I never told anyone
about You
but the Secret
was out
the moment
I poured my heart out
to the Paper
and the words started
whispering your Name...

When the moon lines up
between the earth
and the sun,
all the shadows - slip away
and the Night wears
the cloak of darkness,
but in that moment
I find hope,
I find peace
When I look up
at the constellation  
I see the star
in the midst of sheer darkness
brighter than all
Just like You
glittering my sky  - in the darkest nights
and doesn't rise or set
but always stays bright
so those who are lost
can find their way...
and that's why
I call you
My Polaris!

You now complain
that I have changed...
Darling!
don't you remember
What you told me?
that every time
We make love
we exchange - a trait
from each other...
and after all these years
I too
can't find myself
In me...

I never believed
in fairy tales
until
I met her
The time stopped
the moment she smiled...
and since then
I have been living
In Wonderland...

He was not a Mr Right
But She Still fell for him
As he Said
All the "Right Things" to Her

There were thousand reasons
to reach me
- but you found "None"
So How could you
come up with
the lame excuses
and still claim
to be "The One"

For me
It was all black and white
and She,
from the beginning,
has been living
in Grey...

When the night
covers the day - and the world sleeps
I start wandering
in your love
I look up the sky
and think of you
Had I told the moon
What you mean to me
- It would have left
it's space,
it's orbit
and followed me...

I read somewhere,
If you can't sleep at night
It's because
You are awake
In someone else's dream...
and Now I Know
Why I am
Still wandering
In the hour
When the night breaks away
from the day
and the orange streaks
Paint the sky with color
My Dear!
Can you stop dreaming of me?

Not every action
worth a reaction
Learn to let go
and your heart will be
at peace

It's not okay
to pretend
to be okay
Why hold back tears
When they hold the power
to cleanse the heart.

When the words are scarce
whether you are sad or overjoyed
It's The Silence
that fills the void

Love
is like
scaling The Everest
the higher you go,
the more difficult
it becomes
to breathe...
so my dear
bear with me
If I stop
to acclmatize
and catch my breath
before I could
push further up
don't you worry
I am not giving up
just yet...

You've clipped my wings
but expects
me to fly away...

Life pushed me
to the edge of a cliff
So I chose to jump
(with my own free will)
ain't  afraid
Of hitting
any stone
As i free fall
Into the unknown

You Claim
You know me - inside out
then why can't you  
hear what i say
When i say Nothing?

In the wee hour
when the world sleeps
I get my bag
and start wandering
I chase the trail
that your thoughts
are leaving behind - in the sand
and in no time
i find myself -  in wonder land
There is the hope
There is the love
There is the star of the north
There are the signs all along
In that moment
when the bond is very strong
you glitter
like a jewel in the crown
and when the day breaks at last
I come home
with a bag full of words
to pen them down

In the battlefield of love
Reason is always the first to fall

Sometimes,
No matter how satisfactory
Your explanation is
It wouldn't matter
because
You have already been judged

I use metaphors
and you like
the awkward pause
My Dear
It would be
a lot better,
If you could see
all the signs
and let me read
all the unsaid words
between the lines...

I Love you!
No Matter how many times
You hear this
It will make you feel special
Every single time

You were long gone
before I could knew
and yet
I am still talking
to Aroma of You...

I wished upon the falling star
for a moment It was something
and then
just like a star
There was nothing at all...

The world has turned
upside down,
distancing - is the new norm,
We are not supposed
to shake hands - anymore
The Paranoia has the world
In its claws,
Survivors are quarantining - at home,
and fear is running
through our veins
but we don't really need
millions of vaccines
that I am Sure
if we could just
have "A Contagious Cure"
that we pass it on
like a Virus...

All it takes
a one step
into the right path
and it will make it up
for the thousand steps
into the astray...

Love is like a sailboat
when the tides are high
and rough,
in the midst of storm
We throw off the bowlines,
surrender the helm
to the winds
and choose to
adrift - into the unknown

When you are in love
you start seeing things
that never existed before
and it blows you out of your mind
Darling!!
Don't you see - Love is not blind...

