Ive never really given any notice to Kamala Das (id like to call her that way) until a couple of days back when i came across some of her poems. They were not just direct, but somehow i could find myself in it. Her poems are all direct,touching and simply wonderful...now here is one which id like to read and re read
The Looking Glass
Getting a man to love you is easy
Only be honest about your wants as
Woman. Stand nude before the glass with him
So that he sees himself the stronger one
And believes it so, and you so much more
Softer, younger, lovelier. Admit your
Admiration. Notice the perfection
Of his limbs, his eyes reddening under
The shower, the shy walk across the bathroom floor,
Dropping towels, and the jerky way he
Urinates. All the fond details that make
Him male and your only man. Gift him all,
Gift him what makes you woman, the scent of
Long hair, the musk of sweat between the breasts,
The warm shock of menstrual blood, and all your
Endless female hungers. Oh yes, getting
A man to love is easy, but living
Without him afterwards may have to be
Faced. A living without life when you move
Around, meeting strangers, with your eyes that
Gave up their search, with ears that hear only
His last voice calling out your name and your
Body which once under his touch had gleamed
Like burnished brass, now drab and destitute.
-- Kamala Das
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Personality twist
As the years flow by I can see myself into various situations in life which I had never ever dreamed of. Of course life itself is a dream to be engulfed into the hands of a beautiful unknown. But over the, I feel that life itself is an adventure, and the reason is simple. On every mode of philosophical thoughts, I find it interesting that life is uncertain. This is the simple truth that makes life so dear and special. Many compare life with beautiful and sometimes weird similes. But mine is something which I have been experimenting, it is from a different point of view. You may even call it a personality twist.
Life is bound with a lot of energies and as the laws in physics state it is transferred from one form to another. Most of us hear ourselves saying that some people “click” in our life while some don’t. Believe it or not this has to do with the energies. All of us are embodiments of tremendous energy, but it just that none realize. Haven’t you heard of the simple word “will” or even the proverb “If there is a will there is a way.” It is when we realize our own potential and our energy do we understand what the right path is and for this I believe observations plays a key role. One has got to be a good observer to be a winning player, and life is all but a game. Making a game plan requires skill experience and observation. By observing, what I mean is to observe ourselves. There exist two kinds of energies- negative and positive. Being a keen observer makes us realize what to select and what not select. I would personally not suggest you to pick up only the positive ones. Instead it would rather be interesting to play with the negatives. The challenge is how to make it positive. It can even be called as searching for one’s self.
It is by becoming a spectator to our activities that makes us understand our faults, failures, success, happiness and so on. I feel that it is better to be peaceful than to be happy. But of course happiness is the primary step towards peace. It is only when we are contented with ourselves and when we accept ourselves as the greatest gift do we realize ourselves. It is a step towards appreciation of life and appreciation of the Divine.
Every path in life is a challenge or in numeric sense a problem, and solving a problem makes life happening. Well, I would personally choose to live with problems than being without one, and I assume everyone would. For problems makes life interesting and solving them makes us confident and self loving.
Life is never something that could be written into papers or ‘word pads’ but rather an experience. Some are shared and some are not. I felt that this was something to be shared. I am not arguing whatever I have written is right, but just sharing the thoughts that went through when I had my personality twist.
As the years flow by I can see myself into various situations in life which I had never ever dreamed of. Of course life itself is a dream to be engulfed into the hands of a beautiful unknown. But over the, I feel that life itself is an adventure, and the reason is simple. On every mode of philosophical thoughts, I find it interesting that life is uncertain. This is the simple truth that makes life so dear and special. Many compare life with beautiful and sometimes weird similes. But mine is something which I have been experimenting, it is from a different point of view. You may even call it a personality twist.
Life is bound with a lot of energies and as the laws in physics state it is transferred from one form to another. Most of us hear ourselves saying that some people “click” in our life while some don’t. Believe it or not this has to do with the energies. All of us are embodiments of tremendous energy, but it just that none realize. Haven’t you heard of the simple word “will” or even the proverb “If there is a will there is a way.” It is when we realize our own potential and our energy do we understand what the right path is and for this I believe observations plays a key role. One has got to be a good observer to be a winning player, and life is all but a game. Making a game plan requires skill experience and observation. By observing, what I mean is to observe ourselves. There exist two kinds of energies- negative and positive. Being a keen observer makes us realize what to select and what not select. I would personally not suggest you to pick up only the positive ones. Instead it would rather be interesting to play with the negatives. The challenge is how to make it positive. It can even be called as searching for one’s self.
It is by becoming a spectator to our activities that makes us understand our faults, failures, success, happiness and so on. I feel that it is better to be peaceful than to be happy. But of course happiness is the primary step towards peace. It is only when we are contented with ourselves and when we accept ourselves as the greatest gift do we realize ourselves. It is a step towards appreciation of life and appreciation of the Divine.
Every path in life is a challenge or in numeric sense a problem, and solving a problem makes life happening. Well, I would personally choose to live with problems than being without one, and I assume everyone would. For problems makes life interesting and solving them makes us confident and self loving.
Life is never something that could be written into papers or ‘word pads’ but rather an experience. Some are shared and some are not. I felt that this was something to be shared. I am not arguing whatever I have written is right, but just sharing the thoughts that went through when I had my personality twist.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
inertia and i
inertia is actually a path in life i suppose..its actually put on just to welcome the upcoming pressure and tensions which most of us enjoy..life is a platform for all of us to learn..at least a new thing everyday.there are so many people in our life who gives us happiness even the smallest of the butterflies though however flickering..brings bubbles of happiness.
i was caught in the rough hands of inertia for quite sometime..but then I'm happy that i didn't give up..a small strive and lots luck helped me push up the dead soul of mine..I'm happy that I'm working again..and the inertia??i hope its gone for good.. :P
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