Second Attempt

Sounds of Silence

Lonely soul still wanders
As though lost in failing light
Continues in a never ending search
For something always just out of sight

With an eye for beauty and a want for love
And with a living passion intense
Building turbulence even in her calm
With this search in the silence

Even as clouds touch the mountain peak
And beckon him to their abode
Her search takes her to greater depths
On life's steady winding road

On the way many have been
That have caused this loneliness to go
With a whisper or a touch
Or a loving look in times of woe

With memories of people and places
Both of joy and sorrow
With a hope that a feeling of love long gone
May be rekindled in the coming morrow

And so the lonely soul still wanders
As though lost in failing light
Continues in a never ending search
For something always just out of sight

Yes still searching, god knows for what. Failed again today, at something, what it is, doesn't much matter. Failure at something in my personal life, the details of which are probably completely unwanted! I'm getting both tired of failing and used to it. Either of two thingss can happen, I can lapse into a state of acceptance and begin to proxy live my life on behalf of som unknown stranger, or I can suddenly burst one day, under the pressure and do something revolutionary. For some reason, I fervently hope its the latter! Acceptance is not my cup of tea!

Yesterday was a friends birthday, dropped in to wish him today. Ahhh, birthdays are such wonderful things. I think I'm one of those few lucky people in the world who've managed to maintain that wonderful starry eyed image of a birthday that normally is associated with an eight year old! at least- thus far! Old friendships die hard. Atleast for me, an unsaid commitment once made is kept for life. There may be a hundred reason why I should dislike someone or reverse my affection for them, but as I've come to learn, things such as emotions dont follow things such as rules! :)
I love my friends, each and every one of them from the bottom of my heart. And though I am normally a very justice oriented person, I give these people no end of leeway. Because somethings just dont change. And I like it this way.

Wrote a blog 2 days back, a nice long one, rather serious one, with heartfelt comments and points of view on a couple of things that were making the news and that were taking up my mindspace.

But that was another day, today I have neither the inclination nor enthusiasm to sit at lenth and vociferously argue out my points of view! But I shall not be at rest until I make some reference to what I had meant to elaborate on in this blog.

Reg. the recent Rape case in Mumbai. Read this excerpt. -

But the Shiv Sena in a clear break from the public mood indirectly defended the shocking act.Page three cultureIn a front page article in Saamna, it blamed Mumbai's "page three culture" and women themselves for provoking men."There seems to be a competition among young girls to wear low waisted clothes and display their underwear. Nowadays its not possible for families to walk on chowpatty. Watching girls with cigarettes in their hands is definitely a sign of great worry. With such clothes that tempt men who can we blame?" the article said."The changing culture is perhaps responsible for the rising rapes against the women," said senior Shiv Sena leader Narayan Rane.

Most of you who read my blog would probably know what I would have written about this, so please imagine some of that and comment. ...Sorry *weak smile* I'm tired.