The Sun is just another
In an endless sky of stars
If we saw it from far away
Would we know it was ours?

It isn't too remarkable
In any special way
An ordinary little star
That rides the Milky Way

But when seen from our point of view
The Sun is like a god
So wonderful, so full of light
So powerful, so hot

It's bright enough to light the sky
And paint it blue and gold
It shines on us, it grows the plants,
It warms us when we're cold

I think we would love any star
That brought us so much light
But our Sun is the only one
That shines on us this bright

Sometimes the ones who look
Ordinary from far away
Will dazzle you if you will
Just give them the time of day

If only you'd take me for a fool
And not take me for granted like you do
I would rather live on in some ignorant bliss
Than taste the reality of this deathly kiss
For this is too easy to understand  
This is too easy to lose ourselves in
If you would only take me for another and not as I am
To lay me down on this cold hard ground
Pick up my pieces in some different form
A brand new me raised from your ideal storm

If only you'd take me for a fool
As fools are the ones who fall in love
Whose words seem to fall from the stars above
Dancing till dawn under cider filled skies
They are the ones that carry life in their eyes
So rescue me from this vagueness that consumes
Our daily routine of me versus you
And yet maybe you do, at night when i dream
Delivering my innocence rebirthed anew
For only a fool could keep returning to you

You saw me when I was trying
To cloak myself in invisibility
Came around looking for me
Not for my body
But for my energy and soul
You made an impact that first night
Sitting by your side
I knew everything was right
Everytime you spoke
It healed me
You healed me
You have come to show me
How not to run from love
But
To let it consume me
Take over my senses
And reprogram

Your family yells and I wish I can help,
Your family beats but I still wish to meet,
Your family drinks and I still need to jinx,
You a better life.  
You don't deserve this,
You say you do, but you don't.  
Trust me, I won't stop saying this, I won't!  
I love you as a friend, you know I do
How can I make you believe me, what's new with you?
I need for you to understand, so you don't become a shrew,
Will you ever love me as I've loved you?

poetry runs like blood through my veins
words strung together to emote beauty
or pain, a beautiful necklace wrapped
tightly around my throat, the things
I'm dying to say dripping from
the tip of my tongue. Honey or poison,
both sticking to my gritted teeth,
unable to escape and create
the beautiful poetry
bleeding on the page

वक़्त रुका है,घड़ी के कांटे रुके हैं,
हवा रुकी है, मौसम रुका है,
ना बीता एक लम्हा, ना गुज़री एक सांस
ना आयी अगली सुबह, ना आयी अगली शाम,
तेरे चले जाने के बाद मानो
धरती ठहर गयी है .....

हर वह ठहरा वक़्त आगे न बढ़ने का कारन बता रहा है  
वक़्त के पेहले तेरे चले जाने का कारन खोज रहा है,
ऐसा क्या हुआ के तू चला गया अचानक,
ऐसा क्या करें अब के  वक़्त चलने लगे
मानो तुझ से ही वक़्त आगे चलने की
अनुमती  मांग रहा है ......

तू था तो इस अम्बर में खुशबु थी
सुबह उठने की और रात को सोने की कोई वजह थी
तू था तो तेरे लिए कुछ कर गुजरने की चाह थी
तू था तो जो तेरे लिए नहीं कर पा  रहे थे
वही किसी और पे लुटाने की आरज़ू थी
अब तू नहीं, तो वह आरज़ू भी मानो यहाँ वहां भटकती
तुझ से रास्ता पूछ रही है....

क्या था मेरे पास बस एक तेरे सिवाय
तू ने सब ला  लिया अपने लिए  खुदा से मांग के
छोड़  गया सब कुछ मेरी झोली में डाल के
उसी खुदा के पास जहाँ से आया था
मेरे लिए खुद को मांग के……

बैठी  हू़ँ चौखट पे बस यही सोचती
जो अमानतें दे गया है लौटाऊँ किसे,
न्योछावर करूँ उन सब को किसपे,
ढूंढ़ती हैं आँखें कभी तेरे खुदा को कभी तुझे ,
मानो तुझ ही से पूछ रहीं हैं  
इन सब को लुटाऊं कैसे ....

Sparkle in Wisdom

And wisdom went with her frozen
In glass like snow white's coffin
And what was known singed ash
As petals amongst futility's cry


Mary **