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Life is like being on a ship Sailing on an adventure trip Through waters that in tempers vary From calm blue to tempestuous, fiery I, the captain, am learning perpetually To sail my ship such that, eventually When my time on earth is over I’ve found for my ship an anchor Until then I keep my ship afloatContinue reading “The ship of life”

Attachment can be a tenacious thing Feeds on your needs and makes you cling To objects, people, memories, emotions To immutable thoughts and deep-seated notions Letting expectations unreasonable creep in That, unmet, cause resentment to seep in Thus creating an endless cycle vicious Planting fear in the mind subconscious Sucking from life and love happiness Causing futile emotionalContinue reading “The vice-grip of attachment”

“Every farewell combines loss and new freedom.” Mason Cooley, American AphoristDeep-seated boring pain A sense of loss, a hope for gain Tears taking shape in my eye Overshadowing the glimmer in the sky They stand as a glowing testament To every passionately lived moment That I experienced while I was here To cherish them forever isContinue reading “Farewell and a new beginning”

Searching for my inner muse Trying to conjure up a ruse To trick my errant  mind to create A thing of beauty that can satiate A burning desire within me To leave my mark for posterity Create an object of timeless appeal Something that lovingly I could seal Waiting for inspiration to strike me Which never does appear likely Since the humdrumContinue reading “A longing to create”

Since we call ourselves civilized Violence is wrong, we’ve realized But we are still humans, and need to express Our anger and frustration, that we tend to dress In layers of words coated with saccharine Polite words, disguising intentions mean Don a fake smile and pretend to be friends Then look to destroy them under someContinue reading “Passive aggressive”

Believing in yourself is an endless destination. Believing you have failed is the end of the journey.- Sarah Meredith My fragile spirit was crushed times innumerable No faith in myself made obstacles insurmountable My confidence was weighed down by sheets of reproach Every problem I tackled with a fearful approach Afraid was I of being laughed at,Continue reading “Confidence”

Like a potent potion Love, the drug-like emotion Drowns you under its influence Like an addictive substance Creates a mood euphoric Makes speech suddenly rhetoric Transports you in a world of fantasy You dive into realms of ecstasy Even as it stealthily upturns your life Maddening love makes you feel alive. * Alas, just asContinue reading “Love as a drug”

So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt. – William Shakespeare Carrying a weight constantly Of guilt that I felt incessantly On falling short of expectations Efforts thwarted by frustrations Never was able to be good enough The path to success seemed to be rough I chided myselfContinue reading “Guilt”

I searched my soul for replies Related to my lukewarm ties To the people all around me I could not bond completely With them like they did with each other I felt relationships were like a tether That would root me down to the ground When I just wanted to fly all around Like a fish outContinue reading “Solitude”

Every morning I decide To take life in my stride To feel beautiful inside out To erase traces of self-doubt Stand up straight, head held high I know my limit is the sky My standards continue to rise No one can make me compromise I shall be honest and sincere You shall not see me shedContinue reading “My morning mantra”

Life may give people a second chance But there is something that broken once Can never regain its form original Even when the damage seems minimal Ah! The slippery slope of trust Precarious it is, remember you must Takes years to build, forever to earn But can be destroyed with just one wrong turn Fragile like glass,Continue reading “Trust”