The Selfish

Last time when left alone, I lost my health
that was when I tried to excel our wealth
this time, sure my love- can take no longer
but, pay no heed, time to excel- your career 

What if the roles were reversed?, I think 
sure, not have spared you an extra blink 
so wonderful, the present life we live
Me- the perfect nothing out of we five 

Painful nights, sleep not- self I hold back 
mornings, cherish the drop- I move by luck 
YouTube videos, hope fast the time turn 
rest the day, looking for yours' return 

Evenings, come off the room, in couch I sit 
managed till now, pull myself out the pit, 
bit more time, looking at each of our fish
and blaming all of my thoughts selfish 

Sree....

Crazy Driving

Voices in me said "concentrate- observe"  

"Slow down son!, before the next curve"

Stopped the car with just a body swerve 

An inch away was a bus, I held my nerve

Driving discipline, we never really learn

Tactfully blame each other, the real concern

Mess the process, law keepers who govern 

Mannerisms too much for us to unlearn

Enter the road like a monkey let out of cage

Honk, hobby for many, stop not even with age

Insane drivers, everyone on a different page

Know not- the most, driving is just a privilege

Adhering to rules, puts one in lot of doubt 

Do what all else do, just go in and freak out 

Learn to put the head out and learn to shout 

Driving, adventure sport in here, no winner out

Sree.... 

Human Being - Being Human

Saw two men fighting furiously in my neighborhood

Many watched, moved not an inch, still all stood

Some filmed, some chatted- the signs aren't good

Being human, smart age people never understood

Born as a human being, being human in the character

Greediness took us over, most humans' it did alter

Selfish the clan turn, help each other, now they falter

The brain- postponed, being human, to a date later

Human brain the most complex thing in the universe

The sole reason for the human success and the adverse

Crooked brain’s cruelty rule- nothing more worse

Being human, from the heart, a very different course

"Human being" being human, a rarity in today's world

None has control over their mind, so to fear all hold

Listen to the inner self, being human never withhold

Human life, live it as a "genuine being" - very bold

Sree....

ONAM:Then and Now

Wake up, run for flowers red yellow and blue

Lazily wake, onam wishes on the phone I glue

Floral carpet made, the best one- all argue

Now- making floral carpet, no idea, no clue

Breakfast table crowded, kids, a dozen at least

None for special banana breakfast, all prefer a toast

Lot family work put in, make the onam feast

Bother not cooking, order online- get it fast

Onam games, take part all in the neighborhood

None go out, virtual games and the Hollywood,

Winner’s pride for a year- the trophy made of wood

Social media search continues, crush of childhood

Drinks party that adults enjoyed in the evening

This tradition upheld, we genuinely are following

The only change: addition of, "non-veg touching"

Now or then, we ready for our king's home- coming

Sree....

Echo

My teen twin sons broke into a fight
Each claim, the other one is not right
A while, I shouted with all my might 
Their stare at me, felt like a slap tight

Later thought over, "that staring look"
Body language- take me on, me it shook
Gave back anger, analyze -time it took 
Got what I gave, time to loosen the hook

Shout from  the top of a mountain terrain
Shouts back, the words, the tone remain

Say lovely things, to this unknown brain

Sure to get back, the love, it did maintain    

Life, like an echo, you get what you give
Go bit slower, learn to forget and forgive

Radiate genuine nature, the way you live 

Good people surround you, keep you alive 

Sree....

"Honey - It's all Money "

Feel, everything in life can be bought by money
Leave the dear ones, in pursuit of making money 
Realize, the only life, wasted in search of money
Pauper, the person who has nothing, but money

Some- borrow, spent, bother not- to return money 

Live life on credit, able not to pay back the money

EMIs, life's part, only way they can payback money

Enjoy not life, engrossed in ways to make money 

Misers -save for future, enjoy not- their money

Spendthrifts -save not, repent spending their money 

Some souls live awesome life, sharing their money 

Cheats find immense pleasure , stealing others' money

Taxes, the way government takes citizen's money

Evade taxes, natives devised white and black money

Straight, crooked, hard, many ways to make money

No right, no wrong, this world do anything for money

Cannot neglect, to live in here- one requires money

Make some, or the dear ones say: "honey, its all money"

Relations at bay, change  with the amount of money

The sin of Adam, else all in paradise, need no money

Sree....

Indian Elephant

Blind men, check an elephant, none accompany 

Elephant like a rope, sure- check not further any

Wall, snake, fan, spear, pillar- conclusions many

Neither did a recheck, nor change their views any 

Sounds familiar, our political system, eternal  pain

Shown faith in them, disappointed time and again

An illiterate but clever, thought the better bargain

Survive with tricks up the sleeve, seldom uses brain 

States looking up for help, given a shoulder cold

Billions spent on statue, actions for all to behold

Corona vaccine secondary, cow's urine amply sold

Blind have limitations, we approach the threshold 

Far away the elephant, beyond their imagination 

Developing we remain, all our leaders lack vision

For sure, cannot see a status change, our generation

As usual, dwell in the past, India - a great nation 

Sree....

These are my views, if I hurt anyone's sentiments I'm Sorry!