Published in poem_word·PinnedThe Monster Who Lives on The InsideIn The Castle of My Mind — I feel him scrolling through my thoughts Foraging for any weakness Searching for my deepest fears Scavenging for anything that can tear me down After finding nothing substantive The monster starts screaming that I will never make it He yells to me that I am good for nothing Saying that…Inner Voice3 min read
PinnedHow Snakes Became the Kardashians of Evolution After Dinosaurs’ Mass ExtinctionSnakes! One animal whose mention send a shiver down the spine of any humanoid being. But that’s not all, in fact, any earthly critter is always acceptable on the snake’s menu. Snakes were the most successful species since the mass extinction of dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period. They would amass…Evolution3 min read
PinnedSCOTUS v BEARER; Can Gun Violence Be Categorized As A Public Health Crisis?Half a million dead and still counting. — That is the total number of people, not animals that have died due to gun violence in the past two decades. 570,000+people! Even this report based on CDC data goes ahead to dub the total casualty of gun violence to be”- similar to the entire population of Wyoming.” If it…Gun Violence5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·3 days agoHave Doubts About Where Your Life or Work is Heading; Trusting the processFor novelists, bloggers, coders, innovators, and vloggers. From God asking Moses whether he should destroy Israelites in the middle of the desert to a first-time broody hen sitting on its eggs, we all have that question. It is constantly poking my unconscious mind hoping to get an answer, which never…Trusting The Process12 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·5 days agoCriminals are unheard cries of helpNot the AI, Neurolaw is the future of criminal justice! — We have all heard of the quote that to make the bad guys pay, sometimes the good guys gotta do bad things. We don’t just know the quote, we all live by it, particularly in the criminal justice system. This is how we ended up with mass incarceration in the…Criminal Justice7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·May 8Praises destroyed my young lifeThe pitfall of many high-achievers Recently, I was listening to a podcast by Harvard Business Review IdeaCast. Though the podcast dates back to 2016, there are some things that the guest author, Tara Mohr, said that deeply resonated with me. While the topic was about dealing with your inner critic…High Achiever6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Apr 26Thank You Devil For Making Me A Better WriterYou made me a better writer — Today, I reminisce back when I was nobody and you were everything Today, I turn back the hands of the clock when my life pages were still blank Today, I remember when you tried to break me only for me to twist, and twist, and twist, before bouncing back unscathed …Narcissism2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Apr 24My Cat Cheated On Me With My NeighborsHere is What It Taught Me About Relationship It is around 9pm at night, I am peering through the dark, trying to find Sporty, our family cat. Worried about his whereabouts, I try calling him out. No response, again and again but to no avail. I head back to the…Attachment7 min read
Apr 12How Humans Overtook Snakes as The Most Successful SpeciesAfter the ‘asteroid’ slammed into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the Chicxulub crater, snakes became the most successful species. In my previous article, I talk about snakes’ ability to live in underground burrows for long durations without water or food drastically increased their survival rate. This was coupled with snakes’…Evolution3 min read
Apr 5Poem: It’s hard to admit it no longer feels the sameOnce there was a fairytale, that turned into a horror story Once there was romance, that turned into preying I used to hear I love you, today all I hear is cursing I used to love your touch, today I get scared at the sight of your shadow We used…Poems On Medium2 min read
