Somewhere, in some unknown corner of this world,
A mother cries in agony, and is almost about to heave a sigh of relief
As out comes her little baby, into the world, outside of the one that has been
Nine months of wait, finally over, and now comes a new being, an offspring
She lies back on her bed, trying to catch her breath, wiping sweat off her brow
And just as she thinks it’s all fine, the doctor hands her the baby – a little girl
A daughter; and she is in shock looking at her, cursing the gods in their heavens
As a little pink crumpled face cries out for warmth, that she doesn’t want to give
All the dreams, hopes and aspirations fly right out the window
And nightmares come along just as quick to replace them
As she sees her past flash before her eyes, as her daughter’s future
The torture from the family, their helplessness as she grew up
Dreading the marriage, yet awaiting desperately to get her married off
Get rid of the burden that she seemed to be, tie it on someone else’s head
Saving up an entire lifetime’s worth of wealth, and giving it all away
Just so she’s accepted by another family, a wife, a daughter-in-law, a mother to be
To bear sons to her husband, as a show of her devotion, her only duty that could be
And then her mind clears of all these thoughts, and all that remains is stillness
A clarity that brings along with it decisiveness from somewhere deep within
And as she takes the little girl in her hands, eyes barely open
She twists her neck, until the baby cries no more, and the hands flail no more
And the stillness is all around, not just in her mind anymore, but also in the room
And quiet hidden tears are all that flow down her cheeks, no remorse
But a twisted sense of victory – a bud that got nipped even before blooming

You tried to do what no other could, or would
Yes, it was hard, going against the tide
You got hurt, and you got bruised
You may not even have gotten to the finish line
But remember, what matters is that you tried
That you had it in you to be different, and unafraid
To face the impossible, and not turn your back on it – like most did
I may be unknown to you, and your deed may be unknown to me
But know that I respect you and your spirit
Do not think of yourself or your actions as insignificant
Know that somewhere, someone has received hope through what you’ve done
And that you were the tiny candle flame in a room full of darkness for them
Light, nonetheless

Lean on me, whenever you need to
For now that I have held your hand, it will be for a lifetime, and more
If you should find yourself at a dead end upon your journey
Turn towards me, and in my eyes you will find more dreams to pursue
If you are too tired to take another step
Fall upon me, and I will take you where you need to go
As two becomes one with us, we are where we want to be
And the path we now tread on, we will call our own
Our dreams dissolve and come together, as we merge into unity
We will face tomorrow together, we will face eternity together
We will breathe for each other, and there will be no other reason
And the twinkle in my eyes will be but a reflection of that in yours, forever

Be here, now, for this is all that matters

You only have now to live – to take in, to rejoice in, to control

You don’t have the future – you don’t know what will happen then

You’ve already lost the past – you can’t relive what’s been and gone

Despite all that you’ve dealt with before, and what lies ahead

You’re here for now – you’re alive, your heart still beats, and you still breathe

Regret not all that you’ve left behind

Rejoice about where it has brought you to

Revel in what you have now, who you are now

For unless you are content today, there will be nothing better tomorrow

Look up and thank the universe for bringing you to where you are now

And step on ahead towards where it can lead you tomorrow

All my life, I wanted to belong with someone
Wanted someone’s hand to hold
Have someone beside me, on the journey that is life
And with you, I find that I truly belong
For the first time, I no longer feel like an aimless wanderer
No more blank canvases, no more empty gazing with a heavy heart
No more dead ends and dark corners to hide my tears and fears
You’re here, for good, and as you hold my hand through it all
There is going to be no more looking back at what was, and what has been
I belong with you now, and always will belong by your side

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Thoughts drift in and out of my mind
So many I cannot recollect, I cannot keep count
But they vanish even before I can pen them down
Receding from my conscious memory
Leaving behind a hint of recollection
A vague sense of having thought of something
Like the slight foam that a wave leaves behind on the sea shore
Thoughts drift into my mind like little clouds
Clouds that I cannot catch, clouds that do not rain down
But then again, it never can rain when the sun shines, can it?

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So I smile and nod my head when you speak
I pretend to listen to you, and I pretend to care
A smirk upon my face that I don’t even try to conceal
My eyes fixed upon distant nothingness
As I continue to ‘pay attention’ to you
Right before you I stand, stifling yawns
Yet you go on ranting, and you go on raving
Trying your best to demolish my self-esteem
And you fail so miserably
But because you sit upon a pedestal above me
I shall appease you with my fake expressions
While in reality, to me, you are but an insignificant fleck of nothingness

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