Anvi Tuteja, Poems, Validation

immovable

Presenting the latest poem from VALIDATION, life is lyrical irony:

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moving, or immovable?
still, or lost in the silence of stillness?
uncaring, or willful ignorance?
lost of persistent negligence?

moving not immovable;
falling raindrops, and blaring traffic lights,
symphony of soundless chaos, hands stuffed in worn-down pockets,
heavy breaths, warm coffee (yet it’s cold) and all I get is indignant looks…

moving still immovable,
pleas falling on silent ears, headphones on, headstrong in a maze of cars,
swift steps, seemingly soft on the pavement – the fear of being carried off into some guy’s basement,
pulling the jacket sides closer, staring up at the graying sky, scurrying faster.

ANVI TUTEJA


why not?‘s release date is Friday, 14.04.2023
Read more from VALIDATION at Anvi’s Thoughts Caught.

Similar poems include:
Auld Lang Syne, Repuation
Masterpiece, Reputation
Peace No Longer Far Apart, Validation
purple flowers, astronomy I

Anvi Tuteja, Poems, Validation

Don’t Tell Yourself You’ll Stay For The Kids

Presenting the latest poem from VALIDATION, life is lyrical irony:

Read Don’t Tell Yourself You’ll Stay For The Kids now, at Anvi’s Thoughts Caught

Donโ€™t tell yourself youโ€™ll stay for the kids,
Itโ€™ll only make them hate every single day until then,
Donโ€™t tell yourself it is how it is,
Itโ€™ll only make you hate what was once true.

(I promise you, I wonโ€™t say: Mommy, why canโ€™t Daddy stay?
I wish I could tell you: Maybe the day we move out should be today.)

I dream at night, how different it would be,
Would we still see each otherโ€™s families?
What would your parents say? What would my sister do?
Would they pity me for you leaving? Even when I pity you.

(Sometimes I think to myself: God, just get separated already!
Itโ€™s clear, even to me, that this lie thatโ€™s your life, isnโ€™t steady.)

I wonder how our daughter would react,
If I told her we should go out and see the world,
Have we not moved on? Have we moved beyond? Have we yet moved out?
Do you think she knows whoโ€™s pulling the strings? Do you think she still has doubts?

(My mother thinks I donโ€™t know; but Iโ€™m falling down; that Iโ€™m playing dumb,
The truth of the matter is, I donโ€™t want to see the world, โ€˜cause Iโ€™m still feeling numb.)

I think itโ€™s time to leave, yes, darling, letโ€™s flee,
He doesnโ€™t care a damn; what I do with my tomorrows,
Maybe I could be Scarlett, and she, Kat; Maybe I could be Lorelai, and she, Rory,
I know this is hurting her, and sheโ€™s feeling tired โ€“ but maybe we could together get over sorrows.

ANVI TUTEJA


Peace No Longer Far Apart’s release date is Friday, 16.12.2022
Read more from VALIDATION at Anvi’s Thoughts Caught.

Similar poems include:
Evly, The Evil Queen (Reputation)
Daedalus (Reflection, Incandescence)
Despair (Rebellion, Incandescence)
Broken (Emotion, Incandescence)
Falling (Validation)
insanity (Astronomy I)

Anvi Tuteja, Poems, Validation

Lodestar Ray

Presenting the latest poem from VALIDATION, life is lyrical irony:

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Lodestar* Ray

Life is a journey, people and places meandering to the soulโ€™s destiny,
What good is the adventure, without a navigator to secure your legacy?
Education, a mighty tool, the pinnacle to the veiled success story,
Quality follows, unable to resist the steppingstone to greater glory,

In the land of lush valleys, a time not different from our own,
Uncaring of challenges Cruel Fate sets in the unknown,
A daring, young soul first graces his home, yearning for wonder and wisdom,
Barely seven, in the village school, the epitome of a failing education system,

Acceptance of failure was rather freeing, divulging the opportunity of a revolution,
โ€œNo Rote Learning!โ€ he vowed, a mere boy of fifteen, searching for learningsโ€™ new resolution,
Remaking reality through concepts, productivity, sustainability and contribution, challenging every trope,
Intent to change a society set in stone – Never renouncing his undying hope,

