A Song For My Friend

When solitude became
A lonely song,
Echoing thru the walls of the heart...
Just then,a mate came along!

The corridors of my heart
Rang with laughter,
Another sound when mingled with mine.

My heart fears, as it has known in the past,
Spring blooms don't last!
Do friends wither,like the leaves in May
Leaving thus,
Memories of another day....

But as I go back in time..
A smile lights up my heart.
Some memories live with you.,
Thus friends never grow apart.

Nothing is forever,
But I wanted us to go on...
A timeless moment..
Etched on stone...

When spring comes callin again,
I might still be mourning the fall
No voice to hear,
No smiles to recall...
A sad smile,
An unshed tear,
A tribute to you ,my dear.......

Strangers we shall remain

Strangers we are, and
Strangers we shall remain.
Until
The moment
Our hearts beat in the same rhythm.

Apart you are from me,
Farther you shall be.
Until the time,
Your existence melts with mine.

Our lives crossed at an intersection.
I stood there waiting,
And you passed by.

You cruised along breezily,
Ruffling my quiet poise.
I was awakened from my reverie
While you stirred some noise.

But you were a stranger.
A guest who had stopped by.

Strangers we are,
After all this while.
And strangers we shall remain
Until the end of time.

Old Habits

I live
in the illusion,
dearer than
my thousand truths
But deep inside,
tells me a voice,
There is no substance
To back this lie.

I have been seeing things
The way my heart willed to.
Shutting the truth out,
Hoping for a miracle,
out of blue.

 Pent up breath,
The ache,
at the base of the heart,
Tentative smile,
Sadly, but, a practiced art.

Frayed belief,
forlorn hope.
Something, but,
still sparks in my heart.
Don’t they say,
old habits die hard

Many Dreams Later

I wonder,
Whatever happened to the wish
That I had tucked under my pillow.
Did it just die,or,
Float away to sky.
Or, it became a star,
That winks at me from afar,as
I get ready
For another sleepless night?

Standing a little apart from me,
Life looks at me askance.
Seeing through my pretense
Knowing I don't stand a chance
And I carry on
Nonchalant,
With my lifeless existence.

The silver foil comes apart,
Bit by bit.
My quasi perfect world
Stands naked.
The fears were never unfounded.
Many dreams later,
Many wishes after,
I find myself grounded..

The Pause...

The pause,
Stretching beyond eternity.
Hollow, silent,barren
My doubts echoing against its walls.

You cant find much to say,
But your restless fingers,
Drumming incessently
On the table between us,
Have some to convey.

A silent spell screams loud,
I rush to gather some words
Inane,meaningless,
Like empty calories feeding the soul

We look around
Everywhere, but at each other.
Dull, insipid pictures,
Forming a collage that
Fails to stir us.

You hum a songless tune
And I just fight my restless sighs.
We both dodge the inevitable
Senseless efforts to while time

I brace myself,
To meet the evasive eyes
You ask me no truth,my dear
I promise to tell you no lies.

Yes,I shall tell no lies!

SOLO

She walks into the room
Head poised straight.
Scanning quickly
For friends among strangers.

Several glances scan her back
Looking for luck they might have.
She braves the stares,
The lusty peeps.
Composure in place,
Overlooking those creeps

Blatant once overs
And discreet whispers
She manages to beckon
Mindless speculation

She finds a corner
And blends with the wall.
Waiting for a face familiar
Who could help her through it all

A smile across the room she finds
Comforting warmth hugs her tight.,
She smiles back,her eyes crinkle
He comes near, with an answering twinkle

Easy laughter,over some drinks
She feels glad she smoothed some chinks
A light caress,testing waters
He wills to move further

She smiles,wanting to retreat
Polite,not wanting to turn on the heat
He doesn't want to slip it away
As the time is ticking away..

She sees the door,
And makes a beeline
He stalls her confidently to ask
"Your place, or mine?"

Her spirits sink
To lose that link
Abandons her friend
Solo, she walks back round the bend!

UNSUNG LULLABY

The seed of hope
That you foster in your womb
Is your destiny
That you denied for long.

He has chosen to sanctify you
With an Angel in your life.
The gift from heaven is so near
So why are your eyes clouded with fear.

They will take me away,
So far off to bury me.
And your lips will be sealed
But your moist eyes will complain.

Won't you find your voice, ma!


I too want my space in sun
The songs of spring
And rainy days fun.

I too want my slides and swings
Ribbons in pink,
Baubles and rings..

The lullabies you croon
To your child unborn,
Will they ever be sung
Or,You will be left to mourn!

Why doesn't papa want me,
I promise to be good
I too want to ride on his back
Like any son would...

I shall do him proud one day
And he won't be able to keep me away.
Shun your fears,put them to rest
You will see,ma,
I m going to be papa's pet!