Every Human I Know

Unfurling a carpet of smiles, on the streets of pain, we tread ahead, deliberately overlooking the wounds, time has given us..

But they will always remain with us, we know, like a scar of chicken pox

Heart among Ears

Among the thousand ears we live with,
what goes missing is the one heart which actually listens!!

Man at Next Table

Sipping a little bit of vodka, he was reading kafka

He chewed a lemon, to swallow down his demon

His goggles had vapour, while that food waited for him to savour

With each shot, he fell more into thought

His eyes glittered while his fingers flittered

Beads on his forehead had many things to say.. but he kept my gaze at bay

He is a no one, yet he seemed so familiar

Past and Trust

Yesterday while we spoke through eyes,

A silence danced between us

Today, when your gaze turned away from me

     that silence stayed intact for me

You have been driving so fast and now have that changed path

I have been perusing my fate and now have that forced breath

Countless emotions are what those raised heart beats gave birth to

Shattered dreams are the only house now I have to go to

With the numerous queries kept unattended

I have now my trust left badly fettered

Stranger

Torn shirt and dwindling smile, 
He was here for a while

He walked with big sacks
may be filled with his precious stacks

Often greeted with stones, 
He was always a victim of chides

Day by day his sack grew bigger, while he waned to be thinner

Everyday we crossed path, but he didn't
show any wrath

We never had a word, but his despair did sing a thousand ballad!!

Being Adult!

Pushed out of Mumma’s Womb, I noticed many smiles and waving hands

Purple, Green and Red... the world was full of shades

Baby Sleep, Eat and Dance... life was full of choices

Babbling all day long, I unfettered scraps and snaps

Bit by bit, life fell ill at ease

Little by little, folks turned mysterious

Every deed got stroked by rules

Every move got guided by rules

Hiding emotions and being impassive became my daily lessons

Masking myself and being evasive invited acceptance

In course of the transition from drawing colours to showing colours, yes, I became an adult!!