ALOHA!!! @ I only know!!

Wrote this more than year back, somewhere in the wee end of 2017. Farewells are never easy and every time another friend leaves, it just gets more and more difficult to say goodbye. Atleast this time the goodbye is merely physical, as only the distances have increased, but the bonds remain strong. The heart turns a heavy turn As the road ahead becomes a blur That's when I realise there's a tear Waiting to drop, will burn my cheek I fear Why this weight I do not understand This journey I wish to make backward This is how one feels at the gates I shall sit, shall yearn in quiet, I'm afraid The act of bidding adieu has never been easy Hurts even more for you, my friend As time with you hasn't been very long And my eyes wish to hold you even at the end To sit beside and tell you stories With gay abandon I wish to talk Wish distances were just numbers to do away And I be at your door at the next knock Hold onto my memories I ask For I grasp at every ...

I write this in a way to express my angst against this society and the way we seem to be crumbling each day. India, the land of abundance, the land of dreams of many, a place known for its culture and hospitality, a country know for its resilience and its honour code, today stands as starkly exposed as a new born baby, in the eyes of the world. Every day is a new day, start afresh! This was something lifestyle gurus told me and I tried to look at it in a similar manner. Each day I tried to run along with the same optimism I wake up with, my country let me and my will down. People have given up and have made the statement - What can I do?, the status quo of their lives and I truly believe that this question is very valid. What can anyone do?? After all it is a mindset change that is required from the entire population and not just a few socially awakened people. But to create this awareness, we need to stir the conscience of the people and move the very core of the person. The need of ...