A lot has been said about my poetry skills by others, but whats better than the words from the horse's mouth? So here it goes...
For many people, poetry is supposed to be some lines composed by using bombastic words, cryptic language that you cannot understand, hidden meanings that only your english teachers can decipher and teach you.
I was introduced to poetry by my 7th std English teacher, Mrs. Lalitha Chandrasekhar, whom I had the opportunity to meet last Oct, and she was overjoyed at hearing about it, even though she was lucky enough to not see any of my poetry...Then I liked it (esp Daffodils by William Wordsworth) and there started a thread of thought...It continued a bit in my school days, but the real thrust came in my college days. I became famous and infamous at the same time, and there were lots of inspirations to write more and more. So it continued...And even now, I write only when I get some inspiration.
I wanted mine to be different from the usual stereotype. The first thing that captured my mind about poetry is rhyming words. I loved the simple yet awesome effect it had on me. It always brought a smile in my face. I remembered then, the essence of using rhyming words in nursery rhymes. It really does make us smile, and is easy to remember. Maybe I am still a child, but I like it that way...I remember my teacher, Mrs. GV once said "To write better English, you have to think in English". So, I began to think in rhyming words.
I dare say its unconventional. I wanted to keep poetry simple (1 reason is that my vocabulary is limited) cos I wanted everyone to read it and get the meaning. I dint want them referring dictionaries to figure out whats in there. Even a 2nd std kid can understand my poetry. Ofcourse, whether people think its good or bad is beyond my control.
First thought of anyone who reads my poetry is that its childish and its too long. My problem is that once I start writing, its hard for me to stop. Some of the poems I write for fun because of something I juz wanna say and it comes out as rhyming. Those are definitely short (or shorter than my usual length). But the poems I really write seriously are due to issues that affect me a lot and things about which I want to express myself. For me, poetry is just my way of expressing my thots as words....So the more I am concerned about something (or someone ;) ), the more lines it occupies on the computer notepad.
Coming to others' opinion of my poetry, 60% of the people boo it in public, 40% appreciate it in public, 20% actually change their opinion of my poetry after a while, but almost all appreciate it in private...I like the negative comments, cos those makes me realise whats wrong and improve, I like the positive comments a little lesser, cos I feel its just an acknowledgement, and I definitely avoid any overdose of it. Also I know many people out there can write much better. So, I dont waste an opportunity to read something better than mine or different than mine and appreciate it.
Well, it seems ironic, but 3 of what I consider my worst poems were published in the Int'l library of poetry for the last 3 years and my profile has been included in the Int'l whos who in Poetry. I submitted those cos they were the only ones lesser than 20 lines (a pre-requisite). Anywayz, I dont think much abt such stuff. My poetry is purely for my pleasure (of writing it) and others (for reading it).
But the bottomline is that I dont change my style just cos its not the usual style. I take my poetry seriously, as in the end, the whole point of it is that I want people to recognise the meaning it contains...even though in a much lighter manner than most of the poems out there...
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Friday, January 21, 2005
Going with the Flow...
I am prejudiced. I do some things just for the heck of doing it... But one thing I have always tried to avoid is going with the flow...I never am the one to do things just because others did it...
Some flows I have seen in my life and what I did....
Have to study in a well-recognised school (Had no control)
Have to take up tuitions to do well in board exams (Refused, cos I knew I could perform with what I learnt in skool)
Have to go for IIT classes to get into IIT (Accepted, cos I knew I was too lazy to read books)
Have to take up an engineering course to succeed in life (I did take up Comp Engg, but out of love for the subject...I have to mention I was damn tempted to take up commerce and do my CA as well, that was a close second).
