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Zipping through my life I never realized That I had lost myself, I was surprised To discover that in running from one goal to next I was meandering through mazes, perplexed Where was the person that was supposed to be me? Broken, scattered pieces of myself were all I could see Floating in different directions,Continue reading “Lost and Found”

As children in our minds it’s drilled Random impulses need to be stilled Acting on impulse is irresponsible, unwise Think before you act, if you want to rise In a world that honors convention Thinking before action avoids contention Impulses are wild, untamed creatures Destructive  could be their features These base impulses you must suppress BeforeContinue reading “Impulse”

(Image source: http://quoteszilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/woman-empowered-quotes-26.jpg) You think you’re the boss, you are mistaken Brace yourself for the truth, you might be shaken The one you have euphemistically labeled “The weaker sex” is the one who has enabled You to stand on your feet in your arrogant posture Dare underestimate her, and though she is softer On the outside,Continue reading “Woman”

For years I looked for a yardstick around To measure my worth against, certain that once found Steps I could take to bring myself higher Up to the standards to which I did aspire As a woman I was expected to be Invested in my outer beauty Growing up steeped in the collective conscious OfContinue reading “I am”

In this world where everyone tries to be perfect One certain way to gather universal respect Seems to be to spend long hours at work Leave the office early, and even if you don’t shirk Any responsibility, you would still be perceived As irresponsible and lazy, since it’s widely believed Staying late is tantamount to being industrious It portraysContinue reading “Workaholism”

We have been taught from childhood days That the early bird catches the worm always So faced with an assignment we try to Get cracking on it right away, without ado We try to finish it and think no further Once the task is completed we don’t have to bother Success comes to those whoContinue reading “Merit in procrastination”

My mind often wanders restlessly Tangled thoughts stretch endlessly While I find it difficult to define What actually rankles this soul of mine- Whatever I do never seems enough I feel impoverished in the midst of stuff I long to journey into lands distant Challenge everything to which society is resistant Create something beautiful and exquisite Carve anContinue reading “Restless..”

If I could go back in time and be an advisor To my younger self, now that I am wiser I know the first thing I would do Is teach her that she is beautiful too For this is how myself I now perceive But it would be hard to make her believe That theContinue reading “To my younger self”

It seems to me that nowadays Most of us on most days Deal with excess in many ways Shuffling through a meaningless maze Of stuff- material goods of wide variety, Information on things affecting our society Food and wine to challenge sobriety- Excess everywhere-provoking anxiety.. ** While paradoxically, mostly everywhere There is a shortage of timeContinue reading “Drowning in excess”