Tangled in Thoughts

Eyes are closed but mind is up. Thoughts rattle as brain refuses to sleep Fatigued, the body lies still, too numb to even weep Trying to shut down the chambers of mind. Trying. Trying. Restless brain digs up scars from their graves Half of it is in stupor. The other half wide awake. I move from side to side, desperately needing a break. Trying to channel my thoughts to sleep. Trying. Only trying. The more I try, the more I get sucked into it A spiralling chasm of dizzying thoughts Non-sensical, illogical but yet of mesmerising sorts.   I shut one only to get enwrapped in another. Trying to sleep. Still trying. I’m asleep, deep dreaming; yet I am awake. I lie on bed; calm and still, and yet my head’s splitting Hours I count as thoughts sprout. New patterns in the knitting. I quit the act and gaze at the night sky. Not trying anymore. And all at once, I hear no more voices from within Perhaps the breeze from outside was all they craved? A...

People are so different and yet so alike. We try to find mutual likes and dislikes with each other and yet want to be different from everyone else. We want to identify with others and yet want others to identify us as unique. As I thought more about it, I decided to categorise the people I have seen in my life. There are all sorts of people in my life (just like how there are in your life) and the traits are so many in number to even list them out. But it would not be wrong to say there are broadly two kinds of them, the one kind which consists of people who accept new ideas and thoughts and the other which comprises people who live in a comfort zone built by some others before them. These two classes of people have opinions on matters though the latter’s opinions are rarely original. However, there is a third category of people who don’t really have an opinion on things. They are inclined neither towards doubt and questioning nor towards certitude. They just live. I like them. But s...