Have to write GRE/SAT and go to US for undergrad (Refused, told my parents clearly I wont write GRE or TOEFL as I dint wanna go to US - I knew India was the best even then)
Have to go to US after graduation for masters and to earn good money (Refused, even though I am not in India at present)
Have to be employed in a good company to do well in life (Refused till now...been in a smaller company than most of my peers, earn lesser than almost all my peers....but I feel guardedly optimistic about my life so far)
I am basically a very competitive person (I dont like to lose even against my 5 yr nephew, but I win something like 3-2 to make him feel better). So I felt that I can attain success in whatever I do, regardless of whether I am appreciated or boo-ed by others. The main reasons for going with the flow is the external pressures and internal apprehensions about failures. I feel that you must listen and assimilate the opinions of others, but must take your own decisions without being influenced by others. And you should not be afraid of failures (and I have met a few already). The best if you can learn from your failures and negative comments, and improve upon it. Its all about doing better than yourself. Not about doing better than others. In that case, you either have limited appetite for success or you get dejected and depressed.
Classic example is my poetry. Well, I wanna blog abt my poetry a little while later, so I will just say that you have to decide what is right or wrong for you. What is right for you may be wrong for others, but you have to realise its right to be wrong....as long as you are right according to your set of morals and principals and virtues and values. Dont get down, dont gets scared, juz do it ur way...Cos at the end of your life, you might have done better or worse than others, but im sure then that you will have the happiness of having lived your life the way you wanted it to be...
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The search has just begun !!!
Some flows I have seen in my life and what I did....
Have to study in a well-recognised school (Had no control)
Have to take up tuitions to do well in board exams (Refused, cos I knew I could perform with what I learnt in skool)
Have to go for IIT classes to get into IIT (Accepted, cos I knew I was too lazy to read books)
Have to take up an engineering course to succeed in life (I did take up Comp Engg, but out of love for the subject...I have to mention I was damn tempted to take up commerce and do my CA as well, that was a close second).
Have to write GRE/SAT and go to US for undergrad (Refused, told my parents clearly I wont write GRE or TOEFL as I dint wanna go to US - I knew India was the best even then)
Have to go to US after graduation for masters and to earn good money (Refused, even though I am not in India at present)
Have to be employed in a good company to do well in life (Refused till now...been in a smaller company than most of my peers, earn lesser than almost all my peers....but I feel guardedly optimistic about my life so far)
I am basically a very competitive person (I dont like to lose even against my 5 yr nephew, but I win something like 3-2 to make him feel better). So I felt that I can attain success in whatever I do, regardless of whether I am appreciated or boo-ed by others. The main reasons for going with the flow is the external pressures and internal apprehensions about failures. I feel that you must listen and assimilate the opinions of others, but must take your own decisions without being influenced by others. And you should not be afraid of failures (and I have met a few already). The best if you can learn from your failures and negative comments, and improve upon it. Its all about doing better than yourself. Not about doing better than others. In that case, you either have limited appetite for success or you get dejected and depressed.
Classic example is my poetry. Well, I wanna blog abt my poetry a little while later, so I will just say that you have to decide what is right or wrong for you. What is right for you may be wrong for others, but you have to realise its right to be wrong....as long as you are right according to your set of morals and principals and virtues and values. Dont get down, dont gets scared, juz do it ur way...Cos at the end of your life, you might have done better or worse than others, but im sure then that you will have the happiness of having lived your life the way you wanted it to be...
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The search has just begun !!!
The Power to Perform
I have always believed in some things...
1. Everything happens in life for a reason.
2. "sayings" or "Pazha mozhi" are words of wisdom gained through experience.
3.
Everything happens for a reason...even the Tsunami, which was not even of interest to geography teachers in India (whom I know taught me about trade winds, cyclones, monsoons, earthquakes etc). "Katradhu kai mann alavu, kalladhadhu ulagalavu..". Its just a nature's way of getting the balance right...Land re-organizes itself once in a while (like when our parents scold us to organize the things in our rooms). So, is our earth to blame? I would say its the nature's way of making sure the birth rate and death rate are consistent to what is optimal for sustenance. Ofcourse, its sad as a human to see all those lives being lost...
