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Monday 27 October 2008

Stoic

She swallowed insults with a smile.
He endured injuries with a smile.
She embraced despair with a smile.
He encountered sorrow with a smile.
She faced separation with a smile.
He bore troubles with a smile.
She welcomed hopelessness with a smile.
He adopted loneliness with a smile.
She accepted failure with a smile.
He will meet death with a smile.
Today they smile,
Not because they are happy.
It is because they forgot
How to cry.

8 comments:

nerdyberdy said...

That is the most depressing thing I have read in a while. :(

Rohit Kumar Chemudupati said...

I second that...
will have to read something cheerful now.

Kaushik said...

If you forgot how to cry you can just frown and chop some onions.

Bakarbaaz said...

Beautiful..... Exactly what am going through....

But I guess Kogi's suggestion makes a lot of sense..

Anonymous said...

Go Vaa!
Umm..., sorry, go Vaa 2.0! ;-).

I don't see why this is depressing. Only way I see it so is if you feel bad that you aren't as impervious to unhappiness (which regrettably I ain't).

carapace said...

child what is happening to you? i want happy, nonsense writing munky back.

Felicity said...

I like it.
I guess you're spending too much time with me. Apparently, misery is contagious. :D

Uttara said...

@Banshee,
It was meant to be. Thank God, I got the mood right.

@Whitelighter,
I am sorry. But I recommend last year's Saarang SFM entry called HOMELAND, starring Kavitha. I am sure you won't feel depressed for the next 3 millenia.

@Kogi,
I don't like onions. Maybe you could teach.

@Dadi,
Thanks. And I thought you knew that I did not like onions.

@Slinky,
Sigh. You are a true member of the Bulbers' Society. Anyway, happy to hear that you are happy and read it in a different way.

@Sooper,
Would you gift me a bear hug? That is what I need at the moment.

@Ammu,
Yeah. But I think I knew this was coming. It was long due. Don't worry, you are not guilty. I still love you.