How Are You?

[At times when our answer to this question is one of the acronyms...]

Fine.
Feelings I'm not expressing :-(

Good.
Going on, only dreams :-(

Great.
Getting rarely excited about tomorrow :-(

Awesome.
Always wrecked easily still on my edge :-(

[...then why not try to be honest --]

Perfect.
Patiently excited, randomly fearful, endlessly chasing today :-)

She Is Beautiful - 5

[In the latest of life-is-beautiful series I observe how she helps (or dupes?) you manage 'emptiness', by cleverly making you 'full' (or fool?)]









When dreams go blank, why then eyes go heavy?
Because she fills the void with oceans in the eyes

When fate goes blank, why then hands go heavy?
Because she loads the void with loneliness in hands

When smile goes blank, why then lips go heavy?

Because she paints the void with pain on lips

When heart goes blank, why then soul goes heavy?

Because she tickles the void with thorns in the soul

When desire goes blank, why then body goes heavy?

Because she covers the void with coffin on the body

The Innernet

[Once in a while when the Internet can't help, take solace in the Innernet, our very own self. Because many a times, inward is the only way forward.]

It's a wild wild web
Sweeps like an ebb

Link by link, it has chained you
Break free; escape is in the innernet

Bit by bit, it has scaled you

Take a dip; depth is in the innernet

One by one, it has connected you
Wander alone; self-connect is in the innernet

Stranger by stranger, it has made friends

Befriend yourself; best pal is in the innernet

Whats by hows, it has answered you
Ask why; reasons are in the innernet

Someday = ?

[Pondering over a friend's question.]

Someday = a wait so sweeter?
Someday = a fruit so bitter?

Someday = a dream that thrills?
Someday = a knife that kills?

Someday = a mirage meadow?

Someday = a stalking shadow?

Someday = a rain in need?
Someday = a tsunami indeed?

Someday = a time that is never?
Someday = a hope that is forever?

લડાઈ બે લોચાની

[Writing something in Gujarati on this blog for the first time.]

જીવનના બધા લોચા, હોય ગમે તેવા મોટા
કારણ ઍમનું હશે શરીરના બે નાના લોચા

માંસનો ઍક લોચો છે છાતીમાં, નરમ
ને બીજો છે માથામાં, ભારે ગરમ

ઍક હોય છે તરબોળ લાગણીમાં, વિચાર્યા વિના
ને બીજો ગરકાવ છે ગણિતમાં, સમજ્યા વિના

છાતીમાં ઉઠતા વમળોને નથી હોતી કોઈની પરવાહ
ને માથામાં ભમતા સવાલોને જોઇઍ છે વ્યાજબી તર્ક

જ્યારે માથું ફેંકે સવાલોના પથરા છાતીના વમળોમાં
ત્યારે નક્કી સમજો, થઈ જવાના જીવનમાં લોચા

Why This, Not That

[Always wondered why we sign off our emails / greetings with this, and not that.]

Why "Keep in touch"

Why not "I'll be in touch"

Why "Have a great day"
Why not "Make a great day"

Why "Take care"
Why not "See you safe"

Why "Cheers"
Why not "Let's do it"

Why "Thank you"
Why not "You are the man!"

The Re-?-public

[It definitely is not all-about-public, so I tried to explore some more possible meanings.]

"People shall empower the government"

Re-rob-public of their power, maybe?

"Leaders shall be in touch with people"

Re-visit-public, every 5 years, maybe?

"Unity shall serve and strengthen diversity"

Re-serve-public, then alienate, maybe?

"People shall demand proactive rights"

Re-active-public, don't bother, maybe?

"Truth alone shall triumph, always"

Re-surge-of-public is the hope, maybe?