Category Archives: musings

A story in my mind slowly unfolds A gripping story that begs to be told The characters lined up neatly in my brain Clamor for my attention, pester me again and again Their narratives ring in my ears, imploringly To let them materialize on paper for everyone to see.. * I have in my headContinue reading “The story never written”

Blow your bugle everywhere On every platform of which you’re aware Every milestone that you achieve Amplify manifold to make people believe That you are smarter than the rest After all, who’s going to subject you to a test? * Embellish everything you have done Every competition that you have won Think of anything thatContinue reading “I’ll be the best employee you can find”

Just because I look content it does not mean That I am satisfied with staying where I’ve been My desires and aspirations I hide from view But the assumption that I don’t have them is not true.. * I firmly believe in showing my actions and not Simply sharing with everyone my thoughts My actionsContinue reading “Am I content with being where I am?”

“Can I get something to sleep” is a question I’ve come to dread I don’t have a pill, but a long winded answer instead Poor sleep has a list of reasons that I explain While I can treat physiological reasons such as pain That interfere with sleep, more often than not I am unable toContinue reading “Solve for Sleep”

I seem to carry unquenched thirst inside An existential angst that is difficult to hide A fire that constantly burns within me A nebulous longing that threatens me with misery… * What am I missing, where can I find Something to quieten my hyperactive mind What goal, after all, do I need to achieve SoContinue reading “What do I need”

In the moments when you are most vexed When trying to live life leaves you perplexed You go down a rabbit hole that is deep From which it seems impossible to climb up walls steep.. In a well of despair and despondency trapped you stay Unable to rescue yourself until help comes your way… *Continue reading “Seek help…”

Invariably my weekends are filled to the brim With social commitments and chores- the chances are slim That I get a lazy afternoon with no agenda defined An afternoon without any pressure on my mind Some precious hours for me to browse through books At the library, or an elaborate meal cook From scratch, usingContinue reading “On lazy afternoons”

Mindlessly, indiscriminately, I consume Information that I come across, I assume That later I would be able to sort and separate Relevant from irrelevant information, and collate Bits of information that are useful to store in my memory While discarding all information irrelevant to me.. * But everything that I scroll through has an impactContinue reading “My consumption of online content”

Why am I told repeatedly To just bow down to authority To accept and step out of the way Of those in power, to never have a say I am told by everyone I cannot fight The ones in power, I must assume they are right Any retaliation is absolutely futile Trying to oppose themContinue reading “I wait for Karma”

What keeps me up at night Are my impossible dreams- that I fight Constantly, I tell them to fade away But they resurface every day To taunt me, ask me why I have not made Any attempt to turn them into reality, why I have not paid Enough attention to what they keep trying toContinue reading “No dreams for me…”

I know this is not the first time I’m talking about this, but ever since Covid hit, I find myself anxious whenever I read about Covid surges, wars, climate disasters or basically anything that can upend the order in my life. As a child, being up to date on current affairs was considered a markContinue reading “Ignorance is the bliss I need”

In my prayers I have asked for a lot over the years Many things that I asked for now frivolous appear Going forward, the one thing for which I shall pray Is clarity of thought to come my way Confusion, indecisiveness, lack of confidence Have dominated me so far with their presence Swinging me inContinue reading “I pray for clarity”