We may ask ourselves many times.

When we are low and feeling so blue

When the world has turned against you,

When a singular moment besieges a solitary you.

A helpless and hapless state of mind 

Confused, depressed, and groping like the blind

"Why me? Why always me?" We ask and ask.

When the sun doesn't shine and the gloomy sky is filled with greyish clouds

When the stars don't twinkle and the night is a shroud

When the rain storms with a thunderous burst

A lonely battle is fought against all odds.

Dejected heart; misery self and sorrowful eyes

"Why me? Why only me?" We ponder and ask.

When the universe conspires to heal and bless you,

When the showers awash the nature in a picturesque hue

When the sun gleams through a prismatic bow,

A silver lining; glimmer of hope and positivity is aglow.

It's all for a cause and this too shall pass 

Life is for a reason and believe in the process.

Never ever ask, "Why me? Why only me? Why always me?"

Always ask "Why not ! Why not me !"

-Maithreyi Sridhar (9G)

At the end of the day
That split second ,
Made my life feel like heaven !

 - Meera (10K) 

As a locked up library. 

Afraid of the world and sins. 

A pen she was, writing every

Word as she went and 

I thought she was powerful. 

I wondered how they could live 

Without knowing folklores. They

Probably thought the ink would 

Run out. 

But I knew that there was 

An author, a typewriter in her. 

That wrote and wrote until 

The big book was done. I 

Understood that they were afraid of 

Her and her words that

Became the cause of her becoming

Elusive. 

And then I knew why. 

Why the pen was mightier than the sword. 

“Does your life revolve 

Around a most silent but deadly detail 

For your life depends on it 

So does your tale”

 

Who makes you smile at the dawn of day 

Who makes you smile in the quiet of night 

Nary a moment of shame and spite

Nay will a word ever suffice 

For thou shine in my life like the sun on marigold fields 

For thou make my heart dance as the wind does dandelions 

 

Left a memory if not a thousand 

Left no leaf unturned 

Left no emotion unfelt 

Nary a day or night do I not think 

For you creep into my life with every blink 

 

For dear friend

You make my life 

You made my day 

You leapt my heart 

You tease my ways 

 

But oh dear friend 

Nary a moment could I go through 

Without a coffee and a memory 

To brew and brew 

With you 

Yes you

-Shivani.R  (10K)

But I can’t tell you

You’re the one I share

All my memories that scare

I’m happy you’re there

Too sad, you’re not here.

I wish I could tell you

How much you mean to me

But that’s part of the fun

Of having me

I don’t need to let you know

Cuz you can feel my mind

Even though you grow,

You’re still too kind.

Everytime I miss you,

I use a doubt as an excuse,

To call you and bug you 

As per the schedule.

-C.Avantika (9G) 

Distress reflects in the salty face

People call me weak

Label me as naïve

Oh!What did I ever do to deserve this?

What did I do?

Why me?

Self-loathing turns to hatred

It’s you, my anger whispers

It is all because of you

If you hadn’t done that, then nothing like this would happen

Happiness would have shaken your hand but you have broken its trust

Then I cry

I cry

But what is that?

A light in the darkness, a light!!

I grab hold of it expecting it to dim but it glows brighter

Smile washes  my distress away

I smile

-Abinaya Rajesh (12E3)

A green auto with a food delivery tag                                                                                                                                                                                       was released after the Covid-19 hashtag,                                                                                             Came the recreation along with endless suffocation                                                        along with a women’s safety webcam transformation!

A female veteran  fashion designer                                                                                    Once used to be dwelled in sophisticated designs,                                                                                                A talented housewife                                                                                                                                                                              Once used to believe in depending on his salary for life,

                                                                                                             Are both on the caravan with a quarter meal course                                                     to end the children’s cries!

A small car with magnificent space                                                                                                                                                   A group of students in a speedy race,                                                                                                                            In a village distributing the crucial sanitary pads                                                                                                      without the black polythene which were considered scraps!

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