The mayhem and merriment,
Of Halloween’s magic glamorizes the excitement,
As the littl’uns skitter with their bags of candy,
Whilst the old’uns sip their brandy,
Trick-or-treat bags fill with assortment.

I love the orange glow of the pumpkins on the steps,
Fanatical dreams of Schweppes,
Florals and vines exuding a mystic glimmer in any light,
Illuminating the dead night.
Frightening one another with the threat of a terrible hex!

All the ladies wear the skimpy clothes
While the dudes eat cereal oats
They party wildly, that halloween night
Watching horror movies for a good fright
As the children run away from home.

Halloween is a time of ghosts and goblins and all things scary.
Fangs and vampires that go haunting amongst trees of wild cherry,
For new flesh, raw bones, they sink their teeth
And eat you alive in your dreams.
So be careful to shut the closet door tightly!

One friendship for the times we love,
One friendship gotta stay alive...I will survive
One friendship for the city streets,
One friendship for the hip hop beats,
One friendship...O, I do believe!
One friendship is all I need..

What makes your soul shine?
The moon's sparkle on a cold winter's night,
Or the sun's rays beaming through majestic clouds?
Maybe it's just the summer breeze that has caught me off guard!

Or maybe the laughter of childhood,
The gleeful game of hide-and-seek,
The warmth of your own blood and flesh,
The contemplation of future and science.

What strongly delights my soul is
The clash of armour in battle,
The valiant smiles which seem to illuminate the hearts,
The courage and bravery of the human spirit.

Not as much contentment do these little delights bring,
As when a noble deed is done.
True happiness is achieved when you love others,
And value their life more than your own.

Born are we in a world brimming with chaos and unrest,
Where slave trade is no surprise,
The cries of our fellow comrades go unheard,
This cannot go on any longer,
Destruction overrules our constitution.

Every human deserves a chance,
To live a life that is filled with joy and gaiety,
Those are the rights that the Lord gifted them,
And no other human has any right to revoke them.

Are humans so hostile,
That they don't care about others' suffering and pain,
Has the thorn in your flesh stabbed your heart for too long?
That the emotion is leaving you, that you no longer care?

If you believe in the Lord,
You have to believe in others,
And if you destroy others,
You are destroying yourself,
You are killing your own rights.

They told me to write a poem,
Themed “The City Limits”,
I didn’t know what to write,
We didn’t know what to write!
My mind went blank,blank,blank.
With my favourite reddish-brown pencil trapped in my fingers
I slowly, steadily
Using a long ruler,
Drew a rectangle
I drew squares in that rectangle
It looked like a building
I drew more of them, even taller; yes taller ones that towered above the others completely
They peaked at the sky, bathed in an orange hue,
My mind was filled with an image,
Where trees swayed to the breeze
Swoosh! Woosh!
And cars moved bumper to bumper, caught up in the expressway.
Peep! Peep!
Bonk! Bonk!
A lively city, this little red dot is, But the construction works; Enough! O what a pain!
But, there was one thing,
Something was wrong with my city
The people had buttons for eyes!
Their friendly smiles turned into evil glares
The orange sky turned into silvery-grey buttons
Someone was singing, O, yes to me
Orange, red or blue
Whatever you choose
The buttons are such a beauty!
They threatened me
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To sow buttons into my eyes!
I had to escape
From this dreadful nightmare
But you just couldn't wake up
Running away was forbidden!
Ring, Ring, Ring!
Holy Cheese!
Mum was shaking me awake
Finally it's over.

Where I come from,
There is celestial music to bring a smile to your ears;
Melodies that have been passed down through generations and often worshipped;
When I see the cows trotting down the streets;
Amongst the towering skyscrapers and ultimate urbanisation,
I see flashes of my homeland's culture and tradition circling around me!
Its unique beauty enchants me,
I twirl my hair and I ponder, “I love India!”

A door in the mind blows open, and there I envisage a fusion of nature and science; interwoven with emotion and love, and little shimmers of perfection!

Beauty, beauty, beauty!
That's all you care about, don't you?
Look at the world around you.
Open your eyes.
That isn't what matters.
It's who you are from the inside.
Not from the outside.
I don't care if you're the fairest of all,
Neither will I if you are the ugliest.
All that matters is how you are as an individual.
Witty, intelligent and diligent?
Or humorous, delightful and gleeful?
Or sad, sorrowful and pessimistic?
I want to be your friend, not turn into your enemy.
I want to change you for the better, for the greater good.
If you hurt yourself like this, life will take you nowhere.
Do you understand?
I hope you do.