With the twilight hues of sky

One more day comes to an end

Moments became memory

And memories have faded away

He runs behind his past everyday

Searching for the happiness

He lost on his way

And like everytime 

He returns back empty-handed

He glaces at the mirror on the wall

And sees a broken soul

Dejected and scarred 

The war between his heart and mind

Intensifies the chaos 

And then suddenly

The silence engulfs him

And in a flicker of light

He sees his happy soul

Smiling back at him

And he realises

The door to happiness

Had always been inside him

With unspoken words

I crossed over 

to the dark side

And built a wall around myself

Everyday I woke up

To fight a new battle

But today was different

A knock

Made me realize

Every wall that I built, had a door

Surprisingly, I opened it

And found the magic, I had been looking for 

Searching for the ethereal world

I didn't realise, I carried a universe inside me

A universe

Of dreams and struggles

Of chaos and solace

Of the stories and battle scars

Of scars which have healed and are yet to heal

Seeing the brokenness

I realised our souls are stronger

Than we believe

So I sprinkled some stardust

Spread my wings and flew away

With a newfound strength

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes!

किनारे तक का सफ़र

तेरे आंखों की वो चमक 

तेरे होंठो की वो हंसी

मानो जैसे थम सी गई है

तुझ में तू कम सा है मानो कुछ अंश तेरा छिन गया है

तेरी आंखे जो घंटों बातें करते ना थकती थी

आज ना जाने क्या खोज रहीं है

तुझे बरसों से जानने के बाद भी

आज तू अजनबी सा लगा

तेरे रग रग से मैं था वाकिफ

पर तेरे अन्दर उठते इस तूफ़ान को 

ना मैं पहचान पाया और ना ही रोक पाया

अफसोस इस बात का है

जो मैं तुझ में ना देख पाया

वो तू मुझ में भी ना देख पाया

हम दोनों गुज़र रहे थे एक ही दौर से

गर पता होता तो यह सफर साथ में तय कर लेते

गिरते संभलते लड़खड़ाते

पर अपनी पहचान फिर से पा लेते

पर अब देर हो गई है

हमारे बीच ये फासले जो आ गए हैं

वैसे तो उम्मीद का एक अंश अब भी बाकी है

कि शायद मैं पलट के देखूं और तुझे सामने पाऊं

पर यदि ऐसा ना हुआ तो डर है

कहीं मैं बिखर ना जाऊं

यही सोच मुझे असमंजस में डाल देती है

और मेरे कदम तेरे से दूर बढ़ने लगते है

बस एक दुआ लब पे रह जाती है 

काश किसी मोड़ पे हम फिर यूंही मिल जाए जैसे समुद्र को किनारा मिलता है

Safe Haven

He was looking for someone 

Who could listen to him 

And understand his turmoil

Who would not mock him

And feel his pain, instead

Yet all he got was silence

And indifference

From everyone around him

If only they cared

May be he would have opened up

May be we could have moved a step closer

May be we could have understood that

It's okay not to be okay

It's okay to breakdown

It's okay to let the emotions flow

It's okay to accept help and grow

But he realised it's a long way to go

And there are many more battles to be won

World was a broken place indeed

So he did what he thought was best

He picked up the broken pieces

And sprinkled some stardust

It hurt a little less and soothed his hurting heart

As magic spilled over his soul

He finally found his home!

Paradox

I watch the stars light up

As the evenings give way to night

I settle into the silence

And my thoughts become clearer

As the darkness intensifies

I want to know it all

And open the Pandora's box

Then a thought stuck my mind

If I get all the answers

There would be nothing left to find

If I live in fear

Will it be even called a life?

Overwhelmed with the thoughts

My heart skipped a beat

And I realised 

We look for sanity in this insane world

And find our peace in the midst of chaos

Build a heaven yet go through hell

Wasn't life a paradox all along

Whose mystery is yet to be solved?

Perhaps

Everyday I wake up

And continue the struggle

Bit by bit I try to add the little droplets

In the empty cup

The cracks don't let them stay 

Yet I try, everyday

As the city moves from day to night

And everyone struggling

Just becomes passer-by

The dream remains etched in my heart

No matter how hard the nights are

I wake up and walk again 

Step by step towards the shining light

In the hope that

Maybe one day I'll have an ocean to myself

And I realise I am not alone

As I cross paths with others

Who have come this far

Yet long for the home which they left behind

Perhaps we'll all return

To the place we belong

And sleep beneath the stars

For we all will have a part 

Of that beautiful sky to call our own!

Bullet

"I would take a bullet for you", the soldier had promised

"See ma, I kept my promise", his soul shouted as they wrapped him in the tricolour

Plug

He was struggling between life and death

She decided to free him of pain

Her heart broke into a million pieces as she pulled the plug on him

Twist of Fate

Dying in your arms is my last wish, she had once told him.

She lay there in a pool of blood,

His sinister laugh echoed as he left her dying!

I stand in front of you

Lost

Engulfed in the sorrows

I feel choked

As the chains tighten around my soul

I close my eyes

And take a deep breath

Absorbing the air around me

As the waves hit me

My feet sinks into the sand

And then you come again

And again

And again

Breaking all the shackles

And freeing my soul from the sorrows

And there I stand 

In front of you

Feeling the peace taking over

As you calm the chaos inside me

And I watch

The sun go down

Leaving it's beautiful mark on the sky

And a smile on my soul

If Only

If only, you have someone to listen to you;

If only, you have someone to feel your turmoil;

If only, you have someone to understand your pain;

May be then, you'll open up,

May be then, we'll be able to move a step closer,

May be then, we'll be able to actually care,

May be then, we'll understand that,

It's okay, not to be okay

It's okay, to breakdown

It's okay, to let your emotions flow

It's okay, to accept help and grow

May be then, we'll be able to hear the cries,

And may be then, we'll be able to save the lives,

If only, we both take one step, towards each other, at a time...

Musing

Every night he would sit by the window

And gaze into the never-ending night

The lights from the next building

Illuminated the entire sky

But all he felt was darkness inside

Like he was getting pulled down

By unknown forces of his mind

Tired of the constant struggle he would close his eyes

And as the cold breeze caressed his face

He would hear the soothing music

Coming from the neighbour's house

And like every other night he would fall asleep peacefully

Unaware of the cosmic forces 

Which wanted him 

To find his lost self again

And breathe life into his dead soul!

There will be an end

To the chaos

To the sadness

To the hopelessness

To the hatred

'coz nothing lasts forever

Neither day nor night

Neither truth nor lie

Neither you nor I

Sooner or later

We will find

The solace for the chaos

The smile for the sadness

The kindness for the hopelessness

The love for the hatred

And peace for our souls

'coz nothing lasts forever