FEAR

Photo Credit: Punith Gowda

It was a dark night.

A night so dark I could see the stars sparkle like diamonds.

And I was lying down under this magnificent spread.

But, something made me feel uneasy.

As I looked into the sea of stars my head drifted elsewhere.

I wondered what tomorrow was going to be like.

I thought about whether I would be able to look at the same starry sky again in the future.

I kept asking myself that question, but somehow no matter how much I thought about it, I just did not get a definite answer.

And that scared me.

Curiosity cooked inside me,
And suddenly I did not want to see  tomorrow

But again, my head worked wonders and like magic I saw myself in tomorrow

I saw myself in the future.

Yet, I was still unclear about where I was headed.

My heart pounded and my breath got heavier

I felt as though I was choking

The fear of tomorrow had taken over me. 

My head spun and I was not paying attention to the dark sky anymore. 

The future was what I was thinking about.

I lay on my back that whole night and through the sunrise.

My body had given up and I slept through that sparkling night.

The sun shone on my face the next day and I woke to a clear sky. 

I woke up to the day I was waiting for just, to know what it was going to be like. 

I did not know if I was happy or sad.

And so without questioning myself too much I dusted off my back and walked inside to start off my day.

Little did I know at that point of time  that, while I was worrying about my tomorrow I had missed the most beautiful night.

Gone was that night.

Gone was that moment.

Photo Credit : Punith Gowda

THAT GIRL

She's got eyes that talk for her.
Her heart is so beautiful that it makes her skin glow.
When she smiles, the world smiles with her.
Happiness is what she wants to spread.
While sorrow is something that lives inside her forever.
Her motherly comfort is what people look forward to.
She provides for her friends and family,

Yet the world is not a friend to her.
Her soul is trapped inside the cage of life.
Outside which the world is brutal.
People call her weak and weary.
Rules and regulations are thrown at her.
Sacrifice is what they want her to give through out her life.
Her gender is used against her.

But she knows that some day all this will end.
She knows that one day her soul will break free through the cage and fly high.
She knows that one day her beautiful heart will shine brighter than her outer beauty to the world.
Her will power and confidence put her on a journey to achieve this.

She dusts off all the words thrown at her and lives like there is no tomorrow.
She's got strength like iron and a passion for life that no can change.
And that helps her reach into space and grab the sun with both her hands.
 No ,her hands don't burn nor does her body crumble.
She only gains power that breaks open her cage.
And never again was her soul trapped inside that cage of life.

Not Today Not Tomorrow Not Ever.



PS: This is dedicated to all the woman and girls who carry on through life like a superwoman  in the midst of the world that pushes her down.
This is a note for the world that cages her soul , to show that no cage is strong enough for a woman to break through.

THE ANGEL DOWN ON EARTH

Photo Credit : Preethi Bhat

Her face was pale and her skin wrinkled.

The clothes she wore were old ragged and dusty.

Her life wasn’t always like this.

I did not know the hardships she faced but, I knew that she was a fighter.

When I saw her I did not give much attention.

But, when I saw her eyes I drown in them.

She did not speak ,but her eyes spoke a thousand words.

Word’s that told me everything about her ,and that was enough for me to know that she needs help.

What kind of help? I thought to myself

At first I thought money was the only thing that is going to help her get back to the life she once lived.

But I was wrong.

There was something more than money that she needed

Words of love and concern for the heart ,and food for the stomach was what she needed

I gave her what she needed ,and that was the moment my life changed forever.

She had nothing left in her life expect hope.

Yet, she blessed me to have everything in life.

Tears rolled down her eyes and I was over whelmed

I never saw her again.

I don’t know who she was or where she is now.

All I know is she was an angel who came into my life,

To teach me that money and luxury is not everything one needs.

Sometimes words of kindness and a bit of love can make life worth living.

She taught me to love my life the way it is and make best use of it each day.

I do not consider my learning's as a lesson, I consider them as the secret to a beautiful life.
Till today my angel lives in my heart and she will forever.

photo credit : Punith Gowda

Angels are not god from heaven; they live around you in forms you can never imagine.

Don’t let your angel get away because, just like me your life can change for the best.

A SEARCH FOR THE LIGHT

photo credit: Shivani Kankaria

 I woke up one day  to a light.
A bright shiny light.
It let me see the world in a way like never before.
I saw happiness, success and love in my every en-devour and every being.
It made me content and I felt blessed.
But, some  question's stayed behind my head.
Where did this light come from? How did it reach me? and Why did it choose me?
So, i began my quest to find my answers.
I went deep into the valleys and searched under every rock.
I spoke to saints,  read books  and even questioned the all mighty.
All hoping to find why the light shone on me.
But, nothing gave me my answers.
I felt dis-heartened and thought that I was never going to understand this mystery light.
Then, something happened.
Just like waves hitting the sand bed 
I was dawned with realization that,
The light was not a  mystery nor was it enlightenment
But, it was more than that.
It was my light 
It lived inside me.
and I made it shine.


PS: YOU HAVE THE BRIGHT LIGHT INSIDE YOU TOO.FIND IT. DON'T LET IT FADE.