Living It My Way..!

I know they don't respect me much

but I have great respect for them

not because I would like to

but because

they deserve to be respected

I know they don't give me their attention

but I give them mine anyway

not because I would like to

but because

they deserve to be attended to

I know they don't care for me

but I care for them anyway

not because I would like to

but because

they deserve to be cared

I know they don't honor my choices

but I respect theirs anyway

not because I would like to

but because

they have the rights to choose

I know they don't love me

but I love them anyway

not because I would like to

but because

I know the feelings of

not to receive something that one deserves

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Paul Arockiam

A Year Back - Today

A year back today while we were chasing the odds, I was planning the trip to Tuticorin. It was going to be a month since we had started talking. We couldn't wait any longer to see each other. We fixed the day to be Wednesday, 3 days from now, because that day started with the word 'Wed'. We felt that it was symbolically representing where we wanted our relationship to end up ultimately -- The Wedding. Our parents weren't very sure about how it would go, while we knew in our heart how it was going to be. We were very nervous. We talked for hours.

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Paul Arockiam