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image used for scottshak's poem the boogeyman hour

The Boogeyman Hour

Why I hate to fightIs not the hurt,It is actually the aftermathWhen she pulls herself under a shellAnd struggles to trust me again.I was a monsterSome unfortunate minutes ago,It is so difficult to convinceThat I am not the same man,I was merely at my lowest

adventure image for scottshak's musing

Adventureland

Every new thing is like an adventure for me. While I am trying to muster all hope from every nook and cranny I could find at this stage, when someone suggests trying an unusual thing, I instantly become all ears. Always giving in to what

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The Jumpy Book

I can’t hold your attention anymore,You always stop to read what the other book has to say,Constantly jumping between conversations.I am often forced to wonderWhich one do you hold the mostDear!I can’t make out What your mystery smile tries to sayAnd whose words bring you to

Irving Penn's photo for Scottshak's musing 'food for thought'

Food for thought

Out of the most cardinal human chores, it is no mystery that eating remains one of those rudimentary purposes that clearly stand out. Primarily because of how it makes you feel, you know, when you put a morsel in your mouth, it’s the taste that

lost boy photo for scottshak's poem

Lost Boy

Lost boy! Lost boy!Where did you go?Your world seeks you,But you barely know. You went up the mountains,Didn’t tumble down,You liked it up there,Why’d you touch the ground? You raced through the meadowsAnd rolled on the grass,You sang new songsAway from the mass. You went

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Being in Charge

I guess what I really like about unhindered mornings is the very ability to ease into them. When there is no rush to go anywhere, no doctors to meet, no deadlines, no alarms bawling at you, and no food or meds to be taken at

Tommy Ingberg photo for scottshak's poem

एक पत्र कर्क को

कर्क तूने खुद बड़ा हो करमुझे इतना सा बना दिया | कितना गरम था यह मिज़ाज तूने नरम ही बना दिया | रातों की गायब नींद को तूने झट्ट से सुला दिया | जल्दी से बड़े होने की दौड़ कोतूने अपना ही बना लिया ?

image for the stars in our eyes musing by scottshak

The Stars in Our Eyes

The concept of the human body analogy against the cosmos has often bowled me over. The similarities are uncanny if you take a look at the way some nebulae imitate the appearance of a human eye. Finding the Helix nebula reaffirmed the semblance further as

अकेले चल मुसाफ़िर walk alone wallpaper

अकेले चल मुसाफ़िर

इस तन्हाई की आदत डाल मुसाफ़िर, आगे तुझे अकेला ही चलना पड़ेगा,सफ़र अभी बहुत लम्बा है मुसाफ़िर, यूँ घुटने टेक देगा तो कैसे चलेगा? लोग तो बस राही थे मुसाफ़िर,पैदा तो तू अकेला ही हुआ था,रस्ते सब के अलग होते हैं मुसाफ़िर,तेरे रस्ते तुझे अकेला

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Body and Control

I can’t believe that a big chunk of my life was spent chasing convenience. There was always something nagging somewhere in the body. It is almost like I have lived through pain for the most part. What is worse is that I had accepted that,