Memories unforgettable and unforgotten

Chased by ghosts past,
O soul when will thou breathe thy last?
When will these phantoms stop chasing,
you in your dreams un-phasing?
When will these specters of old,
stop appearing before your eyes tired and cold?
Will there be no respite? Will there be no relief?
Will there be no relief for thy unshakable belief?
When will these hurtful memories cease to affect?
When will this burden lighten my chest?
O sinful soul! When shall thee breathe,
the clean fresh air and not let the wreathe
of some memory coming back to haunt thee?
When will this be? Pray I, please tell me.

Life

Life aint a bed 'o roses,but it aint a thorn bush neither
Life sure ain't sweet, but it ain't bitter either
There may be love, there may be lust
But sure as hell you will be dust
So live your life full while you must
For its not about what you lost but that you lost all and still trust.

Dear Parents

Dear parents I am lucky to have thee
Dear parents I am lucky to be me
Dear parents I am lucky to say WE
Dear parents I am lucky to be free.

Father! O Father! How is it that you?
Have a son like me, so bad and so untrue.
Mother! O Mother! I am not a proper heir
To represent you both, so honored and fair.

It must pain you, father, to see how I turned out
It must pain you, mother, to know how I fail
It must pain you both, to see my clout
It must pain you a lot, to see me frail.

All my life I fear,
To open my eyes and not find you near,
All my life I was scared,
That I would not have one who cared.

I fear, dear parents, that I may lose you,
I fear dear parents, that I have disappointed you,
But above all I fear, to see in you
Tears of sorrow, to speak your emotions true.

Before its too late let me swear an oath,
To be a son, to make proud you both,
Before its too late let me hug you once more,
So I may not lament it, when you are no more.

The weight of time is heavy upon mine shoulder
The cold of night grows even colder,
For I sense an end edging ever nearer,
Try as I might, I see it closer and clearer.

Dear mother, I want to apologize,
That I never could clean the room,
Nor could I ever water the plants.
Dear mother I am sorry, to disregard when you criticize.

Dear father, how can I say?
That I am sorry for not being up with the first ray?
Dear dad, I tear my hair,
For not appreciating how much you care.


All your comforts and all your dreams,
All your pleasures and even your seams,
You sacrificed for me, and I,
Couldn’t even for you kill a fly.

Oh this sorrow, oh this agony,
Oh these gloom, oh this monotony.
Too late, 'tis too late,
Nothing remains now, tis too late

Bored

Bored to death, even death is bored,
Tried to sleep but loudly snored,
Awoken by the neighbor on phone,
Glared at him to leave me alone.

Silence at last, just the a/c humming,
Wait for the sleep, but sleep is not coming,
Look at the watch it doesn’t seem to work,
For seemingly an hour now, the minute's hand doesn’t jerk.

Open the communicator to see who is online,
Just the team lead, who was here at nine,
Click close the window and push myself into the screen,
Trying to make sense, of these programs long and mean.

Another error, severe this time,
Makes me worried, as if a heinous crime,
Look for the geek to come and resolve,
But in the hour of need he did dissolve.

Back to the communicator, searching for friends,
With similar predicament at their ends,
Found one, then one too many,
All seem to have this boredom, very funny.

All have tried, as I find out,
To sleep, to relax but ended up wound out,
Bye byes shared, ended the talk,
Looked grudgingly back at the clock.

Hurray! Time for lunch!
Jump out of the seat and off to the café to munch,
On salty cake and bland curry,
On moist rice, made in a hurry.

Back to desk, back to the hell,
Must grind again, without talk or tell,
Check the pay slip for the umpteenth time,
It’s still the same, hasn’t even gone up a dime.

Pulled out of my reverie by the Lead,
Demanding the work status, (as per their creed),
DB2 down, Loadlib invalid,
I try to lie, keeping my face placid.

That has done the trick, and he is back,
To his seat, sitting with a slack,
He has no work, still makes 6.5 lac,
How he must spend, hard to keep track.

Boiling in envy, roiling in boredom,
I look back to the screen,
Not to work but to know the time, I mean,
Blank it has become, stupid screen saver unclean.

Time is now 4,
Excitement to the core,
Time for snooker, time for fun,
Turn to run but stare at a gun.

Lead is back, saying “DB2 is up!”
“Until you get the result, don’t get up!”
***** I mutter, and sit back down,
Bang my head on the desk and frown.

Try to work, but the clock stares at me,
It is now 6, time to leave, finally!
Guilty I look at the code,
“Will look at it tomorrow”, so thinking I leave for the abode.

The next day I come late,
By 30 minutes, a record unbroken till date,
Grudgingly I take my seat and open the code stored,
Only to realize that I am bored to death, even death is bored.

Cigarette Cigarette Burning Bright

Cigarette cigarette burning bright

Ashes dark and tip alight

Standing tall tilting slight

Burning away into the night.

An obsession a favorite a kill joy

A poison a weapon a toy

Good for the man but bad for the boy

Silent and smoky flashy and coy.

Unheeding the danger sign

People taste the divinity thine

They say less is fine

Less and more is but a thin line.

