Before you judge

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Give me time before you judge.

Give me time to build a life worth showcasing, and then let it lose relevance.

Time, the Ultimate Thief robs all achievements of their short-lived glory and diminishes the glow of self-esteem.

I watch the idol being pulled down, whose neck appeared to bow a little daily with the weight of garlands. It looks ashamed of the history he created, only to be obliterated and overwritten by the ambitious.

I reread every page of my book and wonder if it will resonate with the future in the same way as it touches my soul today.

Give me a definable physique, and I’ll bury my soul in a scrapbook with the photographs and moss.

I’ll allow the future to choose what it wants – a peek into my thoughts or stories superimposed on pictures.

I’ll bless it with a soul.

Poetics at dVerse

RXC #342

12 thoughts on “Before you judge”

  1. Not only Shaikh Mujeeb, they didn’t leave, Ravindranath tagore, Indira Gandhi…

    ‘Time, the Ultimate Thief robs all achievements of their short-lived glory and diminishes the glow of self-esteem.’

    apoorv writing, Reena.

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  3. This is an intriguing piece and reminds me of Ozymandias and how all statues, greatness come to pass. The photograph you use too carries a sense of power and powerlessness. Judgement day for the soul. Very philosophical but I can also see from your link about political figures and the image created. Really links into the scrapbook and moss mood.

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  5. An interesting and intriguing perspective in your Prosery piece, Reena. I agree that ‘Time, the Ultimate Thief robs all achievements of their short-lived glory and diminishes the glow of self-esteem.’ I would like to know more about the idol and why it was pulled down.

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