Broken Bridges

Broken bridges that took me to
The country of happiness, the land of cheer
Those broken bridges arent seen anywhere
Maybe I could fix them with my hope and fear

Those bridges that had water on both sides
Those broken ones now where I stood
And stared at the stary skies so dark
and the moon that made a hood

The sparkling dreams that I saw
When i stood on the bridge that's broken now
Oh I wish I could mend it and get back the time
To give it a last shot before taking a bow

But now those broken bridges dont make a complete way
Those broken bridges are un fixable oh !
But the hope's till under my skin
I wish I find those broken bridges somewhere
Where can i find the pieces to fix
How can find a way to fix them, I wanna know.

Daddy I'm distressed and I cant declare.

Daddy Im distressed today
but then Im a human too
The one made by God
the one who needs to know
She'll have to go through her share too

Her share of pain, her share of trouble
Everyone needs to, in one's life
All what deeds have caused
All the hurt made by strife

But Im the apple of your eye, I know
I'll be fine too, how can I show ?
Its just normal to be troubled sometimes
Is why im in pain, I think so

You worry away yourself sick
With all your force you try to do mend it
But time's the bigger doctor you know
It wont let me sit, till I shouldnt sit

I wish I could express my pain to you
I hate to keep it away
You cant insulate me from all my knocks
I wish you understand that and let it sway

It never gets easy to see pain
On the one you love the most
But I'll be fine you should know
and soon we can raise a toast

But you struggle and you go insane
Paranoia strikes you when
I get distressed more and more
I choose not to declare then.

Womenocity !

I'm a kid, I'm a daughter
I spread my innocence with my laughter
When my dad calls me daddy's little girl
I swing my hip with a different whirl

With a girl's tag I get to know more
Mommy knows I need her for a friend
My imaginary world is made of dreams
The making of those dreams never ends

I'm a woman, now strong and fair
Can move a mountain with just a glare
My strength oh, dont you judge it by my mere fitness
My determination'll shake everything, you're not aware

I'm feminine, I'm beautiful
I live a life all by self, aint that wonderful
Independence I call it all mine
All you guys out there dont you whine

I suffer and I cry, I need a shoulder you know why
But I know and I wont rant, I'll show you I'm strong
If you call me weak, I'll stand upright
I'll move the rocks and prove you wrong.

I'm a mother filled with emotions
If you mess with me you'll lose
I'm a wife full of devotion
I'll part you from your booze

I'm a fighter, I'm a loner
I'm a woman full of honor
Dont you look down upon me
You'll wish you were a life donor

If I want I'll get a dead man alive
My pace of it, you'll give me a five
You wont imagine its velocity
Coz Its all about womenocity !

How many constrictions make a coin ?

I wake up in the morning at five

I have tea at six in two

And my wife for breakfast I cant join

Oh and I do this to make a coin

I skip my meal for a meeting at twelve

Why do I earn I think and I whine

I hush and rush all day

Oh and I do this to make a coin

I reach at home at eleven when its dark

The screens got to me by then

My glasses have made sure to make a mark

On my face thats completely sore

Kids are asleep and with my wife I cant dine

Oh and I do this to make a coin

How many constrictions make a coin

I wonder as i walk to my room

One's my family another's my health

All my time and oh my wealth

Will shrink one day I know

Why do I bother this much so !

I stare at those stars that blink

When i hear my kids snore, then i think

When will i hear them talk to me

Oh will that be one day when im free

Free of this business, free of my mind

Free of this world is when my heart will shine

Free of making a coin and free to survive

I'll then sleep one day and feel revived.

Is it....A geeks tragedy...

A computer was only in a picture

The picture which was then a waste

Cut You did with a knife

Glue you used for Paste

Compress you always did for space in your closet

Never ever to your files

You dare unzip anything in public

You'll sure be in jail for a while

Memory you probably lost

Now you have an extra CD to gain more

A CD was but a bank account

Now you have those in galore

An App - lication was for a job

A keyboard was a piano

A mouse probably grossed you out

Now you touch it all day, and cant even shout

Meg was your girl friends name

A program was on that TV wide

Ram was the cousin of a goat

And Chips were always fried

Web was where a spider lived

Log on was for wood on a fire lean

A Virus was a flu

And window you probably cleaned

What an era where the meanings changed

Do you even remember what meaning once they had

A plane crash might kill people

How did a computer crash manage that ?

Sometimes my senses....

