THERE'S JUST NO REASON TO CRY!!

There’s just no reason to cry!!

The Indian society claims to be modern yet when it comes to marriage issues, parents want their children to marry someone of their language/caste/religion… My poem describes one such guy who frustrated with his parents/ narrow-minded society… at the same time, he is telling his girlfriend that everything will be all right....There’s no need to worry, there’s just no reason to cry!!

p.s...the pic symbolizes fights, hatred, narrow-mindedness....also depicting that all kinds of misunderstandings and war lead to destruction....so spread love..learn to compromise at times too!!

I just don’t give a damn,
About what my folks think,
About this relationship,
I just don’t bother,
About whether they agree or not,
To our bonding,
I just don’t listen,
When they discourage me,
Or when they try to dissuade me,
From marrying you,

I just don’t care,
About their criticism,
About their narrow-minded mannerism,
But things will improve soon,
I am sure of it,
I am confident about it,
There’s no reason to worry,
There’s just no reason to cry.

We are not going to falter,
To their nonsensical crap
We are made for each other,
And we shall always be together,
There’s no need to fret,
All our dues we’ll eventually get,
Our relation is going to stay strong,
It’s going to last very long,
I am sure of it,
I am confident about it,
There’s no reason to worry,
There’s just no reason to cry.

My folks are just being selfish,
But eventually they’ll give in,
And our true love shall win,
Love has no barrier,
Love has no constraints,
Love is just a meeting,
Of two bodies, of two minds,
My folks will realize this soon
I am sure of it,
I am confident about it,
There’s no reason to worry,
There’s just no reason to cry.

My family’s nice, really very sweet,
Perhaps a bit obsolete at times,
It’s not their fault,
It’s the society’s fault,
It makes us narrow-minded,
It prevents us from being rational,
It prevents us from being practical,
We live in the twenty-first century,
Yet caste or religion barriers,
Still prevail in this country,
When shall we grow,
When shall we evolve,
My family’s just a victim,
To the norms of our obsolete society,
But all such thoughts will banish,
All the animosities will eventually vanish,
I am sure of it,
I am confident about it,
There’s no reason to worry,
There’s just no reason to cry.

My folks would be truly delighted,
To have you as my bride,
They’ll be elated,
To see you by my side,
Things will eventually sort out,
It will take some time,
But all their prejudiced thoughts will banish,
All the animosities will eventually vanish,
I am sure of it,
I am confident about it,
There’s no reason to worry,
There’s just no reason to cry.

My love, everything will be all right,
We’ll together fight the society,
With all our might,
Eventually, our love will win,
I am sure of it,
I am confident about it,
There’s no reason to worry,
There’s just no reason to cry………

Now, it’s for you to decide whether to live in the past or make new norms in this new-age society!!!

THANKS FOR COMING BACK!!

Thanks for coming back!!

This is a sequel to…PLEASE COME BACK…that I had written a couple of weeks ago… (See the post below for the prequel)

I always knew,
That one day you will,
Return by my side,
But I just didn’t know when,
Now that it has finally happened,
I am so elated,
I am just so delighted.

You should have seen me,
Praying for your return,
All day, all night,
You should have seen me sobbing,
Tears trickling down my cheeks,
You should have seen me wailing,
For hours, days and weeks,
My life when you were gone,
It was erratic, asynchronous, and monotonous.

Thanks for coming back, my love,
Thanks for reinventing my life,
Thanks for bringing back,
Colours to my life

I always knew,
That one day you will,
Realize it was a mistake,
I know I committed a crime,
But I hope my sins are washed away,
With the passage of time,
And now hopefully I can say,
I am truly yours,
And you’ll be forever mine.

I need you a lot, dear,
I missed you so much, always,
All these past thirty days,
I have been searching for you,
Looking for you everywhere,
I am just so glad,
Now that you are back,
You stopped me,
From ending up insane and mad

Thanks for coming back, my love,
Thanks for reinventing my life,
Thanks for bringing back,
Colours to my life

I promise you, my cutie pie,
I’ll never make you cry,
I’ll never hurt you,
I’ll never betray you,
I have now realized,
What true love is,
I have now realized your importance,
I have now realized your worth,
You are my love,
You are my life,
And all the moments with you,
They are precious,
And they’ll always be immortal.

