Reality

A candle burning inside me

Throwing shadows around me

The laughter, the pain

What do I gain?

The knowledge I seek

In this era of mystique

The pink hues

The pretty blues

The devil’s red

I will not be misled

The angel’s white

Will show me light

I am not a lie

Nor am I a truth

I am not a beauty

Nor am I a beast

I am not real

Nor am I fake

Yet beautiful, in my own wake

To my Mother

For the truest friend I have

Without you, where would I be ?

To be a mother, is not an easy task

Yet you do it, no matter what is asked

You saved me from countless tears

Giving me sound advice, that will carry me through years

No one will shape my heart the way you have done

Your job finished perfectly for your both daughter and son

Through hard times, you were there for me

A heavenly look always in your eyes

You were strong through all the stress I caused

Always willing to put your life on pause

So,

Thank you for always being there for me

because without you, where would I be?

There aren't enough words to thank you,

for what you have done

If I credit anyone -

You are the one

With my whole future ahead of me

You will always be the one to guide me

New Beginnings

I take a step towards new beginnings

Keeping the darkness at bay

with sun shinning bright

with freshness of morning dew

with smell of clean winters

I take a step ...

On a path yet unknown

a journey will begin soon

looking beyond the winter chills

with echoes of other travelers

but innocence of new

I take a step ...

Off towards the horizons 

ready to take life on

unveiling the awaiting mysteries

keeping the past learning in mind

I take a step ...

To fly, to glide

to soar high 

with love from Baba

with strength from Aai

with grace from Dada

with wishes from Vahini and Rishika

I take a step towards new beginnings 

TODAY

I'll hold you till you let me

And then plead for time 

To let you know I'm sorry

To make you mine

I never should have left you 

Never should have caused you pain

But in the hearts of fools and men 

Love will come undone again

I can't promise no tears 

But I promise utter truth

And in that truth I'll show how

I'll hold you for all time

My heart, I give you mine today

Today.

My heart, I give you mine today

Today.

Whispers in the night

This life of mine is empty

Since I walked away

Taking paths I haven't seen

Looking for roads I've left behind

Searching for an answer 

That was always there

Needing to feel something 

Beyond this pain.

And I want to beg but I can't find the words

And I want to cry but I can't find the tears

And all that's left is the shadow of your heart 

And the ghost of your smile

And the whispers in the night.

The Shades of Grey

The birth is vivid

The death is livid

But the life amid

Is shades of grey

The breeze is turgid

The storm is turbid

But the seasons in mid

Is shades of grey

The saint is a pure some

The sinner all gruesome

But the life of some

Is shades of grey

The beginning is near

The end is nothing to fear

But the crossings bear

Is shades of grey

My heart is crumbling

My mind is soaring

But my thoughts are yearning

Is shades of grey

The Heaven is divine

The Hell is a swine

But life of mine

Is shades of grey

The Insight

After all my heartache, my pain, my emotional scars
Joy, happiness, wishing on stars
I can't get my words from soul to pen

No verse no soliloquy no zen.

Used to come easy with innocence of a child
now it's just a blank mind.
Where did it go?
Is it still there in the vast darkness
of my grey matter?

But what's all the hype
of letting out the thickness of feelings
the emotional appeal?

Because without this write I will lose who I am
conform to the ways of socialites
I'll continue my quest until I find that one
little match it takes to ignite
my passion-my prose-my verse
The Insight.