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like forever&lt;br /&gt;where we can be as wrong as we can be&lt;br /&gt;that the pale night doesn't mind so much&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;timeless...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-8185130375416068067?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/8185130375416068067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=8185130375416068067' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8185130375416068067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8185130375416068067'/><link rel='alternate' 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something&lt;br /&gt;Jump up, go round in circles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smile at whats in front of you&lt;br /&gt;no, seriously…&lt;br /&gt;Give the best of what you are &lt;br /&gt;to whats in front of you…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Freedom, do you get it now?&lt;br /&gt;Break a leg, say hi!&lt;br /&gt;Smile a bunch and feel the smile!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-1159502391743977802?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/1159502391743977802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=1159502391743977802' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;There's a place we go&lt;br /&gt;Somewhere only we know&lt;br /&gt;See through the holes&lt;br /&gt;Of what we have been told&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Curtains down with you to feel me&lt;br /&gt;Close enough just to keep me breathing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel the sense of desire&lt;br /&gt;Of ecstasy, of all thats higher&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come take now what you want&lt;br /&gt;Care so much if you think I belong&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feelings slight the water running&lt;br /&gt;Whisper sounds keeps me burning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now I feel it all in me&lt;br /&gt;A bang that wants to get me free&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-7854688753093109082?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-8433975405944561216</id><published>2011-03-20T21:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T21:33:23.641-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reflections on a rose petal</title><content type='html'>A week after his father died, he didn't call me&lt;br /&gt;I could understand the reason why&lt;br /&gt;Heard about it from another friend&lt;br /&gt;It was an attack, he said&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Life's fragile moments, I thought to myself&lt;br /&gt;He was like me but what did he feel&lt;br /&gt;Dissonant but arpeggiated at the same time?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At school, he used to talk to his pillow&lt;br /&gt;We used to joke about it&lt;br /&gt;Would the pillow be a gentle friend to him?&lt;br /&gt;Tell him about the stars and distant life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;as they danced to the quiet pale night&lt;br /&gt;the smell of jasmine, the sounds of crickets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All this, I wondered, as the roses finally arrived&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What he would see in them&lt;br /&gt;That covered his father's body at the last rites&lt;br /&gt;The dead ones, the free ones and ones&lt;br /&gt;which need to breathe out&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And then. The silence.&lt;br /&gt;Of glistening memories,&lt;br /&gt;Of trust and dreams,&lt;br /&gt;Of all that had passed and what has to.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-8433975405944561216?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/8433975405944561216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=8433975405944561216' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8433975405944561216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8433975405944561216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2011/03/reflections-on-rose-petal.html' title='Reflections on a rose petal'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-4176181560627643724</id><published>2011-03-15T20:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-15T20:34:13.524-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Insignificance</title><content type='html'>365, 100000, 1, 2, 18...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10, your first pocket money&lt;br /&gt;1000, your first salary&lt;br /&gt;100000, your first saving&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;24, hours it takes the earth to go around itself&lt;br /&gt;29.5, days it takes the moon to go around us&lt;br /&gt;365, days it takes for us to go around the sun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;18, years it takes for us to realize our freedom&lt;br /&gt;25, times you blink in a minute&lt;br /&gt;90, the beats per minute of your heart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1, the first number you learn&lt;br /&gt;2, the second&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6775235741, one like you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1, second...I am insignificant&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-4176181560627643724?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/4176181560627643724/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=4176181560627643724' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/4176181560627643724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/4176181560627643724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2011/03/insignificance.html' title='Insignificance'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-6161456469065197834</id><published>2011-02-20T13:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-20T13:18:09.829-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Liquid Dream</title><content type='html'>Soften the touch that makes the sound&lt;br /&gt;Feel the water in around&lt;br /&gt;Shimmering reflections in hindsight&lt;br /&gt;Cruising slowly in the moonlight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A crest, a trough and then again one&lt;br /&gt;It feels me slightly, feels just a little dry&lt;br /&gt;Feels just a little happy, just a little sad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The view across is all you&lt;br /&gt;Spanning the mirrors in all hues&lt;br /&gt;An escape, a walk that'll make you free&lt;br /&gt;A silence that will be serene&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The blend of elements so warm and quite&lt;br /&gt;Colors, the chaos all in spite&lt;br /&gt;Take me in, to your deepest desires&lt;br /&gt;A liquid dream and I conspire&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-6161456469065197834?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/6161456469065197834/comments/default' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-7807337981414924413</id><published>2010-06-05T23:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-05T23:15:45.928-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='social living facebook speech'/><title type='text'>Social living</title><content type='html'>What is social living? Is it following what the society does? or is used to do? How's following the "rules" the safe thing to do? Why do I think this is not something which is discussed so often?&lt;br /&gt;Yet we talk about all these social networking websites and how people express themselves.   Is it really freedom of speech?&lt;br /&gt;Your mom, dad, your sister, brother is on facebook.  Do you really want to tell them about your binge drinking escapade that happened last night?  How's that for social networking?&lt;br /&gt;Does the word "social" intersect with the word "family"?