What If?
It’s Time to Re-Think
By
Sandun Mendis
© Copyright 2014 Sandun Mendis.
Contents
For Jeewani Nissanka Guruge
Acknowledgments
A God under a Woman's Skin
Adolf Hitler the Artist
Death Cannot Wait
Dreams
Fight for Nothing!
Good-bye!
He Who Walked Towards the Heaven's Door
Hi and Bye!
I Pray for Love
If I Had another Day to Live
In High Places
In Search of Fastest Thing in the World!
It Ends With a Cry
Like My Chauffeur Does
Love Is a Lie
No Matter What
Noah's Ark
Red
Study of Life
The Burning Desire
The odD One
The Ostrich who complained the God
The Visa Centre
Till the Moment Comes
Tragedy of Dollars
We All are Grasshoppers
Welcome to the Graveyard
What If?
When the Time Goes By
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Acknowledgments
This is a collection of poems of mine that gives a message or conveys a lesson to the reader.
Dr. Samantha Kulatilake, thank you for being my guidance and mentor in my path of poetry.
Oshika Vidushini, an artist herself, read my early poems and encouraged me to write more by giving topics and pictures.
Darlene Harasymiw is a one good friend who edited some of my poems and pushed me to write more.
Chiemi Hettiarachchi, my friend and my editor, gave me lot of strength to achieve this much.
Pabalu Thriemavithana Yalagama, thanks for the ideas and encouragement.
Nalin De Abrew for editing and finalizing.
De Abrew family for all the support.
Siri Nissanka (grandfather), without you, I would be nothing.
A God under a Woman's Skin
December 28, 2012 at 3:25pm
Held you fine, taken care of before giving you the birth
Endured the pain, not a single for you to sense on the earth
Taught you to stand, without an aid beyond the surface
Defended from the evil, breaking them down in to pieces
She wakes up before the sun light touches the ground
Prepare your stuff before the cock crows sound aloud
Even before her work, others work was the number one
After done that all, she does her every work all alone
You get sick; she is always there to comfort your feeling
Take good care, won’t let you go until you complete healing
When she is sick; she won’t let you know what she is dealing
Silently endure, without even putting anyone else the blaming
We have this; we have that, so many excuses to put away things
She has tons of work, but she does everything before the sun sinks
Even after work, she finds her time to read you bed time stories
Finally she closed her eyes, way long after everyone starts snoring
Adolf Hitler the Artist
December 22, 2012 at 11:49am
Please sir!
Accept my apologies
I will try so hard
To paint it as it is
You reject me once
You reject me twice
I don’t have money
To try another time
Well of course, it’s me
I have my own style
Architect you might say
But that’s not my type
Why are you so rude?
It is just one mark
I guess you have no clue
What is going to start?
Art is not a statue
To give it such a value
No one can ever buy it
To make their own rules
You did say
“My unfitness to paintings”
I should ask first
“What is your right to say it?”
One day you will see,
Not my paintings but my frenzy
Then perhaps you would agree
What I become will not be what you could’ve foreseen
Death Cannot Wait
September 20, 2013 at 1:22pm
Knock, knock
Who is it?
The high commissioner
Wait a minute
Knock, knock
Who is it?
The mayor
Wait a minute
Knock, knock
Who is it?
The president
Wait a minute
Knock, knock
Who is it?
Death
And death cannot wait
Dreams
December 14, 2013 at 9:11pm
Don’t dream about a house
Dream about a home
Don’t dream about a vehicle
Dream about a path
Don’t dream about a job
Dream about work
Don’t dream about a girl
Dream about a good wife
Don’t dream about a prize
Dream about the result
Don’t dream about money
Dream about wealth
Don’t dream about votes
Dream about kindness
Don’t dream about your future
Dream about what’s good for the children
Fight for Nothing!
November 21, 2012 at 9:42pm
When I was born, I was born with a lot of dreams
Never thought that I had to leave this world like this
Was it me that who started all these miseries?
It can’t be, I wasn’t even here for more than few weeks
You blew me up; you blew my friends, right up in to the sky
You blew my dreams; you blew them all, all away to fly
What makes you right? Why I was wrong? I was only a child
He knows who is right, who is wrong, and you cannot hide
What are you searching? Why are you killing each other for?
Was it land, religion or the nation what worth dying for?
Was it color, race or the culture what you looking for?
Will this change or would it be the reason people suffer for?
Well I see, I see all, there’s nothing you could bring up here
Don’t you see or don’t you know? That nothing lasts forever
What you see, what you do, will matter who comes next here
Those who fight, those who kill will go down but not here
I’ll make it simple, I’ll make it straight, for people those who fight
A day would come, definitely come; you would say I was right
What's worth the most, what you love, never leave them aside
Your time will come, for you to say goo
d-bye. So do, turn back and smile
Good-bye!
