A drop of water

A drop of water
is nowhere to be found...
I've been thirsty since days..

I hoped with grief that,
sitting on the roadside,
along with my handkerchief,
woul provide me a penny or two..

I have no family to feed,
and hence no one helped me
when in need..
and now, its the thirsty me,
begging all alone by the road..

All you humans,
in such a haste
to earn money,
turn back once and look at me..

Donate me a rupee
Expose your humanity,
and surely will the mighty God
reward you for your good deeds...

But no!
who would want to help
an old man without even a piece of clothing
to live a life of his own...

Turn back , Oh humans !
Turn back!!
Beware of things..
haunting you...

All you with so much
pride and vanity in mind
for your status and wealth
will deeply regret...

Remember o humans!
This will be a thirsty world..
And this is a curse from a thirsty man
\that you will soon be in a god forsaken land..!

The rivers will soon start
forming trickles..
and all that you could find in them
would be clogs of hair and plastic..

Water then,
will be good for nothing..
even animals,
will be left out choking...

Remember O humans..
This will be a thirsty world...
And this is a curse from a thirsty man..
that you will soon be in a god forsaken land...

And then will you remember,
this thirsty man...
who has been begging
for a drop of the Blue Gold
counting his very last days...

The element crucial for existence
will soon be decieving you...
Oh homosapiens!! Cant you turn back and look at this thirsty man
just once, before he leaves??

Smile

This is the one i wrote for my District versification and surprisingly got first :D

Being an orphan,

is considered unlucky,

and having parents

is like being damn lucky..

I was in an orphanage

a four-sided cage

I cant explain by anything else,

but the word cage..

I was found infront of a kirk,

they said,

in a navy blue frock,

they said,I was a cute little baby,

they said,

when I'd ask about my arrival..

If I was so adorable,

then why did my parentsjust leave me?
why was i thrown away?

They wouldn't tell me the answer...

They were trying to console me

But ha! thats almost like refilling

a toothpaste tube...

I could never ever be happy...

A smile on my face was hard to spot...

They wouldn't tell me the answer,

no matter what,

and I wouldn't leave it,

no matter what...

A news prevailed in the orphanage,

that a couple was coming on a visit,

who wanted to own a child

amongst us...

Everyone was excited

and were getting ready

as they could jump away from the cage

to the land of happiness and joy...

The couple arrived..

and were mingling with everyone..

I sat in a corner,

flying in thoughts...

I didn't notice that,

she was walking towards me,

but realized when she said,

"Oh! what an adorable child! I want her!

I knew she was mine from the very first glance...!"

I was adopted,

and in the apex,

they asked me..

whether there was anything

I wanted to tke along with me..

Finding my chance,

I asked them,

Why was i thrown??
Why is it that I dont have parents??

Before I could ask anything more...

she took me into her hands and said...

"So that I can find you,

and give you all the love and care you'd ever need....."

I had goosebumps...

I hugged her tight and smiled....

A smile that has been

                       striving to come out.......

The Debut

Life was in an amorphous stage
It was not that I was depressed
or I dindnt have any amigos
but a spark was definitely missing...
I was in quest of the spark,
which could have been almost anything in the world..
A clover, A friend, A stone, A ring...
Just anything...
I had no idea on how to look for it,
But had a faith in my mind that it will surely come across me..
The only fear was whether I would make it out,
I was unaware of the exact stuff...

It was the first day of high school,
and all my mates were elated to the core,
Fresh school, colleagues and tutors,
but most significantly,
fresh paramours and tryst...
High school seemed truly awesome,
lots of gangs- the popular and the nerds..
and the first day was meant for the seniors,
to have fun ragging the freshers...

I heard that it was always
the popular v/s the nerds
and ragging the freshers..
gave great pleasure to them....
and I looked like a typical nerd
with spectacles on
and my ponytail
In short, I was the perfect jerk
for their booby traps...
My mates were made to salute
and sing and dance,
but i was assigned a very different task,
to propose the most popular lad in school...

He was the most attractive teenager on earth,
they said,
He was the best basketball player alive,
they said,
He had the best voice ever,
they said,
Oh! Just stop it!
I can have no more!
I said atlast...
But inside me, I was curious,
to see the one who was being praised
about by almost everyone...

My dare was postponed,
for the very next day,
and my curiosity was increasing
each and every second...
It was a night withot slumber and snacks
I couldnt even imagine
about the upcoming day...
It's said that ,
Patience results in sweetness,
I tried being patient and not to panic,
But Ha! Thats almost like telling
to refill a toothpaste tube...

The long awaited day came atlast,
and I swear I was already sweating...
My friends tried consoling me
although it was of no use,
I decided I'll do it...
In the name of God,
I asked them who he was...

