Smile

Wonder

Touch

Feel

Sense

Joy and

Every last

Drizzle.Jump

Sing

Kiss the

Breeze

The fragrance

Of Flowers,

Flowing sky

Every leaf.

Dance
Sing and

Dare to

Live

There’s
Only one life.

i want y'all to write with me!

here's a line, all of you can write at least three lines and the next person continues and we can together make up a story!
"it was a stormy night, dark and gloomy. Deborah hugged her overcoat as the rain poured down. the sound of thunder was deafening as she walked through the empty graveyard, her mind going over her plan once more. she had to do it today, there was no other way out. but she suddenly halted, she had heard someone from the back. she turned reluctantly, her heart racing. then a loud scream escaped her dry mouth."

seriously gross jokes!

how to make a tissue dance?
just add some boogie to it!

which big animal has two grey legs in the front and two brown legs at the back?
an elephant with diarrhea! 
yuck.

age doesn't matter when you want to change the world

Often times we come across articles in newspapers and magazines briefing us about a wonderful deed of yet another child (or teen) prodigy. Some of us raise our eyebrows at it, some admire it, and soOften times we come across articles in newspapers and magazines briefing us about a wonderful deed of yet another child (or teen) prodigy. Some of us raise our eyebrows at it, some admire it, and some others just huff at it and put it aside thinking, “big deal. She’s got the brains to become a prodigy and I haven’t- parents’ genes and all- so not my problem. And anyway, I have so many more years and so much time to do good things for the world and solve all the problems I see around me. Aren’t teenagers only supposed to “chill out”, rock and be a challenge to their parents, after all?”

Though there might be an agreement to this from every one of our friends, this might not completely be true.

The first thing is, people who achieve and make a difference to the world need not always be a born ‘genius’. They should just be someone who wants to make the world better and are willful enough to get up from the couch and do it. Anyone can make a difference, young or old, smart or not, provided they have the will, which includes you and me. The world can never have enough of social workers because the bondage of social evils like poverty, discrimination, greed and exploitation is also a never ending one. You don’t need to go looking for a problem to solve either, because there will be one, if not more within your very backyard. May it be a young boy getting bullied in your school, an orphanage in your neighborhood or a hungry stray dog around, you can always help and it will always count.

Though we live in a n extreme comfort, though we may not realize it ourselves, there are people who go through much more anguish and agony, who are not as fortunate as us. Around a third of children in Afghanistan suffer from acute malnutrition. Even in America, 20.5 million live in extreme poverty. This means their family’s cash income is less than half of the poverty line, or about $10,000 a year for a family of four, while in India, the facts are even graver, with only $2000 or less a year for a completely working family of four.

How can we help? Taking part in awareness movements, going for charity drives are some great and common ways many of us try to help but there’s no harm in trying something different, either, like giving speeches or personally helping out at labor’s camps or old age homes. Though this idea might seem harsh, how bad would it be if we donate our birthday money to make little, unfortunate faces smile, instead of thrashing the old i-phone 4s to buy the new i-phone 5? I think that wouldn’t be too bad, not if we can feed a child for an entire school year with only 16$ while an i-phone costs 300$ on an average.

The second problem is, people don’t believe that something small they do will make a difference. Every little help, important or not, counts. Even if you are not appreciated or recognized by others for the little things you do, remember that you are anyway becoming a better human being. And in some way or another, even though you might not realize it yourself, you’ll ultimately be rewarded. And what’s better than that feeling of pride and warmth you get when you see the results of your work?

It’s also of dual use if we use our talents to help the world. Say, I am good at singing. I can do a fundraising concert for charity, right? Many of us here are good writers, so what about using our pen as a weapon not for harming, but for making peace in the world?

Finally, it is only if you start now, that you will evolve into a better person as you grow up. It’s never too late or early to make the world happier. Helping others is also a way of showing gratitude and thanking god for whatever you have got. Helping and making a difference, whether it’s by you or some genius (probably you, too) is the most beautiful thing in the world. It’s your world, shrugging off responsibility or justifying the sufferings of the world is of no use. We all, as children and teens, have to take leadership and initiative, show that we can do even what adults can’t, because we, the youth of today, are the leaders and hope, of tomorrow. So let us, together, make a difference today.

 me others just huff at it and put it aside thinking, “big deal. She’s got the brains to become a prodigy and I haven’t- parents’ genes and all- so not my problem. And anyway, I have so many more years and so much time to do good things for the world and solve all the problems I see around me. Aren't teenagers only supposed to “chill out”, rock and be a challenge to their parents, after all?”

Though there might be an agreement to this from every one of our friends, this might not completely be true.

