Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Different Way


Do I look like another?

Do I look like the same?

Do I speak a different language?

Do I live without offering a prayer?


I can be white

I can be black

I may be an answer

I may be a question

I may live in a palace

I may live in a shack


Tell me how it matters

If I wear a different dress

Tell me how it matters

If I do it a different way


One love, one place

We all belong here

One night, one day a time

Let’s see the things for clear


I can be short

I can be tall

I maybe walking

Or, I may crawl

I may carve the words

Or, I may let them scrawl


Tell me how it matters

If I am wiser or you

Tell me how it matters

If the sky is grey or blue


One love, one place

We all belong here

One night, one day a time

Let’s see the things for clear


© rahul

Co-Editor - Praveer
18.03.2009

Image - sflifeandjustice.org

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22 comments:

Opaque said...

A thought-provoking theme here... again!!! But, you might want to give this one a thorough read and wash as a few lines are wrongly written. For instance:

"Do I live without a pray? "
"I maybe be black"

and so on...

All the best!!!

Make Me Disappear said...

I will do that.

Thank You for the read Ajey

Opaque said...

Rahul,

Saadi has posted a new song revolving around the same theme as this post. Kindly have a read. It's quite rarely, you find two song writers releasing a song based on similar themes at once.

Cheers!!!

Anonymous said...

Mmmm Im finding this hard, reading lyrics and having no music..

Perhaps Bros is not correct?, Id have to hear it though...x

Make Me Disappear said...

A'jay,

Firstly, Thank you for reading. Well, about hearing this, I'll have to get a tune for this first. Coz to be true, I have none as of now.

Once I get a complimenting tune, I'll definitely work it out. :)

Opaque said...

@A'Jay - I think this is a poem A'Jay. Isn't it Rahul?

Make Me Disappear said...

Yes Bros, it is a poem. :)

Opaque said...

Rahul, love the photograph you've added. Suits your poem very well. Even better, it adds to the emotion to your words. Good work!!!

Make Me Disappear said...

Thank you Ajey. Yes, I purposely chose this image. :)

Opaque said...

Rahul, does your editor Praveer have a blog of his own? I mean, does he write songs as well?

Make Me Disappear said...

He does have a blog, but rarely posts on it.

I just take his suggestions on the grammatical errors, as I am very bad with the correct usage of words. :)

Opaque said...

Oh okay. Well, you both are doing wonders here. Keep it up!!!

Make Me Disappear said...

Thank You Ajey. Btw, I have further changed some words, as pointed by you. :)

Opaque said...

Nice!!! It is a level better now!!! This line: "Do I live without offering a pray?"

You could change it to, Do I live without praying? OR Do I live without offering a prayer?

Just my thoughts on correction. I am still keeping the idea and line the same. No offence.

Make Me Disappear said...

Okay, I have done that :)

Opaque said...

Yea, seems better now!!! What do you think? And, yea, why is the font smaller in the last verse? Did you notice? Something wrong with blogger?!

Make Me Disappear said...

Yea, happens sometimes. Blogger behaves in a weird way.

It's much better now

Unknown said...

"Do I live without a pray?" may not be technically correct, but the style is characteristic of your writing and you should stick to it.
Good luck with your poetry!

Make Me Disappear said...

I shall keep that in mind.

Thank you for the read Ash. :)

Unknown said...

another good one

Josephine said...

Hi Raul,
Despite the discussion regarding correctness of the language I love the poem and the subject of it. I'm sure it will end up great. Very moving!!
-Alex

Opaque said...

Ah, I noticed the changes Rahul. Lucky that I stopped by. It is getting better and better. Keep at it!!!