They pointed towards the corridoer,
and said,
If you dare,
Then go do it!
We'll be watching right from here...
Gathering all my bits of confidence,
I walked towards him,
although he was not facing me,
I felt my adrenaline drop...
I could see him slowly turning,
on the sound of my footsteps...
and Oh my Goodness Gracious!!!

I knew I wasnt on the ground then,
Newton was wrong,
The law of gravity wasnt working..
I was definitely flying...
I know this is not logical,
But, I saw the gleam in his aqua blue eyes...
I saw the light blaze upon his shoulders...
I could hear the beats of his heart...
I felt the pump in his bloods...
and I could intake his fragrance...

I got dumb right then,
My lips were stitched,
they couldnt be moved
and I stood there exactly like a buffoon!
But, I noticed,
that even he was staring at me,
without blinking his amazing blue eyes,
He moved his lips,
as if it was to say something,
and I flinched at the very moment..
Staring at me, he said,
I dont know you
but Iam sinking deep into your dimples...

I grinned at him,
But realized that, it was a stupid one
and was being sorry for it, while suddenly,
he interrupted my thoughts and asked me right away,
"WILL YOU BE MINE???"

I was wonderstruck,
with wide open mouth
and sprung out eyes,
while he was explaining his feelings...
He said that he has seen many girls,
But none like me...
and he said that he was in search of his treasure,
and even that has been completed now...

Thats what reminded me
that I was in quest of my spark
and it has been right infront of me
for the past few minutes...


My seniors who dared me,
walked towards us,
I raised my eyebrows,
asking them, what?
They were far too surprised
that they clicked their tongues...
The girl who has been sent,
to propose a boy,
and get embarassed,
has been proposed by the boy,
and got astonished...

And the rockstar of the institution,
The bull's eye of the teenage girls,
was my date...
He stepped into my life
and the whole world
changed its shape
so as to make us feel comfortable...

The debut of love in my life
has been quite an entertaining story
It was my dimples, that I myself
never noticed,he fell for...

Now, he is my husband,
the father of my children,
my lover, my paramour, my date.
and my everlasting ELIXIR....

Silence

This is the one I wrote for my eng versification comp in scool :)

I heard the news,

and I flinched at once,

and I dont really know

what happened after that....

And when I opened my eyes,

I realized that,

I was in a coma,

surrounded with different aroma,

of terrible people,

consoling me,

but I felt so feeble....

They were being gibberish,

telling I was foolish,

for having a breakdown,

for someone who had no point in living...

Ugh! I wanted to tell these nincompoops to shut up,

and I wanted to protest against their talk,

But,

I was silent....

I couldnt move my lips....

I felt as if it has been stitched.....

These butchers kept reminding me,

that she was a quadraplegic,

but she was everything to me,

a part of my soul...

The erotic feeling

that she is gone,

haunts me

each and every moment...

It was only she,

who could console me,

and not these butchers,

who wanted her dead....

Even if she couldnt move,

she was an angel,

who was my love,

and now left me fragile....

Oh mother!

you were so silent.....

when you were in the apex,

couldnt you atleast give me a clue,

that you were leaving........

Ha! and now even I'm silent,

on the way to surprise you...

without any clue....

I'm silently coming to you.......

The Tree....

I watched it.............
Everyday and night..........
Beside my house it stood,
Adding colours to my life............
My best buddy,
for the life time..........
Thats what I said
to everyone.............
But now......................
Its no more.....................
I couldn't see it...............
It was destroyed.............
I was heart broken............
I could'nt do anything..................
It has gone.............
Without even telling me a word..................

-Suhana Haneef

Tolerance!!!!!

I was walking through the corridor,
when a group of boys frowned at me
Neither I knew what they meant nor
did they tell me.........

It was astonishing,
that I never talked to them
Although they were like the
flashing gems of our school.......

It was like a routine for them,
to stand in the corridor
and make comments out of girls,
who walked through the way......

This was annoying,
disturbing and shameful
But it was not surprising,
that to them it was joyful........

But the reason for the frown,
was still not clear
But I was made a clown,
which was very clear......

This was followed,
every now and then
And I felt disturbed,
which would get ten on ten......

My limits were crossed,
and it was all I could tolerate
I walked past them,
crossing my fingers......

I wanted to ask them,
what was that we did
To make us disturbed,
in all the way they could......

But I didn't...
and that was my mistake.....
And so it has become a routine
for them to disturb and us to tolerate!!!!!!

-Suhana Haneef

Examination....

Exams have come near,
some tremble with fear.
Some study till night,
some study till it's bright.
Some study with an open mind,
some have something more to find.
Some learn at the point of examinatons,
while others just revise with satisfaction
Some feel very fit,
while others still learn with a lamp lit.
Some feel very sick,
some learn as quick as a tick.
Some try to cheat,
some write very neat.
Some study with all might,
for "KNOWLEDGE IS LIGHT"

-Suhana Haneef