The first thing is, people who achieve and make a difference to the world need not always be a born ‘genius’. They should just be someone who wants to make the world better and are willful enough to get up from the couch and do it. Anyone can make a difference, young or old, smart or not, provided they have the will, which includes you and me. The world can never have enough of social workers because the bondage of social evils like poverty, discrimination, greed and exploitation is also a never ending one. You don’t need to go looking for a problem to solve either, because there will be one, if not more within your very backyard. May it be a young boy getting bullied in your school, an orphanage in your neighborhood or a hungry stray dog around, you can always help and it will always count.

Though we live in a n extreme comfort, though we may not realize it ourselves, there are people who go through much more anguish and agony, who are not as fortunate as us. Around a third of children in Afghanistan suffer from acute malnutrition. Even in America, 20.5 million live in extreme poverty. This means their family’s cash income is less than half of the poverty line, or about $10,000 a year for a family of four, while in India, the facts are even graver, with only $2000 or less a year for a completely working family of four.

How can we help? Taking part in awareness movements, going for charity drives are some great and common ways many of us try to help but there’s no harm in trying something different, either, like giving speeches or personally helping out at labor’s camps or old age homes. Though this idea might seem harsh, how bad would it be if we donate our birthday money to make little, unfortunate faces smile, instead of thrashing the old i-phone 4s to buy the new i-phone 5? I think that wouldn't be too bad, not if we can feed a child for an entire school year with only 16$ while an i-phone costs 300$ on an average.

The second problem is, people don’t believe that something small they do will make a difference. Every little help, important or not, counts. Even if you are not appreciated or recognized by others for the little things you do, remember that you are anyway becoming a better human being. And in some way or another, even though you might not realize it yourself, you’ll ultimately be rewarded. And what’s better than that feeling of pride and warmth you get when you see the results of your work?

It’s also of dual use if we use our talents to help the world. Say, I am good at singing. I can do a fundraising concert for charity, right? Many of us here are good writers, so what about using our pen as a weapon not for harming, but for making peace in the world?

Finally, it is only if you start now, that you will evolve into a better person as you grow up. It’s never too late or early to make the world happier. Helping others is also a way of showing gratitude and thanking god for whatever you have got. Helping and making a difference, whether it’s by you or some genius (probably you, too) is the most beautiful thing in the world. It’s your world, shrugging off responsibility or justifying the sufferings of the world is of no use. We all, as children and teens, have to take leadership and initiative, show that we can do even what adults can’t, because we, the youth of today, are the leaders and hope, of tomorrow. So let us, together, make a difference today.

only a fake?

Your smile.
Like a six inch subway burger
Stretches
From this corner of your ear
All the way to that.
I wonder if your facial muscles don’t ache.
Or is it practice makes a man perfect?
But For all your practice, I am no longer falling for it.
 Your deeds,
Like A parasite you stick to me
suck all that you need,
Does that mean you have other hosts too?
I thought we were symbiotic, like lichen.
But you seem to use me,
Or is it makes hay while the sun shines?
for all your exploits, I am no use and throw can.
 Your time,
 Is always sloppy,
But that’s what I fell for, at the beginning,
Though you used to have time for me.
Now, like the rainfall these days,
You seem to pop in and out, mostly only drizzles,
Is it global warming why you seem
So rare these days, not able to wait for me,
Or is it time and tide waits for none, so don’t waste it?
for all your global warming, I am petrol burning.
 Your words,
Are just what an ideal Romeo,
In twenty first century would recite,
thou do seem as bright light does,
And me like an attracted insect,
That dies after touching your dangerous spark.
But how many insects are you attracting,
Or is it, that you are young and wild and free?
For all your freedom, I am no fundamental right.
Your reasons,
Like an animated movie,
All preposterous,
Innovative, None
Genuine.
Isn't it that honesty is the best policy?
Even to me,
Your honesty isn't looking so honest these days.
You
Are like a beautiful summer morning,
Pleasing to the eye
But it will turn dark.
Like a chameleon,
Changing color every instant,
Do not know what you are.
Like a Facebook friend,
Virtual and wordy but nothing else,
Like a swaying tree,
Uncertainty.
 Like a cheap silver colored necklace,
That shows its black only after wash,
Is it that all that glitters is not gold,
Or is it, never give up hope?
  

hey guys, just so that this blog doesn't begin with grimmer notes, i'd like to give a little intro to it. i am k, and i write. a lot. i am an ardent feminist as well as someone who stands for better human rights, younger leaders and a better future. watch out for my poems, stories, novels for teens as well as more serious articles on a better world. because the world we live in is like clay in our hands, we are the ones who have the ability to shape how it's going to look in the future. follow the blog for interesting updates, poems, and articles on random thoughts running through a teenage mind!