the thing about self-worth

is that no one else can give it to you.

rule of thumb

always make the first move

never make the second

a million thoughts

wait patiently

a million thoughts wash over me

I am free

same coin

Anxious: "I need you."

Avoidant: "I don't need you."

the way

I don't know the way to happiness

But there is indeed a route to tragedy

ready?

It is to ask,

again and again,

"What have they done for me?"

perhaps

If I have to say

I am not a bad guy

perhaps I am

Balance? Harmony.

If you love work

you love life

and vice versa

empty

If you have nothing to hide

you have nothing to say

the right game

I don't want to win

I just want to play

just be with you 

today

I am the fountainhead

of love and affection

it flows from me

my name is green

material wealth

matters less

if you are 'art poor'

you need money to have good things

but you need taste too - to enjoy them

hither and tither

if you don't talk 

you become a puppet

of subconscious thoughts

other way round

breaking bonds does not make you independent

making bonds does

maintaining bonds does

repairing bonds does

not really helpful

philosophers give prescriptions

but I need the medicine

make it less and better

your gifts are cheap

they tire me

there's no space to keep

not enough

We need music

Because words are not enough

unbalanced

If you take much,

they resent

But if you give much,

then too,

they resent

Don't miss it

Treating her like a woman

is a part of 

treating her like a human

Not a Sudra

Like the learned Brahman

Sacred texts I will read

Like the brave Kshatriya

Strong armies I will lead

Like the crafty Vaisya 

I will calculate with speed

I am not a Sudra

And you need to ask with respect and dignity

To get you water if you need.

we are disconnected

because we are afraid to be rejected

connecting... it's risky

I love books because

... books love me

just being

Not being bad

Not being good

Just saying the things

I deeply believe I should

futile

defending yourself

never works

poor substitute

starved of relationships

obsessed with food

it never ends

understanding the world

understanding yourself

finding the fit

they can't tax

the joy of work

the greatest gift

you gave me,

me.

watch out

creative work

can hurt