Nov 10, 2018

Outside The Cocoon (the series)

Fear protects you from loss
and prevents gains from you.

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The sooner learnt the better:
Life is unfair and the world owes you nothing.

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We receive what we need
So we can work towards what we want.

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The rich having found their power in sophistication
And the poor in their obscenity
I find that I have nowhere to go

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When a crowd of 'otherwise respectable' men
join in when urged by a spineless pervert
To drag and beat a girl, and grope her and almost strip
And the crowd refuses to intervene
While a journalist calls cameras instead of police
Reuben Fernandez and Keenan Santos,
...you are sorely missed!

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One day as I sat flipping the channels
I learnt something from "Big Boss" astonishing rather
While watching Aseem Trivedi and Sampat Pal bicker
That there are different kinds of courage
And each may not necessarily understand the other

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I understand why Tharoor
wants to name and honor the girl
but sir, kindly refrain!
For this nation of don't-cares will stand up only when
they see that this brutal treatment
could be meted out to their own daughter
and not just another "name"...

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Dear young woman from a small town,
How come if I happen to judge you on your lesser
educational qualifications (which I don't)
then I'm considered selfish, snobbish, and arrogant...
And if you judge me on my lesser kitchen prowess (which you did)
then you're a proud, self-assured, and a confident woman?

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Friendships that are abound with extreme mutual respect
and the unsaid promise of having each other's back
Are the ones that are forged while struggling through
government officials, procedures, red tape, and paperwork!

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Subject to updates.