'coz It's 14th Feb!

Grinning like clowns

Hurried steps

Got prepped up

'Coz its 14th Feb

Practising my reaction

When he would propose

Should faint in his arms

I suppose

New dress new shoes

New haircut

He has to go down on knees

No if no but

Wind played havoc

On the way to college

Messed up hair

Irrevocable damage

Detangling the nest

I entered the college gate

Why only he had to see

The entry I made?!

Ran into the class

Missed the entrance

Headlight on forehead

Some blacked out seconds

Running in maize fields

Holding hands with him

During the class lecture

Was caught hallucinating

Was asked some questions

Answers unknown

Holding ears was my verdict

Saw him enjoying

Impatient recess

Just when he turned around

I took a cat walk step

Fell on the ground

Then I knew

I was useless

Hopes shattered

With a drumbeat playback

Everyone around

Was doubling up

But he came

And picked me up

"I am a stupid moron"

Said teary-eyed

"Well, that is what

The most I like"

With a red rose

He confessed his love

I glowed up

Like an electric bulb

Broke into Happy Dance

He did propose

An accidental punch

Fell on his nose!

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How To Calm Down When You Are Angry....

.....without harming anyone but yourself

1. Bite your pillow. Break your teeth. Scream into it. Let the monster whale inside you be set free.

2. Glare at random people. Try your best to scare the hell out of them.

3. Punch the walls. Break those knuckles. Soon your anger will be overcome by pain.

4. Play dead!

5. Try attempting a headstand or a cartwheel irrespective of the place you are at- in your office, in a conference, in a lift or in a local train.

6. Sing at the top of your lungs- "AuNty POLice buLa LeGi! AunTY poLIce Bula leGI! AUnty pOliCE BuLa LEgi! fir bhi PARTY YUHI CHAALEGI!!"

Wait! I think that may hurt others.

7. Spray that pepper spray into your own eyes. Don't have one? Beg. Borrow. Steal.

8. Order your Pokemon characters to attack on people around you.

9. My personal favorite- Dance like you have lost it. C'mon let's break the earth into pieces!

10. In case you are enraged beyond limits, shoot an "AVADA KEDAVRA" on the culprit and be done with him/her forever!

Forgetting Birthdays

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Forgetting birthdays can be an interesting adventure. More interesting when it's an important person whose birthday slipped your mind, like your very own personal sister. And most interesting when it's the birthday of one and only you yourself. Yes, I have been through that historic day years ago.

If you forget to wish me, I may pretend to be sad because such is the ritual, but personally I will appreciate you for the initiative on your part. I am more than ready to return the favour to anyone, effortlessly. Sadly enough, the general tendency is entirely opposite to this. Waiting till midnight to wish your friends is now an unquestionable trend. Not that I am against it. I myself do it whenever I luckily remember the important dates. Neither I have anything against those selfless people who take the pains to remember things for someone else's happiness. Kudos to them!
But somewhere in the chaos are some underdeveloped brains with the smallest memory, who don't understand and feel lost all the time. The concept of midnight wishes seems to be a dreaded nightmare to them unless they are at the receiving end of wishes. The constant fear of having missed wishing someone haunts them. Okay, I went too far with that.

Coming to the point, my sister is a gift of God. My sister is the best person in the world. My sister is most beautiful. My sister was born on the most important day, fabulous month, amazing season and the prettiest year! I hope that would be enough to compensate for committing the blunder of forgetting that she was indeed born. For months I kept asking her what she wants for a gift. I think I did not promise anything, which means God is not going to punish me if today I stand in front of her, empty handed with a sheepish grin on my face.

What has happened has happened. To mend things up I tried to get some sort of a surprise gift for her. But it was too late to go somewhere as it must have taken 5-6 hours to go, search, shop and come back home, given the remote place I live in. So I searched some limited shops nearby but could not decide on anything and ended up calling her to know if she wants a watch as a surprise gift.

"No."
"But you have recently lost yours."
"Yeah but no."
"Okay then paint brushes? Though they don't look impressive to me."
"Then don't buy them."
"Then what?"
"Nothing."

Call it good or bad, my family is made up of least demanding people put together. Also least enthusiastic about birthdays, anniversaries etc. I don't know how strange it may sound but at my home cutting a cake is not mandatory to celebrate a birthday. Actually celebrating itself is not mandatory.

So I came back home with ice-creams, the only thing she always wants.(Psst! I have ordered a cake too which will be delivered by the evening.)

"Okay, so what is to be written on the cake?" The girl taking the order asked me.
"Happy Birthday Mikki."
"M.I.C.K.E.Y Mickey?"
I heard her giggling.
"No. M.I.K.K.I Mikki."
"Alright, you will get the cake by 8 pm."

PS: I am heartily thankful to my Didi who called today and I happened to listen her wishing Mikki. Otherwise I am very much sure I would have never known.

I Love My Country?

