Empathy

 I often wonder as you speak, 

Spread your venom through words and deeds,

What does it take to be kind?

Why is it so hard to find?

Perhaps you need a little empathy, 

A bit of tolerance, 

A pinch of humility 

And a lot of love, 

Is it so hard to lack?

What does it take to be nice?

A few good words, 

A little encouragement 

Finding positivity 

And a lot of confidence.

I wonder why the world has lost its kindness.

Perhaps because in putting others down 

In making them cry 

In proving others wrong 

And abusing their ideas;

One seeks the superiority 

They otherwise lack vision.

~ Suranya

Words

 Does my voice not reach you?

Does my breath not echo?

I keep repeating myself, 

In desperate need to be heard.

Why am I so difficult to interpret?

Is my language different from yours?

Why am I so hard to understand?

Or do you ever try to?

Each passing day, each dark night, 

Little by little, my heart beats slower 

I slip into oblivion in shreds of the past

Hoping to be immortal, 

In ink and ideas;

I write down everything you can't hear 

In verses, phrases and letters.

Hoping that some day, 

Long after I leave, 

Someone will understand them, 

Hear me plead.

Connect to the voices silenced, 

Value my thoughts.

It is perhaps then, 

I will truly LIVE through my words.

~ Suranya

Peace

 What is true peace?

In between the words and verses, 

In the smell of books, old and new, 

And the knowledge that lay, 

Waiting to be discovered; 

There is a tiny space between the chapters, 

In blank white pages, for you and me, 

To discover ourselves in.

That, my friend, is peace, 

Of the mind, heart and soul, 

That is eager to conquer knowledge 

With Wisdom.

~ Suranya