A poem can be a saviour
“Take sides! Blame one or the other!Let your words spread the flameOne way or the other or don’t botherBecause this is the way we play our game.”Game? I ask and wonderIf a poem that promotes harmony is a blunder. .. Together cannot mean to get her or himHarmony hugs harm to transform itTo misspell peace...
I’ll tell you why we are burning
Loudspeakers are now a weaponSocial media updates push an agendaRoad blocks are the messengersWhatsApp claims to tell the truthNews anchors debate half-baked viewsHeadlines scream without knowing whyAnd being divisive is praised. All around are people stunned and dazedDreams have gone up in smokeBlood is no longer sustaining lifeSmiles tag beliefs that are irrelevantWords nervously look...
The magic in our lives
The magic in our lives.You told me what magic wasI listened, nodded, and believedEverything from a stone spearTo this 200 gram smartphoneWas nothing short of magicAnd without caring a bit, continuedFractious arguments in virtual space. You said the way fashion evolvedAnd travel became easierWas as much magical as citiesThat were turned into smart entities.Yes, I...
Words can turn your world upside-down
Words can turn your world upside-down Words scramble, lunge, scoot,Fly around aimlessly, collide,And without us even knowingEnslave thoughts for their ride. From whatever the nation wantsTo wherever a quote or a misquoteDecides in all its wisdom, it isWords swimming to us from their boat. And all the time we assumeWe know where we want to...
Hear me out, cancer cells
It’s the job of cancer cells to multiply I grant them their rightful high It’s their job to inflict pain I grant them this, though with disdain. But let the mind remain fighting fit Don’t let our thoughts be torpedoed, hit Cancer cells, spare the mind And we’ll weed you out bit by bit. ....
Reclaim
Reclaim This word is busy Everyone is out to reclaim something But footpaths are left to wonder As everyone from motorcyclists To autos and even cars Driver over them Scaring the pedestrian So will the pedestrian now Come forward please To reclaim footpaths?
