The Well

Built a well but left it dry
To fill it with the tears I’d cry
Not knowing that pain would be
Just another part of me.

 Built it in a place that held
Not a single soul that dwelled
No one would come, so no one could see
How empty it was inside of me.

 World was hard & tears were weak
It had no place for the meek
So learnt to live without a sound
Where not a single tear was found!

 Years went on without solace
Lived well enough to harden the face
Emotions called but buried them in the sand
Futile it’d been to try to understand.

 Thought to fill it with the blood of the heart
But found that very difficult to depart
So once again left it dry
Till time could teach me how to cry.

 There was little hurt after learning to deal
That no one would care for the slightest feel
 Had to be tough & battle the humanity
People were selfish & would only pity.

 Till this day that well lives on
Somewhere in a place no one was born
Like from the start, it remains dry
Just because this body could never cry.

Fallen Away

Look inside what do you see?
A heart as hollow as can be
Untouched by emotion to ever care
&just shrug off what seemed unfair
 Never had friends to learn how to deal
 Unconcerned to ever ask how it’d feel
 Thought that a position might earn me a place
Need no person to invade my space.
 Built my world within four walls
To hide away when shrank too small
Roofless home wasn’t bad for a start
Would pull through life by being smart.
 To carry on living didn’t find a reason
Too cool to care if put though treason
Found it easy to laugh through another’s pain
Turned & walked away without looking again.
 Wanted to care but didn’t get a chance
Wanted to love but didn’t find romance
Left stranded by reality to walk alone
So this poor little heart turned to stone.

Immature

So you thought that it would change within moments didn’t you? Come on, we’re older now. We’ve learnt to play games well. Admit that you thought it would be easy. Admit that you took me for a fool. Confess the truth & I’ll let you go on trying to fool me. I might even pretend that I believe you. I might just do as you ask, but at least own up. I don’t ask you anything else. I wish I could see behind the words you give me. I wish I could read the dirt in your mind. At least I’d know how I’m being exploited. Excuse me for being born innocent & naïve. I could never race with the sharp ones a long mile. I couldn’t manage to take further than the first step while I watched the others cut through the finish line. I knew those races were not for me. I was too simple & blunt to get anywhere. The rest of the world knew too much & shared very little. My case was vise-versa. I knew little & shared much. Foolish I had been from the beginning. Learnt that I was fragile & needed protection; which further brought my self-esteem down. I knew I wasn’t made to battle the world & least of all alone. I knew I’d get eaten up alive. I wasn’t fit to fight on my own. God only decided to place a heart in this body & bit of mind to keep that crazy beater in control. It never had much sense of its own. So that’s my life story. See I did it again! I wasn’t asked bout my life. I was supposed to be asking bout you. See that’s my problem, I forget what I was supposed to do & get all excited that someone’s listening to me. Oh well! Back to my old point, do you think that I’m really foolish? Oh I don’t think that was the subject of our discussion or was it? There, that’s going to be the end of it. Now I forgot the topic, so anyways Merry Christmas or whatever!

Science of Love

Love is not organic to form fossil on being laid
Love is not a metal on which its oxide will be made
It has no heat capacity to change with the weather
But love is like the ionic bonds that hold hearts together.

Tribute To A Dream

Remember the way we used to be
Those moments are more alive than a memory
When there was a friend to count on & lend an ear & love had never raised any fears.
 There were dreams & joy to share &
 not a single moment did we spare
They made us who we are today
For what I’m grateful beyond words can say.
 Winds change direction & time goes by
 Sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye & though those days are long since gone
The memory of your love will linger on.

Sotto Voce

For ages you put me in chains that I could not break But to keep you happy, those smiles I’d faked I wanted to run but had nowhere to hide Bit by bit, death devoured all that existed inside. For you I’d laughed then had cried all night Day after day, prayed that I could battle this fight Just like you, time did nothing to ease the pain So the soul died & even heaven sent no rain. Here’s a broken heart that uselessly beats on its own Without any desires, it journey’s alone Here’s a face wretched of smiles that once shone there Leeched of emotion, it carries on without a care. These lips are silent, but what difference does that make? The words went unheard even when they did articulate The eyes show nothing & have lost their shine Body functions mechanically, so might appear fine. Who was once regarded to turn out the best Unconsciously, has been quietly laid to rest Without a word & without a tear the soul departed & as it left, just the own body felt broken-hearted.

Destructive Desires

Lost & confused Staring at the fragmented reality Thought the treaded tracks to be easy to follow But bitter reality succeeded in betraying again. Waters were dark but clear at the top Thought getting through wouldn’t take much Trained to sail & equipped with the best Yet the unpredictable, drowned it all. Thought we could tear down mountains Counted on the fact that we’d pull through Confident that the impossible was achievable But I lifted the hand to vacant winds. Betrayed & desolate I now stand Fires of resentment burning to climax Played with deception & learnt to lie The flaming hatred taught to destroy. Hate everything including the self Everything poisoned from blood to knife Hoped that time would teach tolerance But destruction became the passion of life.

