What is it?Who am I?A piece of glittering diamondOr a wretched impure Where am I?Where is it?In the arms secureOr in a stifling trap Why is that?Why am I?Alive sometimeAsleep sometimes When did it happen?When did I exist?I am hereWhere else would I be What’s in store for me?What did I ever have?Out there, isContinue reading “What, Where, Why, When? Who will answer?”
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Sky in the eye
The sky I must reachThe clouds I must pierceSun the scorcherlying beyond the cloudMust look him in the eye The moon and the starsHang on the domeKeeping the worldEncased withinMaintaining the semblance of the lie The dark spaceBeyond and in betweenFills every thingAnd still remains emptyBut seen with the closed eye I have traveled forContinue reading “Sky in the eye”
The rights and the wrongs
The right and the wrongThe shackles unseenthe iron barsand the gaps in between Together they mark the boundsOf the solitary prison cellIn such confinesExists the life we know so well The cells separate the prisonersOne from the otherConfined in their respective cellsTill the time reaches forever The bars they saykeep the prisoners safeto keep themContinue reading “The rights and the wrongs”
nasha
छलकेगा पैमानामेरे हाथों मेंये मैं हूँया नशा है
Smeared with Love
Colours on my face Wash away in the pouring rain The touch of the hand The delicate caress Still Lingers insane The smell of closeness The pounding heart and the uneasy refrain Smeared with love smitten and craved Heart is to blame The face is fresh the heart stays coloured with an indelible stain
Tum toh main hoon
क्यों चाहता हूँ तुमकोतुम तो मैं हूँ पाने की ख्वाहिश नहींतुम तो मैं हूँ खोने का ख़ौफ़ नहींतुम तो मैं हूँ क्या सुनना हैबस शोर हैशोर इतना गूंजाकी खामोशी हो गयी तुमसे मुलाक़ात जो हुईखुद से पहचान हो गयी
Pour some sugar
Two sachets PouredInto the frothing cupThe sweet crystals sinkthrough the frothMeeting the dark fluidMelting and mixingChanging the flavourAdding sweetto the waiting bitterWhite crystalspausein contrastOf the dark concoctionWith the stirThey mergeBoth are changingSugar and coffeeNot just sweetNot just bitterSomewhere in betweenThere brews the coffee
I am that breeze
Early morning smells fresh Curtains flutter gently Leaves sway merrily Cold that feels on your skin I am that breeze Free to touch Free to caress free to Steal the fragrance the one that carries the whisper I am that breeze Beyond the boundaries Always moving Swift yet gentle Unseen yet felt I am thatContinue reading “I am that breeze”
Beard
It never emerged It was cut to size In the morning Like a ritual Always This time It emerged When we were alone Like a shadow Darker We spent time Alone and together It stayed As a friend Close Bit unkempt Some strands of grey Whichever way It still remained Friend over the days ItContinue reading “Beard”
Tum ho
तुम वो रात होवो नींद होतुम वो सुबह होतुम यहीं हो ख़्वाब होसाँस होयहीं मेरे पासहर पल में हो वो धुन होजिसे गुनगुनाया हैवो याद होजिसे मुस्कुराया है तुम हो वहाँजहां मंज़िल हैक़रीब हो, दूर होजहां जाना है मेरा कौन होक्या नाम रखूँरिश्ता नहींमेरी पहचान हो तुम आज होमेरा कल भीक्या और है मुझमेंमेरा सबContinue reading “Tum ho”
My Tales Within 