Tuesday 7 September, 2021

Sleepless Night

Sleep deprived,
Eyes are wide;
Where's my conscience gone?

Open wide,
mind and sight;
Charting waters known.

Thoughts,
Barbs,
Forgotten taunts.

Fear,
Angst,
Late come retorts.

Swirling mind,
Memories torn,
A long night now beckons.

A baby's thoughts

Imagine the thoughts,

Lurking behind,

A baby's babbling coos!


The days before

Words come by,

When she frets and boos.


"Don't you get?

My superb wit,

Bumbling forth with glee.


Just you wait,

Till I state,

Every word i mean.


For now I sate

My growing distaste

Running amok unseen."

Impostor Syndrome

The more I grow,

The weeds too grow,

Planting doubts afresh.


Do they know,

That I don't know,

More of what I said?


She's smart how,

Concede it now,

But what if it's a farce?


What if they saw,

The seeds I sow,

Are worth a lot, lot less.

Monday 6 September, 2021

Meditation

 If I were a ray of light,

Forego, I would, the speed of light;

Oh, wonder what ways to take

What a journey I could make.


Fly along the banks fertile,

Touching every leaf so mild,

Taking in the Viridian shores,

Waking up the flowers from snores.


Cruise above the waters blue, 

Pristine sands, Sparkling hues.

Light up every crashing wave,

Recede away when tempests heave.


And then I reach the heavens high;

Parting through the cloudy sky.

Every breath - so calm, so still.

Reining in the tumultuous will.

Thursday 2 September, 2021

Hindsight

Such drastic turns
Life does take;
Up and down, 
Devious and snaked. 

A tiny step, 
A second's wink, 
May cost you more 
Change a course. 

You do not realise 
how strong you are 
Till hindsight shows 
A nightmare it was.

Mirage

A shimmering mirage,

Born of heat.

Tempting the heart

Of wishes incomplete.


The thirsty heart,

Parched and dry;

Rushes to the barrier,

Heartened and high.


Blooming hope -

An oasis come true.

Can one cope

While passing through?


Broken wishes;

Crushed out hope.

Never again to dare,

Forlorn and lost.