Going beyond the clouds above

I wish I could go beyond the clouds above,

Secured in your stronger arms,

Leaving behind all those fears inside me,

And all those angst and worries.

 

I want to walk beside you

Through those beautiful meadows,

I want to forget that heavy heart,

And all our darker shadows.

 

If I could bare it all,

The despair of losing something mine,

The hollow cries and that numbness,

Please help me move again.

 

Come let us fly together,

Holding our hands,

Looking into each others' eyes,

With no words spoken.

My Paradise

I can see tiny droplets on the green leaves,

Through my window panes, sliding across to fall off,

And a soothing breeze singing a lullaby,

I feel my eyelashes closing before dozing off.

 

I can sniff an aroma of brewing coffee,

Bringing back my senses to the world of confection,

My stomach growls and cries for something sweet,

I have to give in to temptation.

 

When I opened my windows,

I felt that smell of wet soil is calling me,

I stepped out to feel the wet grass

And, I heard a tiny voice whispering within me.

 

Everyday a new dream I see,

Both of us shouting with pride,

I’m waiting eagerly for that moment,

That will be just yours and mine.

 

I've been robbed of my faith

An aching grief has engulfed me,

I am living as if in a dream,

I see darkness and darkness but,

Waiting for a single ray of beam.

I wept, I shed my tears for,

A wish, a desire unfulfilled,

I'm annoyed and remorsing for,

A prayer gone unanswered.

I tried wholeheartedly but failed,

That too, a couple of times by now,

I wish that will to come again,

If I could bring that somehow.

Yes, I'm broken, I'm shattered,

I've been robbed of my faith,

I wish someone could wake me up,

And bring me back from this wraith.

Bouncing back from another slumber

Am I under some spell,

That I feel like a bear,

Am I hibernating for now,

And waiting to shift my gear?

I am sleeping like a log,

I ran a marathon for sure,

I do see a denser mass of fog,

Don't know how long will I endure?

A bolt of lightning struck me,

I can't say I was ready though,

I stood by that emotional hurricane,

And I let the storm pass me through.

You can see I'm rooted for now,

Have been tied up for some more,

What keeps me going is just one thought,

I'm bouncing back from another slumber.

शिकायत करूं किस अपने से?

दिल जो कभी बैठ जाए,

कुछ ऐसी खबर सुनकर,

रुॅधे गले में ही अटक जाए,

एक दर्द भरी गांठ बनकर ।

होश ही न रहे जाने कितने दिन,

कब दिन चढ़ा कब शाम ढली,

रात के अंधेरे में घड़ी की टिक-टिक गिन,

करवट इधर फिर कभी उधर बदली ।

कितने ही मन्नतों पे मन्नत हैं लिए,

सितारें भी गिनवाएं दिनों-दिन,

मुद्दतों से बैठें हैं उम्मीद लिए,

पूरी होने में जाने कितने ही दिन?


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दुहाई देता है बीते लम्हों की,

साथी तो मेरे साथ ही है,

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