Happy New Year

Of party invitations there is no dearth,
I think I am the most boring person on earth.

All I prefer is to go straight home,
Instead of having drinks full of foam.

I am a lazy person you can say,
Be new years eve or dooms day.

I wouldn't care a centipedes shit about some party,
Loud music,sweaty people is not exactly  dandy.

Exposure to loud music dislocates my brain,
Disintegrates it to finest level of molecular grain.

Zooming motorbikes and bellowing cars,
Surrounded by rings of jupiter and heavy stars.

Gosh! I am missing so much of fun,
Sob..I mean it with no intended pun.

Quiet place, few people quality time..
Senseless fun for no season or rhyme.

Yep, I am a lost cause with no hope,
You are free to hang me by a rope.

Antithesis Views

I command my brain,
Absolutely no more thinking,
Go sit in a quiet corner,
Shut up and meditate.

Hah! it laughs and floods all the thoughts in,
In a frenzy the thoughts party with chaos and din.

May be it's a matter of heart I analyse,
And I command my heart to step in.
Ask it to reshuffle and align  the pot pourri of thoughts,
'I just pump blood & such tasks are beyond my forte' it says!

The brain, the heart; the mighty powers fight to seize control,
Aaaaah! The dichotomy between the north and south pole.

I give up and decide I will do what I have to do,
The superpowers can continue to bicker,but I will move on,
Dancing on the edge and deciding on which side to fall,
It's pretty easy, I am just gonna toss and take a call.

I decide to bank on destiny and put an end to the cacophonous spat,
The burden lessened as though a brick was removed from under the thinking hat.

And just as I was about to do a free fall,
The brain and heart together got a stroke,
Within a jiffy they arrived at a common conclusion,
Ending the cacophony which existed a moment before.

    Well now, the brain said 'I win',

    The heart said ' You Lose'.

    ' I don't care', said the head,

     To which it's foe said 'Yes, you do'.

    Idiots I say! Such antithesis views,

    For once just stop to confuse and amuse!!

The Fall

The moment you start to do things to please others,
That's the moment you begin lying to yourself.
The aim being to marinade others of your fake charm,
And to constantly assure yourself that's causing no harm.

Well if the elementary reason for doing something is wrong,
Oh oh.. The dominoes are surely gonna fall,
Humpty Dumpty on his butt will have a great fall

Building castles on unsteady wooden logs,

Extravagance reeking out from everywhere,

The aim being to brag and parade with pomposity,

To portray a self image all shiny and pretty. 

If the reason to acquire power and be someone is wrong,
Oh.. Oh the dominoes are surely gonna fall.
The London bridge on your head is so gonna fall.

A little pretense, a twist to the truth..
A half truth here and a half lie there,
The aim being to fit in someone else's shoes,
It's between who you are and what you choose.

Well, the reason is not strong,

The justification is all wrong...

A butterfly effect in the long haul,

The dominoes are surely gonna fall..

They are so..so gonna fall,

And then whom will you call?

Damned

The hurt,the pain, the anguish,
The love , the caress, the trust,
The resentment,the anger,
The friendship, the companionship...
It's all that I had, which I never saw ,
What I heard, you never said.
What you said, I never heard.
When I was there, you were not,
Now you are there, I am not.
My head pounds and my heart is heavy,
In the green meadows I wander aimlessly,
All I want to say is sorry...
Steal the moments of happiness again,
The mist in your eyes condense.
I am far..far away, on a distant land
Ensconced by my guilt and regret,
To never say what I meant,
I hear you shout, I hear you scream
I confess, beg for a chance to redeem.
 I now roam like a damned spirit,
Some amends, some gaps to knit.
I need time on loan to borrow,
Alas it's too late I know.
You exist and I am just a dead thought,
My guilt with me in my coffin will rot.

Me & The Sea

A sudden whiff of fresh salty air,
And I stop with a jerk in my path,
The sea and me share a love affair,
I had to go and blow a kiss in the air.

My restless heart went on a flee,
And with a whim demanded to play,
Nothing else but only 'Beyond the sea',
And to hum along 'she is watching me'.