Thanks for coming back, my love,
Thanks for reinventing my life,
Thanks for bringing back,
Colours to my life

Let us pray it’s a new era,
It’s a new beginning,
Let’s celebrate,
Coz today’s a day truly great,
Thanks for coming back, my love,
Thanks for reinventing my life,
Thanks for bringing back,
Colours to my life……..

PLEASE COME BACK!!

Please come back!!

In life you make mistakes that you regret later…my poem describes one of those instances!!

There are times when I feel afraid,
There are times when I feel dead,
There are times when I feel alone,
There are times when I feel gone,

Hey, love, I miss you the most,
Please come back, I need you the most.

There are times when I feel depressed,
There are times when I feel distressed,
There are times I feel low,
There are times I ask, why did I let you go,
.
There are times when I feel the cold breeze,
That’s when the world seems to freeze,
And my mind drifts to all our beach-dates,
As also I think about the first time we met,
.
There are times when I hear the birds chirping,
That’s when I imagine your melodious voice,
That’s when all the past memories come alive,
And that’s when I unknowingly lose all my poise,

I know I was very selfish,
I now realize I was very foolish,
All that I did was utter rubbish,
But now I have just one wish,

Without you, I’ll always feel incomplete,
Like a night without stars,
There were many occasions when I hurt you,
And gave you all those brutal, mental scars,

But now I have understood,
The meaning of true love,
The meaning of true bonding,
The meaning of true commitment,

Without you, my life has lost its motion,
It has lost all its purpose,
It has lost all its direction,
It has lost all its importance,

Hey, love, I miss you the most,
Please come back, I need you the most.....

JUST ONE MOMENT!!

Just one moment!!

(the clock signifies a moment...)

It takes just one moment,
For all your hopes to get shattered,
It takes just one moment,
For all your dreams to get buried,
It takes just one moment,
For you to fall in love,
It takes just one moment,
For your love to drift away,
Strolling on the beach,
With some other guy,
She's gone out of your reach,
Smiling in his arms,
Wishing it would last for life.
As you feel helpless, you cry,
And even while being physically alive,
You die.

Till yesterday, I always felt,
I had a serious chance.
When we were talking the other day,
I felt mesmerized by her,
And even she appeared,
To be in some kind of a trance
But she thought of me only as a friend dear,
And never as some lover
I always wanted to ask her out,
She might have refused, no doubt,
But at least, I had a chance,
But now as I see her in his arms,
I feel jealous of him,
I curse myself,
Why didn’t I tell her,
Why didn’t I ask her,
Why didn’t I confess my love,
But now my feeling,
It has no importance,
It has no meaning.

Soon, she won’t have time,
For a once-upon-a-time friend like me,
Now I’ll be all alone and lonely.
My heart and my mind are still shocked,
I feel I am constantly looking,
Into the vastness of an empty ocean,
I am completely blanked out,
This pain will take a long time to heal,
About this, I haven’t the faintest doubt.

It takes just one moment,
For your desires to be burnt,
It takes just one moment,
For your breathing to stop,
It takes just one moment,
For your heart to cry,
It takes just one moment,
For you to ask “why”,
It takes just one moment,
For you to start cursing your fate,
It takes just one moment,
For your love to drift away,
Strolling on the beach,
With some other guy,
She's gone out of your reach.
Smiling in his arms,
Wishing it would last for life.
As you feel helpless, you cry,
And even while being physically alive,
You die………



It takes just one moment for everything.......so make every moment count!!!!!!!!!!!!!....fall in love, and do not be afraid to confess it....or it may just be a moment too late..

BETRAYED!!

Betrayed!!

