She's not just a pretty face

She's not just a pretty face... goes a line from Shania Twain's hit number with the same title. Oh yes, she's way more than just that. For behind that exterior is a determined, responsible, dynamic personality with a loving and tender heart. No, my writing on these lines isn't triggered by the constant discussion on feminism during class lately. I felt compelled to write it sometime back when I was commuting by auto rickshaw. The driver was playing a hindi track from the early 90s "Tu cheez badi hain mast" and it got me thinking, is this what the world thinks a woman is? "Cheez?" ( meaning "thing" in hindi). A mere "thing" of appeal to a man.
I abhor such narrow minded men who perceive women as nothing but objects to satisfy their lust. And then there are those chauvinists who believe that the kitchen is the place for a woman, that household duties are all she is capable of, hence she must be confined to such chores.
Women are capable of a lot more.They're more hardworking, they can take on several duties and perform them efficiently, in fact they are the best candidates for multitasking. I dont mean to rule out men on that, but women are relatively far more reliable. I admire those women who paved the way for a better future for us women of today. We ought to express our gratitude towards them by keeping up that dynamic unrelenting spirit they were known for.
Every woman must create her own identity. She must leave a mark for herself. Her education must bear fruit, not go in vain. And when she hold the reins over the direction her life is taking, she's not just a pretty face. She's a lady!

Until you were gone.

The dark is here, and now its night,
but I can sleep no more,
cause deep down something’s just not right,
my heart with grief is sore.
I’m losing grip coping with your loss,
its painful night and day,
I’ve never before felt so lost,
even though I know the way.
Holding on to your memories,
I’m still holding on,
never knew how much I’d miss you,
until you were gone.

You knew you were my one and only,
with whom my life I’d spend,
so why have you left me here lonely
and brought this to an end?
I wish I had been there with you every time you needed me,
I regret that I wasn’t all I promised you I’d be.
And now I’ve grown like autumn leaves strewn around all forlorn,
never knew how much I’d need you,
until you were gone.

Let me feel your sweet love again,
the love that was always there,
I know I didn’t give as much,
you thought I didn’t care.
My love for you is in my heart,
but I had rarely shown,
I cared about you from the start,
I wish that you had known.
I didn’t express how much your love and care meant to me,
I never knew that soon enough in such a state I’d be.
Its much too late to go back now and undo what I’ve done,
but Lord please give me a chance, I know I’ll just need one.
I spend the night in grief,
my heart’s still sore at dawn,
cause I hadn’t realized it all,
until you were gone.

You're not the only one!!

So your day started off like crap? Welcome to the club! You decide to hit the snooze button on your alarm clock and VOILA! The dawn of a really really bad day! But only later you realise that those five minutes could have saved you all the trouble!Yeah, i'm sure you get what i'm talking about.
Some days just about everything goes wrong! Bad hair days are passe you can say, cause in this day and age one bad thing follows another in a chain sequence driving you completely insane with rage! Like missing those five minutes implies just coffee maybe and no breakfast, no time to look presentable, you miss the train or bus or if you've got a vehicle, it decides to increase your blood pressure by running out of gas, and you reach your destination looking all flustered and everyone stares (much to your annoyance!) and then the dawn of the biggest realisation! You forgot something very important at home! Pathetic!Now just when you think things cant get any worse, you're proved wrong again! Your burdened with a major assignment that you know is gonna take away the little life left in you! Your colleague's on leave and who else but you, are expected to do the needful and fill in for him as he enjoys a vacation at some hillstation. And that's not it. There's more. But then you already get the picture.
All i'm trying to say is by the end of it, you're tearing your hair out wondering why Mr.X or Miss Y doesnt ever suffer such 'mishaps'. You're wrong again. Bad days are like the flu. Everyone's had em' at some point or the other. How you handle it is the criteria.Put that on your priority list. Learn to face a bad day without breaking under the pressure. I HAVE TO DO THAT MYSELF! So make a start, cause you'll never know unless you try.

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU

If you’re ever lonely,
and you don’t want the walk ahead to be solitary,
just call on me,
And I’ll be there,
we’ll do it together.

When you’re afraid,
when it feels like the walls are closing in on you,
just call out to me,
and I’ll be there,
to hold your hand,
so you’ll know that I care.

In moments when you’re down,
when your tears don’t stop flowing,
when you’re heartbroken,
just whisper my name,
and I’ll come and put my arms around you,
though I can’t promise to make the pain go,
I’ll be there for you, to make you feel loved.

In times of joy,
when your life is filled with sunshine,
when you feel like you’ve never been happier than now,
think of me,
And pray that I’ll have sunshine in my life too.

In all times,
Know that I’ll always care,
That I’ll always love you,
And no matter what,
I’ll be there for you,
Not because you need me,
Not because it’s the right thing to do,
But because I want to be there for you.
And that is why; I’ll be there for you.

My Love, Unrequited

This is something I wrote. It’s not a poem, it’s not a song, it’s just the language of the heart. I feel that everyone might have experienced such a feeling at one point or another in their life. This is dedicated to all who bottle up their feelings and go on with life without telling anyone what their heart speaks.


MY LOVE, UNREQUITED

I find myself lost in thoughts too often lately,
And I really can’t seem to comprehend it all
Cause what my heart and mind are telling me aren’t the same at all

Not a moment goes by without me thinking about you,
Your smile,
Your voice,
Your touch,
You are always on my mind.

So is this what they call love?
Is this what it feels like to be in love?
Is this how it’s supposed to be when you’re in love?
If it is,
Then I don’t want to feel it,
I can’t bear it
Cause its tearing me apart to be in the dark and
Not know how you feel about me.
I have to escape it!

I guess I’ll say goodbye to you,
And to memories of you,
And leave it all behind me and start over again
Afresh, anew

The pain will be unbearable,
But it won’t kill me,
I know I’ll survive it,
I know and I will.