Some things to note from the tsunami...Life, death, compassion, collaboration are universal, regardless of religion, cast, creed, wealth or power.
Another such saying is that "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going". This is what this note is about.
When I thought about how, on the backdrop of the infamous "wall of water", the people themselves manage to overcome this natural disaster and literally start their life afresh. I purposefully delayed my thought process till after the cry and hue about the disaster has disappeared from the newspapers, cos sadly, public interest is like amnesia...doesnt last long..Ofcourse, the reason behind that is who would want to think and read about any bad news over and over again?
Stories emerge as to how a man lived 8 days on a tree bark drinking rain water and eating leaves and so on...success stories to inspire people and give them hope...
But what is that, that actually makes the difference....what is the similarity between a tsunami survivor and a marathon runner or a olympic gold medalist or a scientist trying to find out whether we can live on Mars and Titan? What is that we all have but only some manage to make use of, effectively?
Will Power...thats the power to perform. People always talk about it in motivational lessons, but I never really understood what is that exactly, as I always viewed it as something external that I can "acquire" through some techniques. But somewhere down the line, I realised that its the mind that controls our body, and it can make the body do seemingly impossible things, if you really want it to. People say nothing is impossible, because the mind makes it possible. "If you think you can, if you think you cant, you cant". You might think the body has limitations, it will become tired n stuff. Yes, the body has physical limitations, but the mind can really push those limits by a large extent. But the body can really only do something when the mind agrees to it. Do u think its impossible for u to stay awake for one whole week? Do you think its impossible for you to run a marathon? Do you think its impossible for you to become as rich as Bill Gates? It can all be done...
All these seem abstract, but in the context of the tsunami, people really think they can come up and live a life, even after they have lost all their near and dear and whtever they own. Because their minds have been convinced that the worst is over and that they can really make a living out of it. Each one of them have an amazing amount of will power.
I guess its dragging a bit too long, and I am getting hungry, so I will end this by saying that Everyone has will power, some use it lesser, some use it more....lets make things better by making knowing ourselves better and making use of whats inside and what we are in control of.
My grievances for the deceased and salutations for the survivors.
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The search has just begun !!!
1. Everything happens in life for a reason.
2. "sayings" or "Pazha mozhi" are words of wisdom gained through experience.
3.
Everything happens for a reason...even the Tsunami, which was not even of interest to geography teachers in India (whom I know taught me about trade winds, cyclones, monsoons, earthquakes etc). "Katradhu kai mann alavu, kalladhadhu ulagalavu..". Its just a nature's way of getting the balance right...Land re-organizes itself once in a while (like when our parents scold us to organize the things in our rooms). So, is our earth to blame? I would say its the nature's way of making sure the birth rate and death rate are consistent to what is optimal for sustenance. Ofcourse, its sad as a human to see all those lives being lost...
Some things to note from the tsunami...Life, death, compassion, collaboration are universal, regardless of religion, cast, creed, wealth or power.
Another such saying is that "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going". This is what this note is about.
When I thought about how, on the backdrop of the infamous "wall of water", the people themselves manage to overcome this natural disaster and literally start their life afresh. I purposefully delayed my thought process till after the cry and hue about the disaster has disappeared from the newspapers, cos sadly, public interest is like amnesia...doesnt last long..Ofcourse, the reason behind that is who would want to think and read about any bad news over and over again?
Stories emerge as to how a man lived 8 days on a tree bark drinking rain water and eating leaves and so on...success stories to inspire people and give them hope...
But what is that, that actually makes the difference....what is the similarity between a tsunami survivor and a marathon runner or a olympic gold medalist or a scientist trying to find out whether we can live on Mars and Titan? What is that we all have but only some manage to make use of, effectively?
