Tuesday, July 9, 2013

I am my family

There’s a new trend happening. The emergence of ‘singletons’. The ones who believe in self. The ones who live for themselves. The “Self” ish I’cons’ who live by their own rules.

Perhaps it is a natural progression. Or the effects of government propaganda which began decades ago to curtail population. “We two, ours three” became “We two, ours two” and then on “One family, one child.”

Somewhere along the way, due to some clerical error, we forgot that the typical Indian family means father, mother, grand parents, uncles, aunts, great grand parents, great grand uncles and aunts, their kids, cousins once, twice and thrice removed and all the in-laws and those outlawed by the great big Indian family, jointed or disjointed.

Anyway, the singletons are here. And looks like there are here to stay.

So here we go;

I am my family
I, me, my own self
I have no progeny
Coz’ I am my family.

I am my family
I make my rules, my home, my life
I want no company
Coz’ I am my family

I am my family
I owe it to nobody
I live my life the way I want
I am the family

I am my family
I live life the way I die
Alone in life
And alone in the grave, I’ll lie

With no regrets, after all
I am my family.



 M V J Simon 2013


Friday, February 22, 2013

Healing spirit



Every time I fall down
And get a bruise
I swab it with a nice dose of you
It burns but I know it’ll be fine soon

Every time I fall ill
I get a prick with a needle
Skin wiped clean with you
I know I’ll get well soon

Every time I get dumped
By an insensitive soul
I drown my tears
In a keg full of you

Lovely spirit
The healing power of you!


©M V J Simon 2013




Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Self-made




From dust and grime he arose
With his skin thickened
With callus and insults
Unmindful of the hurt
Holding on to a dream
That would be his to achieve

From the darkest depths
The inky blackness
The cold terror of the unknown
Thrashed around by waves
Rocked and hurled against stones
Helpless and small
He held on tight to his dream

With every hurt, he grew
With every singe he hardened
With every welt he toughened
With every tear drop he wiped away
He emerged stronger
Radiant, glowing
Wild pearl – self made.

MVJ Simon  2012

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Wonder why!


Wonder why this desire
To have more
To know more
To achieve more
When I know that I can’t stomach it all

Wonder  why these unfulfilled dreams
Of creations so big
That I need a lifetime
To make them all come true

When I don’t know how long I will last


Wonder why this emptiness
When I have all that I need
And all that I love

Yet this aching hunger insatiable
When I know that I really don’t want it all


Why this need to be accepted
Loved and cherished
When I know that I’m the one
Who has been selfish 

Holding on instead of giving
Wanting, instead of sharing
And lusting, instead of loving


Wonder why this pain
When I ought to be happy


 M V J Simon 2012