After Seeing You After seeing you, after seeing you— the painter in me began painting you— the curve of your silence, the light in your stillness. After listening to you, after listening to you— the author in me began writing a book about you— the day you laughed at rain, the night you spoke without words. After speaking to you, after speaking to you— the poet in me began reciting poems on you— poems of serene moments, of dawns we borrowed and kept. After travelling with you, after travelling with you— the traveller in me began exploring you— not to find, but to understand. And after dining with you, after sharing bread with you— the chef in me began cooking for you— not just food, but warmth, not just spice, but care. After staying with you, after staying with you— the caretaker in me began caring more for you— caring for our love, and for the quiet you. After relating with you, after relating with you— the lover in me began loving y...
The State of Mind We are unhappy We are unhappy Not because there’s no reason to be happy But we have more reasons to be unhappy We are unhappy We are unhappy Not because there’s no reason to be happy But we are sunk in guilt The only way out is to seek forgiveness To restore the happiness in us We are unhappy We are unhappy Not because there’s no reason to be happy But we are sunk in regret The only way out is to forgive ourselves To restore the happiness in us We are unhappy We are unhappy Not because there’s no reason to be happy But we are worried about the future The only way out is to prepare for it To restore the happiness in us We are unhappy We are unhappy Not because there’s no reason to be happy But we keep comparing ourselves to others The only way out is to accept our uniqueness To restore the happiness in us We are unhappy We are unhappy Not because there’s no reason to be happy But we are carried away by others' critic...