A Plea to Reason

When the fire’s burning

And the tempers are raging

When the shots are ringing

And your nerves are tingling

 

You look, you hear, you feel

A countless helpless faces you see

Scared, angry, distressed

Political issues should be addressed

 

The war keeps raging on and on

You want to know where you belong

You don’t want to run or hide

Or do any wrong, know the right

 

This is the time to do

Stand up and face the truth

There’s purpose in your action

And you feel the motivation

 

But once the battle is done

You feel that you have won

And the candles just melt away

Only the faint memories stay

 

Let’s do more than just blame

Take a step, be part of the game

Fight it out to make amends

Till the time all terror ends 

(with reference to the terror attacks in Mumbai on 26.11.08)

BETRAYAL

I fight and brave the deepest wounds
The darkest words, the harshest sounds

I feel the depletion, slow and sure
Endure the infliction without a cure

I stand still, the walls break down
My valued treasure, all lost none found

I’m immovable; I’m true to reason
No one nears, touches my freedom

I smile to myself, this is all for him
Not a weak thread, not a fleeting whim

I reach out as he nears my terrain
His eyes are cold, no love no pain

I look for words, a fitting start
As he drives the weapon through my heart

UNKNOWN TERRITORY

Caught between spaces
And closing doors
Have you ever been so numb?
Today and forevermore
Felt like time’s mistress
Lost in a fortress
One flight down the other
Of the spiraling staircase
An absolute depth
Or a momentary illusion
Just plunging endlessly…

THE LETTER

the words stare into my face
i put forth all my defenses
try to arm myself in the best possible way
too late-
i feel it coming
the pricking, brimming and the eventual flow
Halfway between frustration and vulnerability
i curse the fragility
the instantaneous shattering
of the strongly guarded farce
the cruelty made so effortless
I try it one more time..
the letters blur, i see no more
bitter droplets merge white and blue

IS IT…?

Small fragments of imagination
Forming into a reality
The astounding simplicity
The alarming alacrity
Is it the novelty?
Fleeting happiness…
Or bond of sincerity?
The inquisitiveness
The anxiety
And then the blank spaces
Fill it in
Make it unambiguous
Until then
Let the magic remain

UNTIE

Tied for so long
The invisible chains
Rattling and digging deep
They were all under my skin
Impossible separation
Of the mind and soul
The blindness and the faith
The naïveté of it all
The circle of feelings
Dizziness of the pace-
Come along stranger
Untie the blindfold
Pull me away
Into your surreal world