&lt;br /&gt;Don't know about a lot of history but as far I can see it seems like more its repeating itself.   The further we move away from the truth, the further we are categorized as sane.  The further we move towards the truth, we are either insane or genius.  In my opinion, thats how I would divide human beings.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-7807337981414924413?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/7807337981414924413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=7807337981414924413' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/7807337981414924413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/7807337981414924413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2010/06/social-living.html' title='Social living'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-5790603506115770768</id><published>2010-05-20T21:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-20T21:26:29.204-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love wait'/><title type='text'>Loose myself</title><content type='html'>waiting for love&lt;br /&gt;just something that would hurt&lt;br /&gt;and feel the feel the bubbles that burst&lt;br /&gt;would sit along and write&lt;br /&gt;see her all alive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and I...&lt;br /&gt;loose myself inside&lt;br /&gt;come... and feel me&lt;br /&gt;breathe in...side&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;whither space corner&lt;br /&gt;silence leads to rest&lt;br /&gt;up away shimmer&lt;br /&gt;stars that die in rest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nothing is the same as you are&lt;br /&gt;left for something that&lt;br /&gt;breathes for someone else&lt;br /&gt;that soil's away in fear&lt;br /&gt;and doesn't burn in&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-5790603506115770768?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/5790603506115770768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=5790603506115770768' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/5790603506115770768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/5790603506115770768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2010/05/loose-myself.html' title='Loose myself'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-4750252607087938396</id><published>2009-09-17T18:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-17T18:03:53.223-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Straight talk'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ego'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Apathy'/><title type='text'>My Inner God</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;Roar the silence&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;Cut the bullshit&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;I know you&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;shut this bit&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;Let me solo &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;don't break it&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;cover up your face&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;be blessed with&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;My time, My place&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;My words its rage&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;caught up in this reality&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;let me call my inner god&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;searing I am at such apathy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;the cold river turns colder&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;Heap the grudge till its over you&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;smell the sludge of the ego &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;its foul..&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;I say, keep it straight&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;don't mind &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;lies are a thousand&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;do not kill this time&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-4750252607087938396?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/4750252607087938396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=4750252607087938396' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/4750252607087938396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/4750252607087938396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-inner-god.html' title='My Inner God'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-6550426044247996657</id><published>2009-05-11T20:29:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T20:29:59.515-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='night poem train journey peace'/><title type='text'>A Midnight Train</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;say forever say for us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;this night is all but just&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;could've fallen could've gone&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;a dream to which I belong&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;this midnight train&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;going all alone &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;this midnight train&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;going far alone, just&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;wanna take a ride &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;wanna be with me in this...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;kiss of a stranger &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;just cuddle up behind&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;the leaves talk in my ears&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;the drops of rain that smell of your tears&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;coming to the other side&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;going all the way&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;this midnight train&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;going all alone &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;this midnight train&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;going far alone, just...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-6550426044247996657?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/6550426044247996657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=6550426044247996657' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/6550426044247996657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/6550426044247996657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2009/05/midnight-train.html' title='A Midnight Train'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-8323416557531823230</id><published>2008-12-24T16:26:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-25T01:17:49.186-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poem lines reflection self peace'/><title type='text'>Lines</title><content type='html'>the path that must be&lt;br /&gt;you are one of it&lt;br /&gt;lines after lines&lt;br /&gt;step through the signs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;shivering in light&lt;br /&gt;crossing my sight&lt;br /&gt;a cry to feel a part&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;don't have to do this&lt;br /&gt;we are already so apart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;what's the feeling of the rain&lt;br /&gt;washed away in pain&lt;br /&gt;what's the feeling of trying not to run&lt;br /&gt;washed away in time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the river runs, the stars shine&lt;br /&gt;you stay where you are, is it only time&lt;br /&gt;I wonder, if I could be one of you&lt;br /&gt;get that feeling of peace that I haven't knew&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-8323416557531823230?