American Dreams

To every aspiring man and lady there , who
Lands in this country, with H1B, L1, B1 through,
That comes here for life, wife, money or job,
That travels almost half way across the globe,

It would be a dream come true, for some,
Who longed for all those costly wine and rum,
That thought life here was all about fashion,
Leaving behind that you had, your own passion,

For boys, a few days of night life and clubs,
For ladies, fashion clothes and massage rubs,
The initial days of laughter, travel and fun,
All the games on skiing baseball , home run,

Finally, work eats all of your effort and time,
Going for a outing, will appear to be a crime,
No more, lengthy, more frequent tea breaks,
No one bothers about you, for Christ sakes,

You are all by yourself, in this free country,
You will be left like a solitary leaf on a dry tree,
You are answerable, to all clients and bosses,
You are solely responsible for gains and losses,

You can no longer take excuses, for tasks,
You have to answer every client, who asks,
You fake all that accent, that you really can’t,
Here at client place, you simply cannot rant,

You hair style changes, your choice changes,
Your clothes vary from indo, American ranges,
You try out a lot of things, which you would,
Otherwise not try in India, for your own good,

You walk alien, talk alien, and work different,
You respond to every email that was sent,
You just can’t afford to be away for a while,
You don’t even get to talk or wink or smile,

You want to listen to hip hop, techno or rock,
You tend to be awake, more than your clock,
You use words like soda, cookies and peanuts,
You try out roller coasters, with so many guts,

You would long for a long weekend, to come,
You will be glad about what you’ve become,
Dollars, dimes and transferring money2India,
Some live a quiet life, to save money, oh, Yeah,

Wherever you are and whatever you may do,
End of day, be honest to yourself, and true,
You can fake, pretend, lie, boast, or complain,
You can even flaunt about riding in the rain,

Don’t work for appreciation, just do your work,
Be loyal to yourself, work best for every perk,
Towards the end, if you can close your eyes,
For a convincing day of yours, that went nice,

My request, to all you young men and women,
Live your life, ladies, spend time with wife, men,
All that you need to do is , just try being true,
Life will remain beautiful, for all, even me and you!

Feelings.. expressed.

பஞ்சா இருந்த என் நெஞ்ச,
பக்குவமா கலச்சு வெச்சா,
சொக்க வெச்சா சொகுசுக்காரி,
வெளியில தான் வெக்க பட்டா,

துப்பாக்கி இல்லாம நெஞ்சுல
பதிச்சா, காதல்ங்கற தோட்டா,
நெருஞ்சி முள்ளு போல பதிச்சாலும்,
நெஞ்சுகுள்ள கொஞ்சம் வலிச்சாலும்,

அட ! நம்மாளு தானே ன்னு
விட்டுட்டேன், அடியேன் நான்,
செல்லமா சில நேரம் காத கடிச்சா,
மெல்ல மெல்ல நோகாம சாகடிச்சா,

ரெண்டு மனசு மட்டும் ஒத்து போச்சு
மூளை இப்போ சுத்தமா நின்னு போச்சு,
காத்து இருந்தாலும் கால் வலிக்கல,
நேரம் ஆனாலும் மனசு சலிக்கல,

விநாடி முள்ளு நின்னு போச்சு,
புது செருப்பு நடந்து தேஞ்சு போச்சு,
கடிகாரம் ஓட மறுத்து திட்டிச்சு,
டேய், எத்தன முறை தான் என்ன

பாத்து கிட்டு இருப்பன்னு விக்கிச்சு
அவளுக்கு என்ன ஆச்சோன்னு பதரிச்சு
பத்து மணிக்கு வரேன்னு சொன்னா,
மணி பன்னெண்டு இப்போ, கண்ணா,

மணி இப்போ... ரெண்டு நாப்பது,
இன்னுமா இங்க நிக்குற ன்னு
நாய் கூட சிரிக்குது, என்ன பாத்து,
அட என்னடா இது, சரியான கூத்து !

நாள் முழுக்க சோறு எறங்கல,
படிச்சதும் மனசுல சுத்தமா ஏறல,
போன்.. நாள் முழுக்க அவ எடுக்கல,
நேத்து போனவள, நான் தடுக்கல,

மூணு நாளா சோறு தண்ணி இல்ல,
அட, உனக்கு என்ன தான் ஆச்சு புள்ள?
உனக்காக தானேடி இந்த உசுரு,
மத்ததேல்லாம் எனக்கு கொசுறு...

