Being normal

Conformity is a major building block of the giant superstructure of Normal. Normal keeps the engines of the human structures of society, culture and politics, oiled and running. Those who stick their necks out and decide to create their own path and walk or even better, sprint on it, are not ‘normal’. On the other hand, conformity is the way to go for the most because it ensures survival. The jagged edges of exceptional do not bruise their inner child, who is scared as it is. Fear ensures conformity and courage challenges it. Courage leads to extreme successes and failures and many times failures are the stepping stones for success and vice- versa. Success is like walking a rope above the ocean of conformity. This is so because, success thrives on exceptions and challenges. Success needs its own path. Do you still want to be normal?

I

I am so I

isn’t that what troubles you?

if I become you

won’t you still be troubled?

What we have

What we already have

is the last stop

in the trip of insanity

that we embarked at some point of time

as collectives of rot and greed

striving for more

struggling for more

creating more rot and greed

Din

In the constant clamour

and the din,

the voices of reason are stifled.

The helpless voices on the periphery

can’t even reach

the windows of their homes.

Double – faced

Double-faced predators

roam the land

unscathed in their skin

relentless in their pursuits