Tag: Relationships

Misplaced happiness

Crazily when you chase it

it gets scared and hides

in the unseen nooks and crevices

of your ignorant brain

Let it follow you

through that smile on the face

of your mother who is getting older everyday

or through the hot meal on the table

which is no less a miracle of sorts

or through the shelter that your home

affords to you

or when the love of your life

gives you a hug

in the middle of the night

or when a drop of sweat

adorns your forehead

after a day of hard work

or when a sole flower blooms

out of nothingness

on your way to work…

After misplacing happiness

You have been looking at

all the wrong places.

The search ends!

The difference

The other day I went to get a few printouts from at a shop located at the one of the streets in North Dublin. I paid an ‘x’ amount. The amiable guy at the counter asked whether I need to get the copies stapled. I said ”yes’. He did that. Then I asked him for a bag to carry the pages. He obliged me with a paper bag. He didn’t charge any money for these services. He also added a smile. I was happy.

Once again on another day I needed printouts. Obviously I went to the same shop. I realised I was late and the shop had already closed. Then I walked up to another shop located just a few blocks away. The experience goes like this…

The man at the counter had no smile for me. He charged me double the amount for the same work. He handed over loose printed sheets to me. On being asked for a bag he handed over a flimsy plastic folder to me and charged 50 cents for that.

C’mon fellas.. it doesn’t hurt to check and compare the rates and smiles !

Inertia

Shine and rise

while the sun shines

while the fingers tap the keyboard

and give out that dearest sound

while the pulse races

and the brain weaves the stories of hope

while the adrenaline still gets to flow

Cocoon dismantled

It wrapped!

Like a thick warm furry blanket

the winds couldn’t reach

or destroy

the exit

pulled that warmth away

leaving the rawness exposed to the searing chills

Cocoon dismantled!