Wisdom for Life

On the mystique journey of life,
Travelling the paths strangled with strangers,
Packed with
...surprises as surreal as a dreams coming true,
...shocks that leave one baffled,
...lessons too difficult to decipher,
...challenges seeming too difficult to confront,
...encounters too deluded to be good or bad,

In a world perceived as hostile and friendly simultaneously,
Leave a legacy behind,

Be a prodigy,
Of prudence, kindness and valour.

Not Again . . .

No.. Don't come back,
I have moved on...
And don't wanna get robbed of peace of mind again,

I had become vulnerable by revealing all of my deepest emotions,
And it took time to pull myself up,
To become strong once again,

I remember how restless I used to be,
When petty issues turned to big fights,
When I tried to explain and my word went unheeded,
And I used to weep alone again and again,

I had shut the door on your face,
The expanse of my world cannot get limited to only one feeling,
I shattered my own dreams,
Which I would never live again,

No, don't knock the door,
I know it's a new face,
Carrying the same feeling of love which I don't wanna dive into again ...

Chasing the light .....

I wandered and roamed,
Rode up the hill,
And crossed the bridge leading to the other side of the road,
And took the path to the lesser known place,
Then..
There was a pause...
Was it the path to my destination...
No...
I turned back and decided to follow the light,
I took the path with twists and turns,
Filled with the unknowns,
I was chasing the light of the setting sun.

IF ONLY .....

I wanted to tell you ...
How my days went by,
How restlessly my nights were spent,
How it felt on the thunderous rainy days,

I wanted to tell you..
How soothing I found the sound of crackling leaves
When stepping on these after the fall,
How these small joyful moments could create eternal memories,
How the child in me longs for such sweet little things,

I wanted to tell you,
The deepest and darkest secrets of mine,
To share the smallest of joys,
To forgive and forget every mistake...
.... If only you could have stayed for one more moment....

NUMB

There is darkness...

In a moment I turn stone cold,

Eyes become teary,

The big lump in throat is difficult to hold,

There is a void...

It is indecipherable,

It's a feeling which is undesirable,

There is turmoil...

There is chaos and screams inside,

Mind runs across a barren land,

It makes me numb,

Only emotion I feel is, 

Sand of time slipping from my hand..

WARM WINTER

The fall is over,

Do you feel cold when you touch the windowpane,

Do you feel chilly & crisp breezes,

Here comes the winter again!

It's the time... 

...for conversations over hot coffee,

...to express feelings once left unsaid,

...to bid adieu to unpleasant events,

...to wrap up  the precious memories & move ahead,

It's the time...

...to reflect on the deeds done,

...to grab the chance to help a needy fighting cold,

...to light a path for the one who has lost hope,

...to let go of the grudges that we hold,

The year ends with festivities,

It's an opportunity to make the winter warm,

As we embark on a journey again

With miles to go on!

ILLUSIONS

Wish our paths had not crossed,
Giving no place to false promises,

It was better to be own,
And have no place to confide in,
Rather than beseeching for it,

It was better to get hurt,
And rise up on own,
Rather than living a delusion of having someone who would stand by,

It was better to get bruised,
Rather than breaking down,

Words gone futile,
Actions gone in vain,
Hope rising backed up by illusions,
Do not forever remain.