There were two reasons I was scared to let people in; the damage they could do, and the damage they could find.
Chris Mc Geown
Chaos.
My mind and heart are always in chaos. Their conflicts are my contemplations, their silence my dilemma.
Their contradicting desires to fulfil a single temptation, their yearning to solve something unsolvable. And that’s what keeps me going. Thinking, understanding, then losing it and then reassuring.
For the cycle to go on, they must stand at opposite ends so the boat doesn’t sink.
They must act parallel to walk together until my last breath.
But then, how will peace be achievable? For how long must this war go on? One must find content, one must feel fulfilled.
We choose how we live. Life is a series of them, like every mountain followed by a valley. Pain followed by bliss, riot followed by peace. Read it backwards and the perspective differs.
And at every turn, isn’t every choice, a war of wants?
Peace isn’t constant, a result of constant choices rather. Choice to stay silent and then speak, choice to find peace in war or war in peace.
Thereby, I choose to find solace in conflict.
Between heart and mind
They must be against each other so that I can stand against the world.
Yes, I was late. But maybe, It was worth the wait. ~ark
The Ashes of Herself
The relics of her feelings, The ashes of her burnt soul, Were locked in an old chest, Buried deep in her heart enclosed. The burden of those burials gradually, Outweighed her. She wanted to get rid of it, As the weight had been consuming her.
That day, The chest opened itself, And dissolved the ashes in the rivers of tears, After years, she felt relieved and alive. She could finally breathe with a pleasant sigh.
There kept a pen on the table, Staring back at her. It was time to write her life again. The droplets of tears fell like rain, Wetting the paper on which, She had to sculpt her life ahead.
She instead wrote everything about her past self, Burnt it, and dissolved the ashes of herself, In a peaceful river. She then wrote again, Looking at herself in the unbreakable mirror, Unknown to what would happen ahead, But known to what would never happen again.
~ark
I Must Be
I have to be relatable to be seen,
I must feel the same to be heard.
I have to be patient and listen to their empty words,
I must be caring to make them feel like home.
I must remain unknown to make them known.
I have to make them feel happy,
I must compliment their flaws.
Standing in the courtroom,
I must face a trial for breaking the laws.
I should have a bad memory,
Forgetting everything
And move on,
I must apologise for not becoming their lifeless doll.
~ark
How to convince myself
To try again
When trying
Only brings regret
Longing for words
To be enough
But words are lost within
Vacant smiles
Insincerity
Hiding behind corners
My faults shining
Showing others
I’m empty
Sculpted
I sculpted it With the desire To reshape something I could never fix To create something I could never become To make it distinct from me To let it live my every dream
But it wasn't the only one coming to life With it I was reliving I was being crafted in the process of crafting I was creating it to recreate me To give it life to live mine To feel complete
Displaying it one day, The audience seemed to be smitten with its beauty But it refused to believe them It refused to believe me It refused to love itself It refused to be Caressing it, I reduced it into pieces Only to realise, The molds I had used were once used on me, I had created nothing but me.
~ark
We used to be strangers,
Nothing was known, no memories.
I hope we had remained the same,
Because now nothing is left.
No bliss, no pain.
Who I Am
I let the screams sink in, They were mere words after all. I already knew their emotions, I stood still like a doll. I lay my head low, My mind all blank. An infinite questions sowed, Answers were all hanged. The mirror on the guilt's wall, I tried to cover it with my hands. I wondered who I was, While they asked me who I am.
~ark
The Right Abode
At the station of doubts, I looked for the wheels of the answer's train. Colliding with people alike, Our luggage carried the same weight. Watching many moving ahead, Towards their right abode, I tried to cater more time, hiding my defeated face.
I peeked inside each of the trains, Trying ensure that I wouldn’t drown, rather, someday sail. Lost in the lost crowd, I searched for an abode that my destiny had framed.
Finally, finding one down a new track, I tried to board it with all my luggage. The bags tossed away by the crowd, I found them etched with my fears’ name.
It was then I realised, I had ruined my life, Thinking they belonged to my unhealed pain.
~ark