Lie in Love

"Don't leave it dad", she screamed
"I am holding", he assured
Her hands shook, but heart was calm.
Slowly he released his grip from the bicycle
And she still rode on with a smile.
"You don't lie in love? Really?"

Durga Puja

A video of 20 feet tall idols,
breathtakingly beautiful pandals,
people dancing to the familiar beats of the drums .. 
As the video ended, continents apart his heart beat faster ..

Let Me Raise My Voice

Pull down the shades,
Cos the sun is too bright ..
Used to the darkness inside ..
Now I fear the light ..

Afraid to slip, afraid to fall ..
Afraid of the winds - gusty and strong ..
But here within the four walls ..
I know nothing can go wrong ..

I have been demeaned
Every time I raised my voice ..
When I didn't appreciate 'selfie with daughter' ..
Or on the ongoings, i expressed my choice ..

I have been humiliated ..
Every time my man failed to score ..
I was laughed at for days ..
For the dress .. I once wore ..

Bring me under the limelight ..
But for reasons right ..
Or pull down the shades ..
If wrong prevails over the right ..

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http://www.storypick.com/sonakshi-sinha-twitter-meat-ban/

http://www.oneindia.com/…/anushka-sharma-again-targetted-tw…

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Love Your mom

"Love your friends", she had taught him three decades back.
Today as she sat beside the silent telephone..she wished some friend could remind him of an untaught lesson -
"Love your mom"

#‎onlyMomsCan‬

When the world failed to understand him, the 80yr old hard at hearing lady heard his unspoken words clearly..
Just like she heard him perfect decades back when he could only blabber..
‪#‎onlyMomsCan‬

Gratitude

'The shade of a tree' on a summer noon..
On a dark night, 'a half shining moon'..
'Support of a stick' for the weak n the old..
For a helpless person, 'a hand to hold'..
'Someone for company',after you've walked a mile..
For the lonely n the depressed, 'a reason to smile'..
For every lost soul, 'a pole star shining'..
Behind every dark cloud, 'a silver lining'..
God has His little gifts planned for 'tomorrow'..
embrace them with gratitude, come out of your sorrows..

#Shame

A mask to cover the hideous act ..
A mask to cover the sinful coward ..
A mask to cover a mocking smile ..
A mask to protect the convicted juvenile ..
A mask the nation needs today ..
A mask to hide an inglorious betray ..
We couldn't help her survive back then ..
But we let her die .. today ..