Shaayad

Aankhen ho gayi bojhal
Dil mein zindagi ki uthal puthal
Swaalon ke is jaal mein
Jawaab khud hi behaal hai

Har tapakta aasoon bura nahi
Uski keemat girne mein hai
Woh moti banke barsega
Us zameen ki yeh khushnaseebi hai

Dekho toh har taraf roshni hain
Band aankhen toh andhera hi laye
Apne jahaan ko apni muskaan do
Dukh dene waalon ki kami kahaan hai?

Khushi ke lehron ko daudne do
Gum ke dhue udd jayenge
Khush hone ke naatak mein
Shaayad hum khush ho jayenge

Away

So she walks away,

The wind at one andthe sun at the other side

Every heartbeat wills her back

But its futile, like grasping water in your palm

I want to feel happy for her,

The sorrow of her going outweighs,

Helpless I just try and bear it,

And walk the other way

Every moment it is tougher,

Lonely paths invite me,

And like a sneaky worm,

Desperation creeps in

I pray for salvation

I pray for strength

I pray for my mind

I pray for my soul

My cry remains silent

And loud is the sound inside

As I stretch my hand to touch her

She walks away

The Brave

No eulogies, no odes,
No markings on the tombstone
No hallowed books, no scriptures,
No sight of stone sculptures

No dedications, no memoirs,
No one to say au revoir
He lies silently in his grassy grave,
And an old timer talks about The Brave

In a race to be abnormal,
He always tried to be normal
Flawed was he completely,
In his mistakes lay his beauty

He searched high and low,
For what even he did not know
Every strife followed joy,
He never became a man from a boy

Loved his friends and foes alike,
Never did he use an ounce of spite
Putting it into words was impossible,
But he always knew he was also special

His favourite weapon was his heart,
Too big for anyone to withstand
It also was his Achilles heel,
Its burns he would always feel

He will never lie truly alone,
Nor will he lie in company,
Such is the fate that binds him,
From birth to eternity

Kuch Labz aise hi

wrote this when I went out with friends to Mocha cafe in Gurgaon. Somehow the words just crept in.....

Hazaar Nakhre, Baal Bikhre, Aankhen kaali kaali

Anginat sawaal, Apne khoye khayal, Kar gaye haal behaal

Woh muskurahat, Mushkilon se rahat, Sadiyon ki chahat

Hum dono ke vaaste, Anjaane raaste, Yeh kahani ankahi

The Unfinished Tale

The ends of a twain do not meet,

There is no escape, thoughts repeat,

Soaking up the pressure, taking the heat,

If victory is bitter, will defeat be sweet?

Two and two do not make four,

No silver lining, no light through the door,

Sitting in the streets, an emotional whore,

Is it possible to take any more?

Testing times, problems anew,

Nothing but the best did I wish you,

Being human is now an issue,

Am I not bones, flesh and tissue?

Every turn is a new bend,

Another chance to mend,

Some more time to finish this unfinished tale

Hammer of the Gods

A small request, a little dream

ecstasy denied, a hollow scream

Mistakes abound, foolish pride

the bird is dead, a child cried

Ripples in the water, a lake on fire

reflections disappear, stuck in a mire

One down-step, turns into a freefall

walls crumble, never felt so small

Nights are dark, the days darker

words are dead, scribbled with a marker

Asked for heaven, got hell

Asked for life, got death's knell

The one smile.....

Like flowers blossoming in the garden green

Like water flowing in the peaceful stream

Like the touch of an angel in a beautiful dream

Like the artist's touch upon a canvas

Like the morning come upon us

Like the start of a magnum opus

Like a child's laugh in the air

Like a princess bold and fair

Like a straw of hay stuck in the hair

Like the sweet sound of a flute

Like the equilibrium in dispute

Like a barbie doll so cute

Like an autumn evening and the bird's tweet

Like a rabbit in the hedge, fast and fleet

Like two friends who part to meet

Like the phone for which you wait

Like a beautiful sky and your gorgeous date

Like the journey you took and paradise's gate

It is for that moment that your heart lives,

When every grief you forget and forgive,

When it is the one smile she gives.