Ariadne

A little story I wrote...

   All around her, the blood curdling screams of agony echo. The last prayers of the dying, their final gasps of breath, their tears as they succumb, in pain, to death. The vivid memories that accompany these empty echoes from the past are even more chilling.

   Ariadne woke up, covered in cold sweat. It had been yet another nightmare from her days on the battlefield.

   As an ex-soldier, she had returned home, alive but missing an eye. She had many scars from gory wounds caused by weapons that hit her but missed her critical points almost deliberately so that she can suffer the excruciating pain that follows. Her left eye was lost when a knife aimed at her throat was skillfully deflected up and scratched out her eye. How she managed to escape the battlefield that day to get to the first aid center Ariadne will never remember. But she survived, somehow, and now lives with an eye patch over the ugly scar.

   Ariadne slowly calmed down and got up to get a glass of water. When she went to the kitchen, she saw everything was normal. This is home, not the battlefield. The war is done, she thought. But the frenzy of the fighting left her mentally scarred. I can't unsee what saw.  

   Standing there, immersed in memories and thoughts of friends and fellows soldiers, of enemies and victims, Ariadne's eyes fell on a photo on the fridge, held in place by a magnet she bought as a souvenir from her trip to Italy many years before she had made her decision to join the army.

   When she returned home from the war, she was honored by her community, and there was a celebration. The photo was taken then, when she was giving her speech and had posed with her gun.

   "Life is a war," she had said. "Whether you're in an actual war or not, everyday you face a battle of your own. Sure, you'll fall down, you'll get scars and lose a few things, even an eye, like me. (There were a few chuckles from the audience.) But do you lose hope? Do you lose your pride? Do you give up? NO! You KEEP FIGHTING! Why? Because at the end of each day you know you survived, and every morning you tell yourself, 'If I got through yesterday, I can and I will get through today.' You stand up again. And you fight. Because whether you are in the army or not, you are all soldiers. The only difference is that in life, you fight your  battles on your own, in your own one-man-army. But that makes it all the more respectable. Whatever happens, don't lose hope, don't lose your will to go on, and don't give up. Because if I did all that... I wouldn't be here today," she said quietly. A moment of silence followed before Ariadne continued. "Always remember to keep fighting! In the end, you'll survive." Then the crowd erupted in thunderous, tumultuous applause.

   Ariadne smiled, remembering that day. She set down her empty glass by the sink and went back to bed.

 

 

 



 

Light vs Dark

For every lonely person out there who wants to friends to laugh and have fun with, but somehow doesn't feel like fitting in anywhere, and returns to loneliness. This poem is for you.

LIGHT VS DARK:

I’ve always felt I’ve been in the dark,

I’ve always felt so blue.

Whenever I see people having fun,

That’s where I want to be too.

But when I finally find a place for me,

I can’t feel more out of place.

I’ve become so accustomed to darkness,

I need it every day.

The loneliness is comforting,

As is the isolation.

I shall forever struggle to see the light,

Only to return to the dark again.

I wonder why I’m like this,

In limbo between two choices.

I guess I’ll never find the answer.

In this circle I shall forever falter.

Exam Fears

I wrote this poem on February 18^th, 2014, with one week to go for my tenth standard board exams. I was going to post how I was confident and then not confident and how it was an eternal cycle going back and forth between these two feelings, but somehow it turned into this poem. I have written whatever I was feeling at that time. I’m pretty sure ALL students can relate to these feelings before any test or exam!

Exam Fears:

The exams are getting closer,

They’re just a week away.

What will I do? Do I know enough?

What will my answers say?

Sometimes I know everything,

Sometimes I know nothing.

Sometimes I know everything

And then later I know nothing.

Should I fear the exams or rejoice them?

There are sufficient reasons for both.

The dread of the exams and the thrill of vacation,

When you take that ‘studying’ oath.

My 10^th standard year has come and flown away

And yet it is still a dream to me.

I wonder if I will wake up again

But still keep all the memories.

Well for now I’ve got my lucky pen

And I’m reading all I can.

