The Poet’s Ruse

Life is never a straight line

It’s a thread

You weave as you go

Tangles form

Knots arise

You keep knitting

Nobody gets out

Untangled

Yet, life is beautiful

#Threads #Twitter #Life

As masks go down

I see

Two-faced masters

Tell you,

Good dog

Go! Fetch the ball

Come here, sit,

Come on! Take a seat

It's your last and final call

Come, grab your treat

Once bruised, a neck

Almost healed,

Collar mark concealed

What the heck!

There's no leash, no more,

Not even remote

All day you scratch, piss, snore,

And play

Sometimes, you moonlight

In broad daylight

Barking dogs seldom bite,

In a dogfight

Having forgotten the trade, you trick

You've gone stray,

In the bargain

You ain't listen,

Come what may

The masters now feelin' the prick

First, they threaten,

Then they bribe, then they pray

But, hey...

Batman returns

Superman returns

Jedi returns

Jesus returns

Postman returns

Laundryman returns

Kabuliwala returns

Sinbad returns

Nobody else returns.

/* WFH is what they want. WTH is what they get. */

Written by: Rupesh Mandal

Hashtags: #Corporate #WFH #ReturntoWork #RemoteWorking #Covid

Over the counter

Waiting

For my turn

A tickle

Tops my nose

On a slow burn

My eyes meet

Hers, up-close

My finger

Swipes my nose

Catching her

Mirror me

On the same beat

Mimicking me…

You are, are you?

Did I enter the secret

Door code; a cue?

Temme… hey!

A sheepish smile

Was her only say

I get my gate pass

It was time, alas

To go

Oh, damn! How lame

All I could ask,

Was her name…

#missedopportunity #human #connection

Hey, hello... hi

While sipping chai

A thought seeps in, my-my

AI's the new samurai

The new high

A, and I

The parade behind stirs a cry

Ew! OUch! Why leave us dry

Before bidding bye-bye

Let me tell you with a sigh

These words are mine, aye-aye

Not written by AI.

/*The rise of AI has left behind a hue and cry, amongst humans and vowels alike.*/

Credits:

Written by Rupesh Mandal.

Performed by AI voice of Eminem on Uberduck.

Rap Beats by 'Behind Barz'. 👊🤘

Hashtags:

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIArt #AIMusic

There is a child

in all of us.

The true us.

We need

To get in touch with.

Reimagine.

A new world.

Together.

Reimagine opportunities.

Reimagine possibilities.

Reimagine true change.

Reimagine childlike.

Tags:

#HappyChildrensDay #Imagine #Childlike #ChildrensDay

Some people like to think they are entitled without having done nothing their entire lives. This is someone I know. A fool.

A lament of the times. #India.

Dedicated to BoJo. Prime minister of Great Britain. Last seen on a bulldozer in India.

India is in the throes of fascism. Violent, state-sponsored thuggery and hate; the order of the day. Free speech and dissent are brutally curtailed. The poets are chained. The people voiceless. The great nation bereft of a happy hum.

A deep desire to start afresh, gain understanding, focus on self improvement, be caring, helpful, selfless and tolerant and, give something back to the world.