The Game Is Set...

a ravaged heart
beautiful and violent
engulfed in a raging fire
pining, craving and longing
for her elegy to be heard
but there is no one around

the game is set, but
she is not ready...

she has to fight
the fears gripping her
the demons tormenting her
weave the torn fabric 
heal the scalds, while 
letting the scars be

the game is set, now
she is poised...

to take controls
fortified with faith
armed with hope
her heart is ready
ready to blossom
ready to fly
ready to face 
the challenges of life

the game is set, and 
so is she

Crossroads

Why is it that when we face a crossroad?

our mind comes to a standstill, and

the obscurity of the situation, further

makes taking a call seem like a task uphill!

It's true that some roads lead us to

success, happiness, peace n' bliss, but

it's also true that some roads lead us to

failure, defeat n' sadness strewn amiss!

One cannot remain standing forever

not wanting to surge ahead, out of fear

some road will have to be chosen n’ undertaken

so what if the journey at the onset appears murkier!

Like an enthralled sojourner, choose the road

where your heart n' mind guide you to, and

if you feel enroute that this isn't the one,

just take a U back for the next road n' continue!

In the realm of unknown, lie the answers

to all that you want to seek n' know

you have to learn to obey n’ listen to nature

as it teaches on the way, but first you've to go!

Tune in your mind n' raise up your eyes

to overcome the plight that's anguishing you

every crossroad has some learning for you to imbue

replenished with the beauty that surrounds you!

Happy Holi

Every year as the full moon

in March, cast in all its splendor

glances on the bountiful earth

it sees the evil "Holika" burnt

amongst the pious beliefs

of its true devotees

symbolizing the win

over the devil, and

restoring faith in all of us!

Holi ushers in the festive colors

each having its own meaning

that leave us all enthralled

in an atmosphere of cheer,

love, content n' oneness

as the riot of colors spreads

everywhere with pots full of 'bhang'

that downs all our fears n' worries

n' let's us celebrate in merriment, and

delight, rejoicing the splash of these

vibrant colors that color our drab lives!

May the colors of this special occasion

spread color in the lives of every soul

with happiness, joy, success n' bliss

and, binding us close like never before!

::: HAPPY HOLI :::

Endless Journey

I heard the voice inside that said ~
"You'll seek what you want in the end"
I thought I then knew what I had to do
So I started traversing on paths anew
on the roads that were less taken
not meant for the crest-fallen
I continued on my stride
even when the winds pried
keepin' my spirits alive
o'er the raging tide
reprising the only voice
that I heard inside
I strode deeper and deeper
determined to reach sooner
I dabbled over my choices
aimed at a central quest
to seek the end n' define the "I"
to sieve the truth from the lie
I continued to wander across the lands
thru' the mystifying n' changing sands
I did this for many many years
letting my hope cast away my fears
but at the twists n' turns of the alley
serendipity paved way for melancholy
as I reached the peak of my journey
my virtues got chained
I saw that the mysteries of nature
were rife with rules insane
the voice that I heard initially
lost clarity n' was strained
at last I realised that all that I sought
'twas all only in my thoughts
for the journey had no end
as there was no end to the road
my pursuit was a tryst
as the end did not exist!!

You hurt me...

I thought we were bonded in love,

on the very premise of trust,

but I know now ~

it wasn't the same for you

and so my heart you hurt !

you promised me you would care,

you said you wouldn't hurt ever,

n' I took it all as gospel ~

but my life you turned it hell !

when you said you had

not yet made up ya mind

were all the true love

claims of yours asinine?

behind my back with my friend

you tried to connive

and made me look like a fool

was I a real dumb lass to confide

n' share it all with you?

your tacit denial of our relation ~

broke my heart and shattered my dreams,

they took me back to the world I bequeathed,

a place filled with my tears, fears and screams !

I looked back to see if I'd faltered,

or done something to seed ya thoughts,

I found out I had done nothing as such

n' it was ya wile that got us to lurch !

do you know that here I am crying

shedding tear drops for someone like you?

for all your promises of not hurting me

remain baseless and untrue !

I know that you'll never change,

I am feeling trapped within a maze,

I don't know if I can take

it all in my stride..??

for truth remains unscathed ~

that you have hurt me and my pride..!!

Solitude

quiet yet unquiet was how it began
n' then the turbulence took over my mind
I felt restrained within my own confines
unable to think, unable to move
I stood rooted at ground zero
with the shackles of loneliness
caving in on me, o! how much -
I longed for a glimpse of mirage
but I kept falling in the menacing dark
'twas like a free fall from mind to heart
with nothing to say or hear about
unrequited love anguishing my soul
tears contriving to trap my mind
fetters of fear making me cold
with pain so devastatingly intense
in the frame of a tacitly recluse soul
reprising the footprint impressions
clamoring over the times bygone
wanting to embrace the eternal flame
reprieving till then in solitude realm!!

Turn My Life Around

I don't know where I went wrong

I can't say which turn led me here

I only know that I'm afraid -

I feel worn down and full of fear

So much lies still within my soul-

wanting to burst free to serve at will

I try to find the strength within but I do not

for with every passing moment I find myself standing still

Whenever I have tried to find the way -

through this confusing life without grace

I fall and stumble everywhere

as softly tears run down upon my face

It's been so long since I have been practicing -

the art of being able to endure and give

Though over time I've learned and grown

Now it's time for me to learn to live

When I prayed to Lord, from within my soul -

HE sent you to come into my life

I need to plant my feet on firm ground

O! dear, will you turn my life around?

If If your heart would listen ...

If If your heart would listen -
you'd know my body is dead,
my mind has been taken over,
that's why I am so scared,
I can't control it, anger is making me blind,
I've been left here on my own chained to a hate of some kind.


If If your heart would listen -
you'd know about my fears,
about all those nights I screamed for help,
about all my fallen tears;
You'd know about the demons haunting me at night,
O! how I wish you'd be able to help me keep my fire alight.

If If your heart would listen ...