Depth of Darkness…

 The unknown, filling up the void,

Pain, as two twisters collide,

Sorrow, feeding off the soul,

Energy, the Life force,

Fading, dying…

Darkness prevails now.

Darkness overpowering,

Self sustaining …

Arsh (c)

The New Guy: Arrival...

(Based on a true experience..None of the characters are fictional...Enjoy)

The year is 1997...

AES EMS, A'nagar...

8am

The door opens. A shy stranger is introduced to the 7^th grade class. He very quietly glances across the classroom of eager lookin students…. Many curious looks… some lazily still bearing the vestiges of last night’s sleep. He is anxious. Still something tells him that this going to be a good day. The Teacher is smiling at him. A pencil falls, penetrating the silence and also the gaze of the students momentarily… He looks in the same direction. A girl comes into view after she picks the pencil and gives a very shy embarrassed smile. He smiles too. For the second time the silence breaks. Now they all are bored and the curiosity about the new arrival has apparently died…J {I don’t think so…J}

8:05am

Being the first day of the term its time for the election of the new monitors for the year (so the teacher, Mrs. C, says).. The New guy again looks around. Many eager lookin candidates, their necks raised and a sudden attentiveness (their slumber has finally ended), looking around rounding their groups and smiling at the possible opponentsJ. Very melodramatic… The New Guy smiles…J He knows this is strange… 12 students raise their hands…6 boys, 6 girls…. Voting is the method by which the leaders will be chosen. And then, all of a sudden, they all look at the New Guy… Very interesting… the 7^th hand is his. Him! (I mean, its his first day, for God sakes…what are his chances:-P? Who the hell does he think he is!).. but there is no laughter. There is surprise. And the teacher smiles and puts up the name on the board.. 2 guys and 2 gals are goin to be selected of these 13 namesJ … He smiles and looks around. This is getting interesting. This is how the system functions: Each student gets to vote for one guy and one gal. simple. The voting begins… 80 pencils scribble….there is silence once again.

8:20am

“Alright! That’s enough” says Mrs. C…. The papers are being collected.. He looks around. The girls are freakishly giggly today, I notice. He doesn’t know if its good or bad. But yes, he is anxiousJ. The votes are being counted. Another guy is entering them on the board for everyone to watch… Even in his nervousness, He is still smiling.. (What gives him that confidence? Must be a jerk!) The results read so….

Boys                                           Hits                                          Girls                                      Hits

A	30	G	40
B	10	H	5
C	4	I	2
D	4	J	3
E	2	K	1
F	3	L	4
The New Guy	27	The Shy Gal	25

8:30am

HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN???!!! 27 votes to the new guy. Its like the outsider got elected. He is still smiling.. this is interesting He thinks. How good is he! I think the gals voted for Him.. How???? Mrs. C is surprised as well. But she is smiling as she calls Mr. A and The New Guy in front of the class. I find this funny. And they are pronounced the Monitor and Assistant Monitor… "Now you may handle the class…JJ "

And the New Guy was.........:) 

For Freedom...

A leap into an unknown space,
One more time,
The risk has to be taken,
From the depths of a dark valley,
Courage has been awakened..
A tempest raging in the mind,
Unsettling the calm of the night,
The thought of what awaits beyond obscurity,
For Freedom, we fight....

Arsh... {07-01-2011}

Stranger...

(This is the song for the New Year 2011...)

Here we are, Here is now,

Fires burning, all the lives lost,

Broken homes, broken promises…

We have survived, many wars,

We have bled in to the dawn,

Have we survived or more destruction’s on the way…

Does this not awaken our pride?

Have we lost our mind and heart,

To this unrest, how can we answer to ourselves…?

So count me out,

I am a stranger to your thoughts,

A stranger to your ways,

To bring this change.

Even if I have to replace,

Though my soul burns in hell,

I will change this world,

I wont be,

A stranger to myself…

We were born, we were strong,

We were brilliant, we were wrong,

When we started uphill a million years ago…

We know to start, but where to stop,

The wisdom behind the light and dark,

So many things, we still don’t know..

We were gifted, by the Lord,

With a power to change, but we tread on,

His very dream, we don’t deserve forgiveness…

So count me out,

I am a stranger to your thoughts,

A stranger to your ways,

To bring this change.

Even if I have to replace,

Though my soul burns in hell,

I will change this world,

I wont be,

A stranger to myself…

Arsh...(c) 

When will I know?

(Written 3 years back. a light romantic song)

I saw two special strangers,

In a street full of them,

And they were holding hands

Like they were more than just friends.

Their eyes locked on each other,

Dreaming how much time to spend,

And I smiled as I walked by,

But I just couldn’t pretend.

I’m lost in the sea of strangers,

Who have nothing new to say,

Will I find the girl I love,

And will she feel the same way?

When will I know?

How it feels to be cared,

How it feels to be loved

By someone you care.

When will I feel,

That bond slip around me,

When love will surround me,

And the feeling wont end...

Arsh...

We are Together...

{This song is dedicated to my closest friends (Charan, Mallu, Sanket, Amru, Sandhya, Anu, Sush and  Geeta). Wrote this remembering the bond that we had when we were all still together in certain bad circumstances and misunderstandings. I sang this one for them when we got together for a CadB after the great news of Mallu's wedding. ....enjoy...}

Its been a long night,

Everyones had it their way.

I summoned all the smiles,

Been waiting for this day.

The stars are now shining,

On everyones face,

With all that we’ve been through,

We’ve grown at a good pace.

And now that we’re together again,

Let’s make this pledge,

Let’s cherish those memories,

Put the past over the edge.

Let it fall so below,

That it takes all the fear,

Love’s brought us closer,

And we are all here..

The wounds are now healing,

They've been angry for long,

Why did it take so long,

For this news to come along.

And tears pour out now,

I’ve stopped them for long,

Weathers cold, but I’m warm,

As I write this song.

And now that we’re together again,

Let’s make this pledge,

Let’s cherish those memories,

Put the past over the edge.

Let it fall so below,

That it takes all the fear,

Love’s brought us closer,

And we are all here..

We are all near, together..

Arsh...

(Miss you all...)

Beautiful Wings...

It started on a leaf,

A leaf of hope,

Green fresh and beautiful,

Feeling so beautiful.

A new life it was,

Like a new comer it stood by

Watching around, hearing

And here it learned an important rule.

We have to grow,

We have to move ahead,

Forward, no matter how many

Obstacles on the way…

It spun around itself,

A coat of solitude,

Some time to think,

To wonder where it stood.

When the doubts cleared,

And the darkness went away,

It opened up its wings,

Ready to make the distance.

Arsh...:)