โ€˜Progress over Perfection,โ€ his motto, weighing every decision with this immortal precedent,
An outlier shunned for fear of development, now the countryโ€™s greatest resident,
New ways, vocational paths, success stories for every child to dream, to desire,
With the vow of together, qualitative regrowth, lighting insurgent fires,

He changed the world, that very moment of making a difference,
Choosing his words with care, quality in every emotive sentence,
Speaking of newfound prosperity, eradicating ignorance and poverty,
Education, his guiding light, innovation and quality, his novelty,

Returning to where his journey began, his mission statement writ in stone,
โ€œQuality is not accidental, โ€˜tis the result of educated effort, accomplished never alone,
Not an ever-fixed mark or universal standard, but responsibility that grows each day,
Education highlights your path, should you choose to be the new Lodestar Ray. โ€œ

* A Lodestar is a star that is used to guide the course of a ship, especially the Pole Star.

ANVI TUTEJA


Don’t Tell Yourself You’ll Stay For The Kids’ release date is Friday, 09.12.2022
Read more from VALIDATION at Anvi’s Thoughts Caught.

Similar poems include:
‘Trevor Noah’
Insurrection (Rebellion, Incandescence)
Thy Code, Neu Felles Errantes (Reflection, Incandescence)
Beauty is Unity in Diversity (Reality Reimagined, Incandescence)

Anvi Tuteja, Poems, Validation

Falling

Presenting the first poem from VALIDATION, life is lyrical irony:

Read Falling now, at Anvi’s Thoughts Caught

‘falling and failing i can’t keep them apart,
my head is shaking and breaking, and i don’t know where to start,
how can it fall down, because itโ€™s always been there,
how dare you leave me, just like these memories, oh too rare,โ€™

Sometimes I feel like Iโ€™m all up in my head,
โ€œIโ€™m denied all these rights!โ€ is what the old me said,
The new one wonders if she/me ever had them to begin with,

โ€˜Cause Iโ€™ve never met a bridge I couldnโ€™t burn,
Never seen a rabbit hole I didnโ€™t fall down into,
Never heard another curse, thrown at me by this cruel world,
And yet Iโ€™ve never known that fateโ€™s spurn, the worldโ€™s scorn, that sent you (to me),

I look up to see the sea of stars,
And it hasnโ€™t changed, not even since all these wars began,
But now I kind of wish it had,
Because at least someone would have been kind enough to show me their path,

The world tells me – I picked my poison and itโ€™s you,
And yet I never even knew what I was being thrown into,
Iโ€™m always the angel, Iโ€™m always the devil, why donโ€™t you all decide and let me know?
So, at least, I can finally know what Iโ€™m fighting for!

ANVI TUTEJA


Lodestar Ray‘s release date is Friday, 02.12.2022
Read more from VALIDATION at Anvi’s Thoughts Caught.

Similar poems include:
A Dangerous Game (Rebellion, Incandescence)
Don’t You Think (Rebellion, Incandescence)
dream (the real me, the wandering poet)
paradox (the real me, the wandering poet)

Anvi Tuteja, Poems, Validation

The Album Covers Are Here!

To celebrate the upcoming release of Falling, the first poem in the latest collection, Validation, by Anvi’s Thoughts Caught, I present the album covers of each poem from VALIDATION:

Album Covers:

Anvi Tuteja, Notice, Validation

Coming Soon: QUEEN of the Bad Guys

Yes, I’m aware it’s been 2 weeks since I promised to deliver on my promise of ASTRONOMY Part I coming soon, and I assure you, it’s coming!

The poems for ASTRONOMY Part I are ALL WRITTEN, and I’m just waiting to unveil them for you. I was experimenting with writing today, and came up with this in honour of the first Monday in May.

In the meantime, enjoy this spoiler for a poem from VALIDATION, life is ironically lyrical, titled QUEEN of the Bad Guys (or simply, bad guy)

I didnโ€™t choose this lifestyle, it came and chose me,
I was brought to a cave blindfolded, and two hours later I was the Queen,

Not everyone can pull of Taylor Swift Karma,
just like not everyoneโ€™s made to stomach Betrayal.

The second part of this poem will be called QUEEN of Betrayal. These poems are a part of the QUEEN series, first premiered in Reputation.

Until the next time I get inspired by something wild, beautiful and ethereal,
ANVI TUTEJA