Will Power...thats the power to perform. People always talk about it in motivational lessons, but I never really understood what is that exactly, as I always viewed it as something external that I can "acquire" through some techniques. But somewhere down the line, I realised that its the mind that controls our body, and it can make the body do seemingly impossible things, if you really want it to. People say nothing is impossible, because the mind makes it possible. "If you think you can, if you think you cant, you cant". You might think the body has limitations, it will become tired n stuff. Yes, the body has physical limitations, but the mind can really push those limits by a large extent. But the body can really only do something when the mind agrees to it. Do u think its impossible for u to stay awake for one whole week? Do you think its impossible for you to run a marathon? Do you think its impossible for you to become as rich as Bill Gates? It can all be done...
All these seem abstract, but in the context of the tsunami, people really think they can come up and live a life, even after they have lost all their near and dear and whtever they own. Because their minds have been convinced that the worst is over and that they can really make a living out of it. Each one of them have an amazing amount of will power.
I guess its dragging a bit too long, and I am getting hungry, so I will end this by saying that Everyone has will power, some use it lesser, some use it more....lets make things better by making knowing ourselves better and making use of whats inside and what we are in control of.
My grievances for the deceased and salutations for the survivors.
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The search has just begun !!!
Monday, January 03, 2005
Construction of an Instruction
I was juz walkin bak in the cool night breeze, when I thot abt the ppl im managing. I realised that there are 4 different ways in which an instruction is interpretted by a subordinate.
One type of ppl will see an instruction as an order, they will execute it to the letter in the easiest way they can, or mostly, the way they know it. They usually come back to you with a finished solution that leaves you shocked by its incoherence. A sub-sect of this group will face eternal problems with the project and will get back to you every now and then that will leave you frustrated to an extent you feel you can develop yourself.
The second type of ppl will view an instruction as a suggestion, and leave a lot of things as "Pending" as they feel that its the wrong way to do things or there are problems associated with it or they need further input. But the worst is that they wont get back to you on that until after the deadline. Mostly, whatever they have managed to finish will also be in a way tied down to the things they havent done, which will render the whole solution lame.
The third type of ppl will view an instruction as a request, they feel the superior will be honoured and grateful if they do the job for them. These kind of people usually give an unfinished job and after the deadline, will get back to you saying that they had "other more important things" to do. Often the other things that they mention leave you irritated and agitated.
The fourth type of ppl will view an instruction as an instruction and think about the best way of doing it. They will get back to you with potential problems and will give you suggestions and ask you for clarifications. Ofcourse, the ideal type for any superior.
So how to manage these guys?
In the short run, the first type will stick on but in the long run, will switch jobs. They are the people to "fill the spaces", so to speak. Note that its not the work they do but the quality of work they do that determines their passiveness in the organisation.
The second type of people needs a consistent monitoring, and constant reminder of how to go about doing things. Any let up on this and they will get back at you for giving incomplete instructions (ofcourse after the cause is lost)
The third type of people needs a reality check and an occasional pampering to keep them and their egos going. They MUST know that you are listening to their opinion. Else, there will be a revolt and the project is static.
The fourth type needs encouragement and plenty of listening. If they feel they are being listened to, it increases their productivity, else if they feel the project is going the wrong way, they wither away and get disillusioned.
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The search has just begun !!! (to incorporate these into practice)
One type of ppl will see an instruction as an order, they will execute it to the letter in the easiest way they can, or mostly, the way they know it. They usually come back to you with a finished solution that leaves you shocked by its incoherence. A sub-sect of this group will face eternal problems with the project and will get back to you every now and then that will leave you frustrated to an extent you feel you can develop yourself.
The second type of ppl will view an instruction as a suggestion, and leave a lot of things as "Pending" as they feel that its the wrong way to do things or there are problems associated with it or they need further input. But the worst is that they wont get back to you on that until after the deadline. Mostly, whatever they have managed to finish will also be in a way tied down to the things they havent done, which will render the whole solution lame.
