I ONLY SEE GLOOM

"The festival of lights"-
They say...
Yes! I see the light...
But just for a moment.
A light with a sound;
And toxic smoke!!

Boom!! Boom!!
They burst...
Giving me a mini attack!!
Young and old alike
Making my head crack- 
With ache...

I smell smoke
It's unbreathable!!
I hear animal abuse...
Crackers tied to their tails!!
I see houses burn...
Warehouses burst...
With lives inside...
And still-
Many think crackers are fun!!
I see wads of money...
Burst and burn...
Turn to ash...

Still- they call it
"Festival of lights"...
I see gloom and fume
With nature's tears-
Rain!!
Climax...

MARCH 16, 2020

The day before the lockdown begun….

Taken on March 16,2020. This was taken in the library of my college by a friend of mine. I am a camera shy person and I am hiding myself here😂… But this has become a cherished picture now and I thank my friend everytime we talk, for taking this picture.

It was just another day-
A monotonous monday...
Until it wasn't.
Who would've thought
It to be the last day-
People would meet people!!
2 of my 3 girls absent...
It was a boring day.

I was 19 and 11 days old
Worse...my friend turned 19
That day.
Who would've thought
Our 19 would fleet away
Staying at home...

A motivational day...
With a counselling session.
I said I would work harder-
Improve myself...
The professor's reassuring voice...
I never went to college again.

A hungry day...
1:50 pm- I had missed the train.
Filled my stomach-
With a mushroom puff...
An anxious day...
Had a seminar-
The next day.

It was 6:40 pm,
Everything turned 360°...
A month long lockdown laid...
Happiness everywhere!!
Anxiousness vanished...
Poof!!
The month was gone...
The lockdown lasting long!!

It would've been just another day...
But it wasn't;
I cherish every moment now
It was...
The last normal day.

How was your day before the lockdown begun??

MAKE STICKY MEMORIES!!

Some find snails disgusting… Not me!!

Sometimes...
Time moves like a snail;
Leaving behind memories-
Good and bad ones;
Ones that stick with us
For life...
Like the slime.

For some others-
It's fast, the time.
Like for the leaves...
You live one day-
And can wither anyday.
Go black and rotten...
Into nothingness.

Good or Bad;
Long or short;
You never know...
Live life to the fullest-
And make every moment count.
So even if you
Go into nothingness...
You got those sticky memories-
On you and
On those special ones,
With whom you made those.

Yeah!! I tried and it didn’t turn out well… What do the readers think??

A favourite poem

“I told my wrath, my wrath did end.”

This has been a favorite poem of mine since childhood. The words, imagery and the message are simple and is easy to be understood by anyone. It talks about the universal truth of how bottling up your feelings (here anger) can grow into hatred or mental stress/pain and destroy you and the people around you. So always speak out and breathe… It truly helps!!!

This is “A Poison Tree” by William Blake. Any of your favourite poem are welcome as suggestions…