"ecosystem"

I wonder is this is how the path of life is made of :
Good,Bad,Very Bad,Very Good.

I wonder is this is what the balance of life is made of :
Thought,Word,Action,Reaction.

I wonder is this is how the ecosystem of life is made of :
What we do,what we say is going to balance out in the end.

I guess !

"a cat and a mouse"

The old story of a' cat and a mouse' has taught all of us a lot.
The old story of a 'cat and a lion' has taught all of us a lot.

I always thought of a cat as a teacher.
I always thought I did not learn anything from the mouse.

Until I knew that in today's world I am learning everything from the mouse.
Now I know my real teacher is a mouse !

"cup cakes"

We all know all the keywords:
Life,Humanity,Freedom,Justice.
Peace,Respect,Truth,Practice.

We all ignore all the keywords:
Life,Humanity,Freedom,Justice.
Peace,Respect,Truth,Practice.

We all forgot the power of words as keys in our life vaults.
And guess what,we all became cup cakes in our cup boards.

"SPF 15"

The other day we went to a beach,
I saw her putting sun screen on her skin.
Yes,summer is here,sun burn is here,SPF 15 is here.

She asked me to help her with sun screen and I did.
I want to have it too though I am not fair skinned.

She looked at me and smiled,"you too want to protect your skin".
I said,"I may not need a sun screen like you babe".
"But we all need a screen from war-burns to protect our skins".
"I know SPF 15 shields from sun-burns".
"I want to invent a shield from man-burns".

She smiled and said,"hey stop talking,lets get some love burns".
Then she ran towards ocean and I followed her !!

"walk-ins welcome"

Doctors,dentist,lawyers...................
Barbers,salons,stylists.....................
I see' walk-ins welcome' sign everywhere.
I do welcome some walk-ins here and there.
.
Though,
I do like the options:appointments,schedules,walk-ins.
I do also like the organized disorganized chaotic inns.

But I remind you as I remind myself :
"Don't welcome walk-ins in your heart".
"Just be careful who walks in your heart".

But I guess:
"Love always walk-in our heart uninvited"
"Love always walk-in to stay,and remove 'Y' of Your to Our".

"stepping forward"

I struggle to bring world peace.
I talk,I walk,I care,I dare.
I love,I work,I bare,I share.
I struggle to bring world peace.

I struggle because I lack a peace within me.
I lie,I cheat,I revenge,I astray.
I skew,I weep,I leap,I betray.
I struggle because I lack a peaceful me.

Lets have a peace within before asking for world peace:
One person at a time, stepping forward to be in peace !!

"a place named L.A."

I used to say what I want.
I used to do what I want.

Until I knew there is a place named L.A.

When my 'L'anguage and 'A'ction does not match.
Then I am a just a shallow person without a match.

Then I lack living in L.A.

I know why my countrymen are reaping the harvest of sufferings.
I guess they are getting what they have sowed over the times of blessings.
.
I wish they knew there is a place named L.A.

"my first language"

When I passed TOEFL first time I was told then,
English was my second language !

Now they say,I don't have an accent,I wonder why?
But I know English is my second language.

I wonder what was my first language while growing up.
I guess silence was my first language while growing up.

"ten drops of tears"

To my school where I spent ten years of my life.
To my school where I learnt ways of my whole life.

Growing up in my school,I always thought that was the dream world.
Then one day I went back to visit my school after ten years in the real world.

There was a barren lot with no remains of a school.
There was not even a tomb stone of remains of a school.

I miss my school,my teachers,my colleagues.
I miss the smell,the wind,the wit of my school.

I have ten drops of tears in my eyes for each of my school years.
I wish I had ten grands in my hands to save building of my school years.

"I wonder why?"

I wonder why?
When you get a cut there,I bleed here.
I wonder is this is because we are the soul mates.

I wonder why?
When you miss me there,I miss you here.
I wonder is this is because we are the news makers.

I wonder why?
When you are in love there,I am in love here.
I wonder is this is because we are the lovers.

I wonder why?
When you cry the pain there,I cry the pain here.
I wonder is this is because we are the humans.

"a thorn like a rose"

When I take a pill,side effects are a part of the pill.
I pay for the pill,side effects are a free part of the pill.

When I get a rose,thorns are a part of the rose.
I get thorns as a free part of the rose.

There is not yet a pill without side effects.
There is not yet a rose without thorn effects.

I know thorns are there just to make a rose,a rose.
I know a rose is there just to make a thorn,a thorn.

Once I knew my fingers will bleed with a rose pick,
I knew my blood on a thorn will make it like a rose.

Now when I look at a rose,It reminds me of my fingers.
I remember then my blood had made a thorn like a rose.

"uncle surgum"

I remember watching "Uncle Surgum" on television.
I loved Uncle Surgum growing up as a kid.
I know my parents and siblings all loved this puppet show.

Then I grew up.
Then I knew there is a puppeteer behind a puppet.

"History has taught us that we learn nothing from history".

Now I see a puppet show everywhere with a different name.

Now I know puppets have no say,they obey at their will.
Now I know puppets have strings attached to their will.

"ignore the ignorants"

When I said,"lets save the world".
They look around and said,"our world is safe".

When I said,"lets feed the hungry".
They look around and said,"our world is full".

When I said,"lets give time for a cause".
They look around and said,"our time is money".

When I said,"ignorance is a disease".
They look around and said,"ignore the ignorants".

"not an angel"

I tried my best,I could not save that life !!

My job is to save lives,day in and day out.
What I do make me beyond me,day in and day out.

I love being human,I have limitations,I am weak.
I love being human,my strength is in my weakness.
I love being human, my pride is in not being an angel.

"proof of love"

I said,"I love you"and she said,"prove that".