I’ll be glad for any luck I get,

So wish me all the best!

Share this with all your friends who are taking exams right now! And if YOU have exams coming up or are in the middle of  a series of exams, GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

Imaginary Rain

Hey, everyone! This is another one of my 'spontaneous' poems, and it's about imagination. I, personally, think that imagination is a very powerful thing and everyone should have an active and big one! I mean, imagining things is like seeing a bit of magic right? Magic that only your own eyes can see, magic that you command and control. When we were kids, we all used to play pirates or princesses and stuff. We used to imagine the craziest things! Sadly, as we grow up, we seem to lose those powers slowly... It's quite rare to see a grown up with as active and lively an imagination as a kid. In fact, it so rare that there's probably only one in every FIVE million! 

But you see... Imagination brings out the wild, crazy, vibrant enthusiast in a person. And that's the kind of person who can light up ANY day and ANY place, at ANY time, both in their own lives as well as in the lives of the people around them.

IMAGINARY RAIN:

It's raining but the sky's still blue.
Seems the clouds are only few.
But I feel the drops slide down my cheeks,
Caressing the skin so deep.
Why is the sun still shining?
I can hear the thunder rolling!
Well simply put, the sun is shining
But the rain still falls for me only
For the rain is but a figment
Of my imagination.

Tell me what you think of this one! And if you think imagination is important too! 
Don't forget to share it with your friends!

Departure Before War

THIS IS ONE OF MY BEST POEMS!!! And it was written spontaneously. I started writing about one thing and changed midway into another thing. I didn't even come up with the below summary until after I read it!

It's about two people who are really close to each other. You could say they are family, or you could say they are lovers. They are about to set off for war. So, yes, they are soldiers. Apparently they have had a fight or something maybe and the person reciting the poem must have done something wrong. But the point is, even though they just had a fight and they are mad at each other, they still forgive each other and get ready for the war that looms over their heads.  

 

DEPARTURE BEFORE WAR:

So here I stand before you, nothing left to say.

I don’t think you want to hear my apology.

But I wonder what is going through your mind.

What are you thinking about tonight?

I move a little closer just to push away the cold.

The tension just increases so I put my breath on hold.

I wondered why you looked into my eyes.

I wondered why we stood on such thin ice.

Behold the stars up high.

Behold the rainbow in the sky.

Such free elements of nature…

Away from all such troublesome worldly matters.

You closed the distance in that moment.

Pulling you close, my tears start falling.

‘Stay close to me’ I whisper.

‘Stay safe’ is all you muster.

Then we put our armor on.

The battle starts from here on out.

Off into the sunset the army marches on.

And off we go, off we go to war.

 

I don't know why but every time I think of this poem I think of Mulan... Well, I hope you enjoyed this one! Comment below what you think of it. Share it with your friends too!  

 

 

Stars

Most of the time I don't just sit down and go "Okay, I'm gonna write a poem now." No, I just CAN'T do that! I could try, but whatever I come up with mostly sucks. Most of my poems stem from emotions.
THIS poem, however, is one of the VERY FEW that I wrote just because I wanted to write a poem, and didn't seem too bad. 

This poem talks about what holds us back from things in our lives. Be it fears or insecurities or common sense, these are things that stopped us from doing, or even overdoing, something. And I want to achieve my goals, to fly, but these things that hold me back are keeping me grounded. I could be all-out-CRAZY but the fear of what other people might think of me sometimes makes me minimize my craziness. And when I want to do something, the fear of failing or making a fool of myself has stopped me from even trying. I think these things are necessary obstructions. Because there have been many a time when I have not heeded these warnings and regretted it. I look to the stars for inspiration. And the stars are up in the heavens, flying, but they stay in the same place. They are flying and staying grounded at the same time. We need to be like that. We all want to fly and stay grounded at the same time. What's important is that we find a BALANCE.

