Determination

Flying high, high and high
She wanted to touch the sky
Once a bird so free
She would not know the boundary

She fell so many times
All that she said, I am fine
She fell down again but
Nothing could stop her determine

A will so strong
A dream so high
She flapped her wings
Once again
To touch the sky...

Fading Away...

Sitting by the hillside

Waiting for you to come back

And take me with you

For now I'm afraid of the world

That no more belongs to me

Things ain't the same

The way it used to be

My restless mind has lost the positivity

I sit here for hours now

Thinking what went wrong with me

My mind has stopped reacting

Words seem an ocean to my dried lips

I sleep with a deep silence within

I cry, cry and cry

For the reason still unknown

My smile is fading,

My hands tremble now

Mind wants to conquer it all

But I couldn't gather the strength

Which once you had put in me

I want to smile

I want to live again

It's hard to go alone

Give me your hand now

I want to overcome this hollow in me.

The Captives of Night

Your silvery voice has captivated me

With the bond of your love.

The first time when you called my name

I surrendered myself to you.

The mystical poet in you

Makes me feel stronger than ever.

The cool breeze that touches my earlobes

Conveys an unsaid message.

I feel you as the darkness spreads around

To remind me of the hope you brought.

I close my eyes to hear your soothing voice

Your warmth is melting me down.

You ask me to surrender myself to the nature

I say I fear.

You hold my hands to assure me

You'll be there for you, forever, your heart says.

I close my eyes

And ask you to take me away with you.

The night has cast its spell

With a broad smile you say

We are now the captives of the night.

The Dark Night

Today it's a scary night

I call you in the darkness

To hold my hand firmly

And ask you not to take me far.

You affirm everything is alright

It's just the darkness

A few hours more

And we will see the sunshine.

A bright light will hug us

With a new day

And no blackness anymore

You said hopefully.

I could feel your dreamy eyes

I could feel a positivity on all sides

I could feel your breathe

You are getting restless!

I ask you about it

You say it's nothing

Just the overpowering darkness

I stop you from going far again.

I ask you to speak

I ask you to hold my hand firmly

I ask you not to leave

Stay with me.

It's late, the night has overpowered us

Is all what you say!!

I Miss You like Never before

The pigeons' adda at Connaught Place, Delhi.

Seeing all around the love birds
Makes me think about You

The lovey dovey pair out hand-in-hand
With no fear of the world
Celebrating their togetherness
With the deep warmth in their hearts
Makes me miss You

I think about You
If you were here we would have enjoyed more
Than what I do now, all alone.
We would have solved the puzzle of Jantar Mantar
Or would have flown with those beautiful pigeons
Only if we had wings!

I would have roamed around more carelessly
Knowing you're there to hold me firmly
When I fall
To steal the look at me
When I was immersed in my shopping

Trying out the ‘branded’ shades
And enjoying the never-ending search of those mobile covers
If you were here
We would have shared the laughs
The clashes over choice of restaurants
And then appreciating each other
For the lovely day spent, together.

For all these memories
I day dream of
I miss you wherever You are.

Every Night in My Dreams

Last night you were there

By my side

While I lay in your arms

You caressed me

With a deep look into my eyes

You asked me to sleep

I snuggled and held you tight

So that you never leave me back

I softly placed your hand on my cheeks

Curling within I fell fast asleep

The koyel's coo woke me up

To say you came last night

Again in my dream...

Ma - My Strength, My Everything

Nothing is as soothing as your voice

Nothing can be compared with the comfort you provide

A perfect housewife, a caring mom, the best friend I could ever had

A perfectionist in all

The utter care you give

The gentle hand of yours are never tired to give me those delicacies

Tough and strict from outside but as tender as the semal

You never get tire of waiting for me

You never complain for the odds I do

Coz at the end of the day you know I'm a part of you

The surprises you give me throughout

To see that smile and no tears on my face 

My selfish mind still yearns for them 

Those sweet favourites of mine which you never forget to buy 

And then saying don't get fat 

Had never bothered me till I realised 

There is still a scope to get back 

Sharing those shopoholic moments at Aminabad 

And see me laugh 

You all do it for nothing except the love in your heart

Standing by my side always as a shield

To protect me from the brutal world

Every time you prayed 

You asked for my well being 

You never asked anything for yourself but you wanted Him to fulfil my wish 

Knowing a stubborn me won't listen at times

You had lend your ears whenever I was in need 

Recognising the fear, the anger, the happiness, the loneliness and whatever I'd felt so far

Just by my voice

No one can do it except you my sweet heart 

I see the world through your eyes 

I never said this but I want to be like you 

I thank God to make my life a beautiful journey with my Ma by my side, always. 

Straight from my heart....

Whenever it was dark

You showed me the light
Like a child I cried
You wiped my tears and held my hand firmly
To say I'm there my sweet li'l baby
You showed me the beautiful path of love
You gave me the strength
You are my reason to smile
My world is incomplete without you♥♥♥

Wish you were here...

So many days of longing…..

So many days went by….

Still I long for you

Still I wait for you….

Hope you will come back

Take me away from this selfish world

I walk on and on

                              Not knowing where to go

                              Not knowing my path

                              And then I feel you from behind…

                              Walking with me

                              Waiting for me to look back

                              I turn around

                             And look back

                             It wasn’t you

                            ...just a passerby J.

The Fast Strikers

Hunger strikes, a noble way to protest, are in vogue and has gained momentum with Anna Hazare—the Gandhian, as named by the people. Some among us keep it to draw attention to a cause, to mess with the authorities (as done by the prisoners), to oppose laws on trivial or big issues, protest to raise their living standard, to support a cause or against the wrongdoings of functionaries.

Some make the hunger strikes a practice to blackmail higher authorities to meet their demand. Aristocrats would call it a mode to opress the government. In a way it is, but on the other hand, it's a way to ask rightfully for your rights and stand against the suppression that comes or may come forward in any form. When we talk about the strikers we never forget to include Mahatma Gandhi in our list. Though with his fasts he won public stature, but the British never gave independence for them. No one puts light on his cause which is always welcomed as an “agitational-kit” and not as a blackmail.

Irom Chanu Sharmila—a true Gandhian in the eyes of an avid follower of the Mahatma—has been circumvented by a similar situation. She has been on fast since last 10 years against the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), 1958, akin to Rowlatt Act imposed by the British in colonial India. Standing for the rights of North-East Indians, practically in the Gandhian style of non-violence, she is asking our Govenment to follow the same practice (of democratic principles) in India itself which it preaches to other countries.

The duo Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev have used the tool of hunger strike to stand against the government, have won thousands of supporters and even the government on their side. They certainly leave us in a dubious state of mind—are they the fast strikers or merely have the art of the hunger strike?