A Hundred Concepts

He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination

They call it a city that never sleeps, Dreams at large; everything in heaps Buzzing all the time, different people different cons, It got its roses and it got its thorns.  The multi-millionaires, the movie stars. We’ve got it all; The vada-pav and the dance bars,  Crowded local trains, almost on time, Spirit of its passengers always sublime City where honesty is rewarded, But bravery is a crime. Success and failure are in twilight, City where changes happen overnight You might be swept if caught off sight, Got lucky, then you be on a flight                        Multi-lingual, multi-religious,             I wouldn’t be wrong; if I say, It’s a city where country comes together, Every city has its ups and downs and she is no different. She gives me an identity and makes me proud. City where I was born and city where I want to d...

  "All my life, I have been in love with the sky. Even when everything was falling apart around me, the sky was always there for me."

Soda becomes vodka. Bikes become cars. Remember when getting high meant swinging on the playground? When protection meant wearing a helmet? When the worst things you could get from boys were cooties? Dad's shoulders were the highest place on earth and mum was your hero? Your worst enemies were your siblings. Race issues were about who ran the fastest. War was only a card game. And the only drug you knew was cough medicine. The most pain you felt was when you skinned your knees, And goodbyes only meant until tomorrow? And we couldn't wait to grow up

Clouds come floating into my life,no longer to carry rain or usher storm,but to add color to my sunset sky.