December 30, 2012 at 1:29pm
Here I say goodbye!
To all my family and friends
I had a great time with you
More than anyone could say
I say goodbye to all my brothers
I’m a trouble you might say
You are the ones I always mingle
Always there for me to be safe
I say goodbye to my sweet sisters
I wish I could stay another day
Your sweet love is always a symbol
To the world of corrupt who is looking for a prey
I say goodbye to my loved ones
You gave me all the love I could pray
You would say I’m ignorant. But,
All your love anchored on my heart bay
Here I say goodbye to everyone
Everyone of who stayed
Give my regards to everyone
Before they tell me goodbye at the end
He Who Walked Towards the Heaven's Door
December 23, 2012 at 8:47pm
He walked around the street
With a huge smile
Without a pair of slippers
He ran through the rain
No sign of a trouble
Without an umbrella
He shared his piece of bread
With a hungry dog
Without having anything for dinner
He gave his only towel
To a naked woman
Without thinking another second
He gave his hand
For the poor blind man
To cross the busiest road
He gave his strength
For the cheapest lend
Only to stay alive
He went door to door
Ask work from the people
Seems like nobody cares, for sure
He pleaded man to man
‘Give me something to have
Need to fight with the fire inside’
He had nothing
But a huge smile
Morning to night
He had his time
It wasn’t hard to find
A big golden door
He walked towards the door
Still without a pair of slippers
Heaven knows where he goes
Hi and Bye!
July 6, 2013 at 7:31pm
Hi!
My name is life
No one really knows
Where did I come from
Some people don’t know
What to do with me
Some people don’t know
How to use me
It really doesn’t matter
Where I come from
What does matter
Where would you lead me to
After all
I would say one word
To everyone I know
Goodbye!
I Pray for Love
December 16, 2012 at 4:32pm
I pray for a world where no one cares about color
Replace all the barbed wires with plants of flower
A world without doors, everyone to travel
Live under one flag, everyone together
No differences for those who feel starvation
No race with people who have the same conclusion
Treat women like your sisters, give them protection
No one has to fear when there is no corruption
I pray for people to take care of each other
When they have troubles to stand up for another
Look after the other like your own brother
If you are together, you don’t have to suffer
No names for the land, where all humans stand
No fight for the flag, when everybody needs a hand
No killing for power, or young ones to suffer
No more violence, treat her like your own mother
I pray for the children to plan their future
Not to destroy it from the useless matter
Life is long, such a long path to travel
Don’t waste time on those who wrestle
Time is running out, it is not coming back
If you missed the train, another won’t come back
Enjoy the moment with an open mind
Once you are ready, it is your turn to drive
I pray for love, love to be the guide
Guide for all of us to put bad things aside
Love every color, what matters is what is inside
Replace our vengeance with love, so we can smile
If I Had another Day to Live
November 24, 2012 at 5:12pm
If I had another day to live
Could have seen the sun rising up, for the one last time
Could have felt the rain, dripping all over my face
Could have felt the wind, waving my hair
Trees all around me, dancing to the beat of my heart
Birds fly above me, singing for me to step in to the air
Could have listened well to the songs of nature
And never corrupt her knowing that is my future
Could have gone out and make some new friends
Meet some new people that I have never met
Learn new cultures, traditions and language
Could have found an ‘amigo’ instead of a ‘friend’
Say ‘Hello!’ to a stranger and wish him a good day
Smile at the person who I never looked in the face
I could have said sorry to the fat boy I always bully
To tell him I was wrong and that it’s not really funny
Could have gone for the prayers, with my family together
Sat and pray for the people, who were gone forever
Could have gone to the grounds, with my friends together
Play and run around, and have some fun together
Could have made some more time to spend with my grandpa
And let him know that there is someone to take care
And when at night, listen to the stories of my grandma
Make her laugh, make her happy and give her time to spare
Could have told my papa ‘I really don’t hate you’
Even though I left you, I am still your lovely child
Tell my mama, I always had her in my heart
Not even a single day I wanted her to be apart
Could have had time to tell how much I loved my brother
And let him know that I won’t be there to make some trouble
Tell my sister I always truly missed her
Tell that her it’s ok. She can always have my collection
I could have seen my babies smile
Together with their beautiful brown eyes
Could have spent one more time to hear their cries
Cuddle them up so that they can sleep fine
I could have told my lover, sweet little lies
Could have spent a night slowing down the time
Low lights and some wine, it’s all going to be fine
Pushing all the things aside, just you and me all night
If I had another day to live
I would not forget to love those who loved me
Never miss a mome
nt of this wonderful time
I would save every second to keep me alive
In High Places
July 23, 2012 at 12:31am
A red kite,
High in the sky
Floating alone,
Showing the pride
Suddenly a crack,
Detach from the line
It hit the ground,
Licking salty sand
It smells like mud,
Putting all the pride aside
In Search of Fastest Thing in the World!
