STRONGER

All of us at some point in our lives have been in a situation where they feel alone and afraid, with no one there by their sides.
Sometime people who they believed we friends leave them . Sometimes we make mistakes .

So this poem is written with the emotion and inspiration taken from events that have happened in my life over the last few year , and I know that all of you have felt the same before .

I stood in a room with no light                                                                                                  

Surrounded by people with their fingers pointing at me , saying                                                

‘You are wrong and we are right                                                                                                          

You amount to nothing but a handful of dust ‘                                                                                

The shadows of those who stood by me                                                                                                   

Faded away ,                                                                                                                                      
As they turned to face me and point away.

I can hear them say                                                                                                                         

‘You are the one to blame                                                                                                                        

Burn down in flames                                                                                                                        
Into to ashes and dust that are the likes of you’

Every action and every word you say                                                                                                       Cut me deep and left me wounded.                                                                                                     
You stood there like a giant                                                                                                                
Waiting to trample me.

With nothing but tears and blood to spare                                                                                                 I bowed my head down                                                                                                                           Awaiting for further embarrassment and despair.

But something in my heart called out to me                                                                                             With the voices of my father and my mother                                                                          

‘Open your mind, your heart and soul and see                                                                                           You are stronger than you believe                                                                                                      
In life we make several mistakes                                                                                                           
But there is always a second chance’                                                                                                    
A spark of light started to shine inside of me                                                                                        
Lifting away my misery                                                                                                                         
I slowly stood with my head up high                                                                                                 

The light in my heart shining through my eyes                                                                                      
Every cut you created has healed                                                                                                               Leaving me with scars that makes me complete. 

In life                                                                                                                                              
One may make mistakes                                                                                                                        
For it is human nature.

Some of these are greater than others                                                                                                    
But in our hearts, if we learn and if we change                                                                                    
Our bodies will strengthen, our minds brighten and our heart grows tenders.

With the lessons I learned                                                                                                                      
As weapons of my mind                                                                                                                         

I grow stronger every day. 

And with kindness and courage as my wings

I will reach for the infinite universe ahead                                                                                            
And all you will be able to see , of the pain and the misery you caused me                                        
With your words , actions and artistry                                                                                                       Is the smile I smile in the vast blue sky                                                                                                
As my works and my deeds shine down on you like the magical light of the moon.

                                                                                                                                  

Real Angels Among us

I believe that there are angels among us

Not the kind from storybooks

Sprits with white robes and huge white wings.

The real angels are those people

Who suddenly walk into your life

When you desperately need someone to listen to your happiness and sorrows

When you need a shoulder to cry on

And someone who will be there by your side

Through thick and thin

Come what may.

Their souls are as pure as silk

And they possess wings of kindness and love in their hearts

And will always be there for us

Even when we least expect anyone to be there.

-Original Poem

By Natasha Nandan Menon

I write this poem dedicating it to all the angels in my life , who have come and brightened my life , and even though they aren't around to see me , they will always be there in my heart and I will always be there for you .

This is for the angels that brought me to this world- Suganda Menon and Nandan Menon, my wonderful parents.

To the angel that joined me after 7 years to make my life full of color – Nishant Menon.

To my Godmother , who I love so very much - Annie Rodricks.

To my nanny , who has been my second mother - Sarasu,

To my wonderful grandparents , 3 of them are already angels in heaven , but my achamma is very much with me and She is a super- cool Granny .

To my guardian angel and her beautiful family , whom I wish I could see every day- Nalatha , Glenn Uncle and Shruthi Edwards

To the best friend who had to leave so soon, but who I will never ever forget – Sherry Maximoss.

To the bunch of besties that make high school impossible to forget – Tuline Desouza, Christine Luke, Danica Fernandas, Rebekah Jacob, Zend Cama and Dilan Fernandaz.

To the angels I wish I recognized much earlier – Surya Tej , Kevin Jacob and David Mathew.

To the first friend I made in college – Manav Kapoor.

To my soul sister in college, who has had my back, good times and bad – Senjuti Biswas.

To my best friend whom I don’t need to even say anything for her to understand what’s in my head – Aasavari Gupta.

To my beautiful room-mate , who is my best friend , my advisor , my mom away from home , my sister and everything I need- Anamika Anachalia.

To my very unique and very loving “Dabaang” angel, whom I love to bits- Shivani Modi.

To my” Hrithik Roshan “, who patiently listens to me – Jash Shah.

To the angels that I live with, that makes living away from home not difficult at all, with who I share my share my happiness and tears – Aishwarya Pandey, Sneha Bhattacharjee and Sharon D’Souza.

