I still remember
when you left - at the eleventh hour

It was the night
that kept burning...

The pain had broken
all the barriers...

when the lips yearned to quench the thirst
the flood from the eyes
came to the aid...

All the hopes died
hoping to see the ray
of shivering light...

What's left of me waited - for the sunrise
but when the day broke
It starts melting...

My Dear!
Your absence is already wreaking havoc...

There exist
a tipping point
in every matter...

It's when the chaos inside
crosses the threshold guarding
the last post...

It's when the people
who otherwise are weak
become so strong
that they could move a mountain...

It's when the beginning of the end
begins
(for every misery,  scar and pain)...

It's when they left
nothing to be lost
but a lightbeam at the end of the tunnel...

It's when the monsters
dread and tremble
for the reckoning to follow...

so let it be known
to all the tyrants
there's only so much pain  - they could inflict

and
in the end
'Karma' does the rest...

It's a full moon
tonight
and i find myself
lost
in old times...
when i first laid eyes on you
It felt as if you were like a moon
miles and miles away,
glittering
in your own sky,
Out of reach...
So one could only
Look at you
for a brief moment...
but somehow
Your moonlight stayed
with me - all the time
and
who would have thought
that i was going to build
a stairway to the moon.....

It's insensitive
to flaunt your wealth
in front of the poor...

We don't eat
facing the ones
being starved...

It doesn't help
to brag about your success
with the ones still struggling


So my dear
How could you
talk about love -  and not bat an eye?

Before you leave
My dear!
scratch away
all the memories
that we engraved
together...

****** from me
everything
that you dreamt of
but could never possess...

do you know
the ice and fire
have same effect...

so why do you
keep them
apart
deep in your soul...

Why can't you
let the fire ravage
all the things
that we shared...

and let the ice
take over
and freeze
every moment
that we cared...

Some birds
when locked in a cage
for a ****'s age
forget flying
and when they are
set free

even with
the perfect wings
they can't flee...

so my dear
If you are
in a cage
don't shed
your precious tears
it's futile
every hue and cry
will surely fall
on deaf ears

Instead  
just close your eyes
and let yourself
fly high - up in the skies

so when the time come
you will have
the perfect wings,
guts،
grit,
nerves
and everything...

just hang in there
and Keep daydreaming...

We are given
the well of fate
that we could
bury there
our deprivations...
but we humans
tends to hide
our incompetence...

And just like the moon
We all have the dark side
concealed
withing ourselves,
rugged
from scars of time,
craters of hopes and dreams
that can't be known- at all
and
just like the tidal force
it has slowed us
to the point
where we always put on
the bright side...

I had a fear
of losing you
so i engraved your name
in my heart so well
that even if you were gone
You'd have lived
in me
forever...

The Wind never
bows down
but
shatters,
falls off
the coast,
tangles
with the sails,
crawls
under the clouds
sings
on the chariot
of storm,
reaches
upto the far side
of horizon
and never run
short of breath...
it never bows down
but shatters...
and she's like a wind...

Sometimes it's best
to retreat
in the silence
and take refuge
in your own self
No one could
ever feel your pain
In the same way
as you do
my dear
do you know?
a few words of comfort
and solace
spoken softly
can surely heal our wounds
swiftly...

When the shadow
sets itself free
from its very existence
something surely changes
and the moment shivers - in darkness

It doesn't matter,
if you have given your best
People will remember - who you used to be
It doesn't matter,
if you have changed
your faults will be reminded
Every now and then
It doesn't matter,
If you have tried and failed
You will be mocked - until you succeed
It doesn't matter,
If you had stayed
and given them a second chance
They won't  accept -  for who you are
so tell me, my dear!
Why people matter to you anyway?

The World has stopped
My Dear!
But don't let this pause
take over our lives
We can't let our hearts
be struck into fear...
We can make this home
our own sphere...
Everything we need
will be right here
as if it's our own little world
Let's just sit by the window
as the sky is clear
and watch the sunset
all this year!

