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When it's all over..

When it's all over, I will come home, maa, Will sleep cozily on your lap, whole day, Without a worry in the wide world, Like I was born yesterday, When it's all over, I will sit down with you dad, We will have some grown up chats, About getting through the hardship, Then we will raise a toast to our, Newfound relationship, When it's all over, I will buy you that phone, kiddo, Which you always wanted, But first, you gotta promise me that, You will not take this life for granted, And work hard, be a decent man, Read as many books as you can, When it's all over, We will finally take that road trip, guys, Which we always planned, But never really went, Now, I am ready to have, on my car, Some beautiful dents, When it's all over, I will buy you some flowers, my love, We will walk under the blue sky, Lazily gazing clouds, Then I will hold your hands, And promise to grow old together, We will ride the tides, Through each and every weather, W...

The Divine Creation

Ohh God, You see, what your fans are doing, Slitting each other, while your angels are booing, Your words were supposed to take them towards the light, Instead they are indulging in an all out fight, Your calls for compassion have fallen on deaf ears, Their unmoored morality has blinded their fears, Some handful few been trading in your name for a while, Mobs enchanted, rendered docile, Kept at disposal, only to unleash havoc at will, Basking in delusive grandeur of their self-righteous kills.. Ohh Lord, You created me from the fire and them from the dust, You gave them desires and plenty of lust, Their greed for power and dominance has blinded their senses, They are avidly building long and beautiful fences, I did warn you against their creation, All I received in return was your wrath and condemnation, Got banished to hell to carry eternal abomination, I am the devil but lately, I am feeling little afraid of your creation.. -The.Crazy.Philosopher Dedicated t...

The Tyranny of Endless Feeds

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Image by Pixabay  2000 words. "I am sorry". These are the words uttered by the CEO of the biggest social network on our planet during the congressional hearing. Mark Zuckerberg was apologizing for not being 'careful enough' with the private data of Facebook's users which led to Cambridge Analytica scanda l. Chris Huges, the co-founder of Facebook, thinks that Facebook has become too powerful and should be dismantled. Chris Wetherell r egrets building the retweet button and compares it with 'handing over a loaded gun to a 4 year old' while Ethan Zuckerman feels guilty for coding the first pop-up ad on the internet. Some of the famous designers in the silicon valley like Nir Eyal who preach how to build habit forming websites, go great lengths to avoid getting addicted to their own designs as if drug dealers are abstaining themselves from 'doing their own stuff'. It's not very hard to see why these architects of our digital-scape are ...

'Rape Culture' in India

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2800 Words. 5th Dec 2019. The rape survivor from the Unnao case was set ablaze on her way to court hearing of her own rape case trial. After reading this news, I was furious and slightly disheartened. What triggered my furor the most was, how men with power try to suppress the voices of the victims by bending the law at their own will. Like most of us, I took it to the social media, vented out my frustration and sympathy for the victim. Days before this news, there was another unfateful incident which made it to the international news. A 26 year old vet, Priyanka Reddy 'Disha' was gang-raped and burnt to death in Hyderabad which sparked fresh outrage and countrywide protests. Last year, there was the Kathua case (An 8 year old Asifa was raped for days and later murdered as a pre-planned conspiracy against the Bakarwal community), and few years ago, the infamous Nirbhaya case happened (the case which shook our nation's conscience). Unfortunately, this list is endless. ...

Companions

It's been so long Since I cried last time.. Miss my tears, My companions of dark times.. Miss my choked voice, And running nose, Swollen eyes, And letting it all go, The cup of my rage, Is now about to overflow, Enough is enough now, Carrying around the charade, Like A jolly Joe, I just Don't know, What my mind really fears, Why is it so desperate, To lock away it's tears? Guess, it realised, Hardly anyone cares, Most of them celebrate, Pillaging of the heartland, Of my happiness, All I am left with, My broken spears, I can't fight anymore, With blunt arrow heads, It's okay to let it all flow, And find momentary solace... Someone, Please break my heart, Push me way beyond the precipice, Reunite me, With my companions of dark times, It's been a while, Since I have cried last time.. :) - The.Crazy.Philosopher Dedicated to the hard times in our lives which improve us as a human being.

Moonlight

We were sitting up there, On one of the thousands of steps, Far from the chaos, of the cityscapes, As the sky turned dusk blue, And the moon was rising, We found ourselves lost, In silence of the evening.. 'The wall' stared at us, with the poise of a monk, Like it was waiting for us, For centuries long, Its grandiosity, Was simply awe inspiring, And We could feel in the breeze, Its benevolent blessings... We were talking it all out, Like some long lost friends, Shared with each other, Our dreams and dreads, Suddenly a firefly, Revealed itself to us, But I didn't mind its Eavesdropping on us.. I felt an unsual calm, In my tumultuous mind, It stored that moment, To play endlessly on rewind, It knows it clear, That we might never meet again, But we had a piece of each other  Which we were talking back as a souvenir! - The.Lazy.Philosopher Dedicated to the great wall of China .

A Lyrical Correspondence

Tell me, in which language, should I express my love, for it to sound convincing enough, and not recieve just a nod in response, how long is one supposed to wait, should I pray, night & day, in which language, tell me, Listen, I guess, few faults our stars have got And suffers your heart, I can see Owing to my apathy Helpless I am Truly, Clueless I am But sympathize, I can only For my heart, too, suffers already till now, tears & scars as souvenirs it's got.. Poor thing.. ********** zamana lag jayega aapko ye samajhne me ki ijazat ho aapki toh zamane guzaar sakte hai hum aapki nigahon me Kambakht zamane ne Kiya hai, Iss kadar zulm, Ki ab Nigaho par bhi Bharosa na Raha... Warna Iss dil-e-naachij ki Kya majaal, Jo aapki inayat Ko Najarandaz Karen.. Chalo, de bhi di agar Ijaazat Maine, To kya ye waada Nibha paoge? Ya fir, Zamane ke saath milkar, Ikk aur takalluf de jaoge? **********