A year has gone since we were numbed with fear,
A year has gone since we cried tears of blood,
A year has gone since our hearts had stopped beating,
A year has gone since you spread your terror.
This year,
It's brought so many changes.
This year,
It has made resilient, our spirits.
This year,
We've known how to stand together.
This year,
We've learnt to conquer your hate.
You brought this city to complete standstill,
And yet, so soon, we were ready to fight,
You made us want to end your land,
And yet, we've never shed your blood.
You made us hate you, abhor and despise you,
And yet we rose above your violence.
We showed our strength to you, dear terrorist,
Mumbai rose as one strong voice,
Could you hear us loud and clear?
We didn't give in to your brutality.
Petty wars, bombs and bullets,
They could not pierce this pulsing heart,
A year has gone since you failed to break us,
You never had, you never could.
Today, we live our lives like nothing had happened,
But we have not forgotten the blood you shed.
We thank you profusely, dear terrorist,
Because our heart is still healing, yet beating so strong.
26th November, 2009. A homage to the ones who died at the hands of hatred.
The Ones Who Matter ♥
Friends are something I make really easy. The ones who matter are the ones I take time to choose. Special people to make my life special. People without whom I wouldn't be half of what I am right now. And I'm mostly just happy :). I honestly don't think I could ever express how much they mean to me, but here goes a blog post to the ones that matter the most.
Adhishree♥:
We've known each other since a little over a year now. For some strange reason, I remember the exact date we met for the first time - 2nd November, Brinaldo's place. We hit off from the first minute and got along like a house on fire, no doubt. We are eerily similar in way too many ways, and yes, it creeps out people, annoys them, and makes them think we're putting it up sometimes :P. Not like it matters what they say :). Well she is the one person who knows practically everything about me, my first kiss..and well some other non-bloggable stuff. Just for confirmation's sake, my first kiss is not what everyone thinks they know of my first kiss. Yeah well, I'm also most comfortable with her cause she's not judgmental and she's most likely to bluntly tell me what she thinks..which I appreciate most of the times. It's like, she helps keep me grounded when I'm not. Which is practically all the time. And well, she's awesome. And the things I do with her, I'd do with no one else. I love her to death and would do anything to defend her. We've never really fought, except like twice. And after the fight we celebrated because it was our first fight in 10 months. Yes, we're strange, but that's how we roll :). And also, of course, I LOVE bitching to her about people, no matter who :D. She's a little crazy, quirky and obsessive-compulsive, headstrong and silly, but really, that's what I love about her..she doesn't allow herself to get affected by what every second person thinks of her, which I really appreciate but still can't get a hang of. We also seem to find the stupidest things funny when we're together :). She tends to allow herself to get carried away sometimes. But that's what I'm here for..letting her dream but keeping her grounded at the same time. She's the closest I've felt to any person which is really great because such a connection is hard to find :).
Amogh♥:
Well, I know this silly boy since I was 5 or 6 years old. He was a weird kid. And we used to hit each other in karate class, methinks. It's quite funny now that you think about it, because now, we love each other :). We also went for basketball coaching together. And he used to stare at my bum while we climbed up the wall, because it was apparently very cute and round. And I used to turn around and give him a dirty look. He's still obsessed with it though :P. We've only been dating each other for 2 months and 20 days but I've never been more sure of anyone or anything else in my life. He is another person who knows everything about me, my past included. And that's a gruesome thing to know. He's one of the most fun people to hang out with. Also is the world's MOST annoying person. But it's okay, I'm conditioning myself to live with it. Because that's what I have to do. Magically, we've never have any major disagreements which is scary in a good way because that's just abnormal for a couple right? We're also cool South Indians from the same hometown which is really cool because I'd never met a Palaghat person before :). I know, he looks really like, bichara-sorts in the picture but that's the expression I usually have when we're together because he's SO lame it's not even funny. But it's okay, because occasionally, I come up with a lamer joke and it makes everything seem worthwhile because I feel all excited about being lamer than him. Which is lame :P. But he's an amazing person, a little weird by normal people standards but then again, when have I ever judged people by the normal people standards? He tends to make my day without really trying to. And when he knows that I'm having a bad day, he makes an effort to make everything is alright, and that's just how I feel. Loving him has been the easiest thing for me, it's just so easy to fall in love with him. Impossible for me to fall out of it :).
Akriti♥:
