Phenomena

Some phenomena wrung adverse to ameliorate,

But tales omitted wiped from antiquity & texts;

Even though charted or spoken by the originals,

Attenuated distorted the spectrum & contexts.



Some phenomena can't be unlearned or undone?

Transcribed engraved both dated and undated;

Raw texts coated assorted compiled by myriads,

Followed, coerced, compelled or ingurgitated.



Some Phenomena devised, preserving status quo,

Notions sprang on the cornerstone of 'AS IS';

Malleable fabric constructed and organized,

To tranquilize but repressing 'hereinafter' & a miss.



Some Phenomena are unanticipated uncharted,

And even if perceptible, idiosyncrasies negate;

Inexorable inhabitants map - joys or repents,

Exemplars, not inklings, march us forward with fate.


© Pranav Chaturvedi 2018

Desire != Love

When impetus compels to meander for warmth engulfed in arms;

To endure Pleasure or Disparity for loving thy flesh seething, unharmed.

Overlapping subsets that define Love & Lust is mere impulsive predilection;

As love couldn't be dredged nor peace when sequestered to fleshes or friction.

As remains of impulse or friction would be cast off and forgotten;

Luscious hegemony over cognition never behold trust, sinks rock bottom.

Like libations bury authentic love, drench it under lusty lies;

Steps taken were meant to forsworn under dark sulking skies.

Is Oneness defined by closing distance for intrinsic need?

Or authentic that would be to transcribe it as an act of greed!

Inspiration Compassion Attraction is Love, a noble belief;

Avidity for Lust is not Love, would never vouchsafe solace or relief :)

© Pranav Chaturvedi 2018

A Bygone Tale of Two Compeers

Sulking dark donjon once shackled Two Compeers,

An era where lands illuminated by blaze when armed;

Scintillating Swords revealed the souls it ingurgitated,

Knowledge Not but populist doctrines were charmed.

Originated not from same belief, weren't from one realm,

Two longed to disenthrall creeds; for 'one' exiguous survived;

Umpteen measures broken blocked now shackled & locked,

The Two Compeers bared, depleting waist, on prayer thrived.

One Morning heard an aged voice, turned & discerned,

Wrinkled face cushioned with beard with kindled eyes;

Once confidant of the throne, demeaned when queried thesis,

Expended innumerous days engraving truth & lies.

Unveiled unrevealed brightened the escape- were unshackled,

Covered the flesh with fabric, The Two scampered towards shore;

Who was kindred to everlasting, sprang first on the boat,

And Slashed knife behind, wounded, the other fell on floor;

'Disaccord never blooms affinity,' he said, 'with Unpublished I leave,'

Drifted towards the land he came from, mocking sacred deal.  

© Pranav Chaturvedi 2018