I see butterflies.
I see colours.
*And I see you.

Goodbye
I cannot bear to say
Not when it is you
That have been making my day.

Goodbye
I am not ready to wish
Not when I still do not understand
Why all of this is finish.

Goodbye
You say so easily
Goodbye
You wish so quickly


With a couple of hugs


and with a trace of kisses


You're gone.

Those words of yours make me nearly
forget the world and its problems.

They told me that they were not lying,
That they were very very true.

I'm scared to fall deeper.

And how the other guys trying to get hold of you.

And how your grip grows weaker every time others come closer to you

Yet i am here standing, like there's nothing happening.

Those stories of the past- yours and mine.

Folded in the books of magical wonders, wondering to be opened by the future.

Reading back those memories, literally.
Remembering back those moments, that we have should cherish.

But now, everything is the same. There is no you in us.

It will be always me, and only me.

I love the moonlight.
Almost like an invitation to a far away dreamland.

But even the moonlight becomes you.

I'm surrounded by a sea of people
As far as the eye can see
All flowing in the same direction
And just floating along, is me

I've been wading in this water
Letting it carry me any way
Not caring about which direction
And never having any say

After wading all this time though
My legs started growing tired
So finally it was time to choose
Which direction I desired

But the problem with floating along
Was that I never became aware
I wasn't really a part of the waves
I was just sort of...there

What I wanted didn't matter
The waves still moved as one
Whether I moved with or against them
Didn't matter in the long run

Then I thought I better get out
And give myself some time to think
But I couldn't see the shore anymore
And with that, I started to sink

Now I'm surrounded by a sea of people
As far as the eye can see
All still flowing in the same direction
But drowning in it, is me

I am not
a statue.

For you to put on a pedestal.

Waiting to break
the minute you drop me.

परवाने


ऐ हुस्न-ए-शमा, ऐ नूर-ए-जहाँ

अब आपके इश्क़ में
गर फन्ना भी हो जाएँ

तो कोई रंज-ओ-ग़म, कोई अफ़सोस नहीं।

अपने हिस्से की ख़ुशी
हमने पा ली।


Fire & Passion*


O! Charismatic - Light of the World!

Now if I annihilate myself
in your love,

I'll have no sorrow, no regrets.

For I’ve already had my share
Of Happiness.

I'll probably cry myself to sleep again
It just can't be helped.
I've burdened those around me
With my happiness.
Am I not strong enough to stand on my own two feet?
Do I not trust myself?
I am despicable.
Ugly.
Worthless.
Why, why must I hate myself?
Because I don't trust myself?
I am alone. I have always been alone. Hiding inside the books,
Wearing multiple masks that no one
Bothered to take away.
Say something I'm giving up on you

Your eyes peel off my Polo,
Shimmy off my conservative slacks-
I am not a walking show.

I do not consent.

Your words strip me of my smile,
Your whistles devour my dignity-
I am not a dog, to be called to attention.

I do not consent.

I do not consent to this ritual humiliation,
I do not consent to this violation,
I do not consent to this dehumanization.

I do not consent.