Through the broken pieces of a mirror on the floor, I could see my scattered face Every piece was just a reflection of my face Yet unrecognizable to one another Some were smiling, while Some were shy, Some were angry and some tend to cry Some had bruises, some new, some old Some looked young, yet some were aged All faces staring at me Unfamiliar … Continue reading Faces in the broken mirror
Where do you belong? That is a tough question. But belonging somewhere seems to be important At least as an obscure dream Like a drifter who never settles Our real travels are no more physical we travel through minds, not just ours; but even through that of others. we get lost and then when we find – ourselves we are lost again All these years … Continue reading An Obscure Dream
Mother earth wept at the feet of her own children Multiplying by billions, do they really heed “Be considerate”; she cried don’t rape me in the pretext of reaping A day will come when I can support no more No more feed and No more protect For the wrath of the unknowns are unknown even to me No, I am not angry, I am sad … Continue reading Love your Mother like your Mother
Today I tried to translate a very poetic Malayalam song “Surma Ezhuthiya Mizhikale”. I found that I was in a chakravyuh. I knew how to get in but I had no clue how to get out. The problems of half knowledge. A chakravyuh is a military tactical formation which can be translated as “wheel lock” where you have two aspects of a knowledge, getting in … Continue reading Translation vs. Inspiration
I wish Today That the skies be filled with birds Flying over the clouds As empty broken cages Wait to be thrown away I wish I wish Today That classrooms be filled Instead of prison cells That the rains fill up the wells Where thirsty lips hit the dust I wish I wish Today That battles are won by both sides Before the first bullet … Continue reading I wish Today
Time flies, people change Thoughts, wants, relations, life Change eats every one From outside going deep inside Or from inside eating out of you Just hold on to love and let go of hate Be Liberal and never indifferent Embrace responsibility, it is yours Find happiness in giving over taking Don’t try to be in control, just let go Anything else that changes for you … Continue reading Change Eats You
I don’t care what date is Valentine’s Day I really don’t, honestly It can be today, it can be tomorrow I don’t care because I don’t decide The world calls it the day of love Nothing changed for me today When the needle in the clock made its turn Nothing will change tomorrow When the needle makes yet another turn What Matters the most to … Continue reading What date is Valentine’s day
If every beauty hidden behind a veil were to come in the open would our appreciation of beauty change? If every fact unknown to man becomes known Will we be truly informed? If every sorrow known to man becomes nonexistent will we know happiness? If every man how ever knowledgable accepts his ignorance Will mankind be enlightened? If every question asked in the future can … Continue reading If it happens
Mothers on this side mothers on that side loosing their sons to dirty wars wounded on this side wounded on that side wounded in heart on every side No animosity, No anger Just tears and hope that it will end some day When the gunshots stop and silence descends hushed up wails that break open walls mothers who learned to cry in silence, Sons and … Continue reading Mothers of War
I Standing by the sea, I whispered to a wave that touched my feet and played around “Give me a piece of history that I can take home; something that someone gave you; when they stood here years ago’ the wave retreated promising to be back soon and I waited II I waited for days and months and then one day it came back gave … Continue reading The Rogue Wave
Vinod Narayan 