Truth, Freedom and other creatures of fantasy

Are you sure this is the right way?

Are you absolutely sure?

Your right way accuses my right way

Of being totally wrong

Are you sure that you speak the truth?

Are you absolutely sure?

Your truth accuses me of falsehood

Isn’t that the truth?

Are you sure your God is real?

Are you absolutely sure?

Your God calls my God names

And says he’s less Godly

Are you sure you are free?

Are you absolutely sure

Your freedom to speak, breathe and live

Bind so many others with fetters

Isnt what you think is for you right and free

Just another name for Tryranny?

Lament of the heavy lover

I saw her on Facebook, sent her a friend’s request

She added me, and then we also met on Twitter

For sometime it seemed that we’d remain unmet

For she had Gchat, I felt Yahoo was much better

 

Once where a poke or a LOL would suffice

She wanted us to meet, it caught me by surprise

I am fat and balding, my profile pic was photoshopped

She was comely, and witty, I felt my stomach drop

 

Reluctantly after a few weeks I have had to agree

My love story I think is coming to an end

We meet today, This is my poetic lament

For who would love a man so bald and chunky

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The girl’s reply

Do not think that I am dumb or entirely lacking wit

As soon as you said you worked on the internet

I knew you were shy,  had glasses and were fat

I had to break the ice, make moves, its a fact

 

I want a man with whom I can be comfortable and free

Not another male hunk who ogles at girls who are chesty

You techys will drool over gizmos and talk greek

And wont fuss if dinner is simple sandwich and coffee

 

If you like we can talk on chat box the whole day long

You wont know if I havent dusted or the curtain’s torn

You will drool over browsers, talk in HTML code

Why, you may even someday type me an ode

 

You never even noticed that my skin was pimply

That I am dark, plain and am quite skinny

I have met other men who are quite fussy

You dont know yet, I think it is you who I will marry

 

Its gonna be a great thing you just dont know that yet

Besides computer geeks earn a lot of money on the internet

Moonlings are petrified

(Thanks Taposh!)

Moonlings are petrified

 

Top Moon officials are running scared,

The President of the planet Moon

Called a High Alert meeting at noon

To tell the cabinet members “Beware”

 

These aliens are singing a dangerous tune

Once they called sweethearts fair as moon

Then they said they landed a man on our dune

But these Indians will now send a huge platoon

 

Of farmers, engineers, scientists and IT experts,

Of netas and godmen, tantrics and astrologers

Since ISRO, that nasty meddling egoistic brood

Found moon-water, and now wants to grow food

 

These aliens have a horrible track record

They messed their rivers, land they scarred

They killed their trees, air they soured

They’ll tear our tiny wee planet apart!

 

One cabinet minister, she was un-moonly

Was deep in thought as she interjected

Your Moon-ness, I think its way too early

To get alarmed, scared or feel dejected

 

Earthlings have in common one salient trait

They don’t take chances, love to delegate

Netas will not risk their precious lives

Without taking their godmen’s advise

 

Since all of their prominent astrological charts

With the reference of the moon’s position starts

Until they find another planet, and build their theory

Farming on the moon will just remain a likely story

Ode to my once slim waist

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Where are you my long lost friend?

My true partner through many bends

My slim fit jeans miss you dearly

So do many of my lovely kurtis

I should not have taken you for granted

Please know that I have since repented

Chocolate, fries, butter broke our marriage

You left me and I expanded, it’s tragic

I am a changed girl now, I swear my friend

Fatty food does not charm, I’ve made amends

Must our love be so shallow and transient?

Please forgive me, let’s once more be friends

Together we made quite an impression on men

Drinks spilled, temperatures rose, all eyes froze when

You and I swayed into a room, we did not have to try

To use wit, work hard for impact, Oh now I could cry

I know I did not treat you with love and care

So you left me for more youthful figures

But they are self absorbed and shallow

Come back my love, I’ve since mellowed

Together we shall flirt, we’ll do it with flair

Dance, exercise and I’ll treat you with care

You are the love of my life, you are my muse

See, I wrote you an ode, so do not refuse

Voting link once more

The awakening

Oh, but I was sleeping

It did not matter to me

Who was on the throne ruling

Ravan, Ram or Kaikeyi

 

Too many times I was cheated

Too many times I was conned

Disturbed, lied to, maltreated

Now rudely woken up with a bomb

 

Within me, my multitudes are up

Rubbing sleep from their eyes

Weighing deeds with measuring cups

Demanding action to stop tears and cries

 

They do not want to die in a war

They just want roti, bangla and a new car

Ah, my multitudes, I want you safe

For that, I’ll fight, if that is the case

 

I am glad you’ve recognised that you are brothers

We are a  family, and I’m your mother

We will keep each other safe

And fight as one, if that’s the case

Oh the horror

It is a sad day, uneasy and bleak

The state of our country makes me weep

Youth that should be full of life and cheer

Laughing and partying, making a career

Are picking up AK 47s instead of a cricket bat

Killing and dying in a complete blood bath

 

Did they even think, did they even cry

Did they draw lots, did they toss coins

Did they wish mothers, wives, kids goodbye

I wonder what went on in their mind

They look like my sons, I feel horror

Dressed in Tshirts and jeans, spreading terror

 

Please pay your tributes to the our security forces that lost their lives for us

Hum ek hain, Jai Hind

Weighty Matters

I’d like to jog, but don’t since I jiggle
From places that make male eyes swivel
My flab it is hep, it has a mind of its own
and muscles and joints?They squeak and groan

Ravin is my nightmare, the horror
He’s trimmer and looks so dapper
Neelesh is not slim, but neither is he fat
Let us just say middle age has settled on his ass

I dont know why Diana and Tikuli complain
They’re fit, so their words cause me much pain
I know, I know I am fat, it is so old-fashioned
The whole world loves slimness with such passion

I go to the doctor when I have fever or am not well
He doesnt listen to my ailments, doesnt let me tell
Before I can open my mouth, he doesnt wait
Gives me a diet chart and tells me “Lose weight”

My timing sucks

For those who know what I am talking about …………………………..

 

I’d always miss the school bus, be late

When Mom got angry I’d blame fate

Mom would tell me to plead with God

To make me sleep less, escape firing squad

 

I never listened to her, my timing sucks

When girls were dating, I was Mommy Deluxe

I studied while cradling a son on my lap

Diaper time, Bottle time along with my exams

 

Now that I am much older, a Forty plusser

My timing hasn’t improved, has it buster?

I lose my ovaries and uterus, get a frozen shoulder

And discover to my amazement, I have got an admirer

 

Friends I think I’ll give romance a pass

Given my propensity to mistime, alas

Dating will jostle space with trips to hospitals

Wedding shopping will be clubbed with expenses dental

 

It will take the zing out of any romance

Why dream of scorchers and have fare bland

So sadly I’ll just leave such adventures for the youth

I can dream techicolour, but can also face the truth

A few of my favorite things

Inspired by The Sound of Music

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens 
Bright wrapping paper and gifts by the dozens 
Dried Fruit packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cakes and mithai and crisp savory namkeens 
Friends and loved ones and lawns that are green 
Bright diwali lights and decor making my heart sing 
These are a few of my favorite things

Little ones in new clothes, bursting their crackers 
Love and familiar jokes, conversation and laughter 
Diwali games of cards, accompanied with drinks 
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my Diwali binge 
And then I don’t feel so bad.