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

Thursday, October 27, 2011

lessons learnt

no one teaches you
to lose a friend to another friend
to lose a friend to another world
to lose yourself for a friend
to find yourself in a friend
to find a friend in yourself

to stumble, crash and fall in love
to wake up and walk out of love
to struggle and stay in love
to stay and struggle in love
to define what exactly is love

some lessons are just learnt
never taught

Monday, October 17, 2011

realize

After a while you realize .
that you are never quite sure about what you are wishing for till it comes true.
that there is always another person involved .
that you have no right to play with their feelings just to figure out yours.
that there is only a subtle difference between friendship and love.
that sometimes you don't even know that difference.
that truth does hurt, but it also saves a lot of pain.
that you are a different person with different people.
that you never quite know till your try.
that you don't really know everything you thought you knew.
that sometimes you just need to breathe.
that doing nothing is better than doing anything at all.
that your definition and perception of love is messed up - by all the books, movies and people around.
that in the end you just have to create your own definition. t
hat being with someone can make you realize you don't need to be with anyone.
that your mom really is your best friend. period.