You cannot argue with ignorance… you will be drained… You can only fight it with silence and in that silence let it suffocate.. once it is gone you will know…. Ignorance is not just the lack of knowledge it is emotionless lifeless.. like the mannequin of the masses… Continue reading Mannequin of the Masses – POEM #15 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Don’t ever tell someone that you forgave… because when memories chase you you will wish you had not… Forgiveness is not just a word… and not all humans are capable of it… And it is not a crime if you are not able to.. You should not cry, for the tears that have broken you helpless and hopeless Don’t Forgive because it is your life … Continue reading UnForgiven – POEM #14 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
They barged in and shouted “What are you eating..?” A small kid looked at an adult a half chewed piece in her mouth.. aghast… at what was happening before anyone could say anything…. the beating had began… Some cried… for some the voice just did not come out… what was eaten just grumbled in the stomach like an uncommitted crime facing judgement When the beating … Continue reading Beef & Cow Politics – POEM #13 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Ignoring past is not progress rejecting past is bloated ego living in the past is foolish embracing the past may be wise and claiming to return to past? is nothing but Insane… We do not do time travel.. not yet….. Continue reading A look at the past – POEM #12 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
In the morning when you wake up what do you do first Take a deep breath? jump out of bed? look around? just lie down? feel who is next to you? bury your face more into the pillow? search for your blanket? curse in your mind? smile? cover your face? You can do anything you like it does not matter… but just remember there are … Continue reading In the Morning – POEM #10 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Words, different kinds of them with a little help they can form a line and then another and another…. sentences they are called one after the other uneven some short and some long yet all resembling the same mood. happy, sad, afraid….. pained… like human beings standing in a line to prove their existence to prove they too matter… who cares…? Like every word thinks … Continue reading Punctuations – POEM #8 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
“Is it a happy world ?” He asked her “In a happy world there is still tears” She replied. “Is it a fair world?” He asked her “In a fair world not everyone is truthful” She replied. “Is it worth living in this world?” He asked her “It is always worth living” She replied. It takes courage and love to live make sure you pass … Continue reading Life is Worth Living – POEM #7 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
The gift came wrapped inside glittering memories there were also some colored papers inside.. the person who send it had not forgotten me at least I thought… The colored papers brought back some pain and I could not move beyond that point.. I wrapped it back and sent it back For it came from a person and a time that I have been trying hard … Continue reading Forgotten Gifts – POEM #6 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
There are old memories that you like to rewind to…. And one day you do it. Yes.. you rewind… You are a bit nervous.. and excited at the same time… You board the experience, you hang on with a smile for a few minutes and then it gets tough.. Is that me..? How could it..? What was he thinking? What was she thinking? What was … Continue reading Damn those memories – Poem #4 National Poetry Month 2019
When you surrender to a story two things happen one, the story becomes a fact for you other, you start hating people who question it When you reject a story two things again happen one, the story loses its essence other, you look down upon the one who tells it Every time a story is told two things happen one, you surrender to it other, … Continue reading Two things always happen – Poem #2 – npm2019
Vinod Narayan 