May 2018 - Page 2 of 2 - Smoke Words Every Day

[146] To Better Beginnings

May 10, 2018by Rahul Gaur6 Comments

I remember carrying the disappointment of today to tomorrow with the added baggage of guilt of not doing something about it yesterday To all my coping of adding humour to my demons or to all the mechanics of my defences that lay all your faults ahead of mine I am disappointed Sometimes I think about [...]

poetry

[145] A Visitor In Your Park

May 7, 2018by Rahul Gaur26 Comments

The air feels heavy when I feel your presence around even when I know you're not around I think the grudges we hold weigh more than what forgiveness makes us feel I stumble on our memory as I walk on the same paths of yesterday I feel your presence again in this park like the [...]

Write-ups, writing

[144] Rebel With A Cause

May 6, 2018December 18, 2019by Rahul Gaur6 Comments

We are told that "don't upset the system" "don't be a rebel and lose your mind". The reason? The functioning of the system is crucial for miscreants to survive. To not politicise art is just another way of submitting to the pressure of not being seen as a rebel. As the word, 'rebel' has a [...]

Write-ups

[143] Guide For Not Reading

May 5, 2018by Rahul Gaur6 Comments

A guide to not reading books. Step 1: Read a book's synopsis, blurbs and get interested to read it. Step 2: Go to goodreads and check how many pages it is. Step 3: Start reading reviews. NO. Start reading 'negative' reviews. Et voila! Anyone else facing the same problem?

poetry

[142] The Aftermath

May 3, 2018by Rahul Gaur5 Comments

All you are now is a tremor in my memory Like the coming of an earthquake but to me just an illusion of the mind All you’ve become now is just a scar on my skin Like an invisible tenant of my body but the one that makes its presence felt once in a while [...]