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-Dr Javed Alam-

Proem- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

31/7/2022

 
Proem

I believe in reason, 
In free will, 
In science,
In human stupidity, 

And in the magic of love.
I believe we are slaves 
Of our habits,
Our desires, our biases. 

I believe our decisions
Are mostly automatic, 
Bypassing reason.
I know science casts doubts

About free will,  
And flirts with Determinism, 
But that negates
Our individual responsibility.

I have doubts about Fatalism, 
About pre-determined destiny,
As they contradict
The concept
of divine justice. 

I believe we can change things 
If we have a burning desire 
To change, remain persistent, 
And are willing to face failures. 

One needs thousand pages book, 
An encyclopaedia, to explain 
Such complex beliefs.
This is my Proem. 
(14/04/22)

(Poet's Espresso Review- USA- 2022)
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Emptiness- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

16/7/2022

 
Emptiness

When you carry the sack 
of your emptiness in your heart, 
and make desperate attempts 
to fill your stabbing void:

you end up mixing 
with the wrong people,
in wrong places, in wrong beds, 
around the wrong tables; 

you start ignoring 
setting healthy boundaries 
in your interactions;
you start drinking, 

smoking, buying, 
the wrong stuff
for the ephemeral pleasures; 
you start carrying 

the ghosts of your past 
into your every interaction.
Until you realise you are falling 
into a deeper abyss,

filled with the guilt, with the shame;
and someone nudges you 
to go into your own-self 
and explore your inner world; 

until you find a bigger purpose, 
work persistently 
towards your goals,
learn to regulate your emotions; 

and someone discovers the treasure 
of pearls and rubies 
in the basement 
of your soul; 

until you find a way 
to untie your wings
and fly in the spacious sky 
of a nourishing love;

you will find yourself, repeatedly, failing 
in weaving the delicate bond
of healthy, fulfilling, 
enduring relationships.
(a small poetic attempt to highlight the maladoptive and healthy ways to deal with chronic emptiness)
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Like a poem- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

8/7/2022

 
Like a poem

Sitting in a cafe
Of a hotel lobby,
I read her patiently
Like a Rumi poem.


Her every feature, well
Aligned,
stimulates
An imagery,
evokes desires,
Infuses longing.

Her smiles, dimples,
Playful eyes, 
The vanilla scent
Of her skin,


The dexterity
Of hands, lips, and tongue,

The colour of her eyes,
The curl of her back,

All crafted, perfectly, together 
Like the stanzas of a poem.
Her every glance,
Every laughter,

The sound 
Of every syllable, like a metaphor,
Enough to ignite
the fire
Of my imagination.


(Poet's Espresso Review- USA-2022)
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Time is going to come- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

6/7/2022

 
Time is going to come

When we will cruise smoothly, 
In self-driving cars, watching 
Our favourite TV shows

Projected straight into our eyes
At the command of our voices; 
When everything will be under the close watch 

Of unblinking eyes, 
Unmanned robots and drones;
When our doctors, lawyers,

Accountants and bankers, 
Will be replaced 
By labour-saving algorithms

Running on smart machines;
When we will enjoy reading 
Poetry, and novels,

Written by AI machines;
When our likes, and dislikes, 
Strengths, and imperfections,

Emotions and little secrets, 
Will all be digitalised by big corporates; 
When we all will be nudged, 

By smart machines, to choose 
Specific cars, houses, 
Jobs, and partners; 

When the keys to the house 
Of our souls 
Will be operated by digital corporations; 

When we will be mere digital slaves,
With an illusionary free will, in the hands 
Of giant digital firms.

(The Beautiful Space- A Journal of Mind, Art and Poetry 2022)
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It hurts- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

6/7/2022

 
It hurts

It hurts that I can't watch you grow 
On a daily basis.
How you put on your uniform, 
Gel your hair, 
Play rugby, 
And excel at school.

Every day I imagine, listening 
To your stories, advising you 
About the road ahead, 
Watching you smile. 
How we splash, as allowed
By the people, our grey sky 

With bright colours. 
How we fill the rooms
Of our hearts, the hands 
Of our souls,
With the seeds of happiness, 
And yearning.

How I watch the time
Coil like a snake 
Around the weary wings 
Of the life.
How I watch dark clouds, spread 
Across the sky

Of my mind, enter my house.
It hurts that vast continents, 
Sky kissing mountains, 
Bottomless seas, back breaking 
Flights, have been placed, 
Mercilessly, between us.
(2016)
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A patient note- a poem by Javed Alam

1/7/2022

 
A patient note 
 
I am in a hospital: dressed
in a hospital gown, reclining 

in a bed of pain, aware 
 
of an irritating catheter draining
the pink urine into a bag; 
                                           the city skyline
 
illuminates my room window;
                                            I scroll down the pictures,
the people, in my phone;

                                            an absence fills
the shelves of my mind. I pine
for simple things, like piddling, like washing,
 
in privacy, with dignity.

(07/03/2021)

(Setu Literary Magazine- USA)
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    A Dream - A Poem
    An Attic Hand- A Poem
    A Paint Shop- A Poem
    A Patient Note- A Poem
    As I Sit In A Room Thinking- A Poem
    COVID-19: A POEM
    Despite All The Grandiosity- A Poem
    Emptiness- A Poem
    Every Seed Needs- A Poem
    Facts And Values- A Poem
    Grandfather- A Poem
    Home- A Poem
    How I Saw You- A Poem
    How To Be Happy- A Poem
    I Create A Royal Road To My Misery- A Poem
    I Know A Girl- A Poem
    I Know A Place- A Poem
    I Love Dreaming- A Poem
    I No Longer Talk About- A Poem
    I Order My Heart To Be Patient- A Poem
    I Remember Her- A Poem
    I Sing A Song For Those- A Poem
    It Hurts- A Poem
    It Is Not Every Day- A Poem
    Like A Poem- A Poem
    Mango People- A Poem
    O Dreams- A Poem
    Of Man- A Poem
    Of Wind- A Poem
    Of Women- A Poem
    O Life- A Poem
    O My Soul- A Poem
    O My Unruly Mind- A Poem
    Once Again- A Poem
    Our Brain- A Poem
    Perhaps-it-is-not-your-famed-beauty-a-poem
    Proem- A Poem
    Silence- Apoem
    Social Media - A Poem
    Solitude- A Poem
    Sorrows- A Poem
    There Again- A Poem
    Time Is Going To Come- A Poem
    We Are Often Lost- A Poem
    We Often Believe- A Poem
    We Often Forget- A Poem
    Who Am I- A Poem
    You Are Always With Me- A Poem

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