January 30, 2014 at 4:58pm
As a child, I had this interesting idea
To seek what is the fastest thing.
So I’ve learnt, it was sound.
But, later it was light!
After days passed,
In TIME,
I found it.
Truth is within.
Look into a mirror!
If you want the truth.
What's the fastest of them all,
Not a thing. But it is also unstoppable!
It Ends With a Cry
November 11, 2012 at 8:04pm
When it starts
It starts with a cry
Screaming and kicking
When you feel the warmth
It calm you down
Comfy and sleepy
When you feel hungry
Turned red to white
Kindness and love
When you were ready
Helped you to make the first step
Nice and slowly
When you grew up
You learnt things about
Good and bad
When you had pride
You forgot about people who
Cared and helped
And when it ends
It ends with a cry
Screaming and kicking
Like My Chauffeur Does
July 1, 2013 at 8:41pm
Guy: ‘I love you!’
Girl: ‘Do you have a BMW?’
Guy: ‘No. I don’t’
Girl: ‘Oh, I’m sorry’
Guy:
‘Oh?
It’s ok
I understand
I don’t have a BMW that you seek
Or the house with a pool that you can swim
Beachside lounge to have a sunbath
Levi’s glass to shield from the sun
Clean suit of BOSS for everyday work
Lacoste perfume to always smell good
Mephisto shoes to make a good move
Rolex watch to be there on time when I summoned,
Like my chauffeur does’
Girl: ‘Ah, I love you, I love you, please I do!’
Guy: ‘Oh, I’m sorry’
Love Is a Lie
October 7, 2013 at 4:17pm
All these years
I have tasted so many beers
But none of them
Tasted love
I’ve searched every corner
I’ve asked every person
But none of them
Never knew love
I’ve been to Taj Mahal
And heard the story of Jahan
Is that what
You call, love?
Some say it’s a symbol
Where two hearts get connected
But in real,
Do they mind?
Some say it’s a finding
Each other, understanding
But will they
Willing to forgive?
And you think you are proud
For what you have done
But finally,
Will you regret?
So, I’ve really found now
What I dearly searched for
All the time,
Love is a lie
No Matter What
October 21, 2012 at 12:39pm
No matter what color we are,
No matter what religion we believe,
No matter what region we live,
No matter what language we speak,
No matter what position we hold,
No matter male or female,
We breathe the same air
We drink the same water
We eat the same food
We stand on the same soil
We were driven by the same blood
We are under the same Sun
And we hold the same right to live on this planet
We are all one
We are all the same
We are all equal
Noah's Ark
December 16, 2012 at 1:01pm
Men:
Why build a boat, there is no rain out there?
Why work so hard, there is no hint of a cloud?
Why the gopher wood? Why the cubit upward?
Why door on the east? Why float four directions?
Why in pairs? Why all in one?
Why not all and why not others?
Why 300 long and 50 wide?
Why 60 high and why no more?
Why in three stories? Why not one?
Why wild ones on the lower deck?
Why domestic on the middle deck?
Why males and humans on the upper?
Noah:
Why so many questions, what do you care?
There is no time for me to spare
When the time comes I would dare
You would come inside and like to share
Red
December 29, 2012 at 8:43pm
Rose
Symbol of love
Everyone seek
Once you found, no flee
Lips
Truth and lies
It helps to say
B, F, M, P & W
Color
End of the visible spectrum
Glows at night
Top of all tall buildings
Blood
Color is the same
But once you enlarge
Divide in to two parts
Flag
Hoist it up when needed
Everyone knows
There is danger indeed
Sunset
End of the day it seems
Electric lights
Everywhere to be seen
Leaves
Falling off the trees
Seasons are changing
Autumn is slowly coming
Christmas
Peace and joy
Hangs a big sock
Who comes at night?
Santa
Wears a robe
And a huge hat
With a big bag behind
Wine
Some say
It helps to forget
Your past life
Apple
Outer skin but not inside
Eat one daily
To be healthy for life
Tomato
Few knows that it is a fruit
Without this one
God knows how to cook
China
Everybody should heard ‘Mao Tse Tun’
Once again it rise
Like a giant in the East
Mars
Fourth planet and second smallest
Inflamed color because
Iron oxide prevalent on its
surface
Fire
Consumes everything around
With CO2 and H2O
Can make it completely go
Anger
Your face will turn in to color
If it continues
It