Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Silence

My Tribute to Life
Life:
The many-headed monster
Over-hyped & undermined
The knotted maze
with people walking in & walking out
of blind alleys & entangled paths
A puzzle missing parts without logic
Now I have the reason
No, I won't talk about it!

My Answer to Humanity
Humanity:
The mangled beast-
toes & tongues-
feet & fangs.
Rules, just smoke changing shapes!
Some say silence is an obscenity
Some say sense is a profanity
Now I have my answer
No, I won't talk about it!

My Antidote to The Mind
Mind:
An ailment, all humanity is born with
A bundle of neurons bubbling with confusion
Seething thoughts breathing hard
Muffled gasps craving comprehension
Time & again I sought a cure
for the many sounds it makes.
Now I have an antidote
No, I won't talk about it!

My Weapon against time
Time:
An anachronism measured by minutes
An obsoleteness measuring lives
I made vain attempts to maim the wheel ;
trying hard to leave a mark, unarmed.
But now I have a weapon
No, I won't talk about it!

Silence - My choice, My weakness
But I still wonder:
Two minutes of silence
to mourn death -
how long would it take to mourn life?

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Talaashte haiN

Batate nahiN haiN kisiko par haaN talaashte haiN
Zindagi to baaki hai, thodi jaaN talaashte haiN

chand lamhe chhalak-kar dil pe daag de gaye
yaadon me ham ek-aadh muskaaN talaashte haiN

beet gaye, saans lene ke vajah jitne bhi the
kuch naye bahaanoN ke mehmaaN talaashte haiN

ujaale malta tha din,raat cheente chidakti thi
khidki pe pehle wala aasmaaN talaashte haiN

ek umr gayi armanon ke manzil ki khoj me
manzil me ab apne armaaN talaashte haiN

jinhe zindagi de di, woh do pal dete nahiN
khud kuch waqt bebas-o-hairaaN talaashte haiN

ruka nahiN karti boondoN me bandhi kahaaniyaN
ham kyuN paaniyoN pe nishaaN talaashte haiN

matlab bhi to mausam se badalte guzarte haiN
tasveeroN me ham guzri daastaaN talaashte haiN

ham haiN kya yeh, bhool se jaate haiN kabhi
guzarti nazroN me apni pehchaaN talaashte haiN

dard to khilta hai dil me, magar sukooN nahiN
kya bataye is mui ko kahaaN kahaaN talaashte haiN

Batate nahiN haiN kisiko par haaN talaashte haiN
Zindagi to baaki hai, thodi jaaN talaashte haiN

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Some Frozen Bubbles

I see you in the crowd
Frowning & sighing loud
& I wonder-
is it my thought that makes you frown?

I heard the other day
you drank the night away
& I wonder-
Was I the reason you were feelin down?

Why cant I see you aren't thinkin of me;
you dont even notice me!
why do I think whatever you do,
whatever u say it is me,
that taunts you
that haunts you
though it ain't!

I am livin in a bubble,
tryin hard to break out of it,
trying real hard not to !!

I am livin in a bubble,
that aint there anymore,
that was broken long ago!!

I am livin in a frozen bubble !
I am livin in a broken bubble!!
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I see you at the store,
Smilin but I am sure-
Yes I think-
that the smiles are all just fake!

You post some poetry
in some community,
& I feel
u think leavin me was a mistake!

Why can't I see you are over me;
you dont even miss me?
why do I care; why do I wish
the thng on ur mind is me,
that haunts you
that taunts you
though it ain't!!

I am livin in a bubble,
tryin hard to break out of it,
trying real hard not to !

I am livin in a bubble,
that aint there anymore,
that was broken long ago!!

I am livin in a frozen bubble !
I am livin in a broken bubble!!

why do I still wanna be somewhere on ur mind?
if you are over me why is it dat I'm left behind??

I am livin in a frozen bubble!
I am livin in a broken bubble!!
but ...I am livin'...

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Mist stains!

A silent night is stuck in my heart
The silence - a streak across my soul
The darkness shrieking to be let out

Trains of thought I do not begin
Trains of thought I cannot end
Faces without meaning
People without names
I cannot look away
They do not go away

A fistful of green grass
torn off the ground
Desolation! Desperation!!
A fistful of green grass
that refuses to wilt away in my head
A shade so green that it hurts

I tried closing my eyes
only to see
starker images
darker mirages

A silent night is stuck in my heart
The silence - a streak across my soul
The darkness shrieking to be let out

But there are times
when there is mist on my eyes
Mist I cannot wipe away
& I just walk on-
into another dark dawn