Manifesto4World

The Ides of March are here! 12th March has been a special day in my life. It marks the 12th year since my return home, to India, from my stint in the USA. These 12 years have been tough but full of learning. I relaunched my career in Cyber Security, tried my hand at teaching…

Not from your motherTo whom you are always attached; inseparableFrom your maker, who created your sparkWith the snap of a fingerShe, the true sourceOf beings on earthMust separate for a moment’s existenceTo find your own way in this realmYou are a creator tooWorks of art, and scienceMirroring his brilliance; inexplicableBeautiful monsters, waiting to be birthedHave…

A tornado in a tea cup, she wasOn top of every situation, she stoodA simple yet solid maiden, made of steelMastered man’s domain, mother from the kitchen I’m bored by the boardroomBut she, conquers the agenda, a super ceoI’m so proud of my motherWho cooked for me every nourishing meal Fed me every tasty biteYet…

The discomfort of sitting uncomfortably is trueThe only truth that you faceThe maker makes your placeYour journey drawn on your faceYour space mapped out by historical futuresShe decides your past presentPlay the waiting gameYour life plays out slow and steadyAt her feetIt is a feat for you, bow down in all utteranceThe only rule -…

Meeting a stranger in paradiseA nameless form, you stare into infinityWhat is shape and form for? Opposites that attract each other like fliesThey say this body was made to meet its makerSelf sufficient, count on none other thanYou trust with your lifeYou can make mistakes with trust and pay the priceHe can be your only…

Tides turnपन्ने पलटते हैंEpisodic moods from depressive to hypomanicI’ve gained so much, like a hippopotamusIn the marketplace of ideasThe one that catches fireIs usually the one that burnsThe seller and the buyerOne personTwo personalitiesEither way, better safe than sorryGrow slow, and steady like the tortoiseIn the race for supremacyThe hare, is neither here nor thereStability,…

Hormones and chemicals keep you stable5 milligrams make you ableSometimes instability can be liberatingPowering you through uncertain timesMany new years within a yearCelebrate them all with gustoShaky hands compose each verseWorse than what was on offer before?A rumbling and churning stomachSpits out the drool that is this spoolA soundtrack that fuels the feelsBass beating the…

Striding with a villainy swaggerPandering to the gang lordsBloodlust running thickAn on screen romance that romanticizes fakenessMasculinity thundering through the streetsViral obsessions hooking you and meEntertainment in the name of “inspired” falsehoodsMotivations of masochistic mindsPolitical will defining the path of the peopleInterweaved connections breaking the will of the weakRemembering wounds reopening worldsBlaming yourself for bloody…

Playing catch-up with my aspirationsI’ve been left behind in the raceUnrested, I try sleeping through itYou still haunt me every other night Borrowed notes from father timeLiving a high risk gameThe separation still lingersGhosts that refuse to die Why are they so alluringWhat disorder drives me to ruin?Cancers growing within meSelf efficacy the only motto…

As quantified as it may beInherently money has no valueIt adds nothing to usExcept burden, debt, and artificial inflationI never speak economically, only poeticallyThings, as valuable as they are, are equally empty insideDo people add value to us?Connections with other beings?Social media rewards “engagement”Which takes a lot out of usReal engagment is being attentive in…