I have kept one thing a bit unclear as to whom this poem is addressed to… it may be a friend, it may be a colleague or even a teacher or even a mentor…

You won’t ever see me complaining,
You won’t ever see me whining,
You won’t ever see me crying,
But that doesn’t mean,
That I am not feeling,
This sharp pang of pain,
This unending wave of sadness,

A tincture of madness.

I always thought that you were right here,
By my side,
To guide me, to support me,
To pull me out
From manholes, deep and wide
But as always,
My prediction turned out to be wrong,
As you ditched me,
Right at the last moment,
As you betrayed me,
Right at the last moment

I know you have helped me in the past,
But when it mattered the most,
You bothered about me the least.
One thing’s for sure,
You are a savage mongrel,
You are a beast.

Now I know you are feeling guilty,
I can sense this feeling,
You want to repent,
But I don’t give a damn,
Coz you have always treated me like dirt,
Or like the lowermost step,
Of some huge ladder,
And I seriously wish I could break your head,
With some huge boulder

I turned to you for advice,
And you treated me like lice
I turned to you when I was in deep trouble,
But you squashed all my hopes,
I was hanging on to a slim rope,
But instead of helping me survive,
You cut the rope,
And you let me fall.

Now, my mind’s in such a dilemma,
I don’t know whom to trust,
I don’t know whom to turn to,
For help, for guidance, for advice
I never expected,
That I would be betrayed,
That too by a person,
Whom I greatly trusted,
And now, I am spending my time,
Wishing I were happily dead.

Now I do not know what to do,
I feel hurt, I feel crumpled,
I feel distressed, I feel hassled,
I never expected,
That I would be betrayed,
That too by a person,
Whom I greatly trusted,
And now, I am spending my time,
Wishing I were happily dead…..

VICTORY!!

Victory!!

This poem describes the speech of a project manager, who is being felicitated because his team had made a fairly impossible project possible….and instead of bragging about himself, he has dedicated this victory to his fabulous team….we need more bosses like him who praise their colleagues for their work!!

I am not worthy enough,
To receive such accolades
I am not worthy enough,
To be acknowledged for this victory
I do not deserve these praises,
Nor do I deserve these bouquets of roses
It’s you guys, who did it all,
It’s you guys, who stood tall,
It’s you guys, who made it possible,
It’s you guys, who made it achievable

I am no genius,
I did nothing at all,
To turn the tide over,
I did nothing at all,
I have not contributed much,
To this grand success
It’s you guys, who did it all,
It’s you guys, who stood tall,
It’s you guys, who made it possible,
It’s you guys, who made it achievable

I am not being modest,
I am just being honest,
I just made vague plans,
I just made vague ideas,
But it’s you who worked,
It’s you, who toiled,
It’s you, who gave direction,
To my plans, to my ideas,
It’s you guys, who did it all,
It’s you guys, who stood tall,
It’s you guys, who made it possible,
It’s you guys, who made it achievable.

I enjoyed being part of this fascinating adventure,
I enjoyed being part of this captivating venture,
I enjoyed it more,
Because of you guys,
You never gave me any reason to complain,
You never gave me a reason to criticize, to whine,
Instead, you guys gave me a reason,
To enjoy, to smile
It’s you guys, who did it all,
It’s you guys, who stood tall,
It’s you guys, who made it possible,
It’s you guys, who made it achievable

I dedicate this success,
To my fabulous team,
I dedicate this victory,
To my extraordinary team,
But guys, keep one thing in mind,
This is just the beginning,
Of a new era,
Of a new inning,
We now have to keep improving,
We now have to keep progressing,
We have to keep winning,
And this new phase begins,
Nine o’clock tomorrow morning……

POVERTY!!

Poverty!!

Poverty in India is a disease,
It’s not going to wipe out with ease.
Kids are in such a deplorable condition,
About that, do we even need to mention,
For days at a stretch,
They die a slow death due to hunger,
Or at times, to the harsh weather,
They have to surrender.
They live in such unhygienic slums,
Their life’s in doldrums.
They are in such a pitiable state,
And alas, they can do nothing about it,
But curse their poor fate.
Someone got to do something about this,
Someone got to take the initiative,
Someone got to eradicate,
This omnipresent disease

The government makes big plans,
But never do they make any real efforts,
To improve their condition
These poor kids are given free education, no doubt,
But about the quality of knowledge,
We do not even need to discuss about it.
They are given mid-day meals, no doubt,
But about the quality of food,
We do not even need to discuss about it.

