stay there, closing the gap

u asked me to sleep that day
i didn’t
today i want to
but i can’t
not that sleep eludes me
but i have to walk
work and
talk
with myself
stay there

dont tell me
a twisted tale
o traveller

i have heard many already
but tell me
why did you let
that creeper slip away
from your hold
which was crawling close
to close
the gap
between what is
and ought to be

forget those moments now


Mera Aakash khali khali Sa hua hai,
taron se poochho ab baat Kya,
jab koi din beeta Nahin hai,
phir Raat ki hai baat Kya;
bhoolo sabhi wo kshan;
mainey na jab man,
ab kahen kya bolo,
Mat mujhko taulo,
Bacha hi hai ab Kya,
mera aaksah …..

Don’t despair
I m here

So what if so away,
Who is really, so near

a garland of tears

may i offer
a garland of tears
will ot ever touch
the mountains of pain
rising slowly
with every breath and then descending

pain

Erasure again

Erasures are the weapons of weak
Why try to find twisted ways to tweak
Love as you are wont to do
So what if like migrants, we don’t stay, and go
It is truth that brought you down
Why run away when it tries to drown
The desires will not float in a sea of sighs
Are you sure, I don’t know
If you can erase all the grace from your eyes

enjoy your sunshine

enjoy your sunshine
walk with a cat
and sleep on a mat
in a full moonlit night
let your life be bright

i will sit under a cloud
worship a deity covered with a shroud
who knows
when in the evening of life
i meet pilgrims
who really mean
what they claim, even it means
a lot of strife

blank space

only when we are in blank space
we really matter
rest of the time
we are really play acting
let us be real
let us disappear
lestus evaporate
let us assimilate
let us be devoured