A land where religions unite

Farms ploughed with compassion and might

In hearts goodwill and love reside

Soldiers put up the bravest fight

Monuments wither yet more they shine

Buried heroes are in hearts alive

History speaks of passion sublime

Souls have utmost faith in the divine

In mortal form Gods arise,

whenever grows evil and crime

Progressing, though taking its time

To be a part of this soil is our pride

Women abused burnt raped

Infants abandoned in slouching shades

Poverty lying in every space

Hunger compels to beg and slay

Children work in hazardous place

Floods and droughts compete and play

Inhuman stories to listen everyday

Rapists worshiped, blindly prayed

Illegal fortunes revealed in raids

For a seat false promises made

Rights demanded duties fade

Flickering pride blown out by shame

Neither Love Nor Hate

My heartless soul, staring your tears

Washing away hopes, strengthening your fears

If it's comfort you want, don't look at me with pleas

I can pretend so well, that I can't hear

and I am yet to decide to be

....Calm or Fierce....

Don't look at me with those expecting eyes

In between still lies a thousand denies

Later blame me and regret, if you hear my reply

Spare my honesty and better keep quite

am yet to decide, to

....Laugh or Cry....

Slap me and go away

For a change don't beg today

Its too late, you don't have a say

For once and for all, every night and every day

The change in me is imprinted, with it I

....Flourish and Decay....

I have already 'listened' and 'seen'

All your apt reasons and desperate means

Its time you listen and see

It's not working as I am no more ME

My soul is wrecked

....neither Trapped nor Free....

Heart beats out of duty

Desires and feelings are scanty

However hard you may try to hit me

I am a stone carved out empty

Your tears mean nothing, be it

....One or Many....

None is your mistake as none was mine

I have suffered so now its your time

I know it's not fair, but its alright

'I don't care' is

....neither the Truth nor Lie....

I could have cared for you, saved you, kept you all mine

In my arms could have wrapped you, made you feel divine

But I will do none, to not let you know, I

....neither Live nor Die....

.....................................

Watching you go away, if never better late

 As I did my best to irritate and frustrate

....my Plan your Fate....

Already feeling alone, you're just a few steps away

Sorrow seeping in slowly, still loud I say

....my Pleasure your Pain....

Cousins and The Rabbit

The thing I liked most in Dehradun was Lucky, my distant cousin brother( read psycho). Me and my father stayed at my Chachaji's(Uncle's) house there for three days. Chachaji being posted to some other place, only my Chahiji(Aunty), my cousin sister Anjali and Lucky were at home. I don't want to go into the reasons for going to Dehradun and coming back as a failure, so I stick to the fun part.

'Not having a real brother is not that bad.' This is the falsest thing I have told myself. Not having a real brother is a real, real, bad, worse and worst thing. Lucky made me realize what I am missing all this time. I don't know how he and Anjali grew up so fast. I was expecting to meet some kids, as they were the last time I saw them. Now Anjali seemed a solemn 11th class student. She went to school, she went for coaching, came home, studied, had dinner and slept. And Ripley's Believe It Or Not, she wakes up at 4 am to study again. If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would say "C'mon, the head you see on me has a brain too. 4 am is not even a real time."

"The Full Utilization Of Those Three Days Award' goes to Lucky. He is in 10th class and I saw him studying for not more than 10 minutes(adding all the tit-bit seconds when he held a book in his hands). He has two bags full of cards- Pokemon, Ben10, WWE and everything. I beat him easily because when you are playing a guessing game with a boy, winning is pretty easy. They are overconfident and don't think twice before announcing a rank of 25(I had rank 1 in that case...hah!!). Then he asked me too many puzzles and I answered all of them. He thinks I am a genius but he does not know that all those puzzles were already asked to me by the same source(my another Chachaji). After all I too was his age 6 years ago. We passed hours insulting each other. He made fun of Anjali, who never replied. So i made fun of him. Then he made fun of me and I made more fun of him. And just before going to bed we fell prey to hysterical laughing sessions.

Don't 'awww' on the innocent face. It has got daggers for teeth.

Not to forget their pet rabbit. God! It was so cute......only on the outside. He bit me twice(just because I was trying to snatch away his food?!) and it pained a lot. There must be a game called 'Angry Rabbits'. At least it would be more realistic. :@

I Remember You Little

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As far as I remember, you were innocent

I told you, no?

Many times I guess

Until I said you only used to be so

As far as I remember, you were childish

Stubborn and demanding things such

I surrendered to forced compromises

Until I said this is too much

As far as I remember, you were honest

Confessed to not repeat at any stake

I believed because you kept promises

Until you committed another mistake

As far as I remember, you were caring

My shade my support

And when I was in trouble

You shouted, scolded and left me alone

As far as I remember, you were strong

So I depended like bleak

Did what you decided

Until I took a stand that made you weak

As far as I remember, you were good

You were not wrong, 'we' were

Its hard to recollect 'why?'

So I think not much of you I remember.