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/8323416557531823230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=8323416557531823230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8323416557531823230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8323416557531823230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/12/lines.html' title='Lines'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-3231261933095724597</id><published>2008-12-24T16:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-24T16:25:40.226-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poem thoughts sad me self'/><title type='text'>I am mine</title><content type='html'>just after the other day&lt;br /&gt;my gaze fell upon this fray&lt;br /&gt;it was in me I realized&lt;br /&gt;trying to make me ionize&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the calm night, the magic light&lt;br /&gt;those pale eyes staring at such a sight&lt;br /&gt;my every spine stretched to its finality&lt;br /&gt;is this your reality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am mine, I am a star&lt;br /&gt;selfless but selfish&lt;br /&gt;crying but not happy&lt;br /&gt;my broken thoughts stand in line&lt;br /&gt;the wind weeping in my senses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;today's all i've got you know&lt;br /&gt;my eyes want to speak to me&lt;br /&gt;why won't you let it go?&lt;br /&gt;why won't you let it be?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-3231261933095724597?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-993263539962498931</id><published>2008-07-19T13:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T13:12:48.319-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='war peace iraq bush'/><title type='text'>Cry a moment</title><content type='html'>So long its been since we've talked&lt;br /&gt;about war and peace and all that is past&lt;br /&gt;you can feel the rain and the wind&lt;br /&gt;its not the same anymore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;people have wept for no reason&lt;br /&gt;with no consolation in sight&lt;br /&gt;far away we are from each other&lt;br /&gt;we still share some pride&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;war is not a solution, its a way&lt;br /&gt;believing in it leads us astray&lt;br /&gt;no one remembers the fallen&lt;br /&gt;innocent lives soon forgotten&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;cry a moment,&lt;br /&gt;cry a moment for respect,&lt;br /&gt;cry a moment for peace,&lt;br /&gt;cry for yourself...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;remove that blindfold we've been burdened with&lt;br /&gt;choose to see what is real and what is not&lt;br /&gt;one moment at a time, one voice at a time&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-993263539962498931?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/993263539962498931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=993263539962498931' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/993263539962498931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/993263539962498931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/07/cry-moment.html' title='Cry a moment'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-728820495675510226</id><published>2008-06-29T21:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-29T22:07:41.628-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poem Illusion Love Relation Reflection'/><title type='text'>An Illusion</title><content type='html'>Is it love, is it anger&lt;br /&gt;is it fright, is it madness&lt;br /&gt;Is it me or is it you&lt;br /&gt;Is it a moment or an eternal awe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A mirror says a lot&lt;br /&gt;but what if it is a lie?&lt;br /&gt;Am I being fooled, or so I may think&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am anxious, I am a mere human&lt;br /&gt;Embarrassed I stay low&lt;br /&gt;My eyes bear witness to my soul&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brutal and bare, relations and feelings&lt;br /&gt;the invisible thread, the stare of a loved one&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hold onto to your seats&lt;br /&gt;the show has just begun&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-728820495675510226?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/728820495675510226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=728820495675510226' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/728820495675510226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/728820495675510226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/06/illusion.html' title='An Illusion'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-7618692588744723910</id><published>2008-06-03T19:04:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-03T22:38:50.025-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dreams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poem'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='war'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lonely'/><title type='text'>This War</title><content type='html'>its lonely, this war&lt;br /&gt;alone I am, you are not&lt;br /&gt;fear of breaking, my heart&lt;br /&gt;long lost the feeling, I wrought&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;distant dreams of pure peace&lt;br /&gt;falling down like spring leaves&lt;br /&gt;discolored they are in my colored reality&lt;br /&gt;painted red fogging the dead&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;are you for real, my friend&lt;br /&gt;can you hear my soul crying from deep within&lt;br /&gt;forgive me I couldn't save it all&lt;br /&gt;for I am a broken man, crumbled I fall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wake up to this dream of fire and smoke&lt;br /&gt;and all the words that were misspoke&lt;br /&gt;fear for your life, for its written in stone&lt;br /&gt;live for today and die alone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my end is near, my part is over&lt;br /&gt;goodbye my friend, its all yours&lt;br /&gt;the life I have yearned for is now lost&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hope I didn't waste my last breath&lt;br /&gt;hope you'll make it count&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-7618692588744723910?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/7618692588744723910/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=7618692588744723910' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/7618692588744723910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/7618692588744723910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/06/this-war.html' title='This War'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-7423614129170413723</id><published>2008-04-18T10:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-18T10:16:15.040-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Promo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Stone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ashes Divide'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ritual'/><title type='text'>Ashes Divide - New Music for 2008</title><content type='html'>After a long break, Billy Howerdel (Former A Perfect Circle guitarist, composer) has formed new band called "Ashes Divide".  Their new album called "Keep telling myself its alright" is out in stores.  