A concept called LOVE

LOVE...
A concept that varies from man to woman.

For a man:

Such a fair dame,
Maketh me wonder,
What'll be her name?

Rebecca, Madonna, perhaps Cinderella?
Oh, such a beauty,
She may even be Isabella.

She's simple and pure,
Shy yet cautious,
Hence not easy to lure.

Untouched by another,
She trusts easily,
She's just like her mother.

Beauteous yet no pride,
Modestly dressed,
Bosom, arms and legs she hides.

A perfect bride,
Fitting to my stature,
Oh love! Now you can preside.

For a woman:

My mother is unwell,
She doesn't express it,
But I can tell.

My father has problems at work,
He doesn't show it,
But the eerie tension lurks.

My brother is sad,
His studies are lagging,
But I know he's not doing that bad.

My lover is at the gate,
He's anxious. He proposed,
My answer he awaits.

My husband is home,
He got the sack,
I can't for a moment leave him alone.

My hungry babe awakes,
I'm tired, its late in the night,
Yet I cry hearing his shrill wails.

I love not myself,
But those around me,
For they are my life,
It is for them that I'm alive.

The streets

Upon the street,
Their fortunes lie.
Thats where they live,
Thats where they die.
Thats where they laugh,
thats where they cry.

Upon the streets,
their fortunes lie.
Its there they spend,
Their entire life.
Through peace,through calm,
Through war, through strife.

Upon the streets,
Their fortunes lie.
With arms outstretched,
For alms they cry.
Their tongues are sharp,
They needn't act coy.

Upon the streets,
Their fortunes lie
The world uncaring,
Years just passing by.
Raise their stature in society?
No one will try.

Upon the streets,
Their fortunes lie.
Thats where they have lived,
Thats where they will die.

Poison Ivy

Standing at the edge,
One last flashback,
Unsure,unstable, whats to be done?
Of life I've lost all track.

Standing at the crossroads,
should I o'er step the threshold?
What would be the consequence,
of a step so bold?

Standing in d fog,
Everything is so unclear,
Only my voice heard, alone,
Now creeps in the fear.

Standing in the dark,
I'm all alone,
Feared the dark when I was young,
But now I guess I've grown.

Standing between life and death,
I know not what to choose,
To choose to live or give it up,
and everything loved I lose.

Whilst I was standing,
the world moved past me.
Defying death I chose to live,
but life had rushed past me.

The air now bright and clear,
I stood at the edge of a stream,
I saw a reflection look back at me,
A sight I cud not believe.

T'was too late now,
I was all wrinkled and grey,
and while I stood pondering on life,
youth had gone its way.

Still have few more years to live,
This thought brought hope and cheer,
But just then the earth began to reel,
And light began to dim.

Stumbling through life,
Scared of breaking free,
Running in the dark,
I'd mistakenly tumbled into POISON IVY!

POISON IVY!!!!

Woman

(may sound like i'm inspired by all d feminism we are taught in english honors)
 
She has to listen,
She must obey,
She cant take decisions,
She is a dame so fair,
She must be meek,
Cause women are weak,
You think she is timid and small,
Just cause ''she is a woman afterall!!!!
 
She has to live for others,
Be it a daughter or a mother,
A widow or a wife,
her life is full of strife,
she must be suppressed,
who cares if she's happy or depressed,
you think she is timid and small,
just coz she is a woman afterall!!
 
you kill a girl child,
that is an action so insane and wild,
you think she is a dead weight,
in advance you decide her fate,
to live she has no right,
why are you so full of spite,
is it cause i'm timid and small,
and I am a woman afterall!!
 
She yearns to be free,
live life d way its supposed to be,
i'm not an object mute,
i wont b subjected to ure whims, you brute!
Dare not dictate terms to me,
i will be who i'm supposed to be,
you think i'm timid and small,
juz coz 'i'm a woman afterall.
 
 
Get a life people,
stop interfering with mine,
i'm tired of hearing all your lies,
fed up and sick of your pickup line,
you think i'm timid and small,
juz coz i'm a woman afterall!!
 
 
The word is free,
thats what i crave to be,
without bothering wat d wrld wud tok,
i dont wanna be a figure of mock,
i want to be free,
free to be whu i am supposed to be,
but you wont let me,
you think i'm timid and small,
juz coz I'M A WOMAN AFTERALL

Memoirs

Headphones plugged in listening to Maroon 5, Bruno Mars and David Guetta... My feet plopped up on the backseat of my car.... Completely disinterested in the beauty of nature around me.
I had seen it way too many times over the past two years. Shuffling between two cities....between two houses...kinda irritated me.
With my tresses loose upon my shoulders..carelessly blowing across my face with the gentle breeze from the air conditioner and the silent humming of the engine as we raced at 120kms/hr past miles and miles of lush green meadows...crops gently swaying from the breeze.
Busy texting my boyfriend nothing else mattered at that time.
The sky turned orange, the sun set...the sky was painted grey and soon it became dark.
My thoughts shifted back to that annoying question I had so long held back.... Why did we have to move so frequently 260 kms approximately !!?? Isn't a home afterall a place where the entire family is together... Well we are together then why?
What I was missing here was the bigger picture. 23 kms from home...windows rolled down... I stuck my head out of the window felt the cool breeze brush against my face... The smell of fresh earth... The smell of the forest... The crickets singing and a strange sense of belongingness crept over me.
A house becomes a home when the entire family is together then why this feeling of belonging crept in it should have been there all along ??
I entered home..I saw the joy that my birds and dogs felt... I saw suman didis face light up I saw the sparkle in her eyes and then I realised memories play a very big role.... And memories are what keeps one alive... Memories were what made a difference... Memories are all I have... Cause people change, places change, situations change but the only thing that does not change is the memories !! 260 kms from here is my home... A storehouse of memories.... The walls have literally seen me grow up... My journey from a li'l kid to a young woman are etched in those walls !!
Its seen me at my worst and at my best... Its seen me fall in love and fall out of it... Its seen me dance to my hearts content... It has heard me sing no matter how off tune it is !! It has seen me cry into my pillow when I hurt so bad... Seen me laugh and giggle... Seen me go red in embarrasment and that annoying question no longer made me mad... I had the answer... And as I lay in bed that night half asleep I drifted back into my memory lane and my thoughts became sleep induced...till I could see myself as a 12 yr old again and before I knew it my whole life flashed before me and I awoke with the feeling of contentment and my thoughts were satiated !!

I'm a woman

I'm a newborn,
There are no celebrations,
My mother is being cursed,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm three,
I'm not supposed to talk loud.
I can only go out with my babysitter,
I stay away from the crowd.
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm ten,
I'm sent to a convent,
I can't have male friends,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm fifteen,
I'm off to the tailor,
I can't wear western outfits anymore,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm seventeen,
I'm molested,
I'm defamed,
Just cause I'm born a woman

I'm eighteen,
I weep in a corner,
No college for me,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm twenty,
Cooking lessons,
I'll be married soon,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm twenty two,
My marriage is called off,
I was raped,
Just cause I was born a woman?

I'm twenty five,
Just out from a painful childbirth,
Yet no one is happy,
Just cause I bore a girl child?

I'm thirty,
My husband is a womanizer,
I'm subject to domestic violence,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm fifty,
I'm widowed,
Abandoned by my children,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm a curse,
I'm a misfortune,
I'm a burden,
I'm another's wealth,
I'm a dead investment,
I don't belong anywhere,
Just cause I'm born a woman?