Mihir Kamat

Tag: people

  • Go look into a mirror

    Go look into a mirror

    It is a refreshing change to look
    At a mirror once in a while
    To take stock of how it’s going
    Before you take on that extra mile

    It tells you when you are angry
    Or when you are in pain
    It does not hide or disguise
    It just makes who you are plain

    So go look at a mirror today
    You’d be surprised at what it shows
    You may think you live in a perfect world
    Where everything gleams and glows

    It will show what you are becoming
    Or what you have left behind
    You can see it in your face
    If you’ve thought it in your mind

    A mirror shows what you truly are
    On its judgment you can rely
    It truly is a man’s best friend
    Because a mirror can never lie.

    © 2013 Mihir Kamat
  • Second chance

    Second chance

    I lie here wide awake yet
    I feel like I am dreaming
    All I can hear outside are
    Loud wails and excess screaming

    I see death smiling in the corner
    He’s waiting at my door
    He says he’s here to take me home
    To offer me much more

    He says I lived a mediocre life
    A life full of plans and caution
    The life I lived was not worth much;
    A life easily forgotten

    He promises to take me to heaven
    He appeals fervently to my heart
    He offers me a brand new experience
    He paints pictures of a fresh new start

    But then I see all the faces around me
    Loved ones gathered, saying their goodbyes
    And while I was taking my last few breaths
    I looked into their eyes

    I made my decision; I wanted my old life back
    I made a difference to all these people here
    So what if I lived a mediocre life
    I must have spread some cheer

    This was my world; this was my heaven
    This was where I was needed
    My life may not be worth much
    But it looks like I had succeeded

    Death admitted defeat and walked away
    He left me to my fate
    I had just received the gift of life
    With death walking out the gate

    And with that I snapped out of
    My stupor; my deathly trance
    It was my time; my fresh new beginning
    My second chance.

    © 2013 Mihir Kamat
    Inspired by today’s Daily Prompt – Karma Chameleon
  • A journey called life

    A journey called life

    Hello, fellow traveler
    On this journey called life
    You seem to be living on the edge
    Of a sharp, cold knife.

    You always seem to have a plan
    And in such a desperate hurry
    You want more done in lesser time
    But then you sit and worry

    You have no time for yourself
    Or for your family or friends
    Your watch drives your every action
    Hell, your day starts but never ends!

    All you think about is profit
    Or awards you must receive
    But you ignore those little things in life
    That you worked so hard to achieve

    It’s all about the little joys
    That makes living worthwhile
    It’s those little things you care for
    A hug, a kiss, a smile!

    You can’t go on living like this
    The madness has to stop
    Because one day your health will go
    And your energy will drop

    And all that will be left
    Is an empty shell, surrendered?
    Someone who did a lot in life
    But never got remembered

    No one will see who came first
    At the end, it’s all the same
    Life is a journey, and not a sport
    Or a trophy you can claim

    Live life one moment at a time
    No need to keep accounts
    Because life is not a start and end
    It’s the journey that counts.

    © 2012 Mihir Kamat