Well,
We all love to someone at some time in our lives.
We all say "I love you" to someone at some times.
Yes,words are energy bundles sending shiver to our lives.
I wonder why my words of love are not energy bundles at this time.
I wonder why she has asked,"bring down a star from the sky".
I wonder why I have to prove my love under the sky.
No wonder,I am not a Romeo or a Punno !!
I said," my proof is my unconditional love for you under this sky".
Then I asked and she answered,"Yes.............................................."

"amazing turns and returns"

Soon a curtain will be lifted for each of us.
Then watch for amazing turns and returns:
Mass will turn into Energy.
Body will return to Earth.
Soul will return to Heaven.
Abandonment will turn into hugs and kisses.
And when
Love will return to Lover!

"foot steps"

Why they are knocking on our door ?
Why they are rude even to ask to come in ?
I can hear foot steps.
I can hear my heart beat in my ears.
I know,I can hear foot steps.
I know,I can hear my heart beat in my ears.
I have only one life to live.
I have only one life to give.
I remember:"Live Free or Die"
I remember:"Unity,Discipline,Faith".

"embracing aliveness"

If a breath is equal to embracing aliveness,
Then people on mechanical ventilators are breathing life.

If a heart beat is equal to embracing aliveness,
Then people on intra aortic ballon pumps are circulating life.

I wonder,I ponder.
How come sometimes playing god is not so much fun then other times.

I asked to myself a question:
Is a breath and a beat equal to a life ?

Then I hear a cry of a newly born,wow.

A cry is the song of Birth.
A cry is the song of Death.

One sung by oneself,other sung by others.

It is when we stop crying,we lose embracing aliveness..

Now I know a cry is equal to embracing aliveness.
Life and death are just part of embracing aliveness.

"century of load shedding"

I read in newspaper,load shedding is a norm there.
I hear from friends,load shedding is not a news there.

No electricity for hours,anytime,all the time,no ifs and buts.
No electricity for hours,day and night,rain or shine,no ifs and buts.

When the whole world is announcing,this is the century of technology.
There is a place ,"our place" where technology is used to announce:
"This is the century of load shedding".

"keeping east as east"

I know the exact suffering we face with load shedding.
I hate,"Eating melted ice cream in a candle light with a noisy generator".

Yes,load shedding has killed the romance of candle light for good.
I guess,it can be classified as a cause of PTSD for good.

I wish they knew the remedy of load shedding with load sharing.
I wish they knew that solving a problem is good for a change.

I wish somehow days of load shedding be by gone.
I wish only dazzling,twinkling,bright lights from now on.

I wish someday we may tell the tales of melted ice creams to our children.
I wish someday we may have only candle light romantic dinners with our lovers.
I wish someday we may say no to noise pollution of generators.

For now,this is a wishful thinking.
For now,the curse of load shedding is here.

I guess,this is our way of keeping East as East.

"time-machine"

The moment I held her in my arms,
I felt passing by time in slow motion.
That was the moment stretched as a timeless moment.
That was the moment treasured as a priceless moment.
Then,
The moment I kissed her lips,
I felt passing by time in slow motion.
That was the moment stretched as a timeless moment.
That was the moment treasured as a priceless moment.
Then,
The moment I felt her breath,so close as was my breath,
I felt passing by time in slow motion.
That was the moment stretched as a timeless moment.
That was the moment treasured as a priceless moment.
And guess what,
I don't need a time-machine to have it again.
I just need to close my eyes to see it again.

"streets of karachi"

I remember playing cricket on the streets of Karachi.
I remember hitting a six er and a big bang of shattered glass windows.

I remember neighbours watching our games from their balconies.
I remember people moving their cars from the street before our games .

Now I know why I am so different from my peers here.
I am different because I was raised by the whole community besides my parents.

I owe to my upbringing to the streets of Karachi where neighbours raise future generations.
They provide their streets as playgrounds to grow us beyond imaginations.

I wish I would have shared this with you long before.

I miss my younger yest er years while playing cricket.
I miss my time on streets of Karachi while playing cricket.

"kite rider"

I saw a kite flying high when it was attached to its thread.
Then I saw this kite flying even higher, though detached from its thread.

Why a kite cut from its thread,initially go higher before the final decal.
Does freedom makes the kite go higher or its an illusion of freedom.

Do we human also act like(a kite) when we detach from our(thread,rider) values.
We do feel freedom,but in reality its a free fall like a kite without a rider !!

I wonder,I ponder..................................................while flying a kite.

"B-9"

I am quite a B-9 person.
I always thought about myself.

I love peace,I write song.
I work hard,I talk nice.
I smell nice,I love life.

Then,it happened as it does happen in life.

I live in this complex world.
I may not be one to add in a count.

I am a B-9 person so what?
Yes,history may not be written by a B-9 person.
But humanity can be saved by a B-9 person.

"ego mania"

She waited for him to call and say:
"I am sorry".
"I miss you".
"I want you back".

He waited for her to call and say:
"I am sorry".
"I miss you".
"I want you back".

Though they always thought to be a part.
In the end,an ego mania made them apart.

"see your newspapers"

People are dying everyday,see your newspapers.
Good guns,bad guns.
Good bombs,bad bombs.

People are dying everyday,see your newspapers.
Who made those guns.
Who made those bombs.

People are dying everyday,see your newspapers.
Not a single page can wrap a body.
Not a single page can absorb a tear.

Good guns,bad guns.
Good bombs,bad bombs.
People are dying everyday,see your news papers.

Does anyone care?

"he was angry"

Why bad thing happen to good people.
He was angry.

Why good things happen to bad people.
He was angry.

He was angry with his God.

I guess,this was his way of praying with an expectation !!