....dont support me

my thoughts lack

they go for a walk

and dont get back

The fire ablaze

takes me away

My dreams on a spark

Nothing they say

The passion in me

wants to explode

with ropes and hopes

I get on board

Set to move and make a mark

All i see is wholesome dark

I yell for my senses 

and they refuse to turn

Looks like a stage on fire

everything might burn

With lot of courage

And a sword on my back

That gut in me

is set on track

I walk a step ahead 

The monster right there

Appears that he'll gobble me away

I'm walking on a string

A string made of feathers

The world is all asleep

Even the heat withers

My senses don't support

I cant scream

Cant even see

All I can do is dream

While destiny challenges

And fate is scorning

My eyes get back 

And I see its morning.

A Letter I wrote.....

..........................

Sits in the closet till the moment

Was for you once

But will soon enter the trash can

You no more exist hence

When i met you last

And exchanged that glance

You behaved like a stranger

Getting back together was just no chance

When you said "I'm glad things ended"

What were you thinking

Why were you so harsh

Or did you think I was shrinking ?

Do you know what it takes to live for someone

All life with nothing in return

When everywhere you've reached

Seems like you gotta take a U-turn

How do you say you're the only one so thoughtful

Do you know how these years I spent ?

Every visit where you were brought a tear

And with every tear, all my dreams went.

Your anger spills poison and you know it

You'll regret every word forever

After a million times even

How cant you take a lesson from it never.

This is your way of getting rid

Of your frustration I know

But it wont help blaming me

Your helplessness you just cant show

Dont play the blame game

And dont tell me what erked you so far

Look inside yourself once even

You'll have to go on a war

Drag yourself out of all these petty notes

Your conclusion for others sent

Realize life is not yet over

One day by the window, you'll know what I meant.

Forgive yourself for growing up today !

Forgive yourself for the mind that you have now
Forgive yourself for letting go the mind you had
Forgive yourself one more day for growing up
Forgive yourself for you're no more that glad.

Your brain doesn't cease to ask for more
Your heart only feels when do I reach there
You only wonder am I another year older
A year back that just went, was I nowhere ?

Emotions took over innocence
Goals over Dreams and wishes galore
That good night's peaceful sleep
Got snatched by another penny more

Forgive yourself cause it wasn't you
Who chose to go through the roller coaster
Forgive yourself cause it was time
Who taught you to run behind it being a master

Its not your fault, and you better know that
Its all that giant evil hollow
That took away your calm and serene hat
and left to the rest of world follow

So let it loose, every nerve that you got
Don't blame it on you, if it doesn't go your way
Let all that strain not eat you up
And forgive yourself for growing up today.

The 2 parts of life

There are only 2 parts of life
One's the husband, the other is the wife
One drives the car in anger
The other gets drumsticks and shows a knife

There are 2 parts of life
One's the moon, the other comes out too soon
The moon is just out yet, its hardly even fun
The one who comes out too soon is the sun

The 2 new parts of life are, you lad
One is the good, the other is the bad
Only one of the 2 can happen, why you fear ?
Its not as bad as you think my dear.

Then there are 2 parts of life, Music
Some say its classic
But then there's noise
Some mis interpret it as good voice

Tea, the other part is coffee
Sometimes, coffee is mixed with a little bit of toffee
While tea drives the start of your day
Coffee is the exhilarating force on your way

There are 2 parts of life, The mountains and the sea
The mountains claim of "I", the sea talks of "We"
The mountains show the greatness of heights
The sea shows the warmth of the tides

There are only 2 parts of life, the good and the bad
The ugly and the sad
And the Sane and the mad
The brat and the lad
Humid heat and those peaks snow clad
That homeless guy and then that grad
After all these troubles, you reach home
And then there is mom and dad
In their arms aren't you safe and glad !

So nothing can ever go wrong you know
Even on days when there's too much snow
The heats right at the corner honey
Don't you run behind just money
Remember, there are 2 parts of life only
Both are yours and you'll never ever be lonely.

