The What's And Why's

I live

because I know

how it feels

to not live

I love

because I know

how it feels

to not be loved

I make you laugh

because I know

what it's like

to have no one to make you laugh

I help

because I know

what it's like

to not be helped

I hope

because I know

how it feels

to be hopeless

I celebrate every little thing

because I know

what it's like

to not have them

I don't lie

because I know

what its like

to be lied to

I don't open up

because I know

how it feels

to do so to the wrong person

I appreciate

because I know

what it feels

to not be appreciated

I value you

because I know

what it's like

to not be valued

I try to be kind

because I know

what it's like

to face unkindliness

I stay

because I know

how it feels

when no one stays

I don't judge

because I know

what it feels

to be judged

I am

what I am today

because of

what I got and what I didn't.

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Happiness

Happiness I rested my head against the governor of my vehicle. The headache was making its mark while I was waiting for mom to finish her shopping. I had kept my vehicle on the side of the main road like an irresponsible citizen that I was and next to me, I saw a vegetable vendor packing up since it was 9pm. I turned my head towards him and started observing how he was winding up for the day. Since it was monsoon, he was covering the vegetables with a transparent plastic sheet. After that he proceeded to cover it with a blue plastic which was the same as the one the person living opposite to me used to cover the front of his house in the monsoon. Having the distractive mind that I do, I began thinking about same things that I had been since the morning. A few things in the past days had hurt me to an extent that thinking about them was going to lead to a mini breakdown in that very moment. I felt my eyes tearing up and I found it difficult to breathe. Extending my ne...

Just grow

It's 2am and my mind refuses to shut down. I'm pondering over the events that I recently lived through and the people I've lived them with. There's a discontent in me. I have 30 things to do. I'm sick and I need rest but this stubborn mind of mine is making me it's prisoner by making me think and analyze each and everything I don't want to. The main reason for my discontent are as always my expectations. I have certain morals, ethics and discipline in me which I believe should be a must. The people around me lack that. I cannot work or be around such people. Being a key witness to their useless banter, nonsense logics and brainless actions make me question my own self. It is believed that you are the sum of the five people you spend most of your time with and that is troubling me. I want to grow, I want to learn, I want to be infinite in a lot of ways. How do I do it if I spend my day worrying about others and the impact they have on me. Solitude...

Blues

The blues you gifted me, Possess the audacity to kill me; And on some days, I let them.

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