तसव्वुर...

                                             
                                                                                     

                                            तसव्वुर ही सही, तुम आये तो सही
                                            हमने भी अर्ज़ी शब् से
                                            यूँ ही ठहरने की डाल दी |

ख़लिश...

                                                    हमको मक़बूल है ये बेनियाज़ी
                                                    पर कब तलक,
                                                    अब तो ये ख़लिश भी एक अंजाम चाहता है |

शिक़वा...

                                      शिक़वा  हवा से भी है औ उस बेमेहर रवैये से भी हमें
                                      कि माहताब में भी वो रुख पर नक़ाब रखते हैं |

                                     

LoVe : an ANSWER with no question

                                     Something prods somewhere
                                     suddenly
                                     everything  starts rattling
                                     on the dreamy track
                                     but sounds like
                                     a percussionist's passion
                                     turning into a soulful melody
                                     We start getting captivated
                                     and steadily plunge into
                                     the enticing spell,
                                     we crave for it
                                      to last forever
                                      The mist blocks
                                       the ways
                                       and the nature
                                       starts chilling out all
                                       but it muffles all the way
                                       to make us feel
                                       that everlasting warmth
                                       The wind gets blowing on
                                        relentlessly
                                        and leaves every single leaf
                                        in a gruelling pain
                                        and they end up with
                                        nibbling to death
                                        for the reincarnation
                                        and it is like salvation
                                        The sun sets everything on fire
                                        we are left thirsty
                                        despite being amidst
                                        all the worldly possessions
                                        but it appeases all the desires
                                        It rains and
                                        wipes all dreams out
                                        thunders weaken all the hopes
                                        every drop jabs into the soul
                                        but it appears like
                                        a rainbow
                                        that makes us forget all
                                        and invites to embrace
                                        this divine happening
                                        When a nomad heart
                                        finds a place to live on
                                        when the moments deny
                                        to move on
                                        then we realize that
                                        this is how a soul completes
                                        another one
                                        and we are least bothered
                                        about all  known unknown
                                        All I can say
                                        this must be love
                                        because we still are not so sure
                                        about the question
                                        but what we own,
                                        is our answer
                                        So its LoVe
                                        an ANSWER with no question..
                                                           
                                    

On the NIGHT of full MOON..

                                                On the night of full moon
                                                It's worth reminiscing something
                                                and reliving that moment
                                                when
                                                We were strolling together
                                                just for no reason
                                                You did have that gait and charm
                                                and I didn't have any choice but
                                                going on and on
                                                On the night of full moon
                                                all I had, was
                                                a crooning heart and a grooving soul
                                                at the very same time
                                                The feeling was sinking in
                                                was like almost divine
                                                So I named this journey
                                                truly solemn and sublime
                                                On the night of full moon
                                                I learned how to let your eyes talk
                                                how did even moon wade into
                                                that walk
                                                how an ocean absorbs a shock
                                                and how you said it all
                                                merely in mock
                                                On the night of full moon
                                                 this journey got fizzled out
                                                 the moon also started getting dim out
                                                 I am the one who is still so devout
                                                 in the end

                                                 this illusory night of full moon

                                                 was all about..

why...??

  

                                          A shadow

                                          takes nothing, but

                                          stands by..

                                          once walking down the road

                                          I heard a whimper

                                          all about the moment

                                          I set out,

                                          I overheard them

                                          involuntarily 

                                          and went on forth

                                          because I had to keep on going,

                                          but it all was on a whim;

                                          muffles kept on getting stronger

                                          the shadows started getting closer,

                                          I;

                                          who was bound to move on

                                          kept on groping for a word

                                          that hung in my mind,

                                          WHY...??

                                          an ocean remains calm,

                                          why...??

                                          the sun never asks favour,

                                          why...??

                                          the earth never feels the pain bearing us,

                                          why...??

                                          the people pass by

                                          but milestones are still there

                                          why...??

                                          horizon is mere an imagination

                                          still appears enticing,

                                          why...??

                                          even at the dying moments

                                          stars are meant to fulfil one's wishes,

                                          why...??

                                          we wipe everything out

                                          and say..it's life and it goes on,

                                          why...??

                                          they say shadow has no face

                                          still its recognizable,

                                          why...??

                                          we start running and say

                                          you left behind,

                                          why...??

                                          we have some tears

                                          we never let them fall,

                                          why...??

                                          we keep questioning

                                          what could never be answered,

                                          maybe it has to be 

                                          the way it is..

                                                                         ( The answers what

                                                                            I have thought 

                                                                           will be right here soon).

that's LiFe...