The third type of ppl will view an instruction as a request, they feel the superior will be honoured and grateful if they do the job for them. These kind of people usually give an unfinished job and after the deadline, will get back to you saying that they had "other more important things" to do. Often the other things that they mention leave you irritated and agitated.
The fourth type of ppl will view an instruction as an instruction and think about the best way of doing it. They will get back to you with potential problems and will give you suggestions and ask you for clarifications. Ofcourse, the ideal type for any superior.
So how to manage these guys?
In the short run, the first type will stick on but in the long run, will switch jobs. They are the people to "fill the spaces", so to speak. Note that its not the work they do but the quality of work they do that determines their passiveness in the organisation.
The second type of people needs a consistent monitoring, and constant reminder of how to go about doing things. Any let up on this and they will get back at you for giving incomplete instructions (ofcourse after the cause is lost)
The third type of people needs a reality check and an occasional pampering to keep them and their egos going. They MUST know that you are listening to their opinion. Else, there will be a revolt and the project is static.
The fourth type needs encouragement and plenty of listening. If they feel they are being listened to, it increases their productivity, else if they feel the project is going the wrong way, they wither away and get disillusioned.
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The search has just begun !!! (to incorporate these into practice)
Friday, December 31, 2004
24th New Year !
Happy New Year 2005 :)
Lets welcome the new year with a lot of smiles
And make use of the opportunities to create your own styles
Nurture new relationships that will take you miles
In this fast-paced world, may love be the glistening tiles
Often have you wondered how much more you wanted to do
So make sure any bit of time, in waste you dont shoo
Time is always on the move, and so are you
But make your actions carry passion all the way through!
Life is but a stage and we are born actors, out of the blue
Life is but a cage and we are wandering about like animals in a zoo
Life is but a school of thought and experience teaches us lessons
Life is but a temple and living it equals prayers, moulding us into better persons.
Let this New Year bring happiness and flourish
With many a lovely memory for you to eternally cherish
So live life as it comes living it to the fullest, and let me finish
By wishing you a Very Happy New Year - lets start by being bullish!
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Lets welcome the new year with a lot of smiles
And make use of the opportunities to create your own styles
Nurture new relationships that will take you miles
In this fast-paced world, may love be the glistening tiles
Often have you wondered how much more you wanted to do
So make sure any bit of time, in waste you dont shoo
Time is always on the move, and so are you
But make your actions carry passion all the way through!
Life is but a stage and we are born actors, out of the blue
Life is but a cage and we are wandering about like animals in a zoo
Life is but a school of thought and experience teaches us lessons
Life is but a temple and living it equals prayers, moulding us into better persons.
Let this New Year bring happiness and flourish
With many a lovely memory for you to eternally cherish
So live life as it comes living it to the fullest, and let me finish
By wishing you a Very Happy New Year - lets start by being bullish!
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Saturday, December 25, 2004
Career woes
Sometimes you feel you are just doing ordinary work, when you are capable of doing extra ordinary things. When this conflict arises, a lot of things which seem to be minor are exaggerated in one's mind and leads to restlessness. It makes people think that what they do is not really worth it. But what they feel they might be doing otherwise is a question to ponder about. A lot of people are very precise in their decision making abilities and know what they want in life. $$$. If the other guy gives a $100 extra, just forget it and jump jobs. Having been brought up in India, where humility and loyalty are not inculcated but inbibed, I find it tough to go with this trend. In a place where loyalty has no place in the dictionary and everything goes by the needs of the business hour, it is tough for a "traditional" guy like me. Although I know I have the "stuff" that gives you value, and I can "brag" about it to anyone who might care to listen, I am used to getting accolades by the platter, I never had to ask for one. Incidentally, you are never paid for what you are worth, but for what you are "willing" to be paid. In my case, sadly I was "willing" to be paid low being forced by the low-key economy at that time. And ofcourse, bosses are not bosses for nothing, they try to get the "stuff" from you without giving in much on their side.