Cough cough choke choke

Lungs afire heart broke

Still a charm under the cloak

Precious life up in smoke.

Clouding the sense

Releasing the tense

In public an offense

So in private as a defense.

Corroding lives of the yearners

Claiming away the earners

Lighted by matches lighters and burners

Slow death for all a burden upon mourners.

Cigarette cigarette burning bright

Why don’t people see the light

And put away the aflame fright

To live longer and live light.

Exams, a reminiscene

Lying on the bed,
banging my head.
squating on the floor,
lockin up the door.

that is how i try to study,
but it annoys me and makes my head bloody.
i try to read the book,
but its boring and canot get me hooked.

Damn these exams,
i should have heard the sirs and maams,
in their long sermon and presentation,
instead of bunking to see supermans annhilation.

i call up a friend,
or sms as per the trend.
but they all seem to be doin it
damn it they all seem to be doin it!!

i recite, i buttify
i write, but a dull butterfly.
catches my attention,
following it leads to more detention

.then mom calls for lunch,
i put the books in a bunch,
and go off to munch,
with a ssllurp and a crunch.

all this food is nutritious
supposed to make me wild and ferocius,
supposed to help read it all with a snap,
but i feel drowsy and end up takin a nap.

then get jostled out of the slumber,
by my phone ringin to the latest dance number,
its a far away friend,
calling up to ask questions no end.

it seems hes finished his task,
now hes called to ask,
if i am free for a while,
for a movie ?(i begin to smile).

off we zip zap and zoom,
books locked up in my room,
exams rolled out of the head,
until later that night when i return to bed.

i decide its not too late,
exam is still a far away date,
will worry over it tomorrow,
but its the same, to my sorrow.

i wake up again to bang my head,
and sit near the window instead,
the girl opposite my house is there
she looks at me and i stare.

locked into her beauty
i stare as if my duty.
and the again as u kno,
exams seem lighter than snow.

off they fly out of my head,
only to return as i return to bed.

Death......may i never forget you

What is this pain in my chest
Like a burden placed on it
Why cant I breathe properly
Why are you all weeping
Why? Is something wrong
Why is everybody here
Is there some celebration
Mom come here and hold my hand
I am feeling scared
Dad please sit by my side
Like you did everyday
Dear sister why aren't you teasing me now
And why are there tears in your eyes
Have you gotten your exams result
Or have i
Dear cousins why do you gather around me so
Have you gotten the cigarettes
Hide them in your pockets still
Don't take them out in front of them
O dear aunt! Where is your smile
Have you brought my cookies
Have you brought my pies
Why there is granny too!
Look how solemn she looks
And here comes the doctor
With four more
And who is that shrouded figure
Who awaits near the door
He neither weeps nor is he smiling
And hes looking at me now
He scares me out
Mom come and shoo him off
I don't like his eyes
He comes nearer now and the load on my chest
Gets manifold and I cant talk much now
Why am I feeling scared now
Even with you all around
Why do I feel lonely now
Inspite of this crowd
Why is my brow sweating now
Is it summer already
Why are you all so quiet now
Why aren't you talking to me
Look dad this man is taking me away
Look up dad I am near the window
Why are you all looking at the bed anyway
Look sister I am flying now
Just like in my dreams
Look theres a window in the sky now
And I am floating to it
Why we have my bike and car
Why do we still go barefoot
Why is this stranger alongwith me now
Why isn't there any one of you
Why aren't you answering me now
Am I falling on the deaf ears of you.

I love you MOM

i just had a fight with you mom
and i must say i am mad.
why do you not understand me mom,
why do you make me sad ?

you wake me up every morning mom,
muttering over my staying up late.
you shout at me as i ready for college mom
why do you bother about my state ?

you give me chores at home mom,
do you not know that i have a life ?
why dont you ever understand me mom
shall i never enjoy and always strife ?

you compare me with the guy next door mom
you say he is better and works hard
just let me be my way mom
dont treat me like an insane, a retard.

i just had a fight with you mom
and i know that you are feeling sad
why can i never understand you mom,
why do i have to make you mad ?

you wake me up every morning mom
after making my breakfast and tea
why cant i wake up by myself mom
why do u have to shout to make me reach college early ?

you take care of the whole house mom,
even ironing my clothes for me,
dont you ever want to enjoy mom ?
you dont have to serve me.

you compare me with the guy next door mom
saying he is hard working and better than me,
do i not see the hopes in your eyes
the hopes that you have for me ?

you are the strength of the whole house mom,
you are the fragrance of every room,
without you this house would just be walls,
and not what i could call home.

i am sorry i fought with you mom
and let in such a hurry,
as i look your starined face mom
i want to myself bury.

i just had a fight with you mom
while you dried your tears wih your apron,
forgive me for being so terrible mom
for i am your prodigal son.

Yumcet

EAMCET....EAMCET....EAMCET....
An exam for which i am not yet set,
it consists of questions one hundred and sixty,
eighty for maths, and forty-forty for physics and chemistry,
each question has options four,
youll be able to answer them iffff,
you are thorough with the subject to the core.

