If the earth is our homeAnd we are recognized citizens What duty is ours to partake To live up to the namesake Citizens of earth Celebrate earth dayIn your virtual world Full of promises and hopes Reality is shamefulWe are living a lieCan you face this Without shying your eye Citizens of earth Do we know what that meansAnd […]
Once upon a time,Every story starts,Start of you, start of me, The start of life, a reality. A moment in time,Is all it takes,And life as you know it,Has forever changed. You cannot go back, It’s time to move on, Time to get up, Get ready to go on. We think we have time, Infinite […]
Like most things nowadays, the thought for this post was prompted by a meme I came across the internet that read – I’ll never be able to lie to myself about all the shit I would do if I had time. Now let’s back up. When I was studying Shakespeare in school I had once […]
Act fast.Think on your feet.Fail fast(er). In an age where performative workaholism could easily be the new organised religion, we are all forcibly a part of a formula (pun intended?) where speed is considered the glorified variable to win. [And winning is seen as the number of finish lines you cross, rather than the value […]
Wash your hands.Lend a helping hand.Care for those in need.Respect your elders.Pause.Spend time with loved ones.Actually pay attention.Take care of yourself.Stop running around.Prioritise [your] essentials.Don’t be a hoarder.Stop chasing everything.Be grateful for what you have.Be grateful for those around you.We are in this [world] together.Stop fighting change.Learn something new.Stop over-identifying with comforting habits.Stop blaming the […]
Everything is fine. We are not in a crisis.This is not our fault.We are the victims. Everything is fine. This is unexpected.This is not our doing.We don’t need to change. Everything is fine. We don’t need to reflect.We don’t need anybody.Isolation is easy. Everything is fine. We don’t depend on each other.We don’t need each […]
Should I be clearer? Can you hear me? Should I be simpler? Can you hear me? Should I be louder? Do you hear me? Do you? Do you want to? I do not speak into a void, although most times it may feel that way. Most times, shouting into the void. I feel I need […]
It’s personal. This year. It’s all about knowing. Yes. That’s the word for 2020. Knowing. The last decade began with me not knowing myself. Actually, I had no idea that I didn’t know myself. If you had asked me back then, I would have denied it quite vehemently. I would’ve said I know exactly who […]
“Learn to be independent.” Every time I face a challenge that seems like an impossible obstacle and my own voice sows a seed of self-doubt in mind, I hear my father’s unequivocal voice demanding that I be independent – in thought and action. And every time I tide over stronger, eventually figuring it all out […]
“I would’ve thought you are a writer.” I don’t know what it is that the girl in the chocolate store in Belgium saw in me, but it was more than I had ever seen in myself. She saw my truth, she saw me for who I was. Writing has been my singular truth long since […]