Ek Zamaane mein mere yaar

Ek zamaane mein Jab gaadi nahi thi,

Tab hum cycle se jaaya karte the

Us zamaane mein hum, 

email ke bajaaye chitthiyaan likha karte the

Jab hum "How do you do" ke bajaaye

"Kya haal hain janaab" poocha karte the

Aur Brb ke bajaaye

Fir Milte hain kaha karte the

Tab hum jab phudine wali chai piya karte the

fir saath biscut bhi liya karte the

Aaj hum coffee peene jaate hain

Aur non-fat Latte farmaate hain

Jab raat ko bhojan mein hum roti aur saag khate the

Fir us baad ek gilaas lassi bhi liya karte the

Aaj koi sehat ka thikaana toh nahi khair

Fir bhi hum Subway jaakar sandwich khaya karte hain

Ek zamaane mein jab daftar ke baad

Ek dost se milne jaaya karte the

Aaj outlook ke calendar pe meeting request bhejkar bhi

Meeting ke liye kabhi late hua karte hain

Jab telegram dwara, Pranam Ma Babuji likha karte the

Aaj phone pe, whatsup mom dad chillayaa karte hain

Ek zamaane mein, jab vaqt ki raftaar ko hum 

Apne kadmo tale roka karte the

Aaj woh zaalim ghadi cell phone tak pohoch gayi hain

Aaj woh saare din computer screen pe

Tick tick kar, bheje mein ek makdi ki tarah

Aakhon se woh dil mein utar gayi hai

Dil ki dhadkan tej ho jaati

Jab "Oh No, its time for a meeting"

kehne ki naubat aati hai

Yaar yeh kaisa zamaana hain 

Naa lete hain saansein, naa hai kahin pyaar

Sukoon se zindagi jiya karte the hum 

Bahot pehle, ek zamaane mein mere yaar

Aamchi Mumbai

....with the noisiest streets and rekdiwala's

A vada pav thela at every nukkad

Ek chinese corner in every gali

And bhel puri wala at every alley

Never sleeping busy streets

The hovering BEST buses at your feet

The 24/7, ticket ticket conductor

And the morning local is your instructor.

Tobacco spits flowing down the walls

Kids screaming at every chawl

With the heat there, you never ever need a shawl

The crowd that makes you trip and fall

The doodhwala bugging the world in the morning at five

Stinks of milk, the first thing you smell

Should he be killed, or should he be left alive....

Dips his hand in the big can of so-called-milk

Who claims zero water in his aluminium bilk

"Bhaiyya ek cutting chai"

He spills it more than half

"Tere ghar mein maa behen nahi hai kya"

That push on intention, didn't make you wonder why

But the cozy air there, revives every minute

The fast pacing life though doesnt let you sit

You yet want to feel all that shit

Cause thats what you've lived with, and its still lit

In your thoughts and memories

That chana chor garam, and hot kachories

The brijwasi boiling rasgulla

The gola and the aamlete, all that hulla gulla

"Madam, boot polish", Ive worn sandals dude !

That kid asks me everyday, thats his prelude

Before my train starts its journey

From Andheri to that road, Churni

The fish smelling compartment

With the fish stinking ladies 

Occupying the entire entrance

Now it feels like deodrant,  uhh maybe men's.

Yeah my friend yeah

its a pretty little city

Our pretty little city

Always will be ours...dont even wonder why

That's precisely why we call it, "Aamchi" Mumbai.

well....I'm punctually challenged, you mind ??

Oh its eleven

Dint I have to be there at seven ? ! 

Oh Gosh ! four hours late

I wonder if they'd still wait !!

Should I leave or should I stop

I don't have the gut for a call drop

Crap, why does my phone show ten missed calls

Is the screen lying, or is it false.

Hit the call button, or switch off I must

My heart's racing, what if someone kills me !!

DaMn O DaMn the door bell rang

No God No, what was that song that he sang 

"Late O Late O Late you Latif, 

Is your watch jet lagged forever ?

Do your clocks sleep and wake up with you

Ever since you bought them, did they move never ? "

I promise myself every damn time

I'll hit the spot on time, the next time

The next time I'll get there five minutes before

That way their talks over me, wont be sore.

How does it happen all the time

Doesn't fit into my head, how do I find ?

Uhh...well fine !! kill me if you want

I think I am punctually challenged, do you mind ? :(

They are on a walk always.....

