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Love, this uninvited guest,
It’s the moon in the clouds,
The fragrant, scented candle,
Oblivious, humbly-proud,
Shying away in the corner,
This rhetoric, happy, dreamer!
Love, this innocent child,
Holding its dream eyed doll,
Wanting fairyland unicorns,
Ridding high on emotions,
Dweller in utopian existence,
Believer in forever, the sweet forever!
Oohh, if at all!



I know how hard you try,
Those unsaid apologies,
Those unwaved goodbyes.
The ego fights a battle,
The self-esteem sighs.
Some hard truths, some lies.
Such intricate fabric of life.
Labyrinth of thoughts,
The matrix we try to defy.
Whether to wait or to try?
I am drowning in the ocean
Of my own creation.
Where in the world is, respite?
More I observe, more I identify,
Transitory nature of my life!

Love at first sight?
Hmmm…. Cliché?
Are there any rules?
Can love exist on the hindsight too?
Can Love can sneak in from the backdoor?
Can it happen when you least expect?
With someone who seems
To be on another planet?
And maybe beyond your league?
Can it be more than an illusion?
Can it endure distance, time and silence?
It must be the affect of the Valentine’s decorations,
Today my pen bleeds.
And my cracked heart aches a little.
Yes, the heart, that I had presented you,
Decorated with bows and ribbons,
Maybe, you had to hush it away,
And there you placed it in,
That book, I once gave,
So my heart is now crushed, dusty and wrinkled.
Today, the intoxication is in the air.
For Cupid knows neither-
Astrology nor Psychology!
Love’s beautiful, yet insane!
Maybe we’ll never meet again.
Yet, you’ll always be alive,
In that torn, dusty,
Wrinkled heart of mine!



When things go wrong,
As they sometimes would.
When your expectations
Go unmet, as they could.
When you people-please,
In order to keep peace.
While playing ego games,
To win their love,
To validate your worth.
Still no flame kindles.
For them love is a prison!
They have their reason!
Let the accountability alone!
Blame it on the cupid-
For all that’s gone wrong!

Do my words convey you a meaning?
When I am silent do you miss me?
Does the wind whispers in your ears?
Does the rain tells you about my tears?
Do you want to be here?
Do you wish I was there?
Silent sighs.
Pounding hearts.
Melancholy in thoughts.
No, no, I am not talking about love.
For love is an art!
For a privileged few.
I am talking about a connection,
Real and true!
I am talking about a mystery.
About energy and not Chemistry!
Realize, focus consciously.
Hey, be the Alchemist.
Create precious destiny!


जब दर्द हदसे बड़ जाता है,
याद बहुत आती है, मां
पैंतालिस हो यां नब्बे,
ताउम्र याद आती है, मां
सामने होती थी तो,कौनसे,
पहाड़ उखाड़ लेती वो?
नाज़ुक,पर मेरी ताकत थी, मां!
तेरे चूरमें के स्वादको, तरस्ती हूं अब,
दाल-चावल में कभी होती थी, मेरी दावत,
ढूंढती हूं जो सकून, जहां में,
सिमटा था तेरी कहानियों में, मां
यह ज़िंदगी सत्ताती है, तो,
याद बहुत आती हो, मां
क्योंकि, पास नहीं- तुम,
यूं एक एहसास हो, मां,
कुछ यादें, कुछ किस्से,
मेरे कुछ जज़्बात हो, मां!

जिस रोज़ मैने गिले-शिकवों को मिटा दिया,
उस दर्द के मैं कायल,
जिसने खुदा मिला दिया ।
डूंडती रही जहां में, हर दर पर, हर दरगा में,
इक झटके में उसकी रहमत ने,
मुझमें, दीदार करा दिया।
उस दर्द के मैं कायल,
जिसने खुदा मिला दिया ।
सारे ज़रिए छूटे, सारे आडंबर टूटे,
मन के भावों में सिमटे गए,
जीवन के फ़लसफ़े ।
दिखते हैं रास्ते तेरी ही रहमत से,
तूने इस जीवन को मुकमल बना दिया।
उस दर्द के मैं कायल, जिसने खुदा मिला दिया ।