the children at the retention center.

the strident call and all appear

in line,

on broken benches and leaking glasses,

its time to dine,



food on platter some fresh,

some stale,

some faces smiling,

some faces pale,



some adjusting their clothes,

some teasing their mates

some imagining the world outside

some cursing their fates



some searching for dirt in the water

some sploshing it

some wearing old garments

some wearing unfit



the surliness of the elders

the sadness in the air

the adamancy of not accepting

how happiness could be there



some small some five,

some have just turned 9

they are waiting in the line

expecting to dine




with faces full of innocence


camouflaging the tagered weed

with mirrors of broken hearts

a borrowed pen,a book to read




some re tended for robbery,

some re tended for theft,

some found vagabonding like an orphan

some do not know why they are kept!!!

searching for happiness!

angel!

As I close my eyes and I see ur face, All my melancholy starts to erase, When I play with you; you win my heart, When you smile as I tease; I reach a world apart They say you re- live your childhood with a child I feel I’ve lived a new life with you Your frivolity, your drama your daffy adamancy Your obsession with yellow, your animal-world legacy And as ANGEL you’re growing up, I’m seeing a new you I still can’t forget How it’s similar to the first time I held you! Since you’ve given me new reasons to be retentive I’m sure when you grow up we have this bond strong Il stay by your side whenever you need But you’ll never leave me as you hug me, that’s all I plead :)

a girl like me!

a girl like me!

she sat there outside her college,

 Waiting to be there again

she wanted to be what life had taken from her,

she wanted to live again

 they said she wont have the same life because

she had to be grounded

 at an early age when she had to be glee

she sat across the aisle and weeps

 one day

she was upset and wanted to cry

 she left her house and was kidnapped, 

 she tried to be back and prayed very hard

 she had succeeded and returned safe and sound

 before she could soak in what happened

 a battle she had won

her life she had got back

 and then

 there were accusations and stories and blames

 some laughed at her some said she lied.

 she never replied to haters

 she kept on her own

 and lived with the truth day in and day out

 she made friends with paper,

her diary and pen.

she never cared for what they had to say,

not now and not then

 she gathered her courage and lived like a bird

 and those who knew her

stopped calling her "absurd"

 she's always in to stand by her own

 she has no regrets no reason to moan 

she's happy that the struggle that god chooses her to survive

 made her stronger and wise!

the reality of reality shows!!!

The prime-time shows of my neighborhood aunty Pammi have now been replaced by 3 reality shows.while one channel started a singing show,another a dance reality show and third one a reality show of 10 jobless celebrities grounded at a house with spy cameras.
aunty Pammi was initially sad because her favorite programmes had changed their telecasting timings but later she started to enjoy the not so real reality shows.she told me that the next episode will witness a fight amongst 2 judges regarding difference of opinion.she felt that this was more serious than the "saas-bahu" war of words..it should also be noted that this cat-fight-amongst the judges episode had the highest TRP.
aunt Pammi also voted for the contestants of the dance reality show because one of the contestant Babu came from the farthest village of India and begged for votes on screen.this was the only way his life could alter.aunty Pammi cried that night when she saw the video clipping of Babu portraying how he used to cut wood and earn money for his daily bread.in this video Babu looked at the camera and cried for sympathy.
and now talking about the reality show big loss,heres a short peak at some of the celebrities aynty pammi told me about-

paaki savant-this girl shouts,abuses and speaks English which no one can understand.

bawaal khan-he is an actor.the only one which directs,produces and watches his movies.:D

FAIR-SEXY-FOREIGNER-she is in the house to seduce the audience by wetting in the pool.

useless man-this boy has lost 5 reality shows and after being thrown out from everywhere he is given some place in this house with a condition that he would clean the toilets.

aunty Pammi votes for her 70's actress who has now come here to spend her last days.

aunty Pammi also follows the news and gossips of the reality shows.

my take on this is--
actors on screen are actors in real-life :)

THE REALITY OF REALITY SHOWS!!!

The prime-time shows of my neighborhood aunty Pammi have now been replaced by 3 reality shows.while one channel started a singing show,another a dance reality show and third one a reality show of 10 jobless celebrities grounded at a house with spy cameras.
aunty Pammi was initially sad because her favorite programmes had changed their telecasting timings but later she started to enjoy the not so real reality shows.she told me that the next episode will witness a fight amongst 2 judges regarding difference of opinion.she felt that this was more serious than the "saas-bahu" war of words..it should also be noted that this cat-fight-amongst the judges episode had the highest TRP.
aunt Pammi also voted for the contestants of the dance reality show because one of the contestant Babu came from the farthest village of India and begged for votes on screen.this was the only way his life could alter.aunty Pammi cried that night when she saw the video clipping of Babu portraying how he used to cut wood and earn money for his daily bread.in this video Babu looked at the camera and cried for sympathy.
and now talking about the reality show big loss,heres a short peak at some of the celebrities aynty pammi told me about-

paaki savant-this girl shouts,abuses and speaks English which no one can understand.

bawaal khan-he is an actor.the only one which directs,produces and watches his movies.:D

FAIR-SEXY-FOREIGNER-she is in the house to seduce the audience by wetting in the pool.

useless man-this boy has lost 5 reality shows and after being thrown out from everywhere he is given some place in this house with a condition that he would clean the toilets.

aunty Pammi votes for her 70's actress who has now come here to spend her last days.

aunty Pammi also follows the news and gossips of the reality shows.

my take on this is--
actors on screen are actors in real-life :)

love!

you and i makes us complete
you n me together
time unknown time divine
hands intervine
love came by when i least was expecting
n it was u who wilth somple gestures made me feel the more intense feelings
thanks for all the times
thanks for the memories
the first time we met in monsoon
discussing random stuff
being away yet near
being far yet close
one meeting led to another
like the flow of sand in an hour glass
gradually yet effective
and i found in you my best friend my inspiration
i found a part of me in you
i found me in you
i love you!

i'm inspired

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i'm inspired to be happy when i see a toddler smile,

i'm inspired to love what i see when i see a star on the empty sky,

i'm inspired to love what i already have when i spent a day out shopping and i'm out of cash.

i'm inspired to be grateful for the amazing past i've had when i meet an old school classmate and we share our funny school memories.

i'm inspired to live when i see my parents excited for my future,

i'm inspired to work when i see zeal in the teens around me,

i'm inspired to read when i learn so many new words,

i'm inspired to be polite to the people who work for me when i see a servant illtreated,

i'm inspired to sing when i see music reality shows on tv,

i'm inspired to share when i see the less fortunate struggle for a living,

i'm inspired to create when i see a world full of opportunities,

i'm inspired to study harder when i fail an exam,

i'm inspired to move on when i loose a beloved one,

i'm inspired to love when i realise there are people i have who would be along come what may,

i'm inspired to explore as thers so much knowledge in the world,

i'm inspired to love my country when i discover it heading with the world,

i'm inspired to struggle when i realise the pain sucessful men have taken to achieve what they have today,

i'm inspired to learn when i make a mistake,

i'm inspired to be entusiastic when i see the twinkle in the eye of a child opening his 5th birthday gift,

i'm inspired to write this article cause i know my friends will like it :p :)

there is so much inspiration in the world we only need to take it and learn!!!!