DREAM

I once dreamt of a paradise,
made up of people and things,that were all mine;

This world of my dreams was full of happiness,
and emptied of chaos and mess;

Unaware of the evils of the world,we lead our lives,
and in prayers,would thank God for bestowing on us such a beautiful world,
such a beautiful life;

But as the brightly glowing sun snapped me out of the dream,
i found myself back in Pandora's world that was mean;

But the world of my dreams can be a reality,
if people in this world are more humane as in the dream.

DEEDAA

The stage was set,the roles were written,
for a husband,for a child,
for the drama called Life;

This drama was unique,this drama was different,
without written dialogues,without limits that were stringent;

I was sent to the stage as a daughter,
to fill the stage with happiness and laughter;

The junior actors loved me,
the senior actors adored me;

I was the pie of everbody's eye,
nobody would let me for a second cry;

As the drama reached its peak ,
the role of my maternal grandmother became the most importatnt to me;

She was my secret diary,she was my friend,
she was one person,i could not afford to offend;

She for me ,was just like my mother,
whatever i did always stood less in lieu for what she offerred;

She was one person,i loved with all my heart and soul,
she in the drama for me,had a very important role;

The role has ended for this person,who for me was very dear,
and has left tears in my eyes that will never disappear.

I dreamt of being an IAS officer,
i dreamt of being a top lawyer,
i dreamt of being a politician,
i dreamt to become a public icon;

With ambitions and desires i joined my work,
to do something meaningful,something soulfull;

But its while working that i realised,
if i try to change the system the system changes me;

Ready to take up the challengesthe system puts forth,
i strive and try to follow the hypocritical oath;

The just things i did,
came out unjust on the surface;

The machinery,that worked for so many years,i tried to lubricate,
but it became frictionless enough to slip me down out of the gate;

Its after so many hardships that i realised,
that we the people begotten of this nation,
are working in a system whose roots now lay rotten.

CHILDHOOD

As i grow up,as i get older,
i ponder how it would be,
if we always remained younger;

The playing with friends,the foolish games,
the friendly fights and participation in the annual days;

Away from the meaning of the word 'Responsibility',
life,i led,as if it were a big party;

But now,that i've grown up,now that i am an adult,
life,i see,is full of hurdles,life is tough;

The childhood games,the long vacations are now a distant dream,
too many things to achieve,too many responsibilities to fulfill,
now,life seems to be a web for me;

But admist all the problems that life,for us,poses,
to preserve,should be the goal,our childish innocence;

To achieve this goal is not a difficult task,
it solves many problems,while we tread the path.

MOTHER

In the evening,while i am thinking when i sit on my chair,
i wonder whom i love the most,for whom i care?

Various names pull me to their side,
but its difficult to decide,who has been the most trustworthy,
who has been there on my side;

The names now reduce to one or two,
cos those who are trustworthy now had betrayed me too;

The balancesheet of life shows more of liabilities than assets,
cos one person seems to have too many faces;

But the one person who remains my all time friend,
for whom,i am the beginning of this world and the end;

My guide,my strength,my iron pillar,
she is my support system,she is my MOTHER.