others may have wine, i have poetry

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.

We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

And the human race is filled with passion.

And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.

But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

Dead Poet's Society

Monday, February 4, 2008

eclipse

a need to prove myself
clouded by the fear of failure
setting my priorities right
overridden by teenage fantasies
a resolution to work hard
blurred by the want to have fun
the choice to do the right thing
fogged by the tendency to do whats"in"
the discretion to be rational and wise
misted by the tendency to be impulsive
the decision to believe the good in myself
hazed by doubts about self worth
the wish to stay sane and focussed
overcast by the inclination to go crazy and digress

2 comments:

Manasa. K .Kumar said...

do i have to say something like its awesome or is my awe just shown by the fact that m not able to write anything for comments ?!

Manasa. K .Kumar said...

do i have to say something like its awesome or is my awe just shown by the fact that m not able to write anything for comments ?!