'Yaar, Sadho, its been ages since you recited something.' – He spoke while the auto moved along with the light traffic. I shook my head in answer but remained silent. As I was not sure what to say.
(Happens whenever I am lost in something I don't understand.)
And he was indeed right that its been ages since I had recited anything but it has also been ages since I wrote anything (Read: Poem). Life sometimes plays funny games. Yeah, trust me its does. And in very un-funny ways.
Sometimes words just come pouring out and sometimes, no matter how hard I try, it just doesn't help. Head, sometime, feels as if has dried up, with no words or thoughts and only emptiness and migraine to cope up with.
Sigh
There was already this loneliness which has been haunting since... I don't know how long and now this brand new migraine thing has popped up. Every now and then the head starts beating faster than the heart beats of a marathon runner. Vision gets blurred and even a slightest hiss of sound feels like a blast inside the head.
And its not like the thoughts have fully abandoned me. They do come, often is haste, but fades away as soon as they appear. The words, though tasteless, now seems to be losing there grace, too.
And so, nowadays, whatever I write, is always like that premature baby which dies as soon as it pops out of the mother's womb.
My poetry has suffered its most severe attack of migraine!
And though, in medical term, the effect of the migraine lasts from 4 to 72 hours but its been 'ages' since it has struck to the poet in me.
(All I do now is wonder... and wonder... and wonder, with no outcome of any sort.)
If only I could get this migraine off as easily I can damn this off, I would have…
Sigh!
i know i have to speak about migraine dear , but cannot help noticing the artwork u posted along with it , it simply is quite brilliant and apt for ur title.
ReplyDeleteI think writing about 'writer's block' is the best strategy to overcome it. Your 'Migraine' is a poetry in itself. Very well written, my bud. Binzy
ReplyDelete@Nidhinraj.. yeah bro, it sure is. Thanks to the internet. and welcome to the blog!
ReplyDelete@Binzy .. Thanks for the appreciations dude, but this migraine is killing me.. and poetry as such is not healthy for health :)
ReplyDeleteLoved the picture..:)
ReplyDeleteok, but what about the write?;)
ReplyDeleteMigraines are often the manifestations of the stress and tension which keeps building inside us without our knowledge. Things that trouble you, things that cause you to worry, things that make you lose our peace of mind, small things that make you lose your mind, things that keep haunting you, things that make you moody and cynical, things that make you feel lost, things that add to the perennial boredom, things that agonize you, things that make you dull, things that subdue your enthusiasm, things that stifle your creativity – there’s no solution for them, but yeah you can alleviate their effect by talking about them with someone – that helps to a great extent.
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as poetry goes, remember it is not the words that create a poem, but it is the poet’s imagination which puts life into those words and creates a poem.
So let your imagination fly, let your thoughts meander and it won’t be long before poet in you will be reincarnated.
PS: This must be the longest comment on your blog. And most likely I'll break this record of mine soon.
PPS: Your new blog theme is brilliant to say the least. I particularly liked the title image, it's very creative. Keep up the good work.
@Kadambari- welcome to my new blog.. felt good to see you here. Yeah, about migraine .. u r right.. no cure but can be handled if we take care..
ReplyDeleteand yeah, This is the longest comment on my blog till date. lets see, who breaks it first- you or someone else :D
And I am glad to know that you liked the new theme.. the title image .. took sometime to come.. but I wasn't sure of what to create before.. and after a lot of brainstorming.. I finally came up with this.. 'crow' thing.
Keep coming :)