A plea in the darkness

Wish you would come around if only for a while Wish you could see beneath this face that beguiles I live in darkness but that you cannot see Underneath these smiles lies a story of misery You don’t come around for your life keeps you occupied I only give words, but you fail to notice that I’d lied How I live you don’t care to find out That’s what makes me lie here & cry about. In the light I glow & in darkness I lay Like a child’s toy with this heart you play You don’t have time to lend an ear to confide One simple reason that makes me crumble inside. You give so many promises & nothing in the end For a bit of your time I continue to pretend Every promise you break, I hold out & reassure Damning myself as I leave through your door! Remember that it’s me when you come around When hard times come, it’s me who holds you above the ground Could it be that your blind & cannot see? Called to reality the only listener is me.

The woman

A woman to the world, but the heart of a child
Dignified & sober they thought but she longed to run wild
They thought she spoke but she had nothing to say
They reached to her in places when she’d gone far away.
 They thought she was hard, but she felt inside
hey thought she’d friends, but she never learnt to confide
She spoke with innocence but was labeled wrong
They thought her weak, but she was strong.
 They thought she laughed, but she feigned within
They assumed but couldn’t conjure what her life had been
She claimed to be no martyr or a saint
But resentful pictures of her they’d paint.
 They wanted her to be like the rest
She thought differently & wanted to be the best
So what they sought for her let her down
But she endured in silence with barely a frown.
 She was a child that longed to be fascinated with life’s wonders
To be born with a different perception was her only blunder
What pleased most people, she didn’t consider prime
So with a heart still youthful, she grew up far before time.

Lady of the sea

Of the ocean, I am the tide Only for a while I’ll be by your side I am something you can touch but never hold Possess great warmth, yet appear too cold. I am the water that lets you live I provide the nourishment nothing else could give The nurture I bestow, none can compare Peaceful & natural, all lives in my care.

THe Immortal Existence

Love is a feeling
It is an art of healing
In the form of kind words & deeds
It’s the only thing that we really need.

 Where everything else falls
 Love shines through to stand tall
When all falls apart
 It’s the savior of the broken-heart.

 Invisible love has no meaning &
may take forever for someone to start believing Actions &
 words give love understanding &
comfort when the world becomes demanding.

 Hearts can be broken
When words are left unspoken
 A few kind words of admiration to someone
Could really complete a life left undone.

 A few words that say u care
A confirmation that you’ll be there
Is the greatest joy one could cherish
In good times & even when those perish.

 An emotion that’s deeper than the sea
A feeling as pure as can be
A light that’s brighter than the sun
Love’s a hope that gives life A reason.

 To love someone is the greatest state one can achieve
 To be loved is the best gift one could receive
Caring gives a motive to smile & the courage to complete the journey of a thousand miles.

 Mortality is fleeting
Clocks of the heart continue beating
 Invisible love might never die or rust
 But someone lonely might be lying beneath the dust.

A Cherished Life

Looking over the bridge of the dead years Scanning the faces filled with smiles & tears It’s a wonder how time flew so fast And just left memories to savor the past. Thanks for being the best parents that could be Giving me the best of life like good parents would Bringing me up with such love & care & when I needed you, thanks for being there. Thanks for the 24-hour shoulder From the beginning till I’m older Also thanks for the warmth when times got cold & for holding out when it was hard to hold. Thanks for this gift of life that I truly treasure & love you beyond measure For filling my life with such love & bliss I couldn’t ask for more than this. Thanks for making me who I am today I hope I will make you really proud someday, By proving you as the best man & wife, Justifying that I lived a cherished life.

The immortal shadows

In the silence of this empty room
Two lovers have met their doom
Their shadows creep over the antique walls
Dancing to the music heard even down the halls.

 Two waltzing shadows merge into one
In their lives the way their souls had done
Joined & parted but never did separate
Now jealously & hatred led them to this fate.

 Arms go up as the faces bow
Lifted up, twirled then let down low
 Four arms join to merge into two
No spell could break a love so true.

 The lonely lovers lie on the ground below
While the shadows perform their all night show
When darkness falls, over the walls they creep
In the morning they return to sleep.

 They dance frantically across the room
Nothing comes in their way-not even doom
Their immortal souls were meant to be together
To dance away the nights forever.

Something deep inside

It’s a weird feeling, nothing pleasant though-a wave that sweeps over & ends the enthusiasm. It simply dulls it all till everything loses its meaning. All of it feels worthless & drab. There’s still something in you that tugs, to remind that it had some value at one time but then you cast it aside! Why bother with those little voices when the outcome is nil? They ask you if it hurts & despite your stone answer, that little voice squeaks a “yes”. Of course it does, but it’s not so important. But then what is? With or without your emotions the world carries on. So who’d care for a miniscule emotion of an unknown person? Not that it’d cause a revolution. Not that it was anything new. Everyone’s been through it. But still you care. If only something could chase it away. If someone could add another hue to the blues, it’d be better. At least this feeling would go away. This hurting feeling they call pain.

