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The Nightmare

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With eyes wide open They peep into their nightmare Shedding light so bright It creeps into their bedtime Rectangular devious piece of hell Stuck to hand and life Technological advancement I won't see Coz, eyes can't see its infidelity. When world turns around The nights do stay As the day comes around The nightmare stays Aint that the one That she got for her birthday? Aint that the thing He bought when he won Game? Come in papa, its so fun Her call is hefty with world in hand Another time darling, I smile That gloated at dead end. Bundled medicines found right here Insominious existence. Bundles of light float right there Insominious existence. My Lashes find their way back To be halved by barbarous Nightmare But Life is so much fare With Real facsimiled of the Reel. On the rim of heart I wish for a Nightmare One cruel childish peril filled night One nightmare as it used to be.

Earth day - what makes the difference?

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I would have joined the "Earth day" activities and would have ran around the city picking up the trashes if only I hadn't heard his speech. With 'Kadhi kurdha' and a cotton shawl around his neck, he would have made his impression as a compelling environmental activist on anyone but not on me (atleast, for now). But, Mr. Nityanand Jeyaraman, was not just another activist. He didn't ask us to go around on a rally and shoot out handouts. He asked us a simple question. "What will you do with plastic after you use it?" "Recycle and use as another thing.." "And when that another thing goes out of use?" There was a prolonged silence of never ending thoughts until he answered it himself. "Dump it". That was one awkward truth for the people who have been saying that they have found a revolutionizing way to deal with plastic. "You not destroying it. You are just lengthening the time it takes to reac...