 I love you guys with all my heart. Thank you for being my Angels . 

THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPOSSIBLE

What is Impossible ? 
According to the Oxford Dictionary I just looked up , it means " something that cannot exist, occur , or be done " .

We are all human , and yes, there are days or situations where everything seems extremely hard - Work , Family , Friends . The list goes on , but thing sometimes feel so darn hard . and what most of us decide to do is to just give up, because we tired , or maybe we think that going further is pointless , useless and just a waste of time and energy. 
Besides that there are million voices within yourself and outside around you saying - " you can't do anything right . This is not meant for you . Your just wasting your life." 

Close your eyes and look in deep within yourself, because no matter what people tell you or what you may be telling yourself , there is a voice inside , it may be tiny or it maybe loud say -

 "YOU ARE AMAZING , AND WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN ACHIEVE , YOU WILL ACHIEVE" 

Did you know that the most creative , most wonderful mind , Mr. Walt Disney was fired from his job as an sketch artist in a newspaper company because he was 'not creative enough' ??

Can you believe that one of television's most popular face, Oprah was demoted from an anchor position on a news network because she was not talented enough ?

Walt Disney himself very rightly said that  we all have dream , it is how courageous we are to pursue them .

Martin Luther King , Nelson Mandela , Mahatma Gandhi, James Cameron , all these wonderful people , who may be your role models , What if they had given up on their dreams ? What if they had listen to everyone around them and not that one voice in there head?

They could have never have achieve the wonderful life-changing wonders they were able to if they gave up when the times got tough.

My Parents , Nandan Menon and Suganda Menon were took so many times that they would never be together with each other , because of their religious differences , they are from different states, they were too different from each other , the reasons given to them were endless. 

But the beauty of their story is they fought courageously to be with each other , and even after nearly twenty one years , they are the same two courageous people . 

I know its chessy to say this quote , but I love being cheesy , so here I go ..

Audrey Hepburn said " Nothing is impossible, It spells I'm Possible " 

Don't give up on that thing you thinking of giving up on just yet,

Just open your heart and keep your spirit high kiddo , it may be just around the corner . 

LOOKING INTO YOUR EYES

When I look at your eyes
Your brown wonderful eyes
I see it sparkle full of life
I see a hint of childhood gleaming through all that maturity
I see the tiny bit of mischief , that only a few people could catch
 of magic gleam through to me
And I see the wounds of the love of you feel
The depth of your your eyes tell me how deep you can love
Open your heart and let it show
I see you smile and say hello
I think we have met before .

HOPE FOR THE UNKNOWN FUTURE AHEAD

All grown up now
Facing life as it comes
Family and old friends so far away
Along with them a piece of my heart


Here in a bright , strange place
So new and unfamiliar
Surrounded with thousands of new unfamiliar
Moving like the tides of the oceans

I stand still
Frozen among the endless tides
Afraid of people
judging on how you look and what you wear
Without knowing who you really are

Sitting in a corner
In the silence
I feel my heart beat faster
I look up
Passing small smiles to those equally lost around me
I smile brightly, with hope in my heart
That they will see me
For who I truly am



I look around
And slowly all the dull faces around me
Start to glow brightly with smiles on their beautifully unique faces
Illuminating their beautifully unique personalities
 Over-joyed with friendship and love that we share with each other


Hand in hand , we will walk
With faith in ourselves
That we will make it through
The good times and the bad
And with smiles on our faces
And hope on our hearts
We will walk together
Into the unknown future

-Original Poem

By Natasha Menon

 

 

 

 

BROKEN HEART

There is a void

Where my heart is supposed to be

Empty as it could ever be .

 

Falling for you was stupid

But my foolish heart didn't listen

When I looked into those chocolate eyes .

 

But now there is someone else in your arms

And I can see why you fell for here

So beautiful, was she

With those huge eyes

And raven hair .

 

And as I stand at a distance

In a dark and lonely place

Watching the both of you smile

That smile I used to smile at you

That has nothing but love and happiness

 

As you hold her hand

And kiss her forehead

That void where my heart used to be

Is filled with joy and despair

 

 

Original Poem

By Natasha Nandan Menon

Fallen For You

Its been sometime now
Since I started to feel this way
When your haunting brown eyes
look into mine

Your smile so sweet,
It makes me go insane
It makes me feel so light
And I could just melt inside

It seems like heaven
When you are by my side
I hear nobody else but you
And your sweet voice
You make me laugh all the time
And make my heart beat fast

I want to tell you how I feel ,
But I really don't know how

I think I have fallen for you!

-Original Poem

By Natasha Nandan Menon