Category Archives: musings

Why is it so easy to procrastinate Scroll through your phone in a bored state But not put it down to actually begin That task, the thought of which makes you want to sleep in Life is busy with myriad chores to complete Conventional wisdom tells you to enjoy the sweet Fruits of labor onceContinue reading “Sunday morning procrastination”

If I am sliding down fast, please catch me If I am slipping into the netherworld, don’t let it be Catch me before a point of no return I reach Don’t let me get lost completely, I beseech Let me fall but hand me a rope just before I break and cannot be made wholeContinue reading “Prayer for Resilience”

I have a tendency, a habit that is bad To let my hands act before I have had Adequate time to decide what I want to do My restless hands are always eager to Act-write, scribble, draw, type or click Push the finish button before every box has been ticked I cannot express the degreeContinue reading “Hand before Mind…”

Many roads remained not taken.. Sometimes I wonder if I was mistaken In my choice of the road I took I worry if something significant I overlooked In rejecting the other avenues that were there Were there factors of which I was unaware While I was making that crucial choice Would I be more satisfied,Continue reading “The Road I did not Take”

( · Hiraeth is an untranslatable Welsh word that describes a longing for a home, a place, or a feeling that no longer exists or never existed.) To move to a new place was a choice I had made I don’t often think about an alternative life had I stayed I am quite certain IContinue reading “Hiraeth”

I know that sometimes I Make you uncomfortable just by Being who I am, expressing what I know Inadvertently I deliver a blow To your fragile male ego The bitter pill it cannot swallow That a woman can be as good as you Sometimes surpass your competence too.. * I’m not trying to prove I’mContinue reading “Did I just hurt your ego?”

Write down your story, just for you Write without a filter, write what is true For your eyes only, if you don’t want the world to find The painful thoughts buried deep in your mind Feel the friction of pen on paper, as you reflect On your life, examine it from every aspect Write withoutContinue reading “Write to Heal”

The urge to share your achievements, however small On social media is real, into the trap you fall Of blowing your own bugle, gaining visibility What did you achieve if the world did not see The hashtags reflecting humility and gratitude Contrary to your “let me show off a bit” attitude.. When you finally convinceContinue reading “#accomplishment #blessed”

To think for myself some days seems hard enough To try to predict what others might say is tough Most of us growing up have heard variations Of “what would people say”- the contemplation Of this question is important before making a move I don’t know why the world needs to approve Of every stepContinue reading “What people say”

Please don’t tell me my dreams are impossible Please don’t tell me that I am flying high If you appreciated your son dreaming big Let me too soar high in the sky.. * Please do not tell me that my life should be spent In service of others, a martyr I don’t have to beContinue reading “A request from women”

We stand on the backbones Of thousands of women who walked alone Carving new paths where existed none We build on the work that has been done By fearless women who fought A patriarchal society that was not Willing to let them soar high We have borrowed their wings in order to fly * WeContinue reading “Women look up to women…”

Sometimes work expands to fill Every available corner of your life, and still Tries to stretch you out, to the maximum extent These are times when you come to resent The work that you otherwise love to do Work morphs into a noose around you That seems to tighten when you resist It is asContinue reading “Work…and leisure”