ஒரு வாரம் கழிச்சு, போன் அடிச்சுது,
மனசு பறக்க பறக்க, ஆசை கொதிச்சுது,
வேகமா ஓடி பொய், கதவுல இடிச்சு,
ரத்தம் சொட்ட, மெல்ல கால பிடிச்சு,

என்னடா கண்ணு ஆச்சு ன்னு கேட்டா,
ரொம்பவும் அழுதா, ஒப்பாரி பாட்டா,
மொத்தமா பத்து நிமிஷம் அழுது முடிச்சு,
மெல்ல மெல்ல அவளோட மூச்ச புடிச்சு,

ரொம்ப மெல்லமா, செல்லமா சொன்னா,
அவளோட நாய் செத்து போச்சுதாம் !
ஆசையாய், பொத்தி பொத்தி வளத்தாதாம்,
ஆறுதல் சொல்லி, செல்லமா பேசினேன்

ஸ்ஸ்ஸ்... அட என்ன கால்ல ஒரே எரிச்சல் ?
குணிஞ்சு பாத்தா அடி பட்டா எடத்துல,
அம்மா மருந்து போட்ட தால, நமச்சல்,
கட் பண்ணினேன்... செல் போன மட்டும் இல்ல ...

Chess ! ... Inspired

Which way to go, when do I start?
No one else around to play my part,
All I know is, I have that first move,
Every step is a win or a coin remove!

A small battlefield, with 32 players,
Every one of them is smart slayers,
You can run, but you just can’t hide,
Not the place to enjoy a horse ride!

Just one step forward, but no return,
No time for sympathy or one concern,
Black and white dots all over this field,
One wrong move, your fate’s sealed!

Knights always move diagonally across,
They’ve more freedom than the boss,
The elephants just can’t jump or run,
In real life, won’t it be too much fun?

The horse always takes L shaped leap,
No time to wink, or catch some sleep,
Hop, skip and jump, all over the board,
Ferrari’s symbol, not of the Henry Ford!

His highness has just, one step around,
Is it ‘cause he grew heavy by a pound?
The Queen is always fit, so very smart,
She is the apple of, Highnesses’ heart!

The game of chess defines every life,
Soldiers are kids, the queen your wife,
The former take small steps, to begin,
The latter glides your way to the win!

Give her more freedom, you will see,
How wonderful your life will turn to be,
Remember, she needs you by her side,
If the highness’s dies, game is all tied!

Knights are the friends, that you want,
Elephants, your heavier, uncle and aunt,
Horse is the first car that transports you,
Let’s battle chess, between me and you.

Black is beautiful…

Have you ever tried stepping to a party,
That’s starts only after twelve and forty…
Every bit of a wine, whisky, vodka and rum..
No one really bothers to know where you from,

You hardly know anyone there, as you walk in,
Every man is busy with the ladies, not jus’ talkin’
You walk to the bar stool, and swing around,
Loud music, people dancing over stereo surround,

Not everyone is bold enough to get there,
Where everyone is , black, nor white, not so fair,
Two AM and you know you still love them all,
You ignore all those around, even phone call,

Salsa, contemporary, tango, drunken dance,
Everyone from America, Italy, china, and france,
Ladies night and too many girls walking past,
You have to be really smart and just so very fast,

She walks right past you, grabbing your hand,
The beast within that beauty, eyes a magic wand,
You can neither refuse, nor accept her deeds,
For fear for getting alcoholic or smoking the weeds,

She says, trust me and she is leading the way,
Well, summer is fantastic here in New York, May,
All those hidden inside the wool in winter,
Now, walking in the streets like a olympic sprinter,

Her eyes just so mesmerizing, hands so tight,
Clasped and aimlessly loitering, hopeless to fight,
Well, how does it matter, whether its day or night,
How does it matter, whether it’s wrong or right ?

That’s a spectacular lady, who is there with you,
You have no idea what to do, she’s the only clue,
She doesn’t ask for anything but just your time,
Except a shot of whiskey, dipped in a little bit of lime,

That is lying there on the table, next you and her,
Her face still glistening in that dark light, so very blur,
The eyes that will drown you in, the profile so neat,
You will even bend down and start kissing her feat,

Countless shots of drink, she is over you, so close,
You can smell now that perfume of jasmine and rose,
Just too close, that you can rub each other’s nose,
The shots you had taken, were just simply an overdose,

Countless seconds and you were lost in heaven,
When you finally woke up it was half past seven,
Friday and it was still a day to go, for the weekend,
You have lots of work to do, and emails to send,

You look around, rubbing your eyes, searching,
All that you can see are those real birds, perching,
On the leafless and lifeless trees in that summer,
All that you can hear is the roaring of the big hummer,

But, wait, something was missing, something wrong,
The light was there, and the night was just too long,
But you knew, you were swayed by a sweet song,
That breeze that embraced you, was there all along,

She wasn’t a storm, that will destroy, wipe or erase,
She was that breeze, who is gone without any trace,
I felt myself so heavier and my face all so very red,
Legs so painful, it was really hard to get out of the bed,

I got up, and went up to the windows for the view,
I saw in the distance, something that I just knew,
It smiled, waved, kissed, you can just recollect a few,
Hsshh, don’t tell anyone, keep this between me and you !

