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.

Run Away Kid......

Break this prison and set yourself free
Break all those bonds you've been in
Run Away from the under the shadow
Of the ever sheltering Palm tree
Run away kid run away far
Run away far enough where you see no bar.

Run away there where you see no one
Run away far from where the wind cant turn
Run away and touch your dreams
Run away and let the world burn

Care of no one, not even dear
Care of no one and dont you fear
Run away kid from your nocturnal escapades
Run away kid, let no one come near

Let the world be left alone without you
Bear no brunt of the untold future
Dont run behind something so uncertain
Run but away from God's own nature

Let the marathon begin today
Run away from the haunting thoughts
Jump and skip and touch the sky
Be sure to reach those unseen spots

One day you'll be free and gone
To witness the serene love
One day you'll see faith in the moment
That day you'll trust the tide
You'll believe in someone and smile
That day you'll know all your sorrows died

You'll see the stars singing
And you'll dance with the moon
The universe will be splendid with you around
You'll know the world's gonna end soon.

Bags of Boredom !

Bags of boredom, all unfolded today.

Bags of boredom, deflated

Do ya'll know what I'm talking about ?

Yep, its one of those days fate-d !

One of those days, when it feels so loose

One of the days when coffee doesnt help

One of those days, when you dont feel like mousse

Not even chocolate, you just wanna yelp !

The inflamed sameness, is sore now

Its 2 in the day, and I'm yawning away

Email check nor movie check disturbs it

Its all the same, total dismay !

A load of work pending on the tier

Oh man ! Wondering, can I just retire ?? !!

Before all this psyches me out

Before I get a depression bout

4.30 and now 4.31, not a minute is passing by

Can any of you reading this, at all tell me why ?

No no, its not a monday, I knew you'd make a guess....

Its just me today, alright, let me confess.

Looks like, the clock is dreamy too today

Uhh....speed's not on its regular radar anymore ?

Whoa Whoa Whoa !! is it 'Time' we're talking of ?

Hah !! what an absolute lie to the core !

Finally its 5 now, atleast can think of heading out

I know I came in late today, so ?

Dont you cheat somedays ?

When dullness screams go , go , go !

Never mind, its all in the mind someone said

But what when's the mind's on a sway ?

I don't have mine today with me

Well, sigh ! I guess even this will pass away.