Violence

I haunt you every day and tempt you to wield me
The identity that you seek
The fear that you harbor
The anger that you hold deep in your bosom
All bring you to me for I am their only refuge
Do you have the courage to go past me?

Every easy way out from the banality of Life, you resort to me
You deploy me through your words and actions only on your loved ones
For what is Love? The ability to inflict me upon some one without guilt
So, ask yourself what is Love? Do you have the courage to embrace Love bereft of me?

I am fear finally manifesting and taking birth
I am the true testimony of survival instinct
Can you go past me? I challenge you!
Can you go past me and walk the path of Buddha?
Go ahead and try it out.

Non-violence is not cowardice
Non-violence is having the courage to inflict me but choosing not to do so
It takes more will power to win over me than you thought
I am your weakest self talking to you

Learning to Live in Loneliness

I was all alone and all I had was solitude
I am all alone today and yet I am lonely
I keep wondering what happened to my solitude.
Solitude was so splendid - me, my thoughts and myself.
Loneliness is a haunted feeling - today I am just an unwanted being.

Why was I so careless?
What crime did I commit?
I keep asking again and again.
I have no one to answer my question except me

I wake up in the middle of the night and I know I am alone
My stupid poetry is all I have for company
I do not seek sympathy for it hurts more
I do not wish to take solace in self-pity for it is dangerous to the core

I was having a lovely time when I was in solitude
I am just a lonely zombie today bereft of gratitude
I pass my days for I have nothing else to do
Waiting for Life to give me a chance to start everything new