21st century pyaasa..

this organism 

sits in the elaborate porch..

this organism 

sips the morning tea

and munches  roasted bread 

his mother makes..

this organism drowns into an afternoon nap..

and awakens to the 

shrieking alarm .....

this organism is 

not 

the porch,

not 

the tea ,

not

the bread 

not 

the alarm clock...

it is just the 

'thirst' to be 

veering towards 

' not to be'

Reviews

[Dayran]

Ithu Tamilileh oru vadi sonah, alegu than indru paduthu.

Alagah, athu 'nihilism' endru soluvathu artham than. Anal athule maranamum, amaithiyum kalantha vishiyam endru ippo puriyathu. Ethu oolaga nelamai than endrum, puriyathu. Puthu palakam. Mindum padipom!

[Marie Anzalone]

Now that you've elmininated what this thing is not, I'm wondering if you have asked it what it longs to be when no-one is watching?

[Reena]

A noble quest-not willing to be bracketed into definitions of what should be.
Absolutely loved the title! I came into this expecting to find Guru Dutt lurking somewhere but I soon got it why you have named it so! A very thought-provoking poem behind its simple looking words.