- mayukh chatterji
- Sep 10, 2024
- 1 min read
There are dinners to attend
and weddings that we cannot miss
There's birthdays and anniversaries
work appointments we can't dismiss.
There are friends to meet
who have been out of orbit for a while
family members to catch up with
who, if we don't, will turn hostile.
There's detergent pods and dishwashing
all those plants to take care of today,
the shower curtains are getting moldy,
and we do need food just so we don't faint.
There is no time for art.
Maybe Wednesday is a good day
to sit back and dive into our craft
but the body needs sleep,
normal functioning isn't on the cards.
How about Friday?
Does that work?
Sure, why not?
but let's wait
till the day comes along
in case our hips feel tight
and we need to switch activities
that loosen us up.
There's always something, isn't it?
We need to and should make time for art.
- mayukh chatterji
- Sep 9, 2024
- 1 min read
striving, exerting, fine-tuning
ourselves everyday
just to hear that applause
that can fill up the void that we built for ourselves over the years,
for that moment when we would finally feel fulfilled
and be who we were always meant to be.
but once the accolades come to us
they are nothing but the past the next day-
intangible, immoveable.
and we are back to square one- yearning for it again.
we do have a choice.