Today-I will awaken an Indian

Today I will play with my kids from early in the morn
Today I will set the newspapers aside
Today I will come out of the loo to spend those precious moments with you
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I wont scowl at the neighbor's baby as she wails for the unknown
Today I wont stare down the milkman when he takes a while to move from the elevator
Today I wont think funny of my neighborhood laughter club
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will sit as a family at breakfast
Today I will talk about my work ahead
Today I will talk about your day that will be in school
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will tease my son about the crush I think he has
Today I will mimic my daughter and see her smile
Today I will make sure we all laugh
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I won't get angry
Today I won't let you go without letting you know I love you
Today I won't want anything to stop me calling you from work
Who knows if it's 26.11

Today I wont leave home without putting things back in place
Today I wont let anything stop me from teaching you that new recipe
Today I wont fuss as you fuss about my gleaming polished shoes
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will tell you how tired I am after parking all those cars
Today I will tell you how many guests I smiled at
Today I will tell you about all those delayed orders that I took care of
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I won't dine with my friends
Today I won't celebrate my anniversary
Today I won't drink for longer than you asked me to
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I won't come to the hospital
Today for the needy I won't care
Today I will return home early
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I won't take the train
Today I won't wait in the waiting room
Today I won't loiter about the platform
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will call my parents who are far away from me
Today I will hear the twinkle in their eye
Today I will see the words and love that they share with me
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will queue up my car at a security check
Today I will be patient
Today I will smile at the man doing his duty
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will wave at the cop from the ac confines of my car
While he toils in the sun
Today I will not grit my teeth at the traffic
Today I will smile at my anonymous neighbor in the jam
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I wont slight away the waiter as he offers me finger food
Today I will remember that I did the same so many years ago
Today I will give my best to the ever smiling door man
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will not throw garbage on the road
Today I will not dirty my own house
Today I will not allow you to walk all over me
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I will try and influence a good deed
Today I will awaken a conscience
Today I will do my bit to create an Indian
Who knows if its 26.11

Today I wont allow you to get away from all that you are doing that is wrong
Today I will want answers from you for the questions that I have asked
Today I will ensure I will not be cowed by your goons
I don’t want again a 26.11

Excerpt from a message to a friend and a couple of new ones

Excerpt from a message to a friend and a couple of new ones

.....I am like many of us are confused-its ok to say we need change etc but what and how? Does it mean one of us needs to stand up and aim to get elected? Does that then mean mingling with these goondas etc-can one man bring about a change? (Sure) but do we have that patience and perseverance? Most importantly is enough being done now or are we ready to face another attack?
And to me terror isnt about bullets alone-its about how we being part of a society are terrorising it-whether via the dogs we take for a walk and leave their poop all over the roads-whether its by inflicting terror via the garbage we throw on the streets and outside our homes...
What do we do and how do we do it? A lot of people I know are looking for these answers...
I am just taking out my frustrations via my blogs, my writings and i feel deeply handicapped that i cant see a light at the end of the tunnel
The truth is-I WANT TO!
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