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
A silence of shame, on being confronted by the truth Guilt measured in a muted breath Murmurs give away a disarrayed narrative So many words have been stolen and placed erroneously To structure definitions conveniently Allaying failures with lies- diagnosing some fatal maladies Of which there are no remedies, but more woes In silence, there is complicity too Most of what life could have gathered … Continue reading Muted, But Heard Everywhere
The demons you create To unleash hate and harm A distortion of the mind Reflection of sinister thoughts Unaware of the perils The demon’s unpredictability Quietly gnawing away The soul of the master Demons can’t be tamed It will replicate manifold To unleash mayhem The idea of annihilating Unaware and lovely souls It’s a megalomaniac distortion Means to destroy peace Destroys your existence For the … Continue reading The Fiends
Warring minds clash vehemently Inadequate education and hallucinations Erecting boundaries where there were none This freedom cannot be captured at any cost Only fools can try to repeat legendary mistakes Making a mockery of the intelligence Challenging the meek to feel the false valor Only inadequate minds can devise such plans There is a constant feeling of insecurity Sinister reactions jeopardize the ecosystem Feeling euphoric … Continue reading Times of Distress
Amitav Chowdhury 