Sorrow. Despair. Grief.
We’ve got so many synonyms for sadness.
People often ask me, why am I like this?
Why am I so quiet, so melancholic?
I just smile and walk away.
Y’all don’t understand it, do you?
Happiness is a part of life, but so is sadness.
Come, take away the melancholia from me.
Ever wondered, then who would I be?
Imagine, taking away all the water from the sea.
Do you get it now?
That’s what makes me, me.
Melancholy brings me glee.
-Abhishek Gupta
Only you can turn yourself
Into the thing you want to become.
No one else will do that for you.
People would come and criticize you,
’cause that’s the only thing they can do.
They will never understand you or your dreams,
For all they know is how to deem.
Your future is like a clay pot, to which,
Only you can give shape.
For you’re the potter of your future.
Do not depend on others, my friend.
Because only you can turn yourself
Into the thing what you want to become.
-Abhishek Gupta
Some people may not be
With us today, but we
Still feel their presence,
And we always will.
They’ll always remain alive in
Our hearts and memories.
This is their legacy.
-Abhishek Gupta
People have this weird habit
Of showing others that they care,
Even when they don’t.
Never fall for that.
Believe in yourself,
Not others.
-Abhishek Gupta
Best escape from the melancholic thoughts in your head?
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Go for a ride. Wander. Get lost in the woods instead of getting lost in those thoughts.
An adventure awaits you.
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-Abhishek Gupta
I’m scared.
I’m scared of living in this cruel world.
I’m scared of again getting hurled.
I do not fear to admit this anymore.
Yes, I’m scared. But aren’t you too?
I’m scared of the fact that, from people,
So unattached, now I’ve grown.
I’m scared, because love has
Always brought pain to me.
But I’ve always wished, when I grow old,
I want to wake up next to the love of my life,
I’ve always wished to have a small house.
A small house on my own farm.
But I’m scared that I’m going to
Die alone in my own arms.
-Abhishek Gupta
I still feel blue.
It’s all murky, the future.
I feel like screaming.
I want to be free.
Free from the nightmare I’m stuck in.
Too tired of dwelling in the past.
Every night a tornado hits me.
A tornado of memories,
And it makes me feel lost.
Lost in the echoes of some voices.
Voices which are very familiar,
But now it belongs to some strangers.
No matter how hard I try to stay jovial,
No matter what I do.
Nothing changes for me.
I still feel blue.
-Abhishek Gupta
Respect yourself.
Respect yourself enough to walk away,
From the things that makes you unhappy.
Loving someone is alright.
Not being loved in return is also alright.
But if your love is being disrespected,
Do not stay quiet, do not lose your sight.
Nothing’s more important than your self-respect.
So, respect yourself enough to walk away.
Be wise, my friend. Walk towards happiness.
You know what’s right for you and what’s not.
You are your own Guru.
// Respect yourself //
-Abhishek Gupta
Do you ever feel like you’re Incomplete?
Like, everyone’s there with you.
You’ve got everything that you need.
But still, inside you feel,
There’s a part missing.
You do not feel the need of
So many people in your life,
But you want to experience that
Sense of belongingness,
To that one person,
Whom you can confide in,
And you always wonder,
When will you both meet?
Do you ever feel like you’re Incomplete?
-Abhishek Gupta
My friend.
Is that what you call yourself?
By your side, I stood,
Whenever you needed me.
Whenever you fell down,
I was there to get you back up.
We’re humans. We made mistakes.
But I never lost faith in you.
But you did, didn’t you?
When it was about me.
Remember what you used to say?
“We’ll be together until the end.”
Where were you, my friend?
When I stumbled?
When I crumbled?
When I needed you?
Did you even look back?
My friend.
Is that what you call yourself?
-Abhishek Gupta