words
said
unsaid
forced into search
alien to their birth
more we tried
to grapple with words
more they cringed
with fear disgust
refusing to carry
farce of our lot
fragile selves
tied up in knots
I hear them laugh
I hear them wail
but really to what avail
we and our
endeavors
remain perpetually insane
not saying what we feel
feeling things never said
what do I do
cried the word
they took away the meaning
of my very existence
if I cannot be myself
on my word
I should be dead ...
The power of words is indescribable. With one lift of the eyebrow they convey every conceivable emotion. Even ‘In Absentia’, the silence reverberates with the resonance of their very absence.
ReplyDeleteI like these lines by Boyzone,
‘it's only words
and words are all I have ..’
love, chhabi.
Suresh C Sharma;
ReplyDeleteIf I cannot be myself, on my word I should be dead... Nice.
Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury:
ReplyDeletelovely..esp liked the lines.." not saying what we feel
feeling things never said"...
July 18 at 12:16am
Raman Sinha: It is true that our existence is locked in the 'prison house' of the language but can't we unlock it by exploring some extra-language communication channels.
ReplyDeleteJuly 18 at 1:10am
Gita Viswanath: Very nice.
ReplyDeleteJuly 18 at 3:27am
Nan Joshi: Beauty. . .
ReplyDeleteJuly 18 at 5:54am
Seema Mendiratta Paul: OMG! awesome!
ReplyDeleteAbha Chadha: Bravo!! i hear you..
ReplyDeleteJaiya Venkat: So true.....the last paragraph was awesome!!
ReplyDeleteJohn Samson: My word! indeed, an inspired piece.
ReplyDeleteVonney Andrews:
ReplyDeletegrapple with
words
with meanings
for which we exist ... very nice joyce