• English Poetry

    The Choice

    Why should life be lived 
    On someone else's terms
    
    One needs to feel the angst
    Of their own itches and burns
    
    Who knows when a right may come
    Even if it is after a few wrong turns
    
    Happiness lies in chasing ones own dreams
    
    What good are wings if they are tethered
    Life is only fulfilling if it's lived unfettered
  • English Poetry

    Man in the Mirror

    I look in the mirror and try to place the face I see
     Is this the man that ten year old wanted to be
     Years have passed, time enough to have all the boxes ticked
     I remember the ten year old had a list
     The face in mirror has a dismissive look
     I gave it a shot and all that it took
     I did some of that and even more
     This ship has sailed now to many a shore
     I sense your pride said the boy
     You have the riches but where's the joy
     Happiness now is a mere pretence
     Blissful seems a life of ignorance
     You will learn in time about the rat race
     Have to give up a lot to find your place
     Gave up a dream or may be two
     What could've been no time to rue
     One last thing the boy said
     What I see now I don't look forward to
     When I am older I won't be you
     With those words the mirror cracked
     Suddenly I had a hundred me s
     Not one of them who I wanted to be
     I don't remember when or where the boy got lost
     I have to find him at any cost