This conflict in the mind gives rise to the scenario that you must rebel, not only against your bosses, but against the society you are brought up in (with its set of values like loyalty), in order to get your worth, OR do you stay and try to turn the tables upside down, try to get the corporates to change their stance and make them value people, not just their "stuff". Ofcourse, the former is by far the easier and more practical, and a lot of people opt for that. There is this unquestionable argument that if you have the "stuff", you can grow in any organization, regardless of the size and your current stature. But, if you believe in the first place that you are capable of doing extra-ordinary things, why cant you start right now? Starting small helps in this regard!
I would say it is the fear that your "prime" might be well past before you can achieve what you set out to achieve. The question is, in essence, do you want to get more money or do you want to make life better? It might seem redundant, but I feel that the money-life relationship is linear, but life-money is exponential. Ofcourse, for the corporates, it aint easy as well. While they might still whine about their individual salaries, when it comes to employee benefits, they always see it as a "cost". I was perplexed when I found one simple truth. What we call "pazhamozhi" or "sayings" are actually derived from reality. One such saying goes "Even if you win a rat race, you are still a rat". Could really feel the impact in the last meeting I had with my boss, when I heard the phrase "you programmers are crap....", should I mention the rest?. Although I was amused thinking of what would happen if none of "us programmers" turned up for work just one day... I understood technology and innovation comes with a price tag....branding...of the creators!
To come back into the dilemma I am facing, I can see a lot of people (Well, those who care to read through this) say "you should ask yourself what you need in life". Just think about it, its always about not what you need, but its what you get, which in turn is always not enough! On the other hand, your company has to think about what you need! That change is what I am striving for, and I guess at this point of time, it appears totally ridiculous and crazy to everyone. I might falter and get frustrated to join another company (when I am past my breaking point), in which case I might succeed as an individual but fail in my quest, or I might stick around and even manage to change the way the corporates think (supposing it is possible), but fail miserably in my personal life. So this is the risk!
I always tell people that "You always have temptations. Its a personal choice whether you want to take it or not". Lemme conclude by saying that the choice I made 6 months back is under review...
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The search has just begun !!! (to focus and redefine....)
This conflict in the mind gives rise to the scenario that you must rebel, not only against your bosses, but against the society you are brought up in (with its set of values like loyalty), in order to get your worth, OR do you stay and try to turn the tables upside down, try to get the corporates to change their stance and make them value people, not just their "stuff". Ofcourse, the former is by far the easier and more practical, and a lot of people opt for that. There is this unquestionable argument that if you have the "stuff", you can grow in any organization, regardless of the size and your current stature. But, if you believe in the first place that you are capable of doing extra-ordinary things, why cant you start right now? Starting small helps in this regard!
I would say it is the fear that your "prime" might be well past before you can achieve what you set out to achieve. The question is, in essence, do you want to get more money or do you want to make life better? It might seem redundant, but I feel that the money-life relationship is linear, but life-money is exponential. Ofcourse, for the corporates, it aint easy as well. While they might still whine about their individual salaries, when it comes to employee benefits, they always see it as a "cost". I was perplexed when I found one simple truth. What we call "pazhamozhi" or "sayings" are actually derived from reality. One such saying goes "Even if you win a rat race, you are still a rat". Could really feel the impact in the last meeting I had with my boss, when I heard the phrase "you programmers are crap....", should I mention the rest?. Although I was amused thinking of what would happen if none of "us programmers" turned up for work just one day... I understood technology and innovation comes with a price tag....branding...of the creators!
To come back into the dilemma I am facing, I can see a lot of people (Well, those who care to read through this) say "you should ask yourself what you need in life". Just think about it, its always about not what you need, but its what you get, which in turn is always not enough! On the other hand, your company has to think about what you need! That change is what I am striving for, and I guess at this point of time, it appears totally ridiculous and crazy to everyone. I might falter and get frustrated to join another company (when I am past my breaking point), in which case I might succeed as an individual but fail in my quest, or I might stick around and even manage to change the way the corporates think (supposing it is possible), but fail miserably in my personal life. So this is the risk!
