beware

BEWARE…

The Lonely Person

Who intrudes into your life

And taints every moment of happiness

With an undercurrent of guilt…

Whose words paint a picture

That smudges your canvas

Of colour

With dark edges of black

And shadows that cast a pall….

Those words that have an undercurrent

Whose tow drags you deeper

Into the ocean of despair

And your spirit loses sight of the shore

And you are cast adrift…

Beware…

Of being held hostage

Of words that bind you deeper

The snare that imprisons the bird

Whose wings once are clipped

Can never fly again….

Beware…

Of sharing dreams and hope

With a life that is set in stone

Unchanging, unmoving, unbroken

But sits heavy on your heart

Which beats trapped in another realm

Not in your consciousness…

Fly free, untethered

Your soul cannot be captured

The mirror can hold only one reflection

Of the truth which governs your life

And yours alone….

Nimmou Nilakantan

July 28^th 2019

EMOTI-CONS!

We humans get labels right – sometimes! Emoticons – now that just nails it for an emotion which is a con. Regardless of what you really think or feel you can choose an emotion with a press of a button. The smiley face is the biggest con in our digital communication. Go back to the natural world -have you ever seen a snarling, growling dog with a wagging tail?

 This is what these emojis/emoticons have done to communication. It is so easy to overlay the nasty with a smiling emoji. “Don’t like what you did pal”, (smiley face) “Your attitude sucks”, (smiley face )and somehow no offence is taken though it is given! 

Confusion has overlaid communication. In Hindi it is called ‘Meethi Churri’ (Sweet knife) You stick it in with a sweet smile. Nice and nasty have amalgamated or rather emoji’d into the smiley face at the end of a statement. 

The biggest fraud is when a person’s texts are full of emoji’s and thumbs up and other inane positive affirmations. The reality you meet is a sourpuss who never smiles in face to face conversations and is full of negativity. Virtual reality? True Lies? Choose your fantasy….

Nimmou Nilakantan