                                                           The time you born
                                                           till the moment you die
                                                           a thing keeps running
                                                           and makes you run
                                                           that's LiFe...

                                                           No matter
                                                           whether you win
                                                           or lose
                                                           but a thing makes you believe
                                                           in taking chances
                                                           that's LiFe...

                                                           You meet and depart
                                                            you get close
                                                            and fall apart
                                                            but a wish is there
                                                            to live for a few
                                                            that's LiFe...

                                                            No matter
                                                            it's dawn or dusk
                                                            but an enticing horizon
                                                            is always there
                                                            to reach for
                                                            that's LiFe...

                                                            You come being free
                                                             and go being all free
                                                             but a thing keeps ensnaring you
                                                             in a web of illusion
                                                             that's LiFe...

                                                             No matter
                                                             you love it
                                                             or hate it
                                                             a thing which always
                                                             stands by your side
                                                             that's LiFe...

                                                             You must not make it longer
                                                              by crossing some
                                                              pseudo milestones
                                                              rather
                                                              make it bigger
                                                              by every stride you take
                                                              because
                                                              it's not a mere journey
                                                              it's LiFe... 

maybe It is...

 

                                 

 

                                                   Walking down my own usual road

                                                    I bumped into a flash of memories

                                                   somewhere...

                                                   I realized, like 

                                                   I have lost something 

                                                   but what..?

                                                   I don't know...

                                                   maybe it is..

                                                   those unseen sunrises

                                                   and evoking sunsets

                                                   maybe it is

                                                   those endless conversations

                                                   and blasting giggles

                                                   maybe it is

                                                   those overstretched sleeps

                                                   and spending hours on the streets

                                                   maybe it is

                                                   those starving days

                                                   and treat full nights

                                                   maybe it is

                                                   those fading hopes

                                                   and failing efforts

                                                   maybe it is 

                                                   those surreal pleasures

                                                   and twitching pains 

                                                   maybe it is 

                                                   those unsaid words

                                                   and buried feelings

                                                   maybe it is

                                                   a lot more

                                                   but still

                                                   I truly believe 

                                                   a moment even 

                                                   can make me feel

                                                   the way I used to be.

                                                   a moment,

                                                   when

                                                   we relive them all

                                                   with all we have crossed over   

                                                   somewhere

                                                   but not lost

                                                   they are preserved rather

                                                   deep inside the heart

                                                    because they are perennial...

I remember...

                                           I remember
                                           the very same moment       
                                           when I got drowned
                                           in those ocean like eyes
                                           when all my pursuit
                                           came to an end
                                           when I was captivated
                                           with all you possess
                                           you just instilled
                                           a new life within me
                                           I exactly remember
                                           the very same moment...

                                           I vowed to be yours
                                           for all lives
                                           I tried to give it a word
                                           but just  muffled
                                           all I could do
                                           was to feel your being
                                           in my life
                                           for the ages
                                           but how were the vibes around
                                           I  vividly remember
                                           the very same moment
                                         

                                          You  smiled then
                                          and made me numb
                                          how would I tell you
                                          what was going on deep inside of me
                                          you said,
                                          don't get it wrong
                                          it's not possible ever
                                          and you disappeared
                                          I was still there
                                          and thinking
                                          you were gone
                                          leaving everything of me behind
                                          and  I preserved all
                                          for a reason to live
                                          but how it twitched me
                                          I still remember...

another DAY...

                                                 Just now
                                                 I realized somewhere deep inside of me
                                                another DAY has gone
                                                without saying a word to me
                                                I keep on moping around
                                                why does it happen to me...
                                                but as always I never find an answer
                                                and then
                                                leaving me with all
                                                unanswered questions
                                                another DAY has gone...


                                                When you are here
                                                 I feel so content
                                                 even with your silence
                                                 they say its childish
                                                 but I have been finding the purest
                                                 reality in all these
                                                 definitely its going to hurt me
                                                 still I carry on
                                                 nothing really matters at all
                                                 and then
                                                 promising a false glimpse of yours
                                                 another DAY has gone...

                                             
                                                I know I am in dark all the way
                                                not any hope seems to get me out of this
                                                but your dreamy presence
                                                for an instance even
                                                lights up all my surroundings
                                                somewhere it means a lot to me
                                                when you say
                                                see you again
                                                I feel like having another life
                                                and then
                                                proving all my dreams,
                                                merely a dream
                                                another DAY has gone...


                                               You are not going to be mine
                                                this is what my destiny holds
                                                but an unknown feeling keeps
                                                all my hopes alive
                                                I never want to know
                                                that won't be fulfilled
                                                and then
                                                giving me a lovely reason to live again
                                                another DAY has gone...