STARS:

Don’t know why I am feeling so down.
I can see tears in the stars,
Burning as the night rages on,
To meet the end when it comes.
What will our efforts amount to?
What will become of us?
What’s this that holds us back?
I can’t define it now.
Trying to break free of the chains,
Trying to get away.
But still needing to hold on
I feel the need to stay.
What holds me back is keeping me grounded,
And I desperately need to stay.
But still at the same time I struggle so hard
To spread my wings and soar up.
I look at the stars high up in the sky
Staying exactly where they are, they twinkle and shine,
Staying grounded and flying
At the same time.

I hope you enjoyed this poem! Tell me if you can relate to it, and if you agree that what holds us back is necessary because it keeps us grounded!!!

Quotes

I happen to be quite a philosophical person sometimes, and at times I randomly come up with quotes and I just thought I'd share them with you! 

Some of them have explanations, some do not.

1. Go to school to escape home, go back home to escape school, and go to sleep to escape from the world, to escape into your dreams.

For teenagers, life is hell. School is hell, home is hell, anywhere and everywhere... is hell. There's a different reason for this for every teenager, but generally most of us prefer some alone time. When we go to school, we just wanna go home. But at home we aren't very happy either. In the end, we just want the day to end so we can go to sleep, to escape into a world of our own where things go the way we want. 
However, these days there are more and more teenagers who seek refuge not just in their own dreams while they are asleep, but in other worlds, other people's lives by reading a good book. When they slip into the world between the pages, they can forget their own lives, temporarily. I am one of them, one of those teens who sought refuge at Hogwarts and other places in the books I read.

2. Loneliness tells you how long 30 seconds can be and how much you can do in that. Friends help you realize how short 30 seconds are and how precious that time is.

Time is precious, yes. But for lonely people, time seems to run differently. 30 seconds seems really short right? Not when you're lonely. Not when you're sad. And not when you're bored. But they say time FLIES when you're having fun! So how long time seems to last actually depends on YOU! 

3. They say chocolate can make you happy, but how can it when chocolate is the reason you're sad?

This one actually didn't have any deep meaning at all when I first wrote it down. In the most literal sense, I was talking about chocolate! See, chocolate is actually an anti depressant. But eating too much of it can make you fat... I was trying to lose weight but I love chocolate (who doesn't?) and since chocolate itself was the reason I needed to lose weight in the first place... well it made me sad, so I thought 'oh the irony!'
But then a friend pointed out to me that 'chocolate' here can refer to other things- friends, love, etc. Which is totally awesome because I had never thought of it that way!!!

4. The house is dark but I'm not afraid, for I am under God's protective gaze. My path is twisted like the devil's brain, but God will guide me through this maze.

Actually there's no deep interpretation for this... I just came up with it out of nowhere. But it's self explanatory anyway, for those of you who seek some interpretation of sorts from this.

5. If you can't blow them away with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullshit.

THIS IS THE ONLY QUOTE ON THIS LIST THAT I DID NOT COME UP WITH. IT WAS ON A POST ON FACEBOOK. DISCLAIMER!!!!!!! But I love this quote; it never fails to make me laugh before an exam!

6. There are some things you will never notice because you're too blind to see. There are some people who you'll never really know because your eyes work to deceive.

Right. Let's talk about this one, shall we? We all have good vision, don't we? Most of us at least? We're not completely blind? Then WHY is it that there are so many things we fail to notice every single damn day?! Why do we not notice signs? WHY, JUST WHY? Shakespeare quoted, in a play, that all the world is a stage and we are merely actors playing our parts. But the thing is, we all hide behind masks today, so we technically ARE acting, putting on a show. FAKE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE! But it's not completely their fault. We all have things we hide from the world, yes? 
But in this quote, I am not talking about that. I am talking about HOPE. Yes, we all have people we want to believe are a certain way, and we will read ALL THE SIGNS wrong, or completely overlook signs that provide evidence against what we hope. This is our eyes being blind, and in case they do see something, working to deceive. Sometimes, hope is the enemy.

7. Life is not a bed of roses. It's a rose BUSH. It's full of thorns meant to prick you and hurt you, but there is still beauty in it. There are still beautiful roses that make it worthwhile. Roses of moments, friends and fun.

