My four lines #20

The pointlessness of the ramble in your head,
Misses the point in a dark messy zone,
When it frets, "what's the point?", and you know,
The point of life is nothing but to honour your gift of life.

My four lines #19

Make amends, pursue like you believe in its uncertainty,
A power that lies in its belly to change and heal.
Search for its purpose or curse its cranky woes,
Life is every bit worthy of making peace and moving on.

My four lines #18

Beyond the stories you tell and believe in your head,
A narrative gets written in every life you touch.
While the dark lies may hound and cloud the pastures beneath,
The long forgotten smile you planted will be busy raising a garden.

My four lines #17

பலம் சொல்லும் குறிக் கண்டு பலவீனம் தலை எடுக்கும்
மனம் வாழும் இடம் நம்பு பலம் சொல்லும் குறி முறிக்கும்
நிலை மாறும் வரை வம்பு வசைப்பாடும் நிலைக்குலைக்கும்
பிழைத்தாளும் வரை நின்று நிலைநாட்டும் மதி சிறக்கும்

My four lines #16

A journey, so soulful, begins with an authentic self,
With the courage to be an honest you to you,
The wisdom to not force the not-so-you on you,
And the trust for the universe to teach you a thing or two.

My four lines #15

In a prayer so loud and queer,
You pun the almighty and make it clear,
"Make the laughter last, oh dear,
Not in your list but on my face" you steer.

My four lines #14

In a fight between tears of delight and a hard-pressed smile,
Your heart chooses tears over a million smiles.
Even when inner peace takes a long sought sabbatical,
Your head finds a place to stay all the way true.

My four lines #13

விடையே விடையின் பொருளே பொருளில் அகப்படாத விதியே
விதிக்குள் அடக்கமே அடங்கிடும் ஆவியுள்ள அனைத்துமே
அனைத்திலும் ஓட்டமே ஓட்டத்தில் மறந்திருக்கும் காயமே
காயத்தை மாற்றுமே  மாறாத இறையான கருணையே

My four lines #12

When you don't want to be connected to your emotions,
When you want to stay numb amidst a cyclone of thoughts,
You turn indifferent to even art and love,
Erecting a tomb of life over a part of you that is dead.

My four lines #11

Breeze on your face, you carry a song in your heart,
For every beat, the bus finds a pit or a bump to drive over.
When the toddler coos, the women chat over fried roots,
And you smile, create your world in every frame around you.

My four lines #10

Droplets on my window shined a smile on my face,
As the lightning struck from a hard shuddered cloud.
I gazed at the summer showers that bent an arc of hope,
With a well deserved coffee, in a long awaited moment.

My four lines #9

When your goodness robs you of your laughter,
You ponder and wander in your head thereafter.
You dare question the purpose of your being,
But it's time when you know it's all about staying.

My four lines #8

Though the rational mind acts civil and keeps stereotypes at bay,
Minor reinforcements don't fail to remind and make you pay.
Time and again change wants to have a chance for good,
But sadly, it hardly shows up for it to be understood.

My four lines #7

Biggest learnings come from being in other people's shoes.
You appreciate the imperfect humanness,
A discovery that tells you how seriously silly we remain,
In an all-perfect universe of expectations.

My four lines #6

அரசியலற்ற கல்வி, உஷ்ணம் தணிந்த பூமி,
பசியில் வாடாத பிள்ளைகள், பெண்களுக்கு பாதுகாப்பான ஊர்கள்,
இப்படி எத்தனையோ விண்ணப்பம் இருக்க,
முதல் விண்ணப்பம் மறதியை மறக்க.

My four lines#5

நிறைவாக தோன்றும் ஒவ்வொரு நிகழ்வும்
விரைவாக நிகழும் மாயம் தோன்றும்.
வியப்பாக விளங்கும் நேரம் மட்டும்
விளங்காமல் போகும் காலம் முற்றும்.

My four lines #4

The louder the noise outside, the thicker the skin must you wear,
For the realms of truth lie deep inside the treasure trove that you are.
If to stand the test of time is a strength of a kind,
Far beyond go the testing times as they muscle up the mind.

My four lines #3

Do you crave to be the Forrest Gump of sorts?
One with a purpose that is driven by love,
One with a one-track mind that directs action sans boredom.
But the difficult part of it all, is to keep it simple.

My four lines #2

It is hopeful when Hope would rather be dormant than niche.
Ever wondered its locus or questioned its timing?
Change over inertia, wisdom over wrath,
Hope chooses the world for you, for simply remaining curious to live.

My four lines #1

Life feels so entitled to meteoric outcomes,
While you barely block the pelted stones.
But what's meteoric than to hold your head high,
Even at the cost of everything south of it?

Day In and Day Out

When you play so many roles in your act,
Finding who you are can be an unkept pact.
A moment, a truth, that's all you need,
For a mighty forest begins with a seed.
But in all the frenzy that does not let you get a wink,
You end up saying more than you think.
Then come the versions, the stories, layering above,
And you get keen on discerning more than you love.
You see rats and horses perform with verve,
You fancy exhibiting more than you observe.
Yet those nights with nagging emptiness leave a trail,
Twisting and turning you in the bed, making you frail.
And then you wake up everyday and say bring it on,
As life sweeps you off your feet before you are gone.

Developing space for authenticity to take shape

I have found that my authentic self is my best self. This self surprises me everytime for what it can offer and stresses me out lesser than my otherwise-self, as it is is not influenced by comparisons and sources it's contents from inside rather than outside. But this authentic self does not surface too often and for it to appear more often than it does today, I think I need to do the following and I think this will help anybody else who wants to do the same.

-Allow it to happen when it happens. Let the thoughts flow when they do. Do not let anything disturb your thought process.

-Give it chances to manifest itself. Talk, write, think, argue  to let yourself get comfortable with being authentic and to resist the urge to align with rest of the world.

-Introspect to see what drives you to acknowledge and encourage authenticity. Examine if it's healthy or if it perpetuates or satisfies any unhealthy values like the need for approval from others

-Don't be guilty of pursuing authenticity since you might have to avoid distractions even if they are from a good, reliable or loving source.

-Be generously curious about things you want to be curious about. Try some new subject (something you are not curious about) once in a while, read, talk or get to know about that.

-When you feel bored, dry in your mind, uninspired, not feeling curious about anything, don't be desparate to get your best self on track. Just stay put. It's a natural cycle to get back to yourself.