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Breakdown City
I’m headed into a spiralCrash and burn like beforeI don’t like who I’ve becomeMr. Big Boss man on a bullet train in an executive suitePutting everything on the lineI don’t work for myselfDo I know myself?I do this for myselfI’m quittingThis version of myselfDowngrading to service pack 1Activating the anti virusUsing kid gloves to manageI…
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Melting Memories
We’re all inhabiting the same planetWe all have jobs and do our dutiesWhy the discrimination between people? Money is such a divider!A multiplier of debt and a multitude of delinquentsFailing in one’s duty to each otherHumanity, kindness, and compassionAt the bedrock of our soulsWe are the sole torch bearersCarrying forth into the vastnessAre we the…
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The ides of march are here!
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…
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Separated at birth
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…
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Cooking up a storm
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…
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Meeting your maker
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 -…
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Can we depend on Him?
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…
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Switching profiles
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,…
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Imbalance
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…
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Confidence/paranoia
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…