Specially at night, in the dark

When I get on the bed

and myself I park

They keep walking everywhere unsaid

They don't even get tired

And foresee what will never happen

Dreams are tightened in

And with tears both dampen

They capture the not needed

They capture the ones who hurt

They'll hold and kidnap you in the dawn

As much as you want, you wont be warned

They'll reach where you didn't even think the slightest

As much as you shut them though tightest

The spree of rush from within wont stop

There will be no solitude with every drop

Sometimes they walk and take me to heaven

Sometimes I refuse to believe

There are no dark clouds and yet it rains

They'll make me crazy, it always pains

Don't believe don't listen to them

They'll steal you from yourself

They'll deceive you like a magician

You'll never ever trust anyone else

They'll desert your sleep

You wont into your dreams ever peep

They'll coach and loot

all your wishes you had there deep

The poison they invade intoxicates me

The colorful clouds look dark

They steal every night from myself

All those sounds that haunt, now even bark

Don't, don't trust them

They'll blow some fake smoke in your world

That'll delude you to another space

They'll bite you with a passion absurd

They lie like no one does

They'll hypnotize you with a haze

Your eyes, don't believe them

They are on a walk always.

Has the sky stopped moving today ?

Everything is so morose today

Life feels blue

I don't like the rain today

And I dont have a clue

Everything's at standstill

My emotions, my flaws, my smile and my jaws

I dont feel like chocolate today

And feel like breaking all the laws

The laws of not shedding tears

The laws of not letting out my fears

The world that says You're strong

Do they know its completely wrong !

A weakling if pretends to be strong

No, she's not, yeah she's not 

Her shoulders are stressed and eyes are hot

Just that she's sensible enough to hold her tears on the dot

The day doesn't feel like work today

I want to break and curl today

The eyes don't feel like light today

The face doesnt feel like a smile today.

Tell me O Tell me someone

Drain that hint of peace this way

Or atleast whisper in my eyes

Has the sky stopped moving today ?

Ek din woh mitti

Ek din woh mitti
Jo tujhe pukaarti rehti hai
Tere intezaar mein yoon hi sookh jaayegi
Tere aane ki aas karte karte
sookh kar yuhin patthar ban jaayegi

Tu vapas jaaye na jaaye
Yeh pal, woh teri raah mein yuhin bitaa kar
Ek murjhaaye hue patte ki tarah
Ek jhoken mein simatkar
Us samundar ki aahat mein yuhin beh jaayegi

Soch mat paagal, mud kar dekh
har pal tera intezaar karti hui woh mitti
Teri rooh ko har din pukaarti hai
Aa, fir vapas aa.

Woh paraayi dharti teri nahi
Teri nahi woh paraayi hawa
Rupayye ke moh mein naa ja
Us behkaave mein aa gaya hai tu

Jis mitti ne tujhe sukoon diya
Usi ko jaane de raha tu
Aa is khusboo ko ek aur baar mehsoos kar
Teri dharti tujhe pukaare
Aa ek aur baar is maa ki taraf dekh

Yeh mat soch kis taraf jaayegi teri zindagi
Zindagi toh bas ek hi pal hai
Woh pal joh har samay tu dhoondta rehta hai
Aur woh pal sirf us dharti ki aaroh mein samaaya hua hai
Woh pal joh us mitti ki khushboo mein basa hua hai
Woh pal joh sirf tujhe wohi desh de sakta hai.
Wohi pal jo tu har pal dhoondhta rehta hai.

Mr. Unnecessary Attitude !

You walk on the street 

Up above the ground six feet

You think you look like a stud

On your face you dont even deserve some mud

 

Your ear thats pierced just one

Looks oh so aweful, its not even fun

And you think thats the coolest thing

You must just look behind and run

 

Your chest so wide that you show off

Any other one can completely blow off

You planet "I-Am-So-Cool "

Do you realize you look like a fool ?

 

Everytime you wear that black jumper and say hey dude !

You sound like a frog and a boring song prelude

Your hair that stands up and you call those spikes

They look like horns on cacti....yi..yi..yikes !

 

Your red and black shoes that you carry everyday

Make you look like a goon and your laces sway

When you hold your super cool coffee mug 

You look like a udipi's waiter with a tray and a rug

 

Look yourself in the mirror one day

You'll realize how difficult it gets for others on your way

You're not even slightly close to a dude

You Mr. Stupid and Unnecessary Attitude

 

Indian wedlock

Draped in a sarree

All red and green

And Golden shine bordered lean

A bindi on the forehead perfectly round

You're all on the verge of getting bound.

