Two Poems

Here are two poems beautifully keyed-in by my little brother, Upkar.
Hope you enjoy these :)

BOLTED

I may not be fun

But I tell you, Iam as Iam !

Although you may care none

A teen I am, young at heart

Curious, talented and smart

But not in your eyes

Coz I don't fit into your notions

Of being expensive and cheap

I live in my own world

One of dignity and virtue deep

But not in your eyes

In your eyes

I am a very stupid one

Coz by hook or by crook

You know to get your things done

But I do not

I remain standing

Bolted to the ground

My virtuousness and integrity bind me there

This is what I have found

But I want to remind you

That if you ever feel sick

Of the phoney muck

You have gathered around

Worry not, you will find me

At the same place

Because I am standing there itself

Bolted to the ground

I PRAY

I pray...

On this Christmas day I pray

For a world

With a little less work and a little more play

For a world

With a little more smiles and a little less frowns

With lesser metros and more towns

For a world

With a little less indifference and a little more compassion

Lesser cruelty and greater consideration

For a world

With a little less suspicion and a little more trust

Lesser deceit and actions just

For a world

With a little less vanity and a little more modesty

Greater responsibility and lesser frivolity

For a world

With a little less brain and a little more heart

Lesser of science and more of art

For a world

With a little less disparity and a little more equality

Lesser of gluttony and more of charity

For a world

With a little less darkness and a little more light

And a conscience to guide us

To do what is right.

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