Delusion

Translucent light flooded my being
acquitting me from a life of servitude 
in a world enveloped by the dark 
freedom from woes that stung
through the days n' the nights
in seemingly endless barbaric acts 
deriding my soul of its very existence!

In a sudden sweep transformation 
my world changed 360 degrees, and
I was set FREE from all bonds of slavery
to be the ME that I so much wanted to be
I, now, no longer had to worry
of emptiness, fear or insecurity, and
all that my destiny held for me!

I thought the insanity was all over
and I did not have to look back ever
till I found my eyes slowly open 
to beads of sweat streaming down my face
my hands clammy from the realization
that all that I saw was a delusional dream
a warm respite from an absurd phase of life!

Leap of Faith

She was knocked down, she was hurt,
she paused, she withdrew into a shell
it seemed a point of no return for her
she thought she was giving in, finally
but the spirit of her soul kept beckoning
her to bounce back, for surrendering
to the obstacles in her life was not her
she had seen far too many n' survived all
yet, she had reached a point of deep stillness
within her n' it is in this phase of her life
that she found her spark being re-ignited
though she was rooted at ground zero,  
she had no option but to write a new script
to return to the realm that she lived-in
as she surmised her past, present n' future
she understood she had to "Let Go" n' "Move On"
she, further realized that there was something
greater beyond in life's offing's, and
she had to experience them all before she reached 
"THE END" page of her book that held within it 
her journey of life of Ah Wells..!! n' What If's..?!
she stopped trying to bridge the gulf between 
her emotions and the circumstances of her life
and firmly decided to take the LEAP OF FAITH 
it was risky with an uncertain outcome, but
she was prepared to accept whatever be the result
this coming to terms was victory enough for her
she believed the universe would now be with her 
and conspire n' guide her on her renewed journey
exhilarating her soul in mirth n' letting her know
that she was looked upon n' would be taken care of
its with her this firm belief in the LEAP OF FAITH 
that she decided to live her life to the fullest 
from now on with sheer zest, love n' happiness!!

Deep in Stillness

On the outset ~

she appears stoned, numbed

with a blanked out mind

but this isn't the truth

she is deep in stillness

with an unusual calm within

that has embraced her wholly

so much that the chaos outside

can't touch her even remotely

such is the depth n' power

of her profound silence

that has got matured into stillness

she seems to have mastered the art

of controlling all her emotions

such that her true feelings

no longer feel as feelings

yet they are all existing

within the tomb of her soul

where she has laid them all in

akin to her innocent dreams

to take it along with her

when the unsullied virgin

white light will guide her

to shed her body on earth to leave

for heavenly abode, letting her take

with her only her pristine soul..!!

A Journey called Life

Life is a journey to be lived for
and not a destination to be reached
it begins the day you were born
and ends when you breathe your last
it is - short, mysterious n' exacting, but
we only get to make this journey once
so, its unto us to make the most of it..!!

Its a journey of thousand miles
that you begin with one step, and,
then you just keep surging ahead
never looking back, come what may
for you're never going to go that way
you'll travel across lands, rivers, deserts, 
valleys and a myriad of earth's dwellings
where your heart n' thoughts take you
you'll live amongst people, understand them
learn how few stand by you no matter what
and the plenty others conveniently disappear
your emotions n' feelings will all be raked
for you to experience each one of them
you'll have your highs juxtaposed with the lows
its a part of life where everything happens 
for a reason is what we are told, but
how long do you wait for the reasons to unfold
till you draw your own inferences no one knows
as you travel through times n' tides
you'll have choices aplenty enroute
make wise decisions, for time isn't at your will
its unto you to imbue the best n' worst
of it all that this journey offers, and
create memories black o' white n' colorful 
for that's all the imprints you'll leave behind
when this journey would've ended making you - YOU
before your body is set to pyre, and 
your ashes get sprinkled across the sacred ganges..!!

Life’s Musings…

In the stillness of the night

doing nothing at all, I,

envelope myself in deep silence

where I cast everything else aside

and, stop to pause to make sense

of my current state of affairs

musing over what caused it all!

In a pensive mode as I contemplate

asking myself whether is this person

whom I wanted to be all along, and

is this the place where I wanted to belong

the answer unveils in my reflection

where I fail to recognize both

for this is not how 'twas meant to be!

I reflect over the chronicle of my life

marked by my events of success and failure

where at every milestone; I revelled or learnt

and realized that it's the candle of life

masked as a cog in the moving wheel of time

harbouring me to the safe shores, whenever

I've lost my sense of direction n' purpose!

Such candles unexpectedly come n' go unbidden

the onus is on us to value n' savour every moment

of their guidance while being taken care of;

and then continue with our journey of life

renewed with vigor n' a sense of pure faith

that there's an angel up there for all of us

to watch over us and our life's musings!

We make a difference..!!

Each one of us is here for a purpose

and we need to play our part to the fullest!

What if every drop of water

in the ocean would say,

"I'm just a single drop n' not the ocean"

Would there be an ocean then..??

What if every grain

on the land would say,

"I'm just a single grain n' not the land"

Would there be any land then..??

What if every seed

of a plant would say,

"I'm just a single seed n' not the crop"

Would there be any crop then..??

What if every single note

in music would say

"I'm just a single note n' not the melody"

Would there be any melody then..??

Likewise… it is only when we all do

what we got to do that WE make a difference

to our realm n' complete this WORLD of ours

embalming Mother Nature in all its elements!!

Nature's Fury...

Bombay, July 26, 2005 ~

Her eyes glaring at the non-obeisance

her unrelenting fury on the rising violence

her silent cries ruffled by the aberrance

her radiance filled energy striking at humans

in the form of intensified lightning bolts

as a mark of an end of her endured resilience

scathing everything within her vision

such was her anger that she destroyed lives

submerging the city that never slept

shaking earth as she kept moving on n' on

leaving indelible emotional scars at every turn

devouring the mark left behind in the minds

of humans by the avalanche n' deluge!

The chaos, wrath, fury took awhile to calm

and 'twas in the queer stillness that it dawned

that Nature to be commanded must first be obeyed

and behind the realm of her wisdom n' benevolence

resides a fierce acerbic unmatched super power

which is best when in its soft demeanour form!

To invoke or soothe this Nature's fury, and

Time's wrath - lies totally unto us…

Let’s together ensure that it will not recur..!!