Unwinding

After a hectic day or week,
Perhaps on a day that just seems bleak,

A part of a routine,
Or perhaps just to try something new,

One chooses to take off one's mind,
And let go of all sense just to unwind,

It could be a vacation,
Or just a visit to a relation*

Perhaps a change of activity,
Or just spending a little time with family,

More popular ways include intoxication,
By drink, by sexual means or other creative modes of recreation,

Be it any method, it involves a suspension of worry and thought,
Proving the inadequacy of logic and intellect,

Letting one's actions be run by feelings,
And satisfying those little fancies,

In any case, man's needs well cross the realms of materialism,
And such activity proves the existence of emotional needs,

It extends to speak of man's innate desire to be intoxicated,
To be crazy, to let his hair down and to slump,

Sometimes one deserves do laze,
While for others, it is an excuse, an addictive craze,

That which varies is when and where they do it,
In fact, what defines one as a person, is when he find this fit.

*I dislike the use of the term 'relation' - I always prefer relative, by the rhyme demanded it here.

Written on the night of 10th May, 2016 (spilled over to 11th) at B001, H13, IIT Bombay