Published in
Jul 23, 2023
Five Haikus on the Human Condition
1. Tinnitus
When silence settles:
Like grains on a TV screen
My inner ear screams.
2. New Year’s Day
A new calendar
A restart button for some
Old resolutions.
3. The Story of Theranos*
Blood spilt, money lost
The empire of the vampire
Destroyed by the pen.
4. Walls
Dividing people
Breaking up the world into
Inside and outside.
5. Dating Woes of an Old Man
‘Your birth date?’, asked she.
He wondered, was it dating
Or carbon dating?
*Theranos, the subject of the book ‘Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup’ by John Carreyrou
Indian writer living in Germany
