A humming word

You stink  Because you inherit  Pride, misanthropy, unrecyclable discord and an Orgasm for power You stink  With the blood of an infant,  Murdered for a surname,  Whose innocent letters Wonder of its purpose  You stink  Of the rusty sensory organs  That have given into a commercial of belief  And they are engaged to it And you stink  Because your feet are fixed on an island  So primitive that they cannibalise emotions  And worship deities of fear  But I urge you to cleanse yourself  See hear think what you are born for  Leave the island  Live everyday till the stench leaves you  Or you leave the stench  Note: Amanda's poem for Joe Biden's ceremony inspired me to write this. Here is her poem.

  Raaga Katta is an illustrator based out of Anantapur. Her page Grey Brains is fun and witty and I found it endearing that it is bilingual: Telugu and English. I recently ordered a calendar from her and it sits on cutely on my grey desk.  Here’s a quick interview with Raaga via email! She is equally perky on email too.   Why Grey Brains? When did you conceptualise it? Spill it all out :)  This was back in 2017 (while I was pursuing my MBA), YouTube videos and content creation was a rage. I quite liked the idea of saying quirky things on social media and calling it content. I also wanted to do something like that, but I was and still am a little camera shy (for recording, I love getting photographed) so I thought I will draw and say what I want, I can make characters and make them do any thing that human beings would not be open to do.  It's a different thing that I later learnt this is an actual thing and it is called Illustration (cos like any other Andh...

The last week-and-a-half, I have avoided eating too many times outside, rather cooked meals. The new year started with a sandwich and fruits. Bread is not good for me though. So avoiding it.  Also, I realise, I still am tempted with chocolates and ice creams and I want it to temper that temptation naturally. So i started taking them in small bites or saving it up and eating part by part.  Working on temptation rather than quitting cold turkey is important. So I have done two things:  1. Bought a box of chocolates  2. I am going to record the times I get tempted. I lost a kilo, since the last time I checked. Let us see.