There's a dark shadow lurking behind the curtain.
That's gonna haunt us for life & that's certain.

When the bright light of HOPE will be long gone,
That dark shadow of DESPAIR will pounce upon.

Pounce upon us mustering all of its power.
To knock us down with each passing hour.

But one thing inside you will never let you fall.
Your determination which will help you to stand tall.

Stand tall against this dark shadow and throw it out of your way.
The bright light of hope will shine again the next day.

I wish I had wings & I could fly.
Dive off the edge & spread them in the sky.

To get rid-off the illusions of this earth.
Which makes me feel guilty that why I took birth.

Why all the time a person  is surrounded by sorrow?
Is there any place, from where HAPPINESS I can borrow?

I'll fly & will run far away from here.
But I am afraid of returning the same place as the world is a sphere.

Why aren't we satisfied with our lives & its prosperity?
Why can't we see our happiness & other's grief with clarity?

Let me go & let me fly away from this place.
I can't bear more pressure & I can't even run this RAT RACE....

So I'm going, just leaving this house in search of a new nest,
where I can begin my life again and will find peace & rest.

But I know this isn't possible as, throughout my life, sorrow clings.
I should give up this thought but still I WISH I HAD WINGS.

When your wits started outsmarting mine.
When your aura started outshining mine.
When your understanding became better than mine.
I had realized you have become mature enough.

When your presence at my home stopped bothering me.
When all my "I's" started turning into "WE".
When we started going out on bike rides whenever we got free.
I had realized you have turned me into a better person.

When your shoe size increased to almost twice.
When your hunger, our lunch couldn't suffice.
When I've just grown by 1 and a half inches and you doubled your size.
I had realized you have grown enough.

When I stopped being an introvert.
When we shared our griefs whenever we were hurt.
When I started believing that any harm coming to us, you can avert.
I had realized that I have found a friend in you.

Sometimes I wish to be waken up by the first light.
Sometimes I wish to stay awake the whole night.

Sometimes I wish to live my whole life in one moment.
Sometimes I wish to die and lie still making no movement.

Sometimes I hope I could face every problem with bravery.
Sometimes I want to run away like cowards in a hurry.

Sometimes I don't want to utter a word and stay silent.
Sometimes I want to scream out loudly and become violent.

Sometimes I want to laugh out loudly and want to feel so high.
Sometimes I want to cry so hard that my tears would run dry.

Sometimes I want my body to freeze and buried under ice.
Sometimes I wish fire would burn it if it were to perish twice.

The rain is strange,
I feel it I don't know why.
No one knows its range,
Many drops of water falling from the sky.

It's a reason of happiness- someone believes,
While for some other it's a reason to cry.
As it rains, someone lives,
While many other in the world die.

Some people like being wet,
Because for them a source of joy it appears.
While for some it's a cause of regret,
For them, it's a way to hide their tears.

For some it always brings glory,
While for others it brings pain.
Everyone has one or the other story,
But no one can ever understand this rain.
            -Udit Vashishth