It is not darknesse’s fate to melancholy hold In its bosom, and cries of an unfulfilled world Tired souls can shake off a tiring feeling Such an hour need not be full of mournful wishes Consciousness can awaken with positive omen Bidding adieu to tales of unworthy storytellers Choosing to be silent and a universal dweller Anguishes can lessen the sanctity of time Oh! This … Continue reading Where We Dwell
From afar, the nearest things appear to transform Eyes their natural inclinations at a patient moment Without the desire to look any further Once being away from it all seems to be enough Knowing about the reality from a different perspective Their shadows whisper the real desires While the mind crawls along the path Not trying to take the same route, but a detour This … Continue reading Distant
Minute observations are forgotten A microcosm blossomed prematurely Prodded by the hastened time- contraclockwise Somewhere this reality recoils Another dimension of freedom Contrary; awakened after cosmic thoughts The omnipresent eyes Observe the progress of a dream ~Amitav Continue reading Omniscient
Some days are just glances, others stay here to scrutinize Their temperament lasts a little longer- Moods sway between tranquillity and unsettled time Prompted by the duality of a day split into ‘either’ and ‘or’ Silently the oars cut through the little undulations On days like these, the mirrors are also confused The reflections are scattered and multiplied erroneously You never decide the colours on … Continue reading Unsure Days
Two feelings too tight is terminated by that claustrophobia Some of the fading ones, frail and desperate to seek an abode Sheltered in the vicinity of another one who is also perturbed The day may be fair, even beatific, but there is feeble dullness All those flowers look bright, but the aromas are stingy Some unknown force holds them in captivity in onerous times Love … Continue reading Too Close
The messages disguised as sympathisers turn brigands Prey on the mind; every possible thought thereafter is poisoned Some of them are welcomed consciously, others follow stealthily There’s that age when life seems to be a joke The perception of cages and unbridled freedom burn hungrily When an entire world seems to be an exaggerated distortion Vulnerable times fall for the high-spirited demands of life’s extortion … Continue reading The Messages
How many times do you inquire about yourself? It does take courage to question the perceptions, beliefs, and to change. The natural changes are more difficult to understand compared to the ones that are forced on us. A mind is prepared for a lifelong reality of facing such induced changes. It restricts the inner philosophies from exploring the natural flow of life. All that courage … Continue reading Knowing
Consider sitting in front of the mirror for a lengthy period Investigate the reflection for as long as the eyes aren’t distracted Sounds of the world have been muted to facilitate this meeting Conversations can wait, till the intense gaze probes the characters Obviously, it is plural, dual, separated by the chasm of the dilemma Thoughts that arise could be of swapping places for a … Continue reading Mirror Mirrors
What’s the feeling of walking away from the crowd? Withdrawing all of the identity that had been dispersed It was difficult identifying them after unnatural transformation Walking into the crowd was never a decision It happens in the rush of life; urged to leave the freedom of solitude You take all of you, remember, the duality of the opposing voice Someone within had been constantly … Continue reading Away from the Crowd
There’s no stopping someone fighting one’s own illusions Pounding the Earth with tired feet and resisting the images with flailing arms Speaking to deceptions requires one to create a language deceptive enough Tremulous earth signals the tremblings which have convulsed the inner world Despairing because of tumultuous moments fill the eyes with bitter tears Sweet illusions no more, the strained neck positions the face to … Continue reading Of Illusions
Amitav Chowdhury 