Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Before the rains..
The place where I was free
I wish you could see
Me when I was happy
I think you would have liked me
I wish you could live
The times I wasn't as pensive
I wish you could live
The day I had nothing to forgive
I think you would have liked me
I wish you had known me,
Before life drained me,
I wish I had known you,
Before I lost faith in people.
You would have liked me.
I wish you could have laughed
With me, till the day faded
Seen how carefree I was
Before darkness took over
You would have liked me
I wish you could have heard,
The music in my heart,
Felt the way I loved,
Before it was wrenched out of me
I think would have liked me
I wish you could know that girl
Who was once brave and beautiful
That girl who didn't know of malice or jealousy
Or pain, evil or life's cruelty
I think, that girl would have blown you away.
I wish she could have known you,
Seen the love in your eyes,
The kindness in your heart,
And the hope in your smile
I know she'd have fallen in love with you a million times over.
I wish you could understand
When people fail you so much,
When life disappoints you to no end,
How it could break a heart beyond repair.
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Sunday, January 22, 2012
IF ONLY.. Words of complaint I've never had the heart to say out loud

Monday, December 21, 2009
so goes the story...
Long time eh? Anyway I'm back
I have recently met a friend of mine, who's working in the UN, during his short trip to Maldives on holiday. He has made some very reasonable query letters along with formal proposals about introduction of Student Counselors in schools and the raising of awareness among the Maldivian families, in an attempt to bring down the rate of child abuse in Maldives. However, his approach to the Unit for the Rights of Children proved to be extremely unfruitious (yup not a "real" word). He was provided a blunt excuse about more important matters on hand. Yeah, right. Of course the topic was child abuse, and I can understand the discomfort, but what a shame that this society is still not ready to hear about incest and child abuse, even when the real story is about healing and growth.
In all possible ways, Maldives claim to be civilizing day by day. If it is so.. Hell, why does our society still frown upon the talk about issues like child abuse? Yeah, such talk is still hushed up, sealed in boxes and kept away. What we've all got to realize is that, silence enables the abuse to continue. Silence protects the offenders and hurts the children who are being abused. Oh, to hell with the 'ladhuvethi aburuveri' talk. We have yet, a long way to walk before we reach there.
In my opinion, the way we accept child abuse to be defined as 'sexual molestation' should also be changed. Child abuse comes in various forms... from which verbal abuse is probably the most common from here in Maldives. Yet, how many parents know that the 'lashing out’ they gave to their child tonight, would have had them sued in international courts? How many children are actually aware that there IS a thing called child abuse, and that they are being treated wrong? Most of the time, verbal abuse is viewed as part of the routine child rearing practices. "Giving 'em a good beating" solves everything.
There are counselors in most of the main schools in Male'.. But what about the others? Child abuse is most common in the eastern areas of Maldives. The children are forced to keep quiet, because they don’t know that it should have been different. They have not known anything different even existed. They aren’t aware of the so-called "child help line" in Maldives. Actually, most of the Maldivian children are unaware of the goddamned child help line. The 'helpline' provided by the URC is 329329, which doesn’t work at all. However, Child helpline International had provided Maldives with a toll free number 1412.
"01.12.2009Child helpline Maldives launched!
Child helpline Maldives will be accessible nationally through the toll free number 1412. The child helpline was launched to commerate the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This means that children in the entire country can now receive assistance if they are in need of care and protection without costs! CHI is proud to have contributed to the founding of this new member. "
Ah, so again, somebody cooked our soup for us. And again, we have failed to make the most of it. How many children are aware of the CHILD helpline? Zilch! Nada! I think it’s high time the so called 'URC' gave some thought about it.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
"love??!"
A girl, with the inane rules so unfair,
Yet, she threw all her caution to the air..
Accepted a first wave, winking..
Brought in a first rose, thinking
Oh my god, is this love?
He spoke to her, words of love so comforting
Happy, so happy was a girl to finally meet her "prince charming"
Yes, she had eyes only for one..
Trusting, adoring, finally believing in "the one"
Is it really love?
Suddenly, the world became a happier place.
Oh, how laughter brightened a dullest face.
She soared high, high above the clouds
Nobody could mar the face held high, so proud
So is THIS what they called love?
Together, they hoped, wished, dreamed
Not for a moment were they sad,
Yes happy, so happy was this one girl
to have found beauty in a unique pearl
Yes, love-it seems- exists after all
The sense of triumph never lasts long,
Yes, the storms threatened happiness, so strong
Simple, sweet moments she always longed for,
Oh why, they just never came anymore
Yet, wasn't it still love?
She struggled, to pull the strings together
To keep the beautiful dream forever,
Yes. so hard did she fight,
No, nobody could steal the merry light
And not for a moment, would she still doubt- THIS IS LOVE!
But it took just one night
As love staged a walk out- it was only a fight
Yet, there fell apart a world.
Beautiful, bright; indeed, a lovely world
Dear God, where was the love?
So harsh, came a wounded cry,
No sun could ever let her tears dry.
The memories were sharper than a knife
Haunted, haunted shall she be all her life
Oh people, how cruel is love?
