Comic chronicles

  I’ll take the dews on the morning leaves And drop them on my eyes And look at myself as they trickle down As if with genuineness the crocodile cries. When the lachrymose glands fail, Before the contents of my heart fade, I’ll put all my sorrows into a chocolate box And gift it to all my friends. I’ll take the fire that lights the cave And swallow it whole And carefully spit out the flames Like a pitiful dragon with a flickering core. When the adrenaline fails Before the contents of my smoke fade I’ll put my anger on a charcoal grill For all of you to see. I’ll take the clouds filled with humid ambiguity And put it in my brain And feel it run against my skull And feel something, anything, without vain. When my rationality fails, Before my inner vision fades, I’ll take my doubts out of my head And hope to share it with you. --------------------------------------- Sometimes people fake emotions and vulnerability, sometimes for attention, but also, sometimes ...

 Governments all around the world had made mistakes, with varying levels. Different schemes had had flaws that could be patched. The first step any government could do is to take accountability. But in the case of our government, that’s not necessary. Let’s just let people die instead. This is not an exaggeration. Students have committed suicide over despair due to exam paper leaks. Heartbreaking notes saying “Sorry mom and dad”. Their mistake: relying on an education system like this. But apparently that mistake is allowed to cost them their lives. Yeah, let us not take accountability. Sonam Wangchuk, an Indian engineer and activist, an ally, and a reminder that this call for reform goes beyond any sort of teen rebellion. During the time of me writing this, he is undergoing a fast unto death for this change. It’s been 16 days, and he is approaching death with every passing second. But no, let him die, like a Gandhiji wannabe in vain. Let us keep our eyes closed so we can only see ...