A RENDEZVOUS WITH TIME

Piles of books, lay untouched,
yet, time ticking away
closed ears, mouth open
reciting some dull essay!
days of inactivity
shatter my brains
dawns the day before the exams
red eyes, with blackened borders,
I see the clock," stop! oh time"!
"Stop! oh time! From where did you come?
Who called you here?"
I shout-
But i'm so foolish,
for it'd always been there
for everyone to see, but me.
Hills of snow, rivers that flow,
chirping birds and rain...
"NO..NO..NO..No, not now.."
I stop my thoughts, with pain!
The syllabus book mocks at me- and says
"Remember the time.. When u were vain?"
"Lay it off", I shout
But no sound escapes my mouth
And on I read
in that same monolougue,
Only ticks of clock provide pace!
"I won't repeat this", I promise myself,
And it's time, this time, that spoke-
"Remember the time.. When you took this same oath?"
"!" And thus, I made it speak!

THOSE WHO KNOW, DO NOT SPEAK

[The Tao Te Ching, 6th C., B.C- I take this in the sense, "understanding implies non-discussion and discussion implies non-understanding".]


May be there is something out there
wanting to be seen
wanting to be discovered
wanting to be used, wanting to be possessed
why is it not being used?
who can answer this question?
but
Those who know, do not speak!

May be there is something out there
wanting to be changed
wanting to be developed, wanting to be cherished
why is it not being done?
who can answer this question?
but
Those who know, do not speak!

May be there is someone out there
wanting to be noticed
wanting love, wanting affection
why does this happen?
who can answer this question?
but
Those who know, do not speak!

And so I begin my journey,
Searching for answers,
Far and wide,
Deep into the minds, unknown
And high up in those brains, bright-
I find what I wanted to find-
The way, a key-
And now, I know why-
Those who know, do not speak!