Good death

Let the hair recede to an extent
that I don't bother styling the rest
Let the teeth decay so numerous
that the brushing becomes a waste

Let the libido laid at rest

that the desire becomes placid

Let the cancer wring my throat

that the food becomes forceful
Let the eyesight diminish so much
that I perceive no beauty
Let the body get paralyzed
that I can't wander in solitude
Let many hopes get dashed
that I don't dare to dream any more
Let I become a complete burden
that near ones eschew my presence
To that state where the line is blurred
between life and death
To that state where the transition so smooth
that it doesn't feel exist
I want to reach before I die

Preemptive tactics

[My daughter and I were at a shop]

[Conversation in Kasaragod Malayalam]

[Daughter]: I want that. [pointing to a chocolate pack]

[I]: No, you had them already. 

[Daughter]: I want that.

[I]: No, no more demands. 

[Daughter]: I want that.

[I]: No, I won't bring you along for shopping anymore. 

[Daughter]: I want that.

[I to the shop keeper]: How much for it?

[Another father-daughter pair were standing next to me]

[Their conversation in Kannada]

[Father]: Do you want that too?

[Daughter]: No. 

[F]: I'll buy it for you. 

[D]: No, I don't want that. 

[me thinking ... Need to employ this]

Aging as it should be

Have I ever felt it or even noticed it
I'm all set to overcome the youth
facing the years never ever flinching

In paternal mode with lowered testosterone
And the westermarck has kicked in
to my amazement  embracing everyone

With a smile on the lips like a blown rose
With the semi-closed eyes saturated in knowledge
the face perceives none of the failings of the youth

the eyeing that corners
the smile that captures
the blankness that deepens
the presence that unsettles
the entity that resides

Skin Surface - ii

Though I'm strongly against beauty pageants, I couldn't help but notice that a Telugu origin girl has won the Miss America title. In my Dravidian beauty scale (of the dark ones), Telugu girls  do stand first. 

Guilt free

[I was walking on the footpath and a guy on a motorcycle stops next to me]

[He]: I'm sorry to disturb you. 

I don't say anything but look at him with squeezed eyes and furrowed brows. 

[He]: Do you speak English?

[I]: Sorry...

[He]: Do you speak English? The way you're looking...

[I]: yeah, yeah

[He]: You see the traffic police caught me and I'd given him all my money. Now I don't have money for petrol and the tank is almost empty. If you can spare some for one litre that would be helpful. 

[I]: I've done my charity. 

Webinglish Rules - i

If a word or phrase is associated with a link  then definite article is omitted. 

Not in my Case

According to this article;
Religious people are less intelligent than atheists (Link h/t Facebook atheist friend)

And the definition of intelligence is;
ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience

Now let me quantify my intelligence level;
ability to reason = 0.99
plan = 0.25
solve problems = 0.35
think abstractly = 0.35
comprehend complex ideas = 0.35 
learn quickly = 0.35
learn from experience =0.01

Average intelligence=0.38 

It appears there is a positive correlation between less intelligence and lower religiosity in my case.