The wounded isn't as weak as you perceive
The wounds are just an evidence
Of the battles fought gallantly
Of undying courage and perseverance
A brave show of resilience
When faced with crippling tragedies
The wounded knows how it feels
To push through searing pain
When bruised skin burns
And the night forgets to end
The wounded knows the agony
Of silent screams and voiceless aches
Invisible to the naked eye
A cause of further torment
But a wounded won't ever
Drown in the waves
Of treachery and deceit
His actions are marked by prudence
He's turned wary and vigilant
The wounded is a survivor
He dares to hope tirelessly
Don't mistake him as an injured minion
His scars are a testimony of his strength

I wrote about you
When we were only 10
But you acted older than that
A hastily made rhyme it was
About how you caught me
Hidden behind your shelf
In those unfair games of hide and seek
We used to play
I wrote about you
When we were 16
Trying to wade through life
In those years of youthful adolescence
When you had a growth spurt
And your beard began to grow in patches
A not so hastily made rhyme it was
About the way your lips curled
when you smiled
And why my heart raced
when you passed me by
I wrote about you
When we were 20
You were still a confused mess
But partied as if
There was no tomorrow ahead
A free verse it was
About how much I craved
To trace your contours
And kiss those furrows between your brows
As you slept and I stared
Then covered you with a blanket
I remember we were freezing that night
We are 25 now
And I still write about you
More than half of my diary entries
Are filled by thoughts of you
The way you blink your eyes
The way you shake your head
Your random compliments
That make me blush and look away
The goosebumps that I get
When your hand brushes against mine
The embers of the setting sun
That I see in your eyes
I've been watching and waiting for you
But you still don't have a clue
How can you be so oblivious
To a yearning so profound
Help me believe in magic
give me a hint or sign
Let me witness a miracle
I've been searching all my life

Seems like I'm a mute spectator
Watching the world rush outside my window
Everyday holds a new promise
The excitement of fresh beginnings
The surprises of unusual experiences
I see them building something out of nothing
Getting tanned in the heat
Chasing their goals on broken feet
That calm in their eyes after a rough day
As they sip their favorite brand of tea
In the company of their beloved
Is worth staring at
And here I am
Yawning through a day
That began yesterday and hasn't finished yet
Sipping the same brand of tea and coffee since years
Unable to step out of my house
Because the sun burns me so bad
Sinking back into the stale comfort of my bed instead
Stuck in a labyrinth of what ifs and maybes
Trying to reach a threshold
But the finish line is nowhere in sight
Wading through the water at the slowest speed possible
Feeling my pulse drop lower and lower
Perhaps I shouldn't look out of the window at all

outside my window
I see the setting sun wave me goodbye
It's salmon and scarlet hues
Sketch a beautiful sky
I see a silver balloon
Oh it's a shining moon
Like a young lissome lass
It rises up languidly from the horizon
To light up a sky
about to succumb to the dark
I blink once
And see a solitary star
I blink twice
And see countless stars
Flickering like fireflies
They adorn the world around me
Like a garland of glittering fairy lights
I smell the sweet delicate scent of lilacs and magnolias
The wind wears their perfume
And giggles and tickles across my skin
The moonlight plays with starlight
Upon a velvet stage
leaving me mesmerized
Outside my window at night
Nature becomes paradise
A beauty is being weaved
With such an artistry
It'll leave you spellbound

Can you look beneath the surface
Beyond the meticulously painted
canvas of my face
You see me smile
Can you still say
There's something that I hide
You hear me talk a lot lately
Can you still tell
There's even more on my mind
But I never let it
slip out of my mouth
Inside these hazel brown
Mascara Laden eyes
Can you see the melancholic clouds
Sometimes sailing by
Can you hold me then
And whisper gently
That whenever it'll rain
You'll be around
Just in case I get too wet
I can take shelter in your house
Can you try look past my facade
Inside the window of my soul
Find out what's buried within
And then let me know
Will you stay
Or will you leave

Outside my window
The colour of the sky at dawn
Resembled your blue eyes
And it's dusky hues at night
Resembled your ebony black mane
Under the warm winter sun
We talked until we ran out of words
You and I
Weren't we the best things
To happen to each other
The sound of our laughter
Echoed through miles
The bond that we shared
Strengthened further as time passed by
Those dimples on your cheeks
Mirrored full moon painted behind stars
And it's crescent shine
Looked like your smile
That crinkled the skin beside your eyes
Do you remember those summer nights
Spent sitting around bonfire
Counting endless fireflies  
Or the way we danced
Under the monsoon rains
Swollen drops gliding across our necks
Maybe you don't recall the soft sea breeze
Brushing our hair away
Softy Kissing upon our forehead
Before whispering in our ears
To always stay with each other
And never blow away
Because Someday we grew old and busy
And went our separate ways
Now I look outside my window
And remember those funfilled days

You are the star
That I seek
Whenever I'm drowning
In the murky depths
Of a dark turbulent sea
When the pale moonlight
Fades between the stormy skies
And Im caught in the undertow
Desperately struggling
To find a way out
That's when I look up for you
With desperate eyes
And there you are
Wearing that same stoical smile
Shining like a diamond
Brighter than the sun
The divinity that you exude
Gives me  infinite strength
You illuminate my path
When shadows become bigger than before
With your radiant coruscations
You gently guide me ashore