Cry for freedom

Would it have mattered if I’d walked into the centre of the sea? Seemed a tiny distance unbarred by the heights & the rocks below. It was a spectacular moment, one of those perfect instances to unite with eternity. To make the last leap & break the chains of this world, once & for all. It’d be so easy to erase the distance keeping me away from that life giving ocean. It’d be divine to dive into forever. What difference would it make if I did? It’d only grant one soul some peace. The world would’ve carried on. I’d only been 1 less mouth to feed, 1 less body to clothe, 1 less writer, writing these sordid rhymes & 1 less spirit crying for freedom!

Abandoned

“A fragment of a dream gone by Regretful memories but the eyes are dry The soul experienced the deepest cut Now pain wouldn’t let these restless eyes shut.” Yes, beloved that is what my life has been like since the day u exited my door. What happened to those promises you made? What became of those fiery meetings we so often shared? Those wild desires unrestrained. Those promise filled evenings. The days your gifts & your presence made special. Where did they all go? Does someone else lay her head where I used to? Do you smile at her the way you smiled at me? Does my thought ever cross your mind or has she replaced those as well? Did you ever really love me or was it just a game for you? I wish that I could abandon your thoughts just the way you abandoned me but I can’t. If I open my mouth to speak the only word that comes out is your name. I lie here all day allowing your thoughts to torture me. How long has it been since the last time you came to collect your clothes? Wasn’t it the same day you said you’d never want to see me again? You gave me no reason. You said I didn’t need to know everything in your life. I remember it better now. Was too shocked & broken then, to know what was going on. How long has it been? 3 days, a week, I’ve lost track of time. Don’t even have the energy to drag myself from this floor. Wish I’d dug a grave earlier so could’ve crawled into it. Have no strength to move or to speak. You were everything to me. You were the only one I loved & cherished. I asked nothing more from life. I began living the day I met you. I was a nobody but you gave me identity. Now I’ve lost everything. I could’ve sworn you were made for me. How is it that you didn’t think the same? Wasn’t I good enough for you? Please tell me what I lacked. What is it that this girl has that I didn’t? I could’ve buried you in money or affection alike. I had the looks. I had the status. I had the faith & talent. What is it that you left me for? Are you happy now? How long will she entertain you? Will you desert her too when your restless heart gets bored of the same face? Look at this floor. It’s streaked with rivulets of dried tears. All those tears I shed perhaps more for myself than for you. My eyes hurt from lack of rest. Wish you’d tell me what was on your mind when you left. I could’ve given my life for you. Maybe you should’ve asked me to die for you. I’d have died with honor rather than lie here-neither dead nor alive. You would’ve had your freedom & I would’ve been at rest too. Would you come once just to see me? But that won’t make any difference to you. I remember you told me that your past had no meaning for you. Yeah, you did always live for the moment. I guess I was the foolish one. I was the one who found it hard to move on. I had always been that way. Whatever I had, I wanted for keeps. I didn’t think that one day you’d change & walk away. I should’ve been prepared but I guess I ignored the signs. Love is blind isn’t it? I had so many dreams. I had planned my whole life around you. I thought you shared my dreams. What happened then? Did you just lead me on & never actually meant them? How could you be so cruel? I guess it would’ve been very enjoyable for you to toy with my emotions. You wouldn’t have cared what would happen after that did you? Was it that or did you actually look forward to it? I do wish I could be a part of your life the way you had been mine. If there’d another life I’d like to know about what happened between us. There might be hope of revival there, but here I doubt I’d survive the poison given by the thought of you.

Haunting memory

Why do I still love u?
Why do I still care?
When I’ve found someone who’ll always be there
Why do I long for u even though your love was fake?
 & I had to endure more heartache than I could take
Let me love the one who loves me Break your spell & set me free
Let me be with the one who’d love me for sure
Let me know the love that’s deep & pure
What’s this magic u put me under?
What’s the meaning of causing our lives to asunder?
Why can’t I get over u? Y
our lips, your hair & you’re eyes so blue
Stir a tormented storm within my heart
Let me go or else I might fall apart.

The dark face of love

That nagging feeling that keeps recurring A rational thought to chase it away Voice inside insists "admit it!" No!! Please silence everything! A sigh devoured by the wind The quiet beating of the heart Flush on the face but veiled from the eyes The lovely grin gave away the secret. Such a disappointment to be here There were such high expectations A string of dreams-the picture's changed now Cling to those dreams before they fade. This couldn't have happened Can't be more than an illusion An induced fantasy after years of brainwashing But why do these sensations go so deep? An adolescent's fantasy that has no base The skies wait for u to soar through them But this bloody human flesh won't commit It's only familiar with the grave-untaught to fly. The traveling road is dark throughout Look ahead into the pitch, turn back & it's still dark Emotions are deaf-will never listen So seal the lips to prevent the words from revealing. So unsure yet wish upon the desire A desire that'll remain only a vision even if accepted by reality A solemn need that'll go unattended Would do good to pretend either. A pleasant feeling to soar through the clouds But not-so-pleasant to fall from the sky Hang on to those dreams that'll carry you through this life Cause human hearts will only bleed!!

Thought in the wind

IT was like a refreshing wind blowing: but somehow my world was still in the shadow..........