ASLEEP?

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When do we sleep?
When do we get up?

What are dreams?
The ones we see while being asleep
or the ones we reach out for when are awake?
What are dreams?

What is peace?
The feeling of going deep into slumber
or that satisfying smile after helping a poor soul.
What is peace?

What is comfort?
When we lie down on a flat surface to close our eyes after a tiring day
or when we stand up and stretch after sitting on the same chair for the whole day?
What is comfort?

Are we asleep while being awake
or are we awake ahile being asleep?

The music which hums in the space,
is it because of the peaceful night,
or because of the feeling of succeeding in a day of HARDWORK?

What is more scary?
The nightmares we see while being asleep,
or the feeling of being LOST in a world where everyone KNOWS you?

We sleep to take a break from being awake,
and we wake up as we are TIRED of sleeping!

When do we sleep?
When do we get up?

When do we sleep...

Comments

vijay said…
bhai.... solid likha hai as usual
August 3, 2009 at 7:24 AM
K Harish Singh said…
dhanyavaad vijay baabu :)
August 3, 2009 at 7:25 AM
Mira said…
certain obvious things that we tend to ignore...you have portrayed dem so really well..I'm inspired! :)
August 3, 2009 at 7:28 AM
legspace said…
What is more scary?
The nightmares we see while being asleep,
or the feeling of being LOST in a world where everyone KNOWS you?
.....deep che harees bai...

simple n thought provoking :)i like.
August 3, 2009 at 7:29 AM
Unknown said…
AMAZNG!
Loved it...
August 4, 2009 at 5:06 AM
Shweta said…
harish!!!!! i absolutely love this.. it puts thoughts and feelings soooo beautifully into words!!!!!
more so i is exactly what most of us feel.. but remain unsaid all the time..
August 18, 2009 at 11:38 AM
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