As always, I question why doesn't she fit into my view,
I wonder as I sit by its side and gaze into its depth,
She questions my restricted view,asking me to see through.
I blink,wipe my glasses; hoping my range of sight would improve.
She laughs her heart out with a mighty roar,
Offended I say, thou are full of arrogance and vanity!
Cauldrons of water plus salt and nothing more,
Forget the million metaphors that you stand for!

She gets annoyed and recedes away,
Melodrama, the sky and horizon together say,
Yet I plead her to rise and stay,
My emotion turn the clouds teary and grey.

Oops, I see that a storm is brewing,
That explains her mood swings,
So long I say, I will be fleeing,
Stopping our repartee for the time being.

There is something serene about the sea,
It takes me to a tranquil place in my heart,
To that special place it always holds the key,
And I hum along 'Swallowed in the sea'....

Courtesy - Beyond the sea by Bobby Darin & Off course Coldplay's Swallowed in the sea.

If..Time

If one could pour time in and out of cups,
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Splendid it would be to make a cocktail,
And filter out the humdrum time that went stale....
Wash the memories clean from the plate,
Start off things in an entirely new slate.
To freeze the crystal ball from taking unwanted shape,
Seal in the moments to paint a beautiful landscape,
.
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Only if one could pour time in and out of cups..

Get Lost & Then Get Found

The road arches towards a dilapidated church,
In the Gothic ambiance rings a bell,
You see an enchanted oak door at the exit,
And are surprised to find something interesting,
Midst the ramshackle lies something fascinating.

There is a set of patterns you have to follow,
So you ignore the door and trod on the same path,
Your shadow pulls you to the other side,
But you hold in and contain yourself,
Like an unread book lying on the shelf.

A subtle voice grows strong,
Making you see the true lies around,
The journey which you are looking for,
Seems to begin where the road ends.
From the ashes the phoenix ascends.

A moment then arrives,
When the fear of failure is not a concern.
Your soul shall no longer be ravaged,
A soul that awakens to live and soar,
You go and walk in through that oak door.



PS : Title is inspired by a song sung by Coldplay (Swallowed In The Sea)

Sleepy Woes

There are days when you sit all idle,
A million ideas to write,
But something doesn't seem right.

There are words waiting to be grasped,
But they seem out of reach,
A blank page on a distant beach.

I am sitting with a notebook and a pen,
I have to write, I know that feeling inside,
But my head, my heart and my words have gone off for a ride.

And I thought I saw a theme,
Waited for the idea to grow and complete,
Like a turtle head the idea took a retreat.

Right now I can't create or describe,
Even though a million thoughts are on a frenzy,
I wish them to drown in some far off river like Mackenzie.

Nothing good happens after 2 am,
So I set off writing about the above woes of nothing in particular,
A good nights sleep and tomorrow will be spectacular!

Don't Talk!!

Why do people unnecessarily talk,

And talk and talk and talk!?

Please go and do something useful,

Your talking makes me feel doleful!

If you are point A and I am point B,

Then let me see,

I want to be at point C,

As far away from A as it could be.

I told myself to be nicer,

To listen with all my might.

But then my ears started to twitch,

And my brain just turned off its switch.

  

I have plastered a smile on my face,

And I nod my head in appreciation.

You sound like Ga ga goo goo gaga,

please put a full stop to your saga.

I want to jump out of the window,

Roam around in galactic interspace.

I am being silent, just reciprocate,

Don’t go on like a never ending tape.

Hello, hi, how are you,

Pleasantries exchanged. Thats it!

Our thoughts are just not on the same plain,

I would rather go and fight a bull terrain!

You need to know when to stop,

Get directly to the focal  point,

I am a geek and my language may sound like Greek,

Stay away from me, I am a nutcase,a freak!

Certain set of COMMANDMENTS

Okay, here goes my first post which is NOT poetry.
This post may sound a bit opinionated and unfair for all the gentlemen out there but still I cannot control myself from being sarcastic.....
.....

There are certain rules and norm which need to be followed while using public transport ( read bus). These cannot be and should not be bypassed.

