An Ache in the Heart

An ache in the heart
Tears streaming down the cheeks
Enveloped in loneliness, No one in sight
Do you ever feel what I feel?

No one to turn to
None to share what you feel
So many around
But not one within reach.

Friends & family, names to play with
Lovers & sweethearts sugary sweet
Many to share your joys with
Sorrow you’re left alone to deal with.

Words of solace,
A warm embrace
Can’t change your world
Or fill up empty space.

Harsh but true, these are lessons to learn
But alas! We’re stuck in a vicious circle
You aren’t there for others to turn to,
How do you expect them to be there for you?

Thus your pain is your pain alone
The gift of loneliness forever yours
The ache in the heart is here to stay
The tears will just not go away.

- Rukma

Mind in pieces or at peace

It is only when our actions are aligned with our values, beliefs and philosophy of life that our mind is at rest. When our actions are not aligned with our values and beliefs the result is an agitated mind. An agitated mind can neither think straight nor take correct decisions. An agitated mind also results in us being emotionally high strung, such that the slightest change or obstacle or failure takes us right to the bottom of the pit.

When emotionally high strung we tend to swing from high to low at the drop of a hat. Does that mean emotions are bad? Not at all. Emotions are fine, emotionalism is not. Learn to handle your emotions and not let emotions handle you is what the Wise one says. Stand back, observe the storm of emotions as it rises and settles, periodically.
Be a ‘sakshi’, a silent observer. Watch as the emotions rise in your bosom, reach a pinnacle and then settle down. Don’t identify with the emotions. You are apart from them. You are not them.

If we don’t stand back as an observer the storm of emotions will rage havoc, leaving us behind as a heap of nerves, shattered, lonely, broken. And who wants to be with a nervous wreck? Nobody.