Right to the Left

And the twilight pours its wine to the empty glass of sky,
The song fades into nothingness,
The void overpowers the honks of the cars,
Makes me deaf, makes me blind,
As I stare and I stare into the lake,
Dull with the skeletons of withered leaves floating on it,
Numb with death and glowing with freedom....

Did you walk down past the pavement with shops around it,
Bright with the neon-glow?
An insipid lust engulfs your thoughts,
To jump into it, grab it all and YELL...
To yell at the top of your voice,
You have made it there to the top of the world
And celebrate with champagne, your victory....your defeat...

We have made it all,
We have lit up darkness with halogen lamps,
Conquered the nothingness with space-shuttles,
Compressed the distance with Skype....
But have we looked up to the sky with an empty glass,
Waiting for rain to fill it up...or maybe tears...??
Or a bit of smile to light up the dark faces in Africa...?

Have we, for God's sake got it all...or are we still toddlers waiting to run?
Are we the agents of fall or the demons of lust?
Answer me, I deserve one....
But I may wait for it forevermore,
And discover the mechanical clock running furiously to reach 12...
And my lung lose breath with the every cycle it makes.
As the twilight pours its wine to the empty glass of sky,
And the song fades into nothingness....

Turn

Now that you know you can't run away,
Now that tranquility has overpowered you,
And made you senile, can you still afford to turn away?
Do you think it is still worth throwing the tantrums you did when you were young,
Do you think it was right on your part to separate from my dream and senses,
Now that you know so much about life, and the challenges it present,
Can you still hide your face in the shadows of a leaf?

Remember the day you walked upto me,
Just to say, you had to leave,
That the time has come to an end
And between you and me, there is just a void,
Of anger, sacrifice and hatred,
Did you not think ever of the love that we shared,
And the dream we nourished together for a life beyond the sea?

We have walked the graveled path so many times,
Lost in the air heavy with the fragrance of Kamini,
A few days before the Puja,
Was it all just for a show, or for me to compose this adolescent poem at a ripe old age?

Today the wall has fallen apart,
And the stars have hidden themselves behind the cloudlines
Just as you did....those many years ago,
Leaving behind a void,
Of anger, sorrow and.........Love !!

Whatever...!!!!

I slept,
Dreamt,
Started walking in the dream,
And then I ran,
Fast....really fast,
My heart was on the verge of bursting,
My veins filled with stream of adrenaline,
And that is when,
I stumbled upon a leaf....

Surprised? I told you it was a dream,
A bit too far from reality, maybe,
But then again I command what I dream.
I can rise to the moon if I wish,
Stare at a girl with adolescent desire,
Or simply ignore them all and play with a squirrel.
Is there a point that I want to make here?
Not at all....just a flow of few thoughts,
Jotted down in hurry,
Keeping my mind shut !!!

A Gift

I have made these minor truce with life,
Having got a lot of what I wanted,
I seem to have lost the chance to ask for more,
And why should I?
Am I someone who is not liked or loved?

I sit back in agony,
Waiting for the moment to come...
And lift me from the ashes,
With my life in my hand,
I rejoice at every beam of light that falls on my face,
And yet does not blind me...
Thanks God, thank you for everything..