Addicted to “Progression”

Yet never fulfilling a purpose.In an eternal chaseTo ‘realize our potential’Yet never quite understandingWhy we are here in the first place.Doing all we canSimply because we can,Following the trendBeing led nose-firstBy our blind ambitionAnd the insatiable desireTo prove a point.Covering up a deep senseOf lostnessWith work and overworkQualification upon qualificationDistracting ourselvesWith a world of possibilityAnd […]

Pondering Lightly

Our obsessions are like feet-They leave a mark,A mark on the sands of our minds,Keeping certain experiencesIndelibly clearAnd others fleetingly brief.What we ponder on deepens-Think long and hard enoughAbout how much you are owedWhat you are entitled toAnd aren’t receivingAnd soon enoughYou’ll be a victim.Stand on the shores of possibilityLooking for a glorious shipOn the […]

Stuck on should

Been travelling a bit lately.And I kept getting hung upOn how thingsShould beThe Uber should be cleanerThe bed should be softerThe shower should immediately dispsnse hot water-Little reminders dailyThat I am not in chargeAnd that my basic expectationIs that life should be going my way.But rather than actually holdingThe necessary people accountableAnd making my experience […]

Not every thought

Deserves to be entertained,Catered to,Given access to the throneOf our minds.Not every thought we haveRepresents who we really are.The human mind is a curious placeOften the battlegroundFor vicious opponents,Warring schools of thoughtAll in one head.Our hunchesNeed to be testedBefore they become convictions,And our wandering mindsNeed to be reigned inWith deep thought meditationLest we lose them […]

Ignorance is temporary

Unless we decide otherwise. Not knowing how to do something is not a factor of opportunity or even ability for a lot of things in life, Its a factor of choice. Of choosing to not make a big deal about the fact that You are no more financially literate than you were last year That […]

Helmet

Fear, you see, Is an occupational hazard of being human. It’s part of our deal with life. Inescapable, though not insurmountable. Beyond the inherent fears that ensure our basic survival There are fears that create structures in our hearts As real as brick and mortar. So in the construction sites of our dreams Its best […]

Atrophy

..is when something diminishes as a result of not being used. Your voice. From not speaking up. Your agency. From not grasping opportunity. Your heart. From indifference and apathy. Your life. From not living it. But letting it slip by. Perhaps worse than being dead Is wasting away while still breathing. He who observes the […]

Humbled

Maybe they should keep us poor To keep us ‘humble’. Not too poor that we lack food to eat and rise up in desperation But poor enough to be grateful for our scraps And silent in our sufferings. Some of us choose to be meek Because the world could not handle our confidence And could […]

Problematic

We broke a window yesterday at my cousin’s. Well, actually, the wind broke it. But it’s because we left it open during the storm. Partly our fault but Mostly nature’s doing. Anyways, we fixed it today. Partly because we could afford to Mostly because it’s the kind of thing that happens here. Problems get solved. […]

Human Paradox

The line of good and evil Runs not so superficially that it divides the world Into good men and evil men, But it runs far, far deeper, Right into the hearts of every man, woman and child Creating potential within us all for great darkness and glorious light. We can go about all day creating […]

heartinscriber

As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. -Proverbs 23:7

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