I don’t need your respect.
You don’t need my participation.
I don’t get affected by your buffoonery.
You don’t get affected by my straight-forwardness.
I don’t mind your mindlessness.
You shouldn’t mind my mindfulness.
I love being the cactus asking all to be careful.
You call others a cactus, then behave like a wasp.
I know how to run alongside a team.
You utter ‘team’ but belong only to yourself.
I am just a mortal and will live my life.
You think you are a God and will still live only your life.
I am just a mortal and will live my life.
(A poem dedicated to the Indian Buffoonery League)
Arvind Passey
13 July 2012
16 comments
Akanksha says:
Jul 13, 2012
Serves them right.
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 13, 2012
Well, they will exist in whatever form they are destined to…
irfan says:
Jul 13, 2012
i can understand the feel behind it Sir….
whatever happened, shouldn’t have been..!!
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 13, 2012
Thank you, Irfan. But it did manage to inspire me to pen these wonderful lines… so I love every moment of it.
Rahul Miglani says:
Jul 13, 2012
good bloggers will always get what they deserve , they dont need any league or competition !!!
I am your fan !!!
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 14, 2012
Thank you, Rahul. 🙂
Vishal Mudgal says:
Jul 13, 2012
It is easy for people to call wrong, which sounds right to you,
but not everything is black or white, sometimes life has other hue,
may be it was right for you to stand up for the team,
may be it was the time to face the blame, to take the criticism,
may be walking out is not the thing mortals do,
they fight, they win, they earn respect, from many & few,
may be it was the time to put up the effort, to let the silence win,
may be it was the time to sit back and be together through thick & thin,
may be it was the time for that mortal to become God and act like one,
because when someone stands up and says ‘aham brahmasmi’ the winner he has already become!!
so let the bad go from your soul, let rise above the shallow,
let us join hands together, remember the smiles, my dear fellow 🙂
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 13, 2012
Nice poetry. 🙂 Hope to read your comments on my other posts as well.
Aalooran Rahman Bora says:
Jul 14, 2012
“You think you are a God and will still live only your life.”
But some won’t. They would be playing at being Gods and try dictating lives while the world runs oblivious of them. May be they should try living instead.
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 14, 2012
Well, buffoons are better forgotten! 🙂
Ashwin says:
Jul 14, 2012
Sir this was just beautiful, the way it is expressed i loved it personally. God Bless 🙂
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 14, 2012
Thank you Ashwin… the lines may not score high as poetry but they do score well as ‘poetry written as an impulsive thrust’! 🙂
Hope you would go to other parts of my blog too… and comment there. Thanks for your appreciative words.
Puru says:
Jul 14, 2012
There is a difference between being straight forward and being an arrogant snob with a feudal mindset who thinks others are lesser mortals.
A cliche says when one finger is pointing towards others,three others point towards self .. and the thumb is shoved somewhere in the middle.
This is my honest opinion and I hope it is taken with indifference.
Arvind Passey says:
Jul 14, 2012
You’re absolutely right, Puru. And, as expected, the lines (they actually aren’t much of a poem) have gone and done their job they were supposed to do.
Hope to read your comments on other parts of my blog as well… btw, loved the shots on your blog. Haven’t read anything there as yet, but will do soon. 🙂
Puru says:
Jul 16, 2012
Thank you
Rajashree Bhaskaran says:
Jul 19, 2012
The title motivated me to read this and I am glad that I did. Now I am curious to know what happens when someone is born on Friday the 13th. 🙂