 

Walk like you're taking a walk on the ramp

The mother of the guy is gonna watch you in the eye

Do you feel proud, or do you feel shy

She'll make a judgement, and wont tell you why

 

Walk like a cat, all sleek and slender

If her foot goes amidst yours, its gonna be a blunder

Cant look up, go tea you bring

Clear your throat, she might ask you to sing

 

She'll probably say "Stand up and turn"

Who cares, if you even have a stroke or a burn

The guy is anyway such a loser you'll know

He wont open his mouth, its all the mommy's show.

 

I'll marry the girl my mommy picks

I'll marry the girl, the indian girl

Mommys girl is not that chick

That chick can be left for another whirl

 

No, she's not slim enough

Maybe not that fair you know

Thats what you're going to hear soon

That's why you had all that show

 

Of singing and turning 

And walking and burning

That pressure to know cooking

That evening full of learning.

 

Let this lose, its crap you must know

None of these losers, deserve such a show

Let your prince charming, come and get you

You dont want to deal with those moms, do you ?

 

Screw these stupid indian protocols

Know that you're not a non living doll

Dont let anyone put you in such a dead lock

Laugh it out, its just an Indian wedlock.

 

My Caffeinated Cup of Cappuccino !

A compulsion absolute

A dark roast smell gets me mute

A shot in the brain

Its absence gets me in a dispute

An addiction, whatever !

I can simply leave it never

A morning cup has an exhilaration

When in my blood it gives me a vibration

Oh what a combination !

A fine organic suspension

Ones addicted must be a total devotion

Love the sea love the ocean

Just love coffee, it'll get you in motion

I wont call it the beginning of my day, No.

The sun wont rise completely

I cant start my day till i know

I'm right about to have

My Caffeinated Cup Of Cappuccino.

Do you wish you could go back to some other time ?

Do you wish you could turn back time ?

Or do you wish you jump back to a spot in your past ?

Do you regret any moment you had ?

Do you think you wanna dig out memories from that sea so vast ?

Does a tear bother you

When a thought haunts your mind ?

Does your head want to go under the blanket

Or do you want to look up and do a memory find ?

Time teaches all they say, the wise

It subdues all your worries and shuts all your cries

Your cries which no one hears anymore

Your tears ultimately dry on the floor

So wake up now and let the world know

There is nothing in this world that you regret anymore

The decision was yours then, and you don't want to turn back time

Though your mind still thinks of the past, its certainly not a crime

Love your present and never "I don't have time" you say 

There is only so much time in this life on our way

Every moment, make the most out of it

And then you'll see all the brightest candles lit

On your journey, till the end of time

And your vivacity will remain at its prime

Love every tick of the twinkling triviality

You'll stop living in dreams, and love your reality

Thursday treat :)

Ah that raised my heartbeat

While I was on that seat

When you held my eyes

That was such a treat !

Of not seeing you lately

I was getting tired

Finally today was the day

When my boredom got fired !

Halalooya.... what a phrase indeed

Just sitting there sipping coffee

I get exactly what I need

A look from you and today even a "Whatsup ?"

Aah !! Was it a dream ? I just dint wanna wake up !

Why dont more often we cross our way ?

Why isnt a word more than whatsup you can say ?

Why dont I get such more treats ?

Why cant I call everyday a Thursday :)

He was a Jerk !

He was a jerk
Who didnt deserve your heart
You'll find such in dozens
Just walk into Wall Mart

Dont waste your time
Your time so precious
Wish he gets some brains
just a little bit, good gracious

How such people exist is a total mystery to me
"Me" is all they think of, they dont care of "We"
Slap him on the face the next time you see him
He probably doesnt deserve that either, just let it dim

Sleep over it, all in one night
Puke it out if you wish, hold your stomach tight
Let the poison out, out for good
Awesome then you'll feel, and chilled you should.

Let these memories die which bother you if
Ask yourself, did it even make a diff ?
One day you'll recollect "Ah ! Its been a while"
You'll laugh over your tears, and give yourself a smile.

"....Nau Paitis ki dheemi local."....(NPKDL)

"Ting ting ting ting

 Ting ting ting ting"

My alarm yelled on and on

Oh God Noo ! Is it already morn !

Why couldn't the sun sleep for a while more

Its just eight and I still feel sore.

The sun's got no work, but I certainly do

I still have to wake up and go to the loo

Never mind then, let the sun shine

I'm off for half an hour more, so I don't whine

DaRn ! Whhaatt ? The clock just nine'd !

Mom's been waking me up ever since we dined.

I'll brush my teeth, forget the shower.....well !

Oh God, am I going to miss my NPKDL ?

