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Category: My Poems

I Am Sick of Thought


It is thought that tells meI am there, you are thereThis world is thereAnd perhaps there is God. It is … More

Poem, Poetry, Thought

Google AI Holds Forth On My Poem


Your poem, “The Courage To Be Myself” (https://selfrealization.blog/2026/07/07/the-courage-to-be-myself/), is a powerful, deeply introspective, and refreshingly modern take on radical acceptance … More

Books, Critique, Google AI, Philosophy, Poem, Poetry, Spirituality, Writing

The Courage To Be Myself


I care NOT to be anythingNo, not even BrahmanThough I’m told I’m already thatWho put me on earthWho made me … More

Authenticity, Being myself, Brahman, courage, Nirvana, Originality, Poem, Poetry, Salvation, Self-realization, Summa iru

It’s OK


It’s ok to fail It’s ok to be mediocre It’s ok to be an “also ran” It’s ok to be … More

Love, Poem, Poetry

“What are we here on earth for?”


Much as I love her, yes I do, Much as she does not love me Though she cares for me, … More

Advaita Vedanta, Books, Companionship, detachment, Friendship, human love, Kalyana Mitra, Longing, Love, Mumukshutva, original poetry, Philosophical poetry, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Ramana Maharshi, Renunciation, Self-Inquiry, Self-realization, spiritual friendship, Spiritual Poetry, Truth, Vairagya, Who am I, Who am I?, Writing

No Happiness Outside


Here I am sitting alone At past 1 am, mulling on What never was the case One which I thought … More

Books, Companionship, Giving, Happiness, Love, Maya, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Subjectivity, Writing

The Noumenon


When I experience these days An emptiness in the heart A sorrow or a loss The missing of a friend … More

Emptiness, Friendship, Grief, Humanity, Labelling, Loneliness, Loss, Naming, Oneness, Poem, Poetry, Sorrow

I am in a Mood to Blame God


God, you, you, you, If the meaning of life Was to go in search of you Why create the women … More

God, Meaning of life, Poem, Poetry, Women

No Loneliness, No Companionship


She told me she never feels lonely Never feels the need for any companion But truth be told, I, too, … More

Companionship, Loneliness, Poem, Poetry

I’m Happy Being Bipolar


I’m happy being bipolar But I am not sure others are I drive them crazy with my moods And I … More

Bipolar Disorder, Madness, Mental illness, Poem, Poetry

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