This quote is an extended/modified version of a VERY common quote: Life is not a bed of roses.
You're right. It's not a bed of roses. But where do roses come from? A rose bush. And what do rose bushes have? Roses? Sure, of course, that's why they're called rose bushes. They wouldn't have daffodils or lilies or petunias or tulips. But WHAT ELSE do rose bushes have? THORNS! And these thorns protect the roses. So if you want to go pluck a rose from that rose bush, you're gonna have to get through those thorns. And life is like that too! You take the good with the bad, don't you?
All the good moments in our lives, the moments of rewards, the moments of fun with friends... ALL of that represents the roses in our life's rose bush. But how did you get to those roses? There was hard work, there were bad days, there were fights and tears and sorrows and fears... ALL of that represents the thorns. And these thorns are pesky obstacles, but if you want that rose you gotta go through those thorns without giving up.

8. Keep your mind negative and your heart positive; life will give you many surprises. But keep your mind positive too and the outcomes will always be negative. ALWAYS keep the heart positive to avoid depression.

When I say 'keep your mind negative', I mean have less or no expectations. In fact, expect EVERYTHING to go wrong! But at the same time, 'keep your heart positive', i.e., hope for the best and keep a positive outlook on things. Don't keep your mind 'positive' because expecting good things will disappoint you, even hurt you. And NEVER EVER lose hope, whatever it takes. Because keeping your heart 'positive' will keep you away from depression. And today seemingly more and more people secretly have depression. I have experienced depression myself, for about 2 years. It ain't pretty. I don't want more people to follow suit, so whatever it takes, KEEP YOUR HEART POSITIVE!

So that's all for now! Share your thoughts in the comments, and let me know if you agree with these quotes! Share this with your friends too!

Forget and Saying Sorry

Both of these poems were written on consecutive days, but for completely different, unrelated events. 
The first poem was written when I was mad at a friend I felt was ignoring me. I typed out this whole poem and planned to send it to her, but by the time I was done all my anger was gone and I decided I didn't want to fight with her.
The second poem was written the following day after I said some things I shouldn't have said to a friend on Facebook... But I was SO mad at her I couldn't take it anymore! But then, of course, I regretted it. And wallowing in those feelings of regret, I typed out Saying Sorry, but I never sent it to her...(I can be a bit egoistic).

FORGET:

Forget that I was ever your friend.

Forget the days,

The fun filled days

We spent.

Forget the times I taught you 

Something new.

Forget them all,

I’ll be a prize you’ll lose.

So what if I’m not

Considered cool?

I don’t have to take judgment

From the likes of you.

Ignore me all you want,

I don’t care.

You’re a snob.

You’ll only be doing me a favor.

SAYING SORRY:

I wish I could say sorry

And that you would believe me

I wish to take back everything.

I wish you’d forget it

Whatever I had said

I wish we could be friends again.

I want you to know from the

Bottom of my heart

I am truly very very sorry.

I hope you’ll forgive me

And take my apology

And never look back on this terrible misunderstanding

Ever again.

Friendship is important

And though thick and thin

Like Harry and Ron we should stay.

I guess you could say

This is like the argument 

In 1994 again.

But we can correct it

If both parties are forgiven.

We can be friends again.

I know nothing can ever

Replace you.

You are my friend and I have

Forgiven you.

I’m sorry

And that’s the only thing I can do

The rest of the decision 

Is up to you.

Comment if you have ever lost a bad friend and thought "ha, you don't deserve a prize like me." like in the first poem.
Comment if you loved that Harry Potter reference in Saying Sorry!

Share these with your friends if you enjoyed them!!!

Goodbyes

Parting with your friends or anyone else can be so hard.
When I changed schools, I wrote this poem. My friends and I will always carry the memories in our hearts. We’ll never forget each other, and I know that we’ll look back to those days with an insuppressible smile!

GOODBYE:

Saying goodbye is probably the
Most difficult thing to do
Separate ways we may go you’ll see
But the memories are forever carried in your heart
It well shows how much the past
Can mean
How deeply detailed we remember

Every scene

NOT one of my BEST poems, but one with the most sentiments.