As we grow old
The beauty we have
fades away,
our strength and memories
never stay the same,
No matter how deep  
our pockets are
- the casket can't be filled
with our wealth
all the ties are cut
the moment we are
laid to rest
so tell me my dear
why should we
take pride in things
that don't last forever?

Sometimes, Love is the pause
between holding on
and letting go

When the fire catches your house
and there's no way to douse
They say
- get your precious belongings
out of it
Lest they turn to rubble
and cause you the trouble...
And One day
My heart caught fire
So I went inside
to collect the pieces
of our memories
and then
Watched the whole heart
burst into flames..

Overthinking does more harm than good
so i have quit thinking about you
and will keep the thoughts
and memories at bay
because
whatever happens
will happen
Anyway
yet here I am:
watching my efforts
going down the drain
by thinking this over, and over again...

I always wondered
why on earth
the betrayal exist...
the lies - we tell
the promises - we break
the castles we build - in the air
but then i watched
the sun
plunges into the horizon
and then i knew why
without a darkness
the world could never
appreciate the dawn...
if the betrayal
didn't exist at all
- True Love would be
meaningless for all...

We all come across
a bridge
at some point
In our lives
When we find ourselves
at the end of the road,
on the egde of a cliff...
Not knowing that
The tides can be turned
if we take
a leap of faith
and trust Almighty..
In the world of evil amd doubts
- It's the faith
that splits the sea
and moves the mountains

We all have
doubts and fears
engraved deeply - in our subconscious
and In love
we still trust ourselves
more
when we choose to walk
into the unknown...

I like to write poems
and she asked Why?
Darling!
Writing gives me wings
and I love to fly...

The Fall is upon us
My Dear!
It's when the birds leave
for their new home...
So you may flee
as well
and I will watch you leaving
happily
like a stubborn tree.

Should we give people
a second chance?
She asked,
It depends
"Whether we want to be stung
out of the same hole - twice" - I replied

Never confuse
Love with Lust...
The latter subsides
after a while
like a froth
but love my dear
remains
all in one piece
even when
It reaches
to a point
where every molecule
starts breaking apart...

When the chips are down
No one would bet on you
- but yourself

No matter
how well
we confine
our hearts
in a fortress,
surround it
with formidable walls,
and have no remorse
- The Love will breach all
like a Trojan Horse...

Dedicate
your success
to the haters
as
they always stoop so low
so you may rise up

Sometimes i feel
that you are
the "North Pole"
with you
time doesn't pass
like it should
You are the land
of mid-night sun
which never sets - in the summer
and it doesn't matter
how far i've explored - the uncharted waters
you are still
full of mysteries
and myths....

You said
You were drowning
In my love..
Darling!
I know - for a fact
that you were just
floating - In the dead sea

They call her
a real gem,
a jewel in the crown
and
the talk of the town...
But my dear!
Not all the gemstones
are rare...
Do you know - It rains diamonds
on Jupiter

Let's play the game
of Truth or dare
It's been a while
That you dared speaking truth...

I tried writing your name
on the sand
and the waves wash it away - everytime

I tried calling you
from the mountains top
and my words echoed - like boomerang

I tried throwing pebbles
In the lake
hoping
the ripples would reach your shore...

I tried sitting
for hours
where we first met
and didn't catch your glimpse

I tried drowning
in your thoughts
and was bounced back
by the tides of the time..

of all the things
that i tried
when you're gone  - finding you
in my heart
has always worked...

I have burned
all the boats
to reach to your shore
so my dear!
You can either
take me with you
Or leave me drowned...

We all take
slow poison
willingly -  when we allow
toxic people in our life
to exploit
our vulnerabilities,
to prey
on our weaknesses...
to infest
their misery
on our blessings...
My dear
I have seen them casting spells
so evil
that they left nothing
but a dry, barren and empty soul....

Giving up is a luxury success can't afford.

Watch your step
at the crossroad of desires and greed
It's the place
Where many stumble  
and change their course...