"Auto...Auto..." I shout on the street

Ouch ! What the heck, she just stamped my feet !

"Station chaloge ?".....for an answer I dont care

Not to take me there, he better not dare !

Honking and honking we just about reach

"Abe dekh ke chala.." Why does he preach !

"Bhaiyya jaldi chalo.."....still thinking can I tell..!

God oh God ! I hope I dont miss my NPKDL !

Nine bucks and fifty paise

One buck extra today...."Kyah ? Kaise ??"

Ten rupee note I take out from my bag pack

Fifty paise left, he just wont give me back !!

Damn these rickshaw wala's totally useless

I wish I'd slept for just half an hour less.....

Seven minutes in the ticket line, five walking in that crowded hell...

Its 9.35 already, oh I hope I don't miss my NPKDL

Wait baby wait, I'm still on my way

I said I'm sorry, don't you go away !

Push and rush, oops someone fell....

Ouch .....Ouch....Phew ! Just reached..

Ah !! There comes my red beauty, my NPKDL :)

Miss United Kapoor

You made our lives miserable
You realized it never
You created fights between kids and moms
Did you think about it ever ?

All you thought of was extra marital marriages
All you thought was 10 cars in garages
All such crap just unrealistic non sense
Made the air in the living room more and more tense

Right from eight stretched till twelve
Do you have some better work at all to sell ?
Only mother-in-laws cursing away
And daughter-in-laws crying away
Every husband has a tenth wife
And every mistress comes with a knife.
Every grandma cries over her life
All the teens are over a strife

Why dont your thoughts go beyond such crap ?
Why dont you think of a realistic map ?
Get a life lady along with your bro
Stop torturing people to and fro.

Let your dad know he's got old now
Tell him to stop it and please take a bow
Your mom gets tagged alongwith you
Does she do anything, or she has no clue ?

Of your torturing soaps
That make a messy life
Don't we have our own problems
Why should we bother crying over your extra wives ?

Our moms live in a fictional world
That bull on star plus they all believe, what can I say !
Your stupid soaps get a tear in their eye
That's how everyday they have their way.

Television is not for you, do you realize ?
Take a deep breath and go get a life
Please take your family along all of them who bore
Miss United Kapoor = non sense to the core.

Shanta bai...

This comes from deep within my heart..

A letter to my Shanta bai...

Every evening back from work

The dry stinky dishes and bad bins

Remind me of who ? Can you guess why ?

Yep you're right, my darling Shanta bai....

The detergent's over and the clothes still sweaty

You were the only in the house who was witty

To get 3 cans all at once of washing soap

While I was sleeping you dried my clothes on that rope

Over my head when the water dripped

I yelled and screamed and pulled the clothes clipped

You still wouldn't listen and the water went all over the floor

As soon as I woke up, there I slipped.

You laughed then and there was no other war

That I longed to fight, but with you

I felt like punching your nose

Sometimes, I considered even killing you.

Jhaadu and Pohcha and the fan got shut

in that hot and humid weather, my room felt like a hut

I loved the dust and I hated you so much

You complained to mom, I wished I could hit you as such.

But now every night when I do the dishes 

When Vaccuming sucks, there are no more wishes

No one cooks and I eat rotis frozen 

I've got your trait, I get them in a dozen

When the body aches call for iodex

That bad sprain that I get in my neck

When I bend down and back up my oh my

Do I miss you or what, Shanta bai !

Arz hai....

 

Huzoor ne daad naa di toh kya

Fir bhi arz hai...

Aap ko lubhaana

Toh aaj kal humaara farz hai...

 

Toh Aap par Arz hai.....

 

Roz roz yun elevator mein aya na karo

Fir paanchve maale pe yun darwaaze se bahar jaaya na karo

Aap ko roz dekhna ek aisa karz hai

Ki Arz hai....

 

Is duniya ki khoobsurati pe chaar chaand lag jaayenge

Kabhi ruk gaye aap ek floor aur

Naa ruke toh bhi kya

Fir se chale jaane ke liye aaya karo

Ki is dil ke register mein woh floor number yun darj hai

Ki Arz hai....

 

Aapke office ke floor pe joh kitchen hai

Wahan roz roz aakar ek hi aarzoo karte hain hum

Aap kahin mil jaaye kabhi

Naa mile fir bhi, kya harj hai

Toh bus yuhin Arz hai....

