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...

I fell from the tree
and now I am
turning to Gold...
"You are changed"
So I am told

It's true,
Love has the uncanny ability
to cast spells
so I made sure
that It's not my mind
Playing tricks on me
But still
when I traveled
into those fathomless eyes,
I find myself
In the middle of an ocean
like a helpless boat
Caught in a magical whirlpool
and now I am
Sinking fast...

Our Souls
have already met
In the heaven,
and that's why
When I first saw you
You looked
familiar...

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?

They say her heart
Is a quiet place where
Nothingness rules,
There exist a vaccume,
Or perhaps  
a mere void...
What they don't know is
that the quiet places
speak louder
if you slow down enough
to listen...

Sometimes,
Love is like diving into the raging river,
It keeps throwing you
into the cold and turbulent current
and you find yourself
being ****** into a whirlpool,
swirling down to the river bed

It scours out
the traits and traces of you
It tests your grit
everyday
and Everyday you find the courage
to dive again,
tread the waters
and just keep learning
to stay afloat...

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

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

Somewhere
in the green meadows,
A young twig asked
What happens to those
who do not bend?
They break apart
- A Willow tree replied.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

It's another wintry night
and a moment ago,
I was dreaming
catching snowflakes
with you...
The dream is over now,
There are no more
cabins
and pine trees - of the North
but the Night,
is still cold
and somehow
I am still
feeling your warmth...

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...

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

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

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?

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!

Some unfulfilled dreams,
haunt us
for the rest of our lives
and make us feel
standing
in a barren land
with frozen snow...

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…

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

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 had a Fear
Of Loosing you
and so I am
Letting you go...

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

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

Sometimes
Our biggest fear
Is the fear of unknown
It's when we seek
Shelter
In our own self
and slowly crawl away
from reality
It's when we don't
recognize
the blessings we have
and let our soul
crave for more,
It's when we start
running
Chasing the facade
Knowing it well
- How it's going to end
It's when the instincts
take over
Our other senses,
rendering us
Helpless
- In the face
Of overwhelmingly odds...
I always wonder
Why can't we
Face this fear
Head-on?
What happens will happen anyway...

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

Love sometimes is fire,
Sometimes ICE
but it sure burns
every time...

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

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

As stubborn as the Tree
I can't be moved
(so don't ask me
to leave you)
but you
My Dear,
are a free bird
You can migrate
anytime you want...

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

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

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

Her heart was cold
as ICE
so I borrowed the SUN

If love becomes the ocean
then you'd be the shore
and like a tide
I would wash upon you
every now and then,
and leave you
crave for more...

In the constellation of Love
Doubts are like Black holes
They will consume the stars,
The Galaxies
that you had built
Together...

Once more
Into the love
Into the never ending reign
- I'll ever know
Oh my! Oh my!
I am falling for you
Again...

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...

The moment
you walk away
from the people
who imperils
your self-esteem,
is the moment
you gain the power
to Change
Everything...

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

What needs to let go
must be let go
- There's no other way around
How can you fly
with the dead weight
weighing you down?

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

Life is not a dice
that you can roll
and blame it on fate.
don't you know
the outcome
is not a stroke of luck
or random at all
the moment its thrown
the forces of earth,
air and table
- take the reins,
dance together
and seal your Fate.

Sometimes,
In the darkest hour
All we need to do
is to close our eyes
and let the heart
walk us straight
and we will find the light
at the end of the tunnel...