Saturday, August 30

The Quiet of Company

People People everywhere
But not a soul around
We have mastered the art
Of being alone 

We talk about love
But we dont talk love
We talk about life
But we dont talk life
We talk about money 
And we live for money 

We need maps to navigate circles
Our daily highlight is that hot coffee
We chase the couch
With Netflix as guide
Living life but not feeling alive

Friday, August 29

Being too Nice invites Disrespect

Kindness isnt an open wifi
to latch on and leave when checked

The more I share,  the more I become
the laughing stock of the group chat
Disrespect served with a well meant clap.

Now I Guard my heart with humor,
and plenty of sass
Self-respect comes first 
and, no, you dont have my pass

Sunday, August 24

New Friendships in Middle Age


In middle age, having friends feels like an achievement. 
Trying to make new ones can seem like a small miracl and  often feels socially awkward, 
no matter how genuinely warm or platonic the intentions are. 

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If we were brave, we would say hi. 
If braver, we would actually hang out.

But nope, here we are, just being 
awkwardly curious like confused meerkats 
friendship maybe sprouting, or may be its just mold.

We rehearse casual greetings, 
you probably Google 
“How to avoid creepy strangers?” 
and my courage..
It fled faster than me, from the appraisal with boss.

We nod at shared interests
but really, we are just trying to figure if its 
just another awkward team-building exercise

So basically, two almost friends,
stuck in the most awkward social training montage, with zero popcorn.

Friday, August 22

Put yourself first

Sometimes we memorize people
Who don't acknowledge our existence. 
Their presence haunts our day
But for them, we are only 
A ghostly acquaintance, left behind.
We need to learn
To let go of the echoes past
And learn to notice ourself,  at last.

Tuesday, August 19

An Almost Life

A text almost sent, a word held back
Steps nearly taken, then off the track.

Goodbyes unspoken, feelings concealed,
In silent gaps, our truths revealed.

The almost lives that slip away,
Still shape the hearts we hold today

Thursday, August 14

Tongue Tied Rodeo

My verbal skills? 
A wild rodeo,
Words bounce, 
wont nicely flow.
Grammar is a puzzle, 
missing most bits
Fluent in nonsense, 
with perfect misfits!

Wednesday, August 13

Make your way

Comfort that silences question 
Becomes control.
The soft hand smothers
Becomes death grip.

Break the spell
Defy the charm
Only the shattered chain
Can claim the freedom whole

Sunday, August 10

Know your worth

External validation
When we question our worth
In someone else's world
Without it, we shrink
To fit their view

But those who care
Don't need reminders
They reach out, check in
And show they truly see

Healing starts when we stop
Performing for attention
And preserve our energy
For love that's genuine

Thursday, August 7

Heart vs Brain - again



Lust promises power
And delivers dominance
Love promises understanding
And delivers acceptance

Lust craves possession
And delivers aggression 
Love seeks connection
And delivers assertion

Lust fuels obsession
And delivers depression
Love fosters affection
And delivers direction

But this brain still chases fleeting highs
And ignores the heart's silent sighs

Tuesday, August 5

Find your value of X



"Iol" 
is this LOL or 
The absolute value of zero?
How did you read it?
Is your engineer self at loss?
Or your calculus mind dint floss?

In the world of interjections
Take a pause
Integrate yourself 
Differentiating the rest
Find your value of X
And let your true self manifest.


Successfully butchered it!! 

Monday, August 4

Hope - again

Hope is a habit 
We can't break
Its a gentle reminder 
That better is near

Sunday, August 3

Losses


I have lost 
people in my life
some to death
many to my 
sheer inability 
to cross the street.

Losses accumulated
like autumn's fall
Some to eternity's silence
others to silence's wall.
I remained, rooted in place.
The distance between
a heavy, hollow space.

Old Love

She believed in old love, and only in old love. 

She yearned for old love, like she yearned for her morning coffee- out of habit, a comfort which made life worth living.

Her old love rode with her on the imaginary trams that crisscrossed the main throughways of the city.

Her old love held her hand while she travelled in cab, and pecked her cheeks before she reached destination.

Her old love was memories tightly knit by steady hands which believed that they will be well worn, with tales of their own to tell those came after.

Her old love was one in the morning, when there were no horns or dogs barking, when old rusty air conditioners gritted and grated their teeth in faux poetry.

Her old love was a sultry hot Sunday afternoon, lazy, contently fed, sparsely clothed, and rhythmic snores which tickled if you lay close enough.

Her old love was that whiskey bottle- lost in some forgotten corner, half-remembered on Saturday nights.

Her old love was the song from the eighties which shed its age and is shy to move in half-steps.

Her old love was letters written in cursive with haphazardly scribed words- intended to be a quip, but were adage to angst and hope.

Her old love was the poems that remain unread, stocked and locked in heavy cupboards with moth balls, lest they be pried, even if unintended.

Her old love was a name, firmly said, with no half vowels, and consonants which stirred storms in antique tea sets.

Her old love was a hard trek up the hill of ancient stones, carved to mean, to be, but now in ruins, except for those eyes, which still seem to see.

Her old love was a sketch which still she held, a t-shirt she still wore, a laughter she heard, tears that were left unshed.

Old love, where a hug was a cuddle, a kiss that stopped time, silences, words that said themselves.

Her old love felt salty on the sides of her tongue, never spoken, but never forgotten.

Her old love was a dream, which she wished was a memory.

Her old love she held like a phantom limb, never seen, but always felt.