 

Aap ko bhulana aaj kal raaton ko

Ho raha hai thoda sa mushkil zaroor

Kabhi mudkar sapne mein toh dekhiye is taraf

Bas ho na jaayiye is tarah magroor

Aap ko sochna toh ab humara farz hai

Toh bas yuhin keh diya humne.....

Aadab Arz hai....

Aur ek dhun..

ek dhun
ek saaz
har pal
ek awaaz

ek ehsaas
Aur ek saans
us saans mein
teri aas

Ek dhadkan
Ek dil
Har ghadi mein
Tu mil

Aa paas
Aur ek baar
Na ho fir
Koi daraar

Ek takraar
Na le jaaye fir
Ek jhoke mein
Na jaaye gir

Meri dhun
Mera geet
Meri preet
Aur ek meet

Yeh vaqt ruke
Toh sar jhuke
Tere aage aye humnawaaz
Yeh pyaar na reh jaaye
bas banke ek awaaz.

....Urf......ek dhun.

Us saaz ki tarah
Jab bijli kadakti hai
Meri rooh ke har pehlu main
Khushboo kuch yuh mehekti hai

Jaisi khule neele aasmaan mein
Naachte hue taare
Is jahan ke har tarane ko lekar
Yuhin bas jhoom uthte hain

Tere pyaar ka sangeet
Jab mann mein teher jaata hain
Us alfaaz ka har pal
Meri saason mein bas jaata hain

Jaise ek khilti hui kali kaa mann
Chup chup kar, tu bhi sun
Is kaaynaat mein bajti hui
Har Shahnaayi...urf...ek dhun.

Ek cup chai.....!

When it rained after college

And the lectures were called off

When we didnt have an umbrella

Drenched then with a cold and a cough

Thats what helped

The smell of the wet soil

Those onion pakoda's

soaked in a plate of oil.

Chotu was wet with water dripping hair

Running all around, the only guy there

Ek plate kaanda bhajji, my oh my !

Hot hot served with ek cup chai .. !

What fun that was...

The Chai hardly had a taste

The pakoda's were funky

But nothing was a waste

That wooden broken bench 

With broken feet all four

Somehow took all of us

We'd push, just one more.

The leaking ceiling up above

Where the rain dripped from 

Over on the table, right onto my palm

Holy Moly, that made me feel so calm

There's no rain now but oh there's snow 

No Chotu here, no one who I know

Shapeless Pakoda's replaced with Onion rings round

Wet fragrant mitti replaced with white white ground.

No college now, I am still in 'school'

School at 25 ? Am I a fool ?

That broken bench's gone, I now have a desk

No open air, am I in a grotesque ?

Its raining today and Starbucks is all

that I have around, why would I lie ?

Oh those steamy little shapeless things

Oh God and I crave for Ek cup chai....!!

Unbated Abyss

Will it alter my life ?
I feel like it already did
Though I did the same things I do everyday
This thought is new and I just cant get rid.

If we consummate our assignation
It will irrevocably shake me up
My desires will screenplay the future
My eyes will sum it up.

I have a feeling what if
I am left alone in this culmination
At the end of the war of love
Is it going to be a rejuvenation ?

My wish is the villain
In this depth bottomless
Its hard to fall in love with a stranger
Am I scared if its meaningless ?

stranger oh you stranger
why did you take my heart away once again
Once again, at the end of five years
Once again, will everything end ?

A coupla friends walked a coupla blocks.

A coupla friends walked a coupla blocks
Talked and strolled and sang along
Stopped by the Peet's coffee shop
Wrote down what was right and wrong

In their book of friendship forever
In the walk they knew would end never
Promises and trust touched the top
Fate and paths would not change ever

The couple blocks ended then
The talk and walk ended when
Promises still remained though
Time got knead tough as a dough

The clock ticked and it was a year over
Talks and the walks both were slower
Both had missions at a challenge
The shelf carrying their picture got lower and lower

Time ticked again, and it was a decade gone
Missions were over but they were all alone
The ropes were pulled oh so apart
The knots were broken and the book was torn

A thought flew across one of the minds
My friend oh my friend got lost somewhere
I wished I cared and waited there
That coffee shop, those couple blocks
Friendship forever we had written where

Now I have no one to talk and walk
Now I have no one that I wish I can lock
In the moments that I lived then
In the promises that I made when

But this world is small and round and round
Somewhere on this scented ground
I'll draw the arc that reaches my friend
the book that was torn, again we'll mend.