I always tell people that "You always have temptations. Its a personal choice whether you want to take it or not". Lemme conclude by saying that the choice I made 6 months back is under review...
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The search has just begun !!! (to focus and redefine....)
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Dreams...
Well, a lovely poem on makki's site http://watdoiright.blogspot.com/2004/12/dreams-i-like-to-dream.html got me thinkin on this one....
Dreams...
Dreams are for people to believe
Are a way in which they can relieve
The pressures of everyday life, and to leave
Every night thinking of what they could achieve.
Discoveries and Innovations, come not from working hard
Nor can you aspire to become a painter, artist or a bard
It is from the darkness of the night that ideas bombard
After which creativity shapes them and reaps the reward.
Dreams are something commonly understood as metaphysical
But to those who live it, its a beautiful rendering of a musical
Most of it seems so natural that people often construe it as practical
After all, its a cruel joke played by the brain for sadistic pleasure, in optical.
To those who are in doubt and diabolical
It is a way to recuperate, biological
To those seeking hope, its symbolical
Of the power of the unknown, albeit illogical.
Dreams are for you to think big and build careers
But more importantly, its a way to meet your inate fears
More often than not, its full of happiness and cheers
And even to the most hard-hearted soul, it adheres.
But alas, everything has a flip-side, and so does a dream
It doesnt visit the past and the future aint as lovely as it may seem
The brain is made to overwork to project wishful thoughts and beam
And almost every dream is too few and far-fetched to redeem.
All it does is last a night
With no immediate solution in sight
You dont really need it by right
If you hold onto yourselves, tight.
Dont let dreams amplify your plight
Dont let dreams take you on a fantasy flight
Dont let dreams fool you into thinking you are elite
Dont let dreams misguide you into taking things light.
However, dreams have lived on for ages, everyone knowing it, despite
Keeps haunting you in your sleep, day in and day out, without respite
As irony would have it, when it is at its height, its equivalent to a blight
But surely, whatever said and done, dreams are a delight :)
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The search has just begun !!! (to begin my dreams...)
Dreams...
Dreams are for people to believe
Are a way in which they can relieve
The pressures of everyday life, and to leave
Every night thinking of what they could achieve.
Discoveries and Innovations, come not from working hard
Nor can you aspire to become a painter, artist or a bard
It is from the darkness of the night that ideas bombard
After which creativity shapes them and reaps the reward.
Dreams are something commonly understood as metaphysical
But to those who live it, its a beautiful rendering of a musical
Most of it seems so natural that people often construe it as practical
After all, its a cruel joke played by the brain for sadistic pleasure, in optical.
To those who are in doubt and diabolical
It is a way to recuperate, biological
To those seeking hope, its symbolical
Of the power of the unknown, albeit illogical.
Dreams are for you to think big and build careers
But more importantly, its a way to meet your inate fears
More often than not, its full of happiness and cheers
And even to the most hard-hearted soul, it adheres.
But alas, everything has a flip-side, and so does a dream
It doesnt visit the past and the future aint as lovely as it may seem
The brain is made to overwork to project wishful thoughts and beam
And almost every dream is too few and far-fetched to redeem.
All it does is last a night
With no immediate solution in sight
You dont really need it by right
If you hold onto yourselves, tight.
Dont let dreams amplify your plight
Dont let dreams take you on a fantasy flight
Dont let dreams fool you into thinking you are elite
Dont let dreams misguide you into taking things light.
However, dreams have lived on for ages, everyone knowing it, despite
Keeps haunting you in your sleep, day in and day out, without respite
As irony would have it, when it is at its height, its equivalent to a blight
But surely, whatever said and done, dreams are a delight :)
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