“Pray for the victims” they all said in unison “But they were all praying” Said a young kid Some Adult signed ‘hush’ at the kid and the kid became silent… But there was a seed sown in him the seed to question…. the seed to not take irrationality without doubting… A God that human created to protect them having to need protection.. does not make … Continue reading Question Everything – POEM #23 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
I opened the door and stepped out, the clouds had changed its appearance… The rain was due that day, but it decided to pour in a different neighborhood. A smile that disappeared years ago came back in a drop of tear…. I closed the door behind me, and without looking back I walked into the world. Today after so many miles away from home, I … Continue reading Too Far – POEM #20 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
We live in cities made in the eye of a village first blinding it of communities and then telling there is darkness. We live in cities made with the soul of mankind first ripping it off the body and then freezing it in time. We live in cities made out of skin of once alive animals first taming them to be friends and then skinning … Continue reading We live in cities – POEM #16 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
You cannot drive like crazy you might hit someone.. If you drive someone crazy you are still not without consequences What if you get hit..? Now you need a drive to do something with your life… may be have that magic screwdriver that you can use and turn things up tune them just enough may be even tighten up some of them or even loosen … Continue reading Drive – POEM #11 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
I have often rested my eyes on her sleepy eyelids.. only to be woken up in every blink… But even that moment had felt secure… Going to sleep knowing you will wake up that is not a luxury any one of us have… Yet we sleep… and plan for the next day.. Life is short, but we all have a choice Live it by letting … Continue reading Being Awake – POEM #5 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Vinod Narayan 