The Untold Truth

The void around me, sad it makes,

The smiles within me, away it takes;

Looking around, all that I can see,

Are the memories of a broken we;

I try to get up, but can’t help stumble,

And with a pang I rem’, life is in a fumble!

I keep a smile on, despite all the woe,

But deep down I know, all seems a big no;

I laugh and cheer with you, when you talk to me,

But the wounds inside me, buzz like a bee;

But now, as I seek to move ahead, with this truth locked in my heart,

I make a prayer, may this mirth fake not tear me apart..

The Black Hole

It seemed just a few minutes ago,

When life was so full of laughter,

Giggles & smiles – radiating – all around,

What joy, what happiness, what fate,

Oh! How come everything is seeming so perfect!!

Then there came a lull, a silence so depressing,

It drowned all the giggles, the smiles & the laughter,

Life then, seemed, was hanging in the air,

Swaying and teetering on the edge, little hint did it give,

Of the Black Hole, that life was heading into.

The lull now shifted gears, and there arose a storm,

A storm, so violent, it crushed all happiness,

It came, and went, but devastated everything,

Rendering life into nothing more than a Black Hole-

A Black Hole so intense, no light ever again seemed probable…

Sitting in this Black Hole now, I introspect,

Why the lull, and why the storm? Responsibilities??

Yes, but at what cost?

Will there ever be smiles and laughter again?

Will life ever be perfect again?

As the minutes drag ahead now,

The silence becomes all the more intimidating,

Trying to make an attempt to peep out of this hole,

All that is visible however, is a big question mark…

Will fate ever smile back on me again? J

The Blank Parchment.

This parchment blank, stared at me, willing me to pick up my pen,

But the rain driblets pelting against the banister refused to let go,

And as the petrichor warmed up the air and reached me,

I felt my mind going back to the countless seamless thoughts….

Those old memoirs, those small notes on chits of paper,

Some unsaid conversations, some untold musings,

Those unfinished stories, those dried up rose petals..

All bringing up that lingering scent old…

As the droplets picked up pace, and splashed against my face,

I tried to gather up my thoughts, and those emotions left unspoken,

When I realized that those unexpressed sorrows within me,

Were out of my eyes and amalgamating with the rain haze..

I come back to this parchment now, and as I hold up my pen,

I find those emotions galore dribbling over my fingers..

I start moving my pen across, and those tears start unfurling,

I let them unfurl and unroll, without any cease..

And make this wish, that when I close my eyes,

This halo of sentiments would be over and my mind rest appeased.

The Unfeigned Reality

Life, it seems, has come a long way,

When thoughts come every day..

The memories pour over the seconds,

Bringing yesterday to the fore yet again..

Every passing second brings your thought,

At this junction now, we must forever part..

You are savoring the future,

I am still to come out of the past..

But then hope comes and starts dwelling,

Making me believe that a better tomorrow may be awaiting..

I close my eyes, with this fickle light of hope in my heart,

And as the day passes, a milestone another seems crossed.

A Starry Vision

Last night into the stars I was gazing,

When into my mind came a thought...

Dancing in the twilight under the sky vast

I wondered what would it be like if I were a star!

Twinkling and blinking all throughout the night,

Spreading hope and light into the human might,

They are the stars which adorn the beauteous sight!

Shining with that sparkle and glitter bright,

Scintillating the aureole with glorious illuminant,

They are the stars which make our hearts so very jubilant!

Glowing beadlike amidst the clouds,

I wondered how the stars react to our emotions galore…

Travelling across the sky with their light,

Seeping across the cloudy barrens of human plight,

They are the stars which help the emotions come to shore!

Waltzing across the oceans of feelings,

Sailing through the halo of sentiments,

They were the stars, which as I lay gazing into the sky,

Filled my mind and soul with a bliss so very pure!

The Cycle

Came Dawn,
The golden light, so incipient
Brought in hope:
Hope, that a day better, will follow;
Hope, that a dream new, will be fulfilled;
Hope, that a person near, will be met.

Came Hope,
The golden light, so inchoate
Brought in happiness:
Happiness, that a job thought, will be done;
Happiness, that a wish sincere, will be granted;
Happiness, that a person dear, will be met.

Came Happiness,
The golden light, so ineffable
Brought in smiles:
Smiles, that are ubiquitous;
Smiles, so very unceasing;
Smiles, that a person, my own, will be met.

Came Dusk,
The golden light, now fading
Brought in gloom:
Gloom, that the day, better could have been;
Gloom, that the dream, better could have been fulfilled;
Gloom, that the person near, will be going away.

But, came Gloom,
The golden light, again flickered bright,
Brought in hope:
Hope, that a new dawn will follow;
Hope, that new hope will arise;
Hope, that the person dear, will be met again.

And, came Hope,
The golden light, now bright,
Brought in wishes:
Wishes, that the dawn next might come soon;
Wishes, that the person dear might be all right;
Wishes, that I'll meet the person, my own, again tomorrow.

For that, is human nature!

Mesmerised

When i look at the stars in the sky,
Shining beadlike amidst the blanket of clouds,
I see you drizzling down in driblets..

When wide I stretch out my hands,
To feel you through the banister,
I sense you gliding between my fingers..

When awed, my eyes follow you down,
Aromatizing the air with petrichor,
I smell the wet earth and see smiles all around..

When I see you dancing all the dances,
Speckling the ground with your gems,
I hear my heart sing along with your rhythm...

When out into your open arms I step,
Your gentle pitter-patter forming a myriad,
I feel myself getting soaked through in you embrace..

When in your embrace I waltz around,
Chutes of joy strike my chords,
And I rejoice as you kiss my tears away...

When I dance in line with you, with little rest between,
Splashing around creating fountains of happy feelings,
I find my heart floating in ether making esctatic notes..

When your embrace opens and we stand hand in hand,
Feeling the connection with the divine,
I find my soul soaring high with a joy galore..
I feel the warmth in the heart to the core..
And I make the wish that this moment always remains in the fore..