You can checkout their song "Stone" on their website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Youtube links -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ashes Divide Promo - http://youtube.com/watch?v=MCLarDUzFUs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stone Video - http://youtube.com/watch?v=MfbQSi6_8RY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My favorite from their new album is Ritual - it goes like&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"You and I keep falling further up away,&lt;br /&gt;Its become a ritual,&lt;br /&gt;Stare like strangers straight through into the wall"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brilliant stuff!  Check it out.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-7423614129170413723?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/7423614129170413723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=7423614129170413723' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/7423614129170413723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/7423614129170413723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/04/ritual-new-song-by-ashes-divide.html' title='Ashes Divide - New Music for 2008'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-8839950106746184742</id><published>2008-03-18T22:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-09T15:29:53.160-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poem'/><title type='text'>Never Been So Real</title><content type='html'>&lt;div  style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;hear me now, its said and done&lt;br /&gt;no argument, no false promises&lt;br /&gt;whatever was asked, its &lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;been&lt;/span&gt; given&lt;br /&gt;no fake words, its all &lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;so&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;real&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p  style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;in these times what I feel like&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;never&lt;/span&gt; was, &lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;never&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;been&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;never&lt;/span&gt; felt&lt;br /&gt;it took time for this to come&lt;br /&gt;the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;sweat&lt;/span&gt; is gone but I am still here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;too much to wait for something &lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;so&lt;/span&gt; simple&lt;br /&gt;can't it be a little easier&lt;br /&gt;to get what you wanted, to get what i need&lt;br /&gt;its another day, another time...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-8839950106746184742?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/8839950106746184742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=8839950106746184742' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8839950106746184742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/8839950106746184742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/03/never-been-so-real.html' title='Never Been So Real'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-2004941008851013237</id><published>2008-03-18T22:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-09T15:31:09.707-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sunrise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poem'/><title type='text'>Sunrise</title><content type='html'>&lt;div  style="text-align: left;font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;pre  style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;I await the silence that fills my blood&lt;br /&gt;Knowing what to expect, fear? I bleed&lt;br /&gt;One after the other, the same thoughts&lt;br /&gt;Wish you were me, wish I were you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish, I wish I could see&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blackened by the skies above&lt;br /&gt;Reflecting on the actions that I take&lt;br /&gt;Taken Over without having a say&lt;br /&gt;In their darkness, I get lost&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish, I wish I could see&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My intentions are scared, my vision blurred&lt;br /&gt;The thirst within me is making me worse&lt;br /&gt;I want to stop this game, I want to feel sane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish, I wish I could see&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Help me get out of this world, of the me and you&lt;br /&gt;Show me the signs which I could live through&lt;br /&gt;Let me cleanse my soul, for this is my wish&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish, I wish I could see&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up&lt;br /&gt;The sun rise up...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-2004941008851013237?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/2004941008851013237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=2004941008851013237' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/2004941008851013237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/2004941008851013237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/03/sunrise.html' title='Sunrise'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-4632981829553492158</id><published>2008-03-18T22:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-09T15:31:31.636-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rain drops'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='death'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rain'/><title type='text'>Rain Drops</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:100%;" &gt; Death is what awaits us all&lt;br /&gt;Forgive them for what you believe&lt;br /&gt;Soon it'll be over, seasons change&lt;br /&gt;Your time will come to bleed again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You're falling down, falling down on me&lt;br /&gt;Frail and pure you cleanse my soul&lt;br /&gt;Without fear you lend your life&lt;br /&gt;In the sweetest moments of your cry&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Passion and anger are your ways&lt;br /&gt;Emotions run dry on your wet face&lt;br /&gt;I could see my reflection in you&lt;br /&gt;A relationship I have with a few&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drip, Drip, Dripping till your last breath&lt;br /&gt;From the edge of a window, you hang to death&lt;br /&gt;Be brave now, for tomorrow is another day&lt;br /&gt;Starting a new life, wish I could say&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-4632981829553492158?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/4632981829553492158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=4632981829553492158' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/4632981829553492158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/4632981829553492158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/03/rain-drops.html' title='Rain Drops'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726302307027118.post-3418927771797795375</id><published>2008-02-09T07:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-09T07:54:18.772-08:00</updated><title type='text'>First day at Blogspot</title><content type='html'>My first blog!  Really excited.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1269726302307027118-3418927771797795375?l=sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/feeds/3418927771797795375/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1269726302307027118&amp;postID=3418927771797795375' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/3418927771797795375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1269726302307027118/posts/default/3418927771797795375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sriramviswanathan.blogspot.com/2008/02/first-day-at-blogspot.html' title='First day at Blogspot'/><author><name>Sriram Viswanathan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02542617302098835176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