The kids are daily exploited,
At the hands of some anti-social elements,
They are forced to quit school,
They are made to beg,
Against their will,
They are taught to steal,
They are taught to kill,
They are taught to betray their kin,
They are made to commit many a heinous sin.

I remember one such incident,
That has really jolted me.
I had gone to Agra once,
Where I saw such a dreadful sight,
Beggars circling rich foreigners,
Tormenting them, irritating them,
These kids felt no shame,
They felt no sadness,
About the things that they are losing,
That the best days of their life,
They are really wasting them by begging.
I was ashamed of these kids,
But at the same time,
I felt pity on their helpless condition,
I have realized one thing,
They beg not because they want to,
They beg because they have to,
That’s the only way,
That can help them survive.

Yet another day.

I feel helpless,

I feel like crying,
We talk about the developments in our country,
We talk about the rich industrialists,
Or the richer sportsmen and film stars,
Who thrive in our country,
But do we ever bother,
To speak about those,
Who form an integral part of nation.

Do we need some damn movie, (read...slumdog millionaire)
To remind us of poverty,
Can’t we do something,at least,

To tame this ferocious beast,

Can't we put in our best effort,

To wipe out this dirt.
Can't we emphatically say,
We love our country,

And we'll make it free from poverty.

Can't we emphatically say,

We love our country,

And we'll make it free from poverty......

So people, if we do our best, we CAN and we WILL eradicate this omnipresent disease known as POVERTY....

AUTOPORT 2.0!!

Autoport 2.0!!


This poem describes my experiences when working for autoport 2.0…I am sure everyone feels the same as I do!!!


Last year’s autoport,
It was a complete failure,
So we had to now,
Prove our mettle,
We just had to get out,
Of this mess,
We just had to let go,
Of the mistakes of the past,
We just had to make autoport 2.0,
A roaring success

Two months ago,
We formed a team,
That was ably headed,
By Raj, Viraj and Bean
We had just one sole intention,
We just had to succeed,
We just had to win.

We divided our work,
We were given specific tasks,
We were made to sweat it out,
We were made to bleed,
But we just had to succeed,
We just had to win.

Time and again,
There were endless delays,
Time and again,
There were countless changes,
This left us completely frustrated,
Time and again,
Our hopes got shattered,
As we were left,
Torn and tattered.
But every single time,
We put it all behind,
And made a fresh effort,
With just one sole intention,
We just had to succeed,
We just had to win,
We just had to make autoport 2.0,
A roaring success

We had to make several changes,
In our lifestyle,
We learnt to spend sleepless nights,
Sometimes in the hub,
Sometimes on football ground,
We learnt to live without food,
For hours at a stretch,
We learnt to live without sleep,
For days at a stretch
We kept bunking lectures,
At times even pracs,
With just one sole intention,
We just had to succeed,
We just had to win.
We just had to make autoport 2.0,
A roaring success

The month passed so quickly,
Without any of us even realizing it
Everyone did a fine job,
Only then was possible,
For this event to become,
A visitor’s heartthrob

The journey has been memorable,
The journey has been exciting,
We have gained so much,
We have enjoyed so much,
That now post autoport 2.0,
Life would become so boring,
So monotonous and dull,
Oh, I feel so bad about it,
I feel so sad about it,
But alas, we can do nothing about it.

Autoport 2.0, for us,
It is an inspiration,
Now we have ourselves to beat,
We have to keep moving on,
We have to keep bucking up,
We have to keep progressing,
We have to keep improving,
We have to keep winning……………..


Dedicated to all those who made it possible!!....three cheers for the entire autoport team!!....three cheers for SRA!!..................