Category: Literature

  • The Worst Candidates

    Poem on the worst candidates whom you may encounter; while hiring for an Investment Banking role. Here is the content: I know I am probably saying this for the nth time But hiring for an Investment Banking role Is nothing less than a wild goose chase Especially if the domain happens to be Technology You…

  • Does Independence Day Truly Matter?

    The first political poem I’m writing in 1.5 years. The content is not completely original; some of the information comes from two of the greatest books that have changed Indian society in many ways – “Annihilation of Caste” by Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and “Hatred In The Belly” by Ambedkar Age Collective. Here goes the…

  • Is Nothing Truly Impossible?

    My latest poem on Recruitment, which is also meant as a message to all those who say that nothing is impossible. Here goes the content: They say that nothing is impossible And that the word itself says “I’m possible” Clearly, they haven’t worked in Recruitment And that too in a startup Imagine handling multiple roles…

  • Three Days Of Sheer Pain

    Poem about the intense pain I’ve been feeling in my tongue for the last three days, thanks to an ulcer. I’ve taken some inspiration from Harry Potter and “The Popeye Show”. Here is the content: Three days of sheer pain Sharp, intense and mind-numbing pain My tongue has become a raging inferno Enough to wipe…

  • Having A Brother Is The Ultimate Treasure

    Poem dedicated to a very close cousin of mine. Here is the content: Parents are very specialOne cannot imagine a lifeWithout either of themHowever, having a brotherIs the ultimate treasureImagine someone who enjoys messing around with youAnd makes you laughYou and he may not see eye-to-eyeOn a number of thingsBut he always has your backComing…

  • You Really Enjoy It, Don’t You?

    Poem about all the things that my boss enjoys. Here is the content: You really enjoy it, don’t you? Keeping your employees on tenterhooks Day in and day out Loading them with so much work That it’s a wonder no one has collapsed Out of sheer stress and fatigue Finding faults where there are none…

  • The Value Of A Sibling

    Poem dedicated to my dear sister. Here is the content: Parents are precious, of course One cannot imagine a life without them But the joy of having a sibling Is something else, entirely! Imagine someone who will share your happiness and sorrow And fight with you for a number of reasons Many of them may…

  • Oh, If Wishes Were Horses!

    Oh, if wishes were horses! If only every wish of mine came true Then I would be the happiest person in the world There would be no worldly worries No work stress No family drama No health ailments And I can go on and on Oh, if wishes were horses! There would be no time…

  • What Work Depression Looks Like

    Poem I wrote when work pressure became too hot to handle; driving me to the verge of a nervous breakdown. Here is the content: You know you are doomed When the pile of work before you Keeps growing taller and taller Despite your best efforts To cut it down to size As the old cliché…

  • Getting Sucked Into The Whirlpool Of Recruitment

    Warning: This poem contains dark themes and references to death and depression. Here is the content: Recruitment is like a whirlpool Once you enter it You have effectively sealed yourself For there is no escape route On the other hand You keep getting sucked inside Deeper and deeper Until you are left with no choice…