First Blood

Hurray!Here comes my first follower!The 'flyboy'! Wow, I feel so happy that I too feel like flying! A 'Follower', seems to me more than just an eight-letter word, for now someone will be affected to some extent with my writings. I now have a greater responsibility on my shoulders and I am loving it:) Thanks once again for investing your trust in me. I promise that I won't disappoint you.

A Delayed Welcome

Oh! I should have begun my blog with the new year greetings! How did I miss out on that? Anyway, its better late than never. I wish you all a very happy new year. But, technically, I think I am going the right way,for this time, the winters started a bit late, so am I,with the delayed new year greetings!:)

With a new year, come up new resolutions and new hopes.Long lists of do's and don't's; if's and but's are made up in the minds and numerous ways are worked out to accomplish these 'Missions'. New year resolutions are just a perfect excuse to improve the life of a person, if one is willing to do so! But let us not forget that every year is composed of several months(12 to be exact), which in turn are derived from the days(Not to forget the difference between a leap year and a non-leap year!).So, it would be even better to start working on a resolution every new day, achieve small goals in order to catch the big fish in the end! Why wait for a new year then!

A promise to keep

I promise to update my blog regularly. Actually,I am trying to create a 'Positive Pressure' on myself, so that the moment I try to back out of writing, 'My Readers'(I love those words!:)) don't let me do that; a useful technique to achieve your goals, according to Robin Sharma.

Those 12 Days!

[Note: I started writing this poem just a day before my first end semester exam. Sadly, I had to leave it in between for I had to study! But looking at the scores I got, I think I should have completed it there and then.(Just too many I's up there!). After that, I tried to complete it but never got that 'sinking feeling', which is required to describe those 'rainy days'.]

O My God, the exams are here!

My mind, my body getting cold with fear!

The semester is about to end, my concepts still not clear,

I am afraid it might cost me dear.

The race is on to get the notes from here,there and everywhere!

'Study!Study!Study on!' has become the slogan of my parents,

Reminding me,"Son,you have to have a good C.G.P.A* this year!"

This adds on to my anxiety,sweeps aside my cheer.

With a heavy heart, I drag myself to my room,

I find no one but solitude prevails everywhere;

Neither could I hear a bird chirping somewhere near!

Don't know how these 12 days I am going to bear,

I pray to God to help me out of this fear!

*C.G.PA: An evaluation system based on grades. (I am sure,the ones who read my blog would be familiar with this term)

A reason to live

Not a thing was going well,

Gradually, my life was becoming a hell.

Gloom, sadness,pain and misery followed me everywhere,

I could find happiness,joy,hope and cheer nowhere;

Failures at every step had become the order of the day,

A 'Dark night' in my life was here to stay.

Fumed and frustrated, I went out on a walk,

My brain tense, my heart depressed, I found it difficult to talk;

I didn't know where I was going,

Agony and sorrow in my life growing;

Wandering aimlessly, I reached a place I had never been before,

Soon I realized, I was in a slum, developed a few weeks ago;

Dirt, filth, garbage:I could see a real mess around,

I could hardly find a piece of 'Green Ground'.

Unmoved, unfeeling, I moved on,

A serious battle in my mind brewing on;

Suddenly, my attention diverted to a child,

He looked innocent with an expression on his face so mild;

But his face gave me a sinking feeling,

As always, I started analyzing.

The reasons I found left my heart bleeding.

In winters, I would curl myself up in my cozy bed,

But he didn't have a roof to cover his head;

Every now and then, I would buy new clothes and the older ones kept piling on,

And he didn't have a piece of wool to put on;

Without any effort,I got three meals of the day,

But for a piece of bread, he had to toil hard night and day.

Coming back to life, I rushed my hands in my pocket,

All I could find was just a piece of chocolate;

With numb hands, I offered it to him,

He looked at me amazed and finally gave a grin.

But what I saw next was even more shocking,

He didn't walk to me, but started crawling;

I realized how cruel life had been to him,

My feet froze,I couldn't walk up to him;

With shaky hands, he took the 'Gift' with glee,

As if I was the Santa and he was the greatest fan of me.

His eyes were filled with joy,

Mine with remorse,I was about to cry;

I prayed to God, I had had enough of that sight,

I could no longer bear that boy's plight;

How disgraceful I had been to my life!

A lesson was learnt and my content began to thrive.

I started respecting life from then on,

For in that boy, I just found a reason to live on!

Looking for 'Someone'

I was about to fall, and then someone held my hand,

Someone so pure, someone so fragile, someone who trusted me more than me;

Someone who shared my pain,

But never expected any kind of gain;

Someone who made me realize, the purpose of human to be,

Is to make others happy and glee;

Someone who was so kind,

Hatred and envy were never on his mind;

Someone who was so innocent,

Any harm to anyone he never meant;

Someone who when painted on his canvas,

Made the world look full of beauty and 'Green Grass';

Someone who was so thrilled,

To see the artisans and masons so skilled;

Someone who knew how to fulfill his dreams,

Which were more than just chocolates and ice creams;

Someone who had no fear,

To say the truth even to his near and dear;

Someone who understood the beggars and their plight,

And tears filled his eyes as he saw this sight;

Someone who never dared to lie,

But was ready to face the punishment and cry;

Someone whose will was so strong and bold,

He could easily bear a hot June and a December so cold;

Someone who was so scintillating, so chivalrous by birth,

As if he was 'God on Earth'.

I am looking for that 'Someone' in me,

Without whom I find it difficult for my identity to be.

The cruel world modified me,

Into a person I never wanted to be,

By killing 'Someone' who was growing up in me.

As I grew,

My innocence,purity and simplicity flew;

Hatred and envy in me grew,

About which I had no clue.

I found myself as a person in this world who was not new.

This was certainly not my destiny,

I really wanted to have something humane in me.

But now I am ready to regret my mistake,

No matter what cost it would take.

I will try to invoke 'Someone' in me,

For the joy of others and of me.

I will not stop, I will keep trying,

Till the people say, they can see the 'Same Old Someone' in me.

From My Side

This is my first stint at writing after a very long break and I hope to make it a productive one.'A very long break', maybe because I was too busy in activities other than writing or maybe I was too lazy to write! But with inspiration from some of my friends and desperation from my side,I was able to get back to writing.

The thinking process was mainly from the heart, rather than the brain,which I think is one of the secrets behind a beautiful writing. So I found the title,'Speaking your Heart out' to be apt for the collection of my writings.

Errors would definitely be there and sometimes you might find my views contradictory to yours. I would be happy to receive the feedback and your views on my views. Any amendments which need to be done to improve my writing skills,any grammatical errors which need to be corrected would always be accepted and thought upon. I would just request you to read the content and let your heart do the evaluation this time;you'll definitely feel the difference!