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Judgment pronounced By life, unfair may be Without any ounce Of reason that you can see Frustrating are battles That life puts you through You may prove your mettle Only for life to defeat you Why is the fight So tough for some souls While others sail right Through roads full of potholes? Mysterious are theContinue reading “Life’s judgment”

An infatuation germinated In the depths of my mind It grew in size, and instigated Me to turn an eye blind To the warnings of reason: Unchecked and untamed With each passing season It got deformed and inflamed Turned into an obsession Threatening to tear apart Bringing, in succession Joy and despair to my heart The obsession catapulted me OnContinue reading “Natural history of obsession”

What is this life if full of care Throughout the day we continue to stare At screens electronic, texts, e-mail Afraid that without them we are doomed to fail In this competitive world, in this rat race There is no room for a snail’s leisurely pace Deprived of our smart phones, we feel incomplete Wish allContinue reading “Wired”

I see the world change around me An atmosphere of fear surrounds me Fear- naked, primeval, intense Dousing the last embers of pretense- The pretense of equality among men The hollow claim of love among brethren Fear borne out of deep-seated mistrust Simmering hatred that in a flash can burst Releasing a lava of loathing profound Singeing humanity,Continue reading “Fear and hatred”

Free my soul, free my mind From the shackles that bind Me, within a web of worldly desire Free me from ambition that fuels the fire Wipe the slate of my life clean Such that no expectations are seen Let experiences a blank canvas color Enrich my life and make it fuller Let me faceContinue reading “Utopia”

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “New Skin.” If there was one thing I could take From the attributes of a snake I’d like to learn to shed my skin Periodically, with a mischievous grin Turn over a new leaf and appear More charming, confident, without any fear Hide for a while myContinue reading “New skin”

Preconceived notions surrounded me Ways different from mine confounded me I had developed tunnel vision In rigid ideas I was imprisoned Where did these ideas originate? What did this narrow-mindedness precipitate? When I dwell on these fixations of mine No logical explanation behind them I find.. I think from my family did I inherit TheseContinue reading “Prejudice”

If only I could portray My world in its unembellished way Unadorned, unedited, bare If stark reality I could share Ungainly sobs contorting my face Shrieks of laughter quite out of place Dancing to a favorite song with abandon Cracking up at humorous memories random Maybe, if uninhibited I could thrive My world would appear much more alive IfContinue reading “My life..as is”

This poem is about the archaic school system that prevailed in India when I was growing up, where learning was tantamount to committing facts to memory and reproducing them during exams. Lackadaisical in their attitude Shuffling steps dragging their weight No inclination to show their aptitude They go through class in a stuporous state Expected to learnContinue reading “Learning in school”

“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha With power to hurt and power to heal Words that were made to express what we feel Can drastically change the course of history Can enslave men, can  set them free Spoken or written, words have might To conquer nations without aContinue reading “Words”

(The Stages of Life (German: Die Lebensstufen): oil painting, 1835 by the German Romantic landscape painter Caspar David Friedrich.)- wikipedia Dreams, hopes, aspirations A mind full of expectations Looking at the world starry-eyed The world was your oyster, for you to decide On the road unknown you could embark You had the will, you hadContinue reading “Stages of life”

With a reverent tone Slowly, softly I tread These hallowed corridors alone Full of thoughts unsaid Filled to the brim with emotions Overflowing with gratitude Today I walk in slow motion Reminiscing over the platitude Of lectures I had sat through Rendered in soporific monologue Sprinkled with memorable moments few- Those memories surround me like a fog.Continue reading “Graduating…”