The Road Of Life

First of all, there is a story behind almost every poem I write.

 

Second of all, if they seem like they’ve been copied from somewhere, that is merely by coincidence because my poetry are 100% composed from MY emotions channeled into words.

This poem was written when I didn’t know what I planned to do with my life. Sure, I had a dream, I had an ambition, but I had no idea whether it was right or how to reach it. I felt so lost… But I realized only I can carry myself forward. Nobody can take my path. It is mine to make.

THE ROAD OF LIFE:

I took a road well-travelled by
To see where it would lead.
It does not go to the same place
For each person, you see.
At one point it grew and stretched into
A million little lanes
Not knowing which is best for me
I stood there still, in wait.
Waiting to see if someone would come
If a helping hand would emerge
I tried to explore on my own
But fell to my knees in tears.
No help would come, I realized
Nor guidance, I could see
A soul was shattered just like that

Just like shattered dreams.

I know at the end it says that dreams were shattered, but dreams come back. You don’t give up on dreams you’ve dreamed for years, dreams that are close to your heart! You become a soldier and a leader for yourself and you go out there and do whatever it takes to see your dreams come true!!!

The World: A Damaged Beauty

Every single day I see news about the tarnished world we live in. And I just think, "One day Mother Nature will get back at us for this... You just wait and see!" Frankly I  sometimes think humans are no longer worth sympathy from nature. We are evil.  
And I wrote the following three poems (and one of them is a cinquain) about the earth and us humans.

HUMANS:

The Earth is weeping, her cries unheard
And slowly fading away
The Earth is dying, but we are too blind
To see it anyway.
Nature calls out and the universe pleads
But we’re deaf to all of these
The consequences we face today
Still don’t do anything.
We think we rule the planet
We cruel selfish beings
We trespass into space
We self-centered human beings.
At times we hear of calamities
But no one bothers at all
When there is no more time we’ll realize
Our ignorance caused our fall.
We hunt, we exploit, and we trouble the free
Even as they disappear
When Mother Nature resorts to hiding them away
We still can’t let them be.
We think we are superior
But to tell the truth
We are just disgusting, mean and pitying
Horrible human beings.

A CINQUAIN ABOUT THE WORLD:

Planet,
Beautiful green,
Chirpy, lively, giving,
Incredible joy around Earth,
Heaven

EVILS OF HUMANS:

We are the evil
We are the men
Cutting and trashing
Spreading red to no end.
“Where will we go?”
We ask our selfish selves
Stealing treasures of nature
To put on our shelves.
“Where will they go?”
That’s the question to be asked
“What will it be like
After time has passed?”
Years will keep passing
Mother Nature keeps crying
Should we continue our doings
She must resort to punishing.
Already our cousins have gone ‘extinct’
Hidden away by our Mother
For years to come and years to go
We shall not ever see each other.
We waste because we have enough to waste
What will happen, then, when it’s all gone?
Sorrow and regrets are worthless, heed all

When the end comes, this will be the dawn.

And that’s it for now! I have a whole collection of poetry which I would like to share here, so I’ll be posting a little every night. I write poems more often than short stories you’ll be seeing mostly poetry on my blog. Please do leave a comment below about your thoughts on my poetry! And share them with your friends too!!!

Hello World!

I’m just a girl of seventeen, with a passion for writing.
Be it songs, poetry or stories, I write them.
I have a YouTube channel called The Rising Phoenix too, where I post videos of me singing songs I have composed! If you want to check it out, go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl33ugkTV0sqeqc2deEx8nA
I am a fangirl too. When it comes to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Heroes Of Olympus, The Hunger Games, et cetera, I am CRAZY!!!
AND I love anime too! Naruto is my all time favorite, but I watch anime like Fairytail, Bleach, Attack On Titan, and Death Note too!
I want to be a journalist, but I also dream of reaching fame by becoming a singer/author/actor, because I love doing those things!
I’ll mostly be posting my poetry and short stories on this blog, and I’ll share my YouTube videos when I upload them.
I hope you’ll enjoy my works!