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Waiting and hurrying

I dislike waiting for people. Immensely. I was probably not that bad initially but I have come to realise that it is easily one of my least favourite things. And inevitably people who make me wait lose points on the respect and reliability scale. Sadly most of my close friends have always, always made me wait. Although I do half one or two friends like that even here, it holds true especially in my home city. Unless something really unfortunate and out of control happens, I try my best to be on time (talking about my current self). And my favourite people here have that one thing in common, they are on time. And in fact sometimes even early. To the point that it is a joke among some of us because we keep reaching places way ahead of time. Now to the hurrying part, I used to 'hurry' to meet people (getting ready, literally running out of the house etc). But only once, I hurried to travel thirty kilometres to surprise a friend and meet him for five minutes or so (it was a s...

A mind's game

At a long end of a trailing thought When you seem to have all forgot Come rushing back like a series of flashes Not just memories but conversations and actions Just when you seem to have cleared those clouds Just when you seem to have figured it all out Just when you were about to move forward A past comes forth like a wave washing over Just like that wave from the deep blue sea Of the past, comes the present refreshing yet salty It brings with it shells hollow and strong And the sound of the ocean singing a midnight song When such waves fill your spirit with thoughts that hold you still, A deep breathe reminds you: Oceans, deep seas and thoughts that trail are nothing but mirages in your own mind's game