I know the games
you' ve been playing
I know the tricks,
so they won't work on me
I know the traps,
so i won't fall for them..
and I won't take your baits ...
so my dear!
you can keep playing
your games
and i will keep up with it
but know that
in this ruse
there won't be any winner
or loser
No one will ever
get a dime...
but our love - for sure
will succumed to the wounds
of time...

They say your heart
is made of stone...
so allow me
to become the water
I will turn into
million little droplets
and keep falling on you
until
I've pierced through...
and then you'll have
a heart
full of soul
and
a slew of holes...

Why do you wear so many faces
that you forgot
which one you wore last time...

The moon lost its balance and eclipsed...
and that poor lonely north star
right above it
gone out of sight...
abandoned, scarred  and shattered
which was once so bright...
leaving many
through the dark
wandering in fright...

I kept the flame
of faith
burning
In the darkest nights
and before the doubts
could
cast a shadow
I let the fire
of love
scorched my heart
and etched my soul
so when the day
broke
at last
I found
that all
my said and unsaid
prayers were heard...

My Dear!
Don't you know?
I 'd carved your name
in my heart
and locked it
inside a box
of devotion

the keys
were thrown away
in the river
of love..

So my dear
There's no going back  - for me

All the boats
of doubts
have been burnt
before you could
be taken away...

All the bridges
of mistrust
have collapsed
So we could not
walk out
on each other

All the egoes and prides
been buried

There's nothing
but our own
constellation
of hope and dreams


So tell me now
How are you
planning to escape from
"never- never land"...

Far beyond the horizon
the show begins
and the sun
starts to set
Painting the sky
with red
and many shades and blends
of orange
It's the hour
when sadness descends
gratuitously...
Ripples of light
fades away...
and so the birds
call it a night
so why are we
standing on the shore,
watching this spectacle
and still wandering?

Not long ago,
I started wandering
in my dreams
on some uncharted waters
and it seems  
that those don’t come true
live
now and forever…

It’s  a night full of stars
shining million miles away...
and yet
the majestic beauty of our very earth
drawing them into the fray...
breaking them apart
and then to the earth
Some of them depart...
As they get closer - they turn
to hot fiery ball
No one could knew
the meaning they hold
a wish .. a warning...a  confession...
Or a war....
But we all love watching
The falling stars..

It was cold lousy and stormy day,
and there i was
watching my hopes and dreams
slip away...
so I looked up the sky
to keep my anguish  and suffering at bay
watching the moonlight - swiftly glides
and there I was
with my deep thoughts  - making strides
letting myself soaked in the rain
letting all the tiny raindrops
wash over me
and making me whole Again!

You don't need to run  
You don't need to prove anything
to anyone...
Remember!
It's not a race
so you don't have to keep up
with the pace...
Take a  step at a time
even if you are in your prime...
just like a toddler
or a mountain climber
Progress is all you need
No matter how small
no matter if you crawl
or even if you fall
as long as you rise
Remember!
You will always get the prize...

Strolling down memory lane
I found the flame of love and hope
Along with it, there’s some pain
Thinking now – How do I escape?
It’s high, steep and rugged terrain
If only hopes could build a stairway
Maybe , just maybe we could meet again!

How often do I stare
Into the abyss of my soul…
Collecting pearls of shattered dreams
Piece by piece to make them whole…

The sun rises and sets
everyday
with no delay
and never gets tired,
slows down,
takes a break,
Or stands still...

when the stars, and the moon
glitter
or dip on the horizon
so those who are gone
astray
can find their way

The rivers and the oceans
never go dry...
there's a strange force
that drives
the tides and storms
Heaps of wonders and secrets
nestled within
thier depths
for those who seek the pearls...

Dear humans!
Have you pondered yet?
how beautifully
the hummingbirds
can fly forward,
backward,
and upside down...

There's a perfect rhythm
in everything -  that exists

so when they say
it all started
with a chaos...
I always wondered
How could
a mere disorder
give birth
to the perfect order that we see?