue reading “Do not hold me back…”