While holding on to the past
Conforming, at a subliminal level
Making a caricature of the original thoughts
Through passage of time
Obliterating the values and authenticity
Denying the bridge that we crossed
Awareness, more at a delusional level
Being antagonistic and struggling to define
The life that once had a solid foundation
Painting a contemporary hue
Yet, the cracks of limited self-realizations
Are the glaring and jarring sights
Weakening and threatening intellectualism
It’s easier scraping off the surface
Surviving on the scrapings of knowledge
A huge gap is turning out to be an abyss
Real contemporary, does not lose relevance
With time and passing generations
Contemporary ideas are the mainstay
Of a progressive and visionary philosophy©
Amitav Chowdhury 