Facebook Friends

Well, I took this some crazy time off,
I couldn’t wash off, and simply doff,
Friends and memories on FACEBOOK,
About their life and how they look,

You would find that idea so freaking,
What is the idea ? What am I seeking?
Well, how good would be to just see,
How these people in real life, will be,

Nick names, games, chatters, glamour,
Their styles, work, skills and grammar,
The clothes they wear, food they eat,
I told, are you ready so we can meet?

Was surprised by the responses, I got,
Some of them laughed, some forgot,
Are they really what they claim to be?
Said, I’ll pay to meet you, not for free!

Some refused, some agreed, over this,
Some scorned me, some saw an abyss,
Of what my big idea is, in asking that,
Some even refused to talk, or to chat !

278 friends, I had just two months ago,
List included even those people I know,
Now the list is just about 90 odd, oh yes,
I now know, who really cares, god bless !

Met a few of them, over the few weeks,
Smart, pretty, rude, arrogant, and geeks,
Lunch, Dinner, Movie and some for calls,
Some demanded clothes, I gifted dolls !

The list went dwindling down the drain,
Some really pretended, few were a pain,
After a few pay-off for lunch and money,
Well, I could afford only that all, honey!

5 weeks and done, with all my dreams,
I met a few, living a life on the extremes,
Agents, housewives, software and more,
Stayed one day, well, even women snore !

Back home, having a cup of tea in hand,
Living a life, so beautiful in foreign land,
Quite content now, yes, the list is fine,
The list is just a little bit over digit nine.

Warning, do not attempt this at home,
Even attempt doing it, keep your dome,
I don’t want to say what I went through,
But I liked to do it, between me and you.

Monday

What will I really write for you,
Without having to at all, review,
Struggling to fight your Monday blue,
Well, no one here helps me with a clue,
Everyone here is absorbed in Nancy drew!

But, yeah., you can read on now,
Should I write about a chow chow ?
To keep you away from outlook inbox,
You are still thinking about the movie in Inox?
Or about the whiskey you had it on the rocks ?

Want to make this day start, better?
To someone you like, write a love letter,
Or even to the ones you miss, dad or mom,
Before, you even walk to your PM for a salaam.

Start your day with a real nice coffee,
Well, of course it just doesn’t come free,
CCD will be a best place, to grab one at this time,
If you feel it harder, you can grab ginger or lime,
Don’t think about spending for yourself, a crime.

A day that is well planned and begun,
Gets more brighter than the midday sun,
A positive day, beings with your positive note,
Do you really want me to send you a daily quote ?
Or do you want me send it with a good musical note ?

Remember that a positive anything is,
Better than a negative nothing, Oh, yes it is,
Every second of your life goes without a pause,
That’s exactly what he then told me, Santa Claus,
Only successes are remembered and not your flaws!

If you want to have a good, a better day,
Plan to do one thing good, well, start this May,
That when you get back to your sleep, every night,
You’ll sleep well, with just zero guilt feelings to fight,

No one but just YOU knows YOU very well,
You know your talents and skills, you can sell,
So, maintain your originality and that really helps,
At the end of this very week, when you get through,
Be a better man, and woman, between me and you !

3 Years in Infy

This day that year in 2007,

It seemed like, I landed in heaven,

We met each other then the three of us,

When I entered this, very beautiful campus.



Ram, Sib and I, here today,

We sat across in Bldg 11, this May,

Ram, well, the silent killer of us three,

Sib, that chicken Biriyani killer on a spree,



Pradeep, the most serious one,

Who would even burn the hot sun,

Of course, me, the simplest one of all,

Spent all time on girls in that induction hall.



I kept signing all forms before me,

Not reading a word, ‘cause it was Infy,

I could see NRN flying all around my head,

He still remains my model, for my daily bread,



Three years it has been for us now,

Ram was married, Sib married to his love,

I, still on the lookout for my most ideal match,

Where are you girl, I am all ready for you to catch.



2 cycles of CRR X and one recession,

Inflexibility to 9.15, still a big obsession,

Well, that’s me alright, and that’s simply me,

This is what I am, how I always wanted me to be.



I believe in two things that last,

Work and God, that I pray with a fast,

That has sustained me so long, with a job,

I love myself big, even if they send me to Punjab.



I am much convinced now today,

That it didn’t help much, my degree,MCA,

It was me after all, than my degree I had got,

It is this life, a passion for me, is all that I sought.



So, wish me good luck and great life,

Wish me a big house and one smart wife,

Wish me that I’ve google so that I can write,

Wish that my PM likes me, so that, I need not fight!



Time will keep going on and on,

Everything will stay, even if I am gone,

Well, three long years and I am so through,

Well, I know the big story between me and you !