Author Archives: Echoes of the soul

The maze wins

I put the leash On the collar  Holding it back  Keeping it safe  I set the rules Punished,  if violated Rewarded,  if it was followed I set the path That right one For I know  What’s right  And what it takes  To survive Made of safety nets Woven from the yarn of rules I create Continue reading “The maze wins”

Maut ka Jhashn (Glorious celebrating the death)

तेरी मौत का जश्न बड़ा आलीशान है ए आदत ये तुझसे मेरी आखरी मुलाकात है गहरी नींद में सो रहा था हैवान वहीं नींद में गला घोंट आया हूँ आज जब से जगा हूँ सब कुछ बदला सा है पाऊँ ज़मीन पर नहीं आज मन कुछ हल्का सा है बहुत खाया अब भूक नहीं पहुँचContinue reading “Maut ka Jhashn (Glorious celebrating the death)”

Where do I start?

Where can you reduce clutter in your life? Ha ha Don’t get me started And the question is itself an answer The question is ‘Where do I begin’ When the clutter stretches to ‘Everywhere’ Everything is useless Yet everything I want I really don’t need them Neither do they need me But still We clingContinue reading “Where do I start?”

I had a dream

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? I had a dreamthat glazed my eyesas a wide eyed kidUnsure and forlornA dream, vague and unclear Yet wondrous,hopeful and warmOf being someone who, I wasn’t yet And who I would be, eventually A dream of reaching a favourable pointinContinue reading “I had a dream”

I wear the mask of past and future

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? In past lies The story of me Both happy and sad In future lies what I might be Full of hopes and fears In the now Where I am today Lies the outcome of my own choice Right or wrong Filed withContinue reading “I wear the mask of past and future”