a tin roofed classroom

tin roof sheds
mats on the floors
voices a plenty u hear in and around
watching them watch you
smiling at their welcome
looking at the innocence
you feel cleansed
a shaded dark cooking spot
where food to be served is
open garbage bins lying all over
stinking restrooms besides
how are they to read and write
how are they to be citizens worthwhile
what is done to keep them alive
what is done to keep them loved
teachers try their best - one can see
but restoration is the key
how can u have kids under trees
in the heat that drenches ur crease
still reading, still smiling
still they are alive
still they have a hope
of some day help will arrive
for some more days they will survive

the heat, the sweat and the chennai sun

the heat beats on the chennai sands,
the sun hits on the chennai lands,
what is it with the sun and the city,
is it the love of the sands
or the sweat bands
every stroll i take
beads of sweat decorates my forehead
every huff i take
hot waves reverberate
god i feel- how they survive
for me i am just alive
this summer its eating into my head
even after lots of juices fed
life is a lot easier
inside an aircooler
but thousands travel distances afar
and suffer the brunt of Sun God's wrath
Life still goes on for all

life is a beautiful agony

with you in my life
i can think of still living
still smiling, still enjoying
the beauty that is life
all becos you are there
when you move away
a burden of thoughts descend on me
unwanted ideas shoot my brain
then i think, what if she never was
what if she never was meant to be
my head calms, my soul smoothens
my life turns back to a normal one
but u bounce back with all vengeance
and take my heart away in a jiff
oh!! do i miss u so much now
oh!! do i love u so much more
oh!! r u still for me
oh!! life- u r such a beautiful agony

man woman and something called relationship

Man understands woman
Or so he thinks
When she smiles,
Its an acceptance
So he thinks
But when she says `hi`
Its one step ahead
So he imagines
Then she cries
A lot of those glycerine tears
And his heart just stops
For he thinks she is in pain
Not realizing that she can be pain
If he does not release her thoughts


Women think men are pure hearted
Or so she thinks
When he smiles
He is so sweet and amiable
So she deciphers
When he comforts her
She feels he is the right one
But little does she know
That lurks behind those smoothness
Is a shark who is ready to dump
At the site of another fairer bait

ah- my heart beats again!!!

waves beating on the edges of rocks.
making it grow sharper and smoother,
hands caressing my hair and face,
will it caress me again today,
lost in the storm of yesterday,
i am seeking a fresh breeze to float by me today,
i am waiting for sunshine to penetrate,
deep inside the crevices of my broken heart,
mend it to make it beat again,
with full glory and happiness abound

the wait for her continues....

i waited for her on my porch
looking at the waves dashing against the rocks
wondering if she will come
then she came
she smiled and made me wonder
whats next
she said few words that made my heart thunder
`i will be back tomorrow` and disappeared
so did she mean the tomorrow as never
or tomorrow as day after today
that in my heart i just looked at the skies
it was blue with stars bright
with those twinkling little princesses shining on me
i just let a smile break and said
she will be here for me and i will wait for that

its all HERE AND NOW

i forgot how to spell tomorrow,
i live HERE and NOW,
future- is there such a tense,
for present is the best present,
LIfe rocks, dont care if it will be,
for tomorrow never comes,
its all here and now,
so lets be present and happy,
lets live here and now