1. If you are a guy, however hefty/lanky/tiny you are and you are sitting next to a girl, you never ever try to squeeze in both of your ass to fit the seat and in the process squeeze the girl and make her uncomfortable. It is perfectly fine if a quarter of your butt is hanging out. Trust me it doesnt off balance the equilibrium and you won't fall off from the seat and break your handsome nose or tooth. But if you do sqeeze in more then the girl might do that to you. If she is giving you the sudden glare and 'tuh tuttiing' with vexation at regular interval then thats srtike one and you have to behave. Suppose you act or let me give you the benefit of doubt and assume that you are imbecile and are unable to comprehend her body language and then if she finally says 'Excuse Me' Thats it! It should ring the fire bells and you should maintain at least one arm distance from her for like eternity.

2. Again for guys. This is an extension of the first.If you are sitting next to a girl who is not your friend for that matter not even an acquaintance, you never sit close to her. You have to leave atleast three inch of space inbetween and make sure that you don't elbow her. And if she gets fidgety and constantly shifts and moves away from you, then NO she is not giving you further space so that you can sprawl yours legs and sit like a an emperor on a throne!

PS: If you dancing by reading the above that you can do so with your friends then stop right away and read further.If she is your friend/acquaintance too, the above rule applies unless and until you do not share that comfort level with her. Duh uh...thats common sense dude..

PPS: If you are uncontrolably asleep and drool off even then the maximum limit to elow/fall on her is twice. You need to have a grip on yourself.

3. Guys are spared now. This is a common rule. You never cough/sneeze right out in the open. Tissues/handkerchief's have been invented for a reason. If these are out of reach then you look away or use your hand so that the germs just stay up to you. You can even try to stifle it, I dont think it will suffocate you or cause an emesis. But I know, stiffling it might be a pain in the lungs so you can be exempted from not trying to do that.

4. We all are music fans. Who doesn't like a bit of soothing jazz or for that matter brain dislocating bam bam. But whatever it is, whichever latest gadget you have be it an ipod or a S3 you want to flaunt, you do not put it on full volume and hum along 'Main tera Woofer, tu meri amplifier' in a level which is not audible to you off course but definitely is audible in the range on one meter around you!! This would cause severe nightmares to the folks trying to sleep/rest and they may wake up with a scream. You don't want that to happen to you, do you?

For now this is it....may be more later...

Bitter Sweet Symphony

I wanted you in my life,

Speculations about you were rife.

Looked for you here,there and everywhere..

Thought of achieving you,felt like walking on air.

I know, on you, I am banking a lot,

Hoping you to spray colors to a pallid plot.

You are hiding behind the prevalent scenes,

With a motto,like a person of means.

And then tomorrow comes and you run away,

Yet I feel you to come closer every single day.

Finally when you arrived and held me,

You bound to me like an unforeseen decree.　

Was hoping you to interpret for me life's true gnosis,

Pulling me out of an abyss to an eternal bliss.

You were like the cool fresh summer breeze,

Made me happy enough to even understand Cantonese.

Because you came in knocking without any clue,

I wanted to make sure you wouldn't bid adieu.

I wrote your name in the sky, and locked you in,

Looking forward for a beautiful journey to begin.

And just when I began counting on you,

Like the sudden gush of wind you just blew.

The pack of cards came crumbling down,

Lying there, smirking at me was the clown.

Nothing could have stopped you, you are insurmountable,

You would come and go,as you dislike being stable.

Should have known,with you I shall always have a tryst,

You are the 'Change' which would　forever exist.

You are the only evidence of my existence,

But like the mist you never wait to condense.

Sometimes I like you and sometimes I don’t,

Change is constant, I can’t resist & I won’t.

Drunkards Song

Smoking a weed,

Sitting by the tree,

I am sloshed,

Drowning in sea.

Feeling all weird,

Demons in head on a high,

I am invisible,

Like catcher in the rye.

I couldn't care less,

But her thought enters my head,

I am lonely,

For her, I am dead.

Not in my senses,

But this ain't a drunkards song,

I was her best friend,

Until Riche Rich came along.

Truly loved me she said,

Trusted her with my heart,

I was a backup,

Dumped, for a new start.

Left without a parachute,

Cut off the oxygen supply,

I was a loafer,

Just a random guy.

Words left unspoken,

Love sure comes with a fee

I am sober,

Just as she told me to be.