We can harm stones too Stony paths traversed Carrying the feelings like a misshapen rock Jagged edges bleeding the soul We could have been cured The prevailing melancholia transforming into poison Heartless now, in the midst of a desert Fine granules of time hurt the eyes Parched souls favor the deepening loveless life Hurtling themselves towards a chasm Working out the Karma The pestilence of … Continue reading Harm Less
When the gleam of some borrowed light cannot be trusted The eyes strain to follow the lines, but the blurriness push away the thoughts To a different plane of reality; the grainy lines crumble into unknown particles Dusty, the mind is crowded by the shadows of a rather gloomy day Trusting those lines that emanated from a vague remembrance proves tricky For the eyes to … Continue reading The Lines
An unfortunate want interrupts the sonorous voice from narrating the stories It was just about to begin when the mind was distracted by numerous desires Which universe conspires to unsettle the being with such trivialities? Impending quarrel darkens the mood and engages the senses for a duel With the being that did not wish to be interrupted while the narrations were about to begin Surrounded by … Continue reading Interruptions
How does the mind find its way through the darkness illumined with illusions? It plays with the ephemeral images, silhouetted with prejudices. If opinions were credible explanations, then there would have been clarity. The intriguing habit of manipulating with matters churned out in the experimental sarcasm, perfecting the onerous production of fanciful burden. The irate ways and communication blunders create a pattern of a haphazard … Continue reading Complex Seeking
Whether one follows the esoteric existence of night or the constrained clarity of day, one cannot deny the dilemma of both. The clashes of realities are a reality too. From this, emerges the onus of choosing one over the other. It can be favoritism or compulsion, to at least make a choice. They try to highlight each other’s perspective through their nature of thoughts. Can … Continue reading Conflict of Perceptions
I chose not to listen to the distant call A voice closer to the heart has been eagerly waiting to be heard Patiently hiding in the corner where outside world has not been able to breach Rather dark there, but hope has that fair light to keep it warm It prefers to be nameless and away from the influence of cliches Haven’t realised till this … Continue reading The Choice
Without definitions Nobody’s imagination Of a stultified world Nothingness is desired Dreams are mine Freedom eternal Overlooked Not overwritten Thinking In congruence With my heart Erasing fine prints Journey with Honest footprint Broader perspectives Limitless hours Of introspection Without anchors Of perceptions Continuous flow Restful course Destinations arrive They disappear Eternity’s truth ~Amitav Continue reading Without
They float around to compel Thoughts are too lethal To cut through the trickery Oppressively made dull While those eyes glance Afraid of anyone interfering Pushed towards confines Mala fide treatment Strange idea of inclusiveness Socketed ideologies Deprived of light and air Malodorous intent Attacks the senses Afflicted mannerisms Only a passive existence Uttering in unison Blunt thoughts propagated From head to foot Arrested in deception … Continue reading Influences
If this is a dream without being asleep Reality that ceases to exist; is not true anymore Can’t be touched or felt, But inquired in imaginations Why is the body so tamed? Afraid to knock on the closed doors There’s fragility and palpitations Snatching away dreams that are available Unwilling to share; an unholy plot To monitor the thoughts Every possible mind plugged to a … Continue reading Out of this Dream
Dreams; supposed to be comfortable but also exciting enough To keep awake the protagonist, who is eagerly waiting for sleep Are they completely his to acquire? No infringement whatsoever Without battling any claims from anyone or indisputable If there aren’t any accusations of a Faustian deal, it’s commendable Without invoking the legacy of Hades; the uneasy appeasement Wealth paraded naked as eyes glisten with aroused … Continue reading Dreams Matter
Amitav Chowdhury 