Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Heil, lockdown!

Stiff ankles, locked knees, 
gloomy outlook, glum mood,
longing hours, counting days, 
unmet plans, forgotten places, 
rope walk, invisible tether, 
fake enthusiasm, irrational fear,
chained spirit, conditioned mind, 
spaced queues, rationed supplies, 
bare minimum, handful children,
shrinking world, houseful terrace,
hopeless nights, bleakly days, 
ruthless sun, prickly heat,
dry mouth, wry smile,
blanched face, fleshy neck, 
wrinkled skin, unkempt look,
unspent fun, nowhere to run.

blinking cursor, blank space, 
withering words, cautionary tale.

dark mode, need a jailbreak. 
down the lockdown!
dot.


~ May 27, 2020

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Sunday, June 21, 2020

Fan in Four


Of the things that I hate the most 
tell me about 
the whirling fan in four... 
of the monstrous whooshing noise, 
and of its mechanised gusty air.

But then, when there are 
these weightless bloodsuckers 
hanging around 
like they are on a vacation 
with free food 
on the mercy of your tired legs
while you are working like a maniac...

Just imagine what comfort it is
on a sultry night, after a long day 
to just hang up your feet 
at the edge of your working table
letting them nod to the music, that 
the snug-fit earplugs deliver to your ears,
and with a good book in your hand... 

Now, you savour the satanic pleasure, of 
seeing the parasites suffer from starvation 
from the corner of your eyes...!

High-five to...
The fan, in speed four!


Saturday, June 13, 2020

Sunshine of my life


It has not even been nine hours
since the time it rained, and
just about twenty hours
since I last saw you.
And yeah, I agree...
there was the night in between.

Though you have been scorching,
and there's much more to see,
I already am missing you.
You know, I am that desperate lover
losing sight of his new-found love.

I rejoice and am filled with
a pleasant feeling of fullness,
in seeing just a glint of you...
The faintly shine of a famished sun.
Like that sweet, divine moment,
when the love of my life
returns to my arms
after a brief desolation.

Friday, June 05, 2020

My New Super Power



It is almost 3 am.
I count 3578, 3579, 3580... inside my head.
I have already come two full circles.
From being supine, to my left, 
to my right, and am now on my back.

Rewind to 1 am. 
I start on an hour-long self-inquisition, 
and write down my to-do list.
Satiated, I hit the bed.

Innumerous ideas and action items
related to unconnected threads
continue to pour in.

After a few minutes of restlessness
I remember the sleeplessness tip:
count one to hundred
and you would be asleep by 99.

Seriously! Whatever...

Anyways, here's how I discovered 
my new super power:

As I start to exercise and 
count my reps, 
I get drifted away and 
begin to reflect very lucidly 
about all the strangeness of life.
And yet, surprisingly I realise 
when it's time to change the rep...
Like there's some timer 
running inside my head.