A smile..!!

A smile to God
For listening to our cheers and woes
A smile for my parents
For ever being so benevolent

A smile for my friends
For giving them my perpetual headaches
A smile for my family
For being always there for me

A smile for work
For at times it is indeed some good fun
A smile for colleagues
For being ever so receptive

A smile for teachers
For pushing us towards our goals
A smile for children
For making everyone feel like one

A smile for nature
For the beauty galore
A smile for music
For our terrible mood swings

A smile for dance
For simply rejuvenating
A smile for yummy food
For making our stomach so full

A smile for my car
For taking me everywhere
A smile for strangers
For the sake of a cheer

Last but not the least
A smile for me
For no reason absolutely

Chamber of torture..!!

Twinkling eyes
Dreaming and making their connection
Walking feet
Dancing on the highway to heaven

Fidgety fingers
Constantly hitting on the keyboard
Riveting thoughts
Compelling the mind to create magical words

Amidst all this
Is Me
Admiring
Wondering
And laughing

It is the devil in me
To cause havoc with laughter
I call it the “devil’s laughter”
In this chamber of torture

Torture because you laugh till it hurts
Tears trickle down the eyes
Stomach starts aching
Gasping for breath
Simply meaning
The uncontrollable bouts of laughter

I love being Me
At times
Or sometimes
Or maybe most of the times
Because I laugh
I make fun
I get hurt
I cry

Too many emotions
But just Me
The playful Me
To battle it out when
Life gets somber
Leaving me desolated
Yet determined
To somehow conquer
And get back my laughter

I am the creator
Of my Chamber of Torture
And to get me back in action
I laugh & laugh in introspection

Yeah, this is what happens
When you miss that laugh
If you love to laugh
Live to laugh
But then I wonder
Even too much laughter
Hurts
But this hurt is the most awaited
And very endurable

So I laugh
Because that is what I do best
Because they say
Laughter is the best medicine
And I let it heal
Soothe and
Exterminate the pain

So next time life becomes “the killer”
You are welcome aboard my "chamber of torture"
Ofcourse, without doubts, our laughtership will be a ROCKER

How funny is that..!!

I love watching movies,
But ask me to write a story;
And it would all be failed attempts,
How funny is that?

I love dancing,
But ask me to try my hands on choreography;
And I would be looking around for dance steps,
How funny is that?

I laugh aloud for nothing,
But ask me to write something funny;
And the best i would do is just thinking,
How funny is that?

Some songs sweep me off my feet,
But ask me to sing them as a treat;
And it turns out a nightmare,
How funny is that?

My favorite pastime is reading books,
But ask me to write one;
And I would struggle to choose a topic for days,
How funny is that?

My best thoughts come out through writing,
But ask me to sit & write;
And I will go point blank,
How funny is that?

I am not an actor by profession,
But ask me what I want to be;
And quickly I respond - a doctor, engineer, lawyer, philosopher, painter - all in one lifetime,
How funny is that?

I love traveling,
But ask me to write a travelogue;
And I would miss out the major points,
How funny is that?

Is this what one calls,
Jack of all trades & master of none;
But an honest confession, I am happy what I am,
It doesn’t matter however funny is that

Life's speedometer..!!

I am driving,
I can’t believe I am actually racing;
I know I shouldn’t over speed,
But what other way would I lead.

I am zooming past all the other cars,
Only 2 – 3 cars are afar;
I don’t know how it would end,
Just trying to make the 2 ends blend.

I can hear everyone saying,
You can do it because you have that zing;
I wonder if that is even the case,
As now I have a cop in this chase.

He is in his bike,
And I am in my convertible Lamborghini;
He is trying to bring the speed in control,
As I am the culprit for the entire furor.

My mind isn’t working,
Whether to stop or go on continuing;
I choose the latter,
And begin to see the cop way farther.

I continue zipping across the curvy terrain,
And driving for long has now become a pain;
But soon it will be all over,
When I will emerge a winner.

It all started for fun,
Now took a sad turn;
When I drove past a car,
Completely destroyed in fire.

Aha! I come to the end point,
Somehow am little disappointed;
Simply to find with dismay,
But it was indeed a genuine fray.

I lost by a few seconds,
And the winner took away all the compliments;
I am left here to ponder,
If this video game itself was the cheater.

I lost the bet too,
Sadly, empty handed, walk out the video game parlor door;
But with a satisfaction that makes me feel better,
That sitting here I just zipped through the life’s speedometer.