I now sit with a load of books..
each giving me empty looks.

confused i am where to start,
while mother feeds me juices and tart.

soon i begin to wonder, think and ponder........
what was i doing the last two years ?
why did i not give the subject my ears ?
my first year was fine,
my intermediate (10+2) books i did entwine,
and i passedtoo.....with a good percentage 92.
then came year number. 2,
which (i felt) was like a bout of flu ,
sick and tired of it i became,
and it left me weak and maim.

now i have nothing to do but get set,
and study for EAMCET................
so now i think i should end,
most of my time with my books i should spend.

So alwida, adieu, farewell;i hope i do well,
in EAMCET..........an exam for which i am not yet set.

Results Galore

I sit stiff as a rod
unable to sleep or nod,
staring at the computer screen
i am waiting for my result, i mean.

slow and unsteady the pages open
my hall ticket number into the box i pen
and press enter.........
and wait for that which could end my banter.

a bead of sweat i wipe from my face
and wait patiently and brace,
for the loading of the display
like water falling on clay.

and finally i see it alll crystal clear
and realise what i most fear.

as expected i have flunked
in the subject i had most bunked,
the rest i have passed but marginally
and this subject i failed by three marks only!!!!!

after an hour i recover
the score of my friends i discover,
they too have drowned like me,
in this pain i cannot even cry for mummy!!

i try to mask my face
and save my family the disgrace,
but the calls on the phone spill the beans
as my mother overhears as she cleans.

soon i am rounded
by the whole family, surrounded.
helpless i confess my guilt
and a fort of taunts upon me is built.

all rights and liberties
are denied to me and am grounded
even the social niceties are denied
and i am dumbfounded.

the next day offers respite
after a thoroughly retless night,
as i meet others.....
my friends, of the same feathers.

there is an unspoken grief
which keeps our talks brief,
while some are all too glad
and raving about their scores like mad.s

omeone suggests,"Apply for reevaluation"
while some say,"Prepare for supplementary examination"
while some dont even care
as they have passed fair and square.

all this amounts to one thing,
that i didnt work hard enuff,
this i realise as i take the sting
that this is really some stuff.

i nurse my wounded ego
saying that there is always next time,
and i shall have another go
at the subject i flunked, a great crime.

but till then i shalll strive
to make my dream come alive,
a dream to have a spotless degree
and it aint gonna come for free.

Firendship-An Irony

The air is thick with tension
calm and easy, my pretention
as mates from the class
around me read, and alas
i do nothing and still hope to pass.
I look around at these faces
and reminisce those days of fun and disgraces.
those early days of engineering
when my poetry had a form and meaning.
Those early days of the free bird flying
quite ironic to now, the old eagle dying.
those were the days, when i was new
to the grindings of life, and had grudges few,
Those were the days when i treated
every tom, dick, harry and sally, like a friend, uncheated.
but now i chuckle
as the load of all this has made me buckle.
Then i was in good awe
of my college, beautiul without a flaw.
everybody seemed nice, but the claw
of time has corroded that image and it does gnaw
at my heart, and my eyes pained with what i saw.
These ' friends ' of the yesteryear
were humans after all, i fear
while then i thought them to be near
their distance from me now is clear.
These boys and girls had after all their lives,
they weren't my husbands
nor were they my wives.
How could i expect them to treat me as i did,
these expectations sound like a fantasy of a kid.
Whom i thought was my best of buddies
turned out to be among the muddies
for he did secretly many a thing
of engineering importance and to me told nothing.
I would have benefitted from it too
but still, he did it discretely, and i had not a clue.
Still one, who did with me spend quite a time,
who with me did pretend to be mime
turned out to do still many things without me....
Oh !!! its like putting lime on injury.

And then when i was in shortage
of notes, i turned to my bondage
knowing quite well that they would offer help
but they surprised me and made me yelp.
For with one lousy reason and another
they turned me down without a bother,
' bad writing-absence from class-nonotes!!!', was all that they said
but these things didnt matter as my friends for me were dead.
I dont blame them for being selfish,
for they all have responsibilities of feeding their fish.
But i do have something to say,
think of me what they may.
i confess, i might be dumb,
and do nothing but suck my thumb.
I might not be rich or in trend
but still, i am your friend.
I extended to you my hand but you shrunk away
i still extend it anyway,
so that when you stumble or when you fall
my hand be there for you all.
to stand you straight, and shrug off the dust
my dear friend, i do it without greed or lust.
I cannot give you anything, i percieve
but atleast i dont lie or decieve.
Always remember, a friend in need
is a friend indeed.
never shy away from help,
never run away when you are needed,
for you never know when you may need,
and then you may not have anyone from your creed,
to help you out of your trouble
a friend afterall is like a bubble.
a tiny prick may make it pop
and make you a total flop.

This is just me..

For want of a large space,
to express myself,
i choose to blog my case,
to make it my shelf.

i write mostly mails,
of people, letters and fishy tales,
but people find it tedious,
reading long mails from someone studious.

thus i select this way,
people may read it or go away,
there is no force,
nor compulsion to read this course.