Niyam (triveni)

sankiri hoti sadak ko stabdh takta raha main
guzarte waqt ki garam hawa talwon mein mitti bharti rahi

roj ki tarah aaj bhi gande pair liye ghar lauta.

Ek Duniya

Duur raahon se muskuraate tum

shabdon mein waapas aa jaao..

Yeh bhi to ek duniya hai.

Keyboard

In the abcd of life

I have qwerty dreams.

Tryst

Apprehensions

beliefs

mis-beliefs

previos trauma

new faith

challenges

hopes

fears

smiles

tears,

and I make a thousand dreams.

Peace!

Sounds of your silence
I like them, always.

Regular and Occasional

I have been the sunshine

that nurtured the plants

you watered every morning.

I have been the Christmas tree
full of presents and nostalgia

that you loved once a year.

I am the bridge to your past

I am the road to your future.

Let me tell you what is love..

Free
you be
into me.

Trees

Wake up to the tree
facing the leaves
hug it, love it

unfold a present
hold the present
make it stay
put a swing and sway

treasure the spring
try to sing
autumns always pass.

Being human

I like your vulnerability

makes me feel almighty

a sense of power,

otherwise I am a human.

Corporate

Another i,

Another

i, Another

i,

Another

i..

Confused i live amidst the mirrors.

If Roark

struggling
inspired from unseen..

spirit..

stares into you
naked..

stares through you
a discomfort,
till then unrealized..

disrobing of promises
to ground..

a paperwork
crushed,
ironed again..

arms pray
not words..

uncompromised..

edge of the circle
tripping over,
falling proud..

unbound..

Hero..

ek zamaana tha
scooter chalakar
hero bana tha main
khush, khush

gear change karna
baayein haath ka kaam tha
rear view mirror pe
likha apna hi naam tha

maa ne saamaan mangaaya tha
main udta chala aaya tha
gaon mein pajama pahne
farrate se bhagaya tha

ek zamaana tha
khush, khush
aur main hero

some relations

Living in

with anger and lust

two lives

happy and reckless..

Just like legs,

crossed or apart..

as convenient.

on chemistry

The first subject
to clear in Love
is Physics.

Then comes all crucial
understudied, but enjoyable
Biology.

Morons,
we've been thinking
Chemistry

Vengeance

I'll wait for you
forever,
like in love.

Unwinding

Unwind
you said, you need to
Ok I said.

And then you went,
unwinding.

Selfish

With a dark mood

brooding

agitated

making no attempt

to hide contemptfor delhi

or me..

Revisit me.

Nothing would change

but, perhaps,

I would feel better.

rishta

chudiyon se khanakte haath
tumne thaame they ek din
or kaha tha sajaye rakhna
inhe neele kaanch se.

aaj bhi toh rang neela hi hai
tumhe shayad nazar nahi aata
ek-ek karke toot rahi hain yeh
nayi le aao fir se.

Conceiving a Poem

wisdom and insanity

making out in head

few words spell out

rolling off the bed.

scotfree

i live free, memory defies me
chaos is what pacifies me

there are a few bones in my cupboard
maybe the entire skeleton

ohh, and i live again
scotfree, free for a new stain

Tonic

Hear the words

not see them.

Live for the words

not with them.

There is no Angel

words don't pray.

Smile in the words

what world may say.

saara jahaan

ishq ki tamanna
sirf saara jahaan
rooh ki fitrat
aawargi ibaadat
khwaahish be-intehaan
baarish ke nishaan..
aasmani.

Between the Homes

With love and desperation
they look at him
surrender all they possess
and promise more
to make him stay
one more day.

He smiles, and wonders
if he is capable
to meet that expectation,
being only son.

At another home
she had reminded him
to return alone.

Divided he stands
by his start,
not knowing exactly
where to part.

Bachpan Ki Kuch Yaadein

tractor se ganne churaata bachpan
uss chote shahar mein hi choot gaya
sadak kinare nahar ka swimming pool
patharon ke baandh sang toot gaya

kaagaz aur rubberband se udaate rocket,
sookhe kache aam chatt se churaate
samose-jalebi se sunday ka naashta
fir aaraam se tubewell jaake nahaate

icepice ki boundary ko leke bahas
sardi ke andheron mein shawl sang dhak gayi
saare dost bhi bade ho gaye
ek kadi wahin yaad sang atak gayi

garam garam chai pathar ke choolhe pe
do scooter, ek commander aur hum sab
nadi wali picnic chalte hain phir se
chalo na, bahut saal huye, saath milte hain phir se

A mute love story

A passage I sought
for existence..
home.

Jingles of deodars
you gave..
silent.

Unwinding in your love
I found freedom..
sacred.

You are the mountain
I trespassed..
wind.

Jumping and Philosophy

While bungee jumping

when a face rushed through

it occured to me

I've not forgotten you.

Damn the hope

hanging to the rope

I realized

the horrors of this scope.

While bungee jumping

if I think of you

its not right I guess

to expect the same from you.

violin

all music that haunts is not violin
ringing deep and dark
there are also nightingales,
if you ever loved a sweet voice.

Unsettled Music

Unsettled music
a song forgotten
I sway hypnotized
to uninhibited memories
a face reappears
against the scars
and the night chords haunting.

Walnuts

There is a place you said

in the cloudstouching the hills

where we grew walnuts

in my childhood.

Not much I remember,

except the pine trees.

I know father,

you want to return after retirement.

The trees would be there

even now,will they recognize us?

I will come along too father

we will grow walnuts

in the old trees.

Either Mistakes

What you found yesterday
was a piece of word
not completely consumed.

Why do you try to find meaning
in a word half spoken?

I cannot complete it.

Being human

I like your vulnerability
makes me feel almighty
a sense of power,
otherwise I am a human.

Peace of Mind

I liked you in curly hair
zara-se bikhare
now, I see a picture
and your hair straightened.

I am not irritated,
a bit upset at my memories.

This is not the best thing I've to say
and so, with insanity I believe
you deserve another poetry.

Premises of Divorce

Tired, frustrated, violent, silent

what you wanted to run away from,

I have been the long day at your work.