Category: Poetry

  • You Are My Brother And Will Always Be

    This poem is dedicated to Anirudh, one of my closest cousins. Here goes the content: I don’t have a male sibling But that doesn’t matter You are my brother And will always be I’ve known you Since I was a child At that time, you were just a baby But that didn’t stop you As…

  • How Dare You Call Me Your Brother

    Poem dedicated to a Gujarati fraud and cheat who used to be my colleague in my previous company. Here goes the content: How dare you call me your brother? Where you ever there for me When it truly mattered? You not only cheated me out of a huge sum of money You also took advantage…

  • Welcome Back Home Dear Sis

    Poem dedicated to my sister Shreeja, who will be returning home from London next month. Here is the content: I don’t celebrate Raksha Bandhan Neither do you However, the bond we have Is, according to me, a matter of celebration You have cared for me Right from Day One At that time, I didn’t realise…

  • The Role That Teachers Play In Our Life

    This is a poem dedicated to all the teachers in my life. Here goes the content: As most of us should be aware of Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s most famous slogan is “Educate! Agitate! Organise!” Well, education is where it all begins Our entire life is a learning process Therefore, education is of supreme importance…

  • Message To My Best Friend On Friendship Day

    Poem dedicated to Tamil, my BFF and one of my family friends. Here is the content: Today is Friendship Day And I have quite a few friends However, it is your friendship Which I treasure the most Nine years ago, we met as colleagues You didn’t know much about me However, it was obvious That…

  • My Musings On My Favourite Musician

    Yet another poem dedicated to my all-time favourite musician, Harris Jayaraj. Here goes the content: I have listened to a lot of music over these years Tamil, Hindi, English and even Telugu However, as far as Indian music is concerned No one has made the kind of impact That you have, on me Ever since…

  • I Am A Much Better Human Being

    Yet another poem dedicated to one of my Engineering friends; who cut me off over a comment on a Facebook photo of hers. Here is the content: I was a loyal friend to you Throughout our college days After that, we lost touch a bit That, of course, is something that is bound to happen…

  • I Trusted You

    Poem dedicated to a Gujarati former colleague of mine; who has cheated me out of a huge sum of money. Here goes the content: I trusted you And cared for you Like a true brother But you took advantage of my credulous nature And betrayed me In a manner that I’ll never be able to…

  • An Ode To Luna Lovegood

    Poem dedicated to Luna Lovegood, one of my favourite characters in the Potterverse. Here goes the content: People often think you are weird But that’s totally unfair Yes, you are indeed different But in a good way A lot of people believe That God truly exists And can perform miracles Similarly, you believe that Crumple-horned…

  • Poem Dedicated To My Friend Namrata

    This is a poem dedicated to my friend and former Team Lead Namrata. Here is the content: You were my Team Lead And a great one at that Not only did you always support me You were also fun to work with Though we all were under a lot of pressure You ensured that I…