Confessions of an adult

Standing before the mirror after a decade

I suddenly realised

I too have become a facade

and my noble qualities did get fade.

The world which is really cynical

made me skeptical.

I was amicable before.

But those were the days of yore.

Discovering myself too featuring hypocrisy

was astonishing for me.

Now I am engulfed in dirty politics

have started applying all those cheap tactics.

Running in this rat race of mad competition

I found myself a selfish person.

In order to fulfill my insatiable desire

I have become so dire!

The journey to adulthood made me cruel

as I had to survive in this battle.

I am now unable to find  in this ambiance

my misplaced childhood innocence.

I thank you baby dear

as your face like mirror

made me remember

all those qualities which I

possess no longer.

                                     -Tanushree Dutta

Loneliness- The Murderer

When the silence prevails

the warmth of life gets curtailed.

One can clearly hear the tick-tock

of that monotonous clock.

Being deprived of emotional wants

the feeling of desolation haunts.

Question about his own existence

disturbs, in absence of human presence.

In this tensed situation

pessimism paves way to depression.

Being lost in loneliness

one doesn't finds the way out

from this darkness.

Oh pal!Please demist

before he ends his life

in a fit.

                                               -Tanushree Dutta