Renewal

Remembrance hangs on the wall behind a garland In a dusty frame is a fond memory that lives only in my mind and will die with me is the honor I bestow on a sentiment now past its sell-by date  Remembrance something that stirs me enough to transform the core and spurs me on to … Continue reading Renewal

Extinct

One by one, the awards and certificates lose significance. Values move on to a different level. I am in search of that one new thing which can be framed to define my life. But then, I realize I need a hi-tech kaleidoscope of moving images. Photo frames are now a thing of the past. (280 … Continue reading Extinct

Paralysing

“That is an impressive string of degrees. How many years have you spent at the univ?” “Many. Learning fascinates me. If there is another life, I would like to be reborn here in the same campus.” “Are you a professor here?” “Not yet. I have to choose a line of specialization, that I would like … Continue reading Paralysing

Eternal Source

Prompt In the immensity of consciousness, a light appears — a tiny point which moves rapidly and traces shapes, thoughts, and feelings, like a pen writing on paper. And the ink which leaves a trace is memory. You are that tiny point and by your movement the world is ever re-created.  Sri Nisargadatta, I Am … Continue reading Eternal Source

Just a bent of mind

These are the cameras I stole a few years ago, but couldn’t sell for fear of being caught. Now, nobody would buy them anyway. I need to write off the loss. How do I hate these contraptions, for getting smaller in size! I work for a small teashop on the slope of the hills now, … Continue reading Just a bent of mind

The horizon changed

She came like a palette of wild colors in the stark landscape of the village. The residents did not know much other than fishing, and buying necessities on their visit to the city markets. Rumors circulated that she is a heiress who has escaped from the confines of her mansion, after a personal tragedy, and … Continue reading The horizon changed

I changed

I changed the day I realized - people ensnared in a web are not struggling to come out but rule from within - people caught in whirlpools are not struggling to come out but pull others in - power intoxicates suspends fair judgement but creates hollows within - people who bat for you first dissolve … Continue reading I changed

Tentacles of Power

voting rights are illusions of power in common working hands backstage manipulations make democracy a farce keep masses busy invoke suppressed emotions instigate battles they manage wealth of nations we debate inanities politics needs funds business demands high favors manipulations they laugh at our ignorance all the way to acquired wealth   Haikai Challenge #59 … Continue reading Tentacles of Power

What happened?

What happened? Don’t you know? Why would I ask if I knew? What were you thinking when you humiliated me and made me feel guilty in every manner possible. I did not even know the term ‘emotional abuse’, but I learnt … and more than that… Cut it short, baby! What is it that you … Continue reading What happened?