My shadow, my only companion

The meaning's lost,
What hurt it caused
Can't see the shore
In horizon across

Onward i swim
Catching my breath
The cool waves won't
Douse the fire that's felt

What good are the oars
For the boat has sunk
What good is the lore
For the luck that's drunk

Sink or swim
Ain't die or live
The link of whims
Survived, it still

The wanderer wanders
And wonders amazed
How did it come,
Why did this surface?
How can I, the nomad be
Not unattached, not be free
I'll find myself under these troubled skies
Not the reflection, the one in their eyes

It will be severed
The bonds that bind
It will be levered
The story destined
The power of will
Put to my test
The company I trust
My shadow the best...

The stars, my friends

The stars come out
For they need me
To be my friend
For they miss me

I will tell them
The events befallen
The moments found
And those forgotten

I'll tell them how
I had my day
About my plans
For they will stay

They all blink
Sleepy I think
But they share
About things they care
And so do I
I'm their friend, aren't I?

Some too sleepy
Dreamworld bound
Crash to the ground
Ray of light astound

I close my eyes
Pray for them
All the wellness
At their helm

As we resume
The talks of town
The tears and joys
The feelings unbound

Millions of shoulders
All for me
Millions of comforts
Everything I seek

With lifted weights
I find my peace
Bid adieu to the stars
For being with me

Till the next day
Comes to pass
With more to listen
More to laugh

But for now
I'll call it a night
To my million friends
I bid goodnight.

Tanha safar

Poem courtesy Ms. EA

Ek mafhil thi dosto ki,
Jisme har vo saks tha,
Jinke sath aarzoo,
Hum karte thy,
Sub toh maad mast thy,
Ek dusre mein,
Hum mojud ho kar bhi,
Hum kahi nahi thy,
Mafhil mei rusva hue,
Tanha rahe,
Phir vo subha hui,
Thama humne dil ka hath,
Nikal paade khud ki talash mein,
Khud se pyar hua,
Ek naya sa alag sa,
Ahsaas hua,
Khud ki khushi,
Aur jinda hone ka ahsaas hua……

Nothing but the truth

how it helps and how it hurts
on and off music, sometimes i blurt
the words that were best left unsaid
To curb when I went unrestrained

what is right? who's to say?
with inner urge the words sway
the somethings that must be done
the somethings, from which we can't run

there's no emotion, good or bad
just the truth, steadfast, mistaken as cad
walk we must, for this path unfolds
the story continues, even if untold.

No sense

Cant's say I'm surprised,
can't say I'm shocked,
a little let down probably
but can't say I won't be mocked

A light moment here
A light laugh there
A little ray smeared
A little hope, that's that.

In the hurried play,
the scurrying rat falls
dusts itself, not to stay
Back in the muddy gall

Where forward doesn't mean ahead
And up is never high
When we take things further below the grave
when distance draws nigh
when night meets day
and left meets right
when the figment of imagination draws a line
and toeing doesn't bring respite!

Hoping and being resilient

Caged bird, winged dreams
reasons slurred, staged fleet
emotions stirred, down deep
tired soul, sleepy retreat

We shall rest, then will march
Zest no less, then we'll start
we will fight, we will win,
we will counter, their heads will spin
we will shatter them we'll daze
My turn is coming again!!

On a wing and prayer

sitting still, counting breaths
countless thoughts in the head
unbounded, free, imagination flies
one moment here, then up in the sky
not limited by distance, time or space
wonder why does it so behave
shows me pictures, happy and sad,
joyous one moment, and then a scare
skip a beat, then the heart pounds
slowly when the thought hits the ground
I forget myself, the troubles to be
in the moment, spellbound by what I see
Possibilities never possible before
Can the soldier ever dream of the throne
But who can stop the thoughts I have
and who can stop the dreams that fly
No such thing as 'never can'
On such a wing and Prayer I stand!