There is No Bulb

We gathered in the balcony.  Sipping whiskey and watching the dark night.  Silently reflecting and occasionally making conversation. Nothing in particular and none too serious. Music filled the pauses in the conversation. Each one having their own conversation in their minds and a customary one with the others.  The night was nearing early morning. TheContinue reading “There is No Bulb”

On the preset trail

Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? On a preset path The escalator moves On its preset speed Some run, to move faster Some stay static Holding the moving rails Each reaching Sooner or later At the same exit Did I think I would reach there? As I look back I say,Continue reading “On the preset trail”

The trap of the screen

The screen flashed And the phone chimed Illuminating the ceiling For that brief moment Setting the insomniac mind  thinking Wondering who could that be? And what could it be? An unnecessary thought But unstoppable nevertheless Gnawing the edges of the brain Till the skull felt the scratch  And then it was unavoidable The phone wasContinue reading “The trap of the screen”