Life is beautiful

A smile that continues, even after that someone special,

Disappears from sight,

Says, Life is beautiful,

A curious mother, who is waiting for me to return home,

Means, Life is beautiful,

An irreplaceable loss, claiming all that is earned,

Teaches that, life is still beautiful,

Tomorrow, in it, hides a million surprises,

Few pleasant or few lessons to learn and rise,

A day or two or more, we may breathe,

In the end, it's all about who would stay back to weep,

And to speak a tale,

Of a life that served purposeful,

For another, to remain beautiful.

So, it's in me and in you,

A handful of reasons to continue,

For someone, for some day, for something which may not be true,

We still believe, Life is beautiful.

Once again.......

Take me back to those days,
when it was too early to wake up at 8,
until coffee was served, on the bed i could laze,
when 5 rupee a day, was the best ever pay,
when ice candies and potato chips were the best of foods i ate,
when a day at restaurant meant so much to tell my friends the next day,
when low score during exams meant i should discontinue to pray,
when vacation meant endless fun all night and day,
when god, was the invisible man around watching all my mistakes,
when birthday meant gifts, goodies, new clothes and a big fat cake,
when a day at home with siblings meant to win a tough hair pull game,
when dad was, the super hero, fear was miles away,
when television was the super wonder ever made,
and rainbow colors on it meant no more entertainment for the day,
when we lived through all the cartoons, epics and fairy tales,
and to hear more of amma's bed time stories on the bed i lay,

Take me back to those days,
when i was loved, inspite of all my mistakes.

Lost in the crowd.....

When life is a game,
When life is a big competition,
When life is all about "making money",
I am lost in the race.

When life is "family or friends?"
When life is "hell or betray?"
When life is "love or responsibility?"
I am lost between choice.

When life is "classmates, not friends",
When life is "noise, not music",
When life is "smile, not a hug",
I am there, but lost, inspite of the crowd.