Category Archives: musings

Black holes exist, it is true You feel them, when sadness engulfs you When profound depression sucks you in All you can sense is the darkness within There’s that black hole within your soul Sucking in your light, swallowing you whole To the edge of the black hole of depression You try to swim, butContinue reading “Black Hole of Depression”

“I am sorry”- sometimes the words ring hollow Insincere is the apology, you think you know The act shall be repeated in the future, soon maybe You’ve made yourself believe that is a certainty You withhold your forgiveness for another day You are unconvinced of the sincerity anyway * You remember you have been onContinue reading “I’m sorry…”

Tradition is a two-edged sword On the one hand, it is the cord That connects us with our progenitors We build on their experiences, for better or worse We honor our ancestors’ aspirations When we follow our traditions In touch with our unique cultures we stay As the world becomes more homogeneous every day… *Continue reading “Traditional, or not?”

Can I ignore that pesky voice? It’s berating me for my current choice Annoying me, making me think twice Telling me my decision is unwise.. At my best, I am indecisive Constantly in self-doubt I live But when I have reached a decision After hours of exhausting deliberation To change it I feel a reluctanceContinue reading “Intuition”

Is it possible for me just to be? To do what I am doing, from expectations free To savor life’s moments as an observer passive Not try to change them, just breathe and live… * No, I am not trying to be a robot or a machine But to try to constantly meet expectations IContinue reading “Can I just be?”

Energy stays constant, you know On a bed of ashes, new life will grow From each fire, a phoenix will rise Sometimes take you by surprise To witness transformation profound Thus the circle of life goes around * What burns vigorously, rises up high Infused with lightness, into the sky Rejoins the world in aContinue reading “The phoenix rises…”

“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!” – If by Rudyard Kipling Time is precious- this is the message drilled in me A resource not to be squandered frivolously So I’veContinue reading “If you don’t fill the unforgiving minute…”

I shall admit this blatantly I worry almost constantly If something is going well I obsess Over its deterioration, I confess If things are bad, my mind takes me To the worst case scenario automatically If things are deteriorating quickly I’m already living through a catastrophe.. * Knowing well this is not good for meContinue reading “Time to Worry”

How do I go about trying to find Therapy for my neurotic mind There is no therapist who would spare Hours listening to me as I share My innumerable problems, imagined and real Someone with an hour long slot would not be ideal.. * So I research solitary ways to get therapy Art therapy, bibliotherapy,Continue reading ““Flow” as therapy”

Unfortunately we were taught To learn by rote, independent thought Was discouraged back then Therefore perceptive, curious children Never had a chance to question the status quo It was important to conform and go with the flow * These days we encourage innovation We try to provide children motivation To think outside the box, colorContinue reading “Think Without a Box”

I was ordinary, with no skill to claim No field in which I could excel, or make a name I went about daily life in a fashion predictable Without any sense of adventure detectable I checked off all boxes for a suburban life, I guess You’d think I had the usual trappings of success.. *Continue reading “Ordinary..or extraordinary?”

I did not know what was at stake I did not know how much would break When I bent my principles, thinking it would be The first and the last time for me It was an exceptional circumstances, I explained away The rationale to myself that particular day… I did not realize that sinister theContinue reading “I broke my principles…”