राज़

दोस्त, नया कोई राज़ बता.

ज़िन्दगी की अफरा-तफरी में,
खोई हुई दिल की आवाज़ बता.

इन अनकही उलझनों को,
संग पिरोने वाले अलफ़ाज़ बता.

जिस छत की देहली से,
खुले आसमाँ तले,
पर फैलाये आज़ाद परिंदे,
लेते थे परवाज़ बता.

दोस्त, नया कोई राज़ बता.

Happy Valentine's Day.

To those filled with laughter,
Living happily in the ever after,

To those hung up on each other,
Or those who never bother,

To those who have loved and lost,
Those who had it all, but almost,

To those stuck in the gridlocks,
And those not yet off the blocks,

To those who are on someone's mind,
And the someones who are left behind,

To those who crashed and burned,
To those who lived and learned,

To everyone in this strife,
I raise a toast, for love and life.

The invisible force

Why do you deny so hard,
this invisible force between you and me ?
Have you never heard,
of electromagnetism or gravity ?

Too much, too little.

Too much has been said,
about life, this adversary.
Too little has been done,
to make it simple as it should be.

With what we got

With what we got we must thrive.
With all we got we must strive.

Words

Once again, I collected,
A bucket-full of words to spell you grace.
Once again, you came,
And they spilled all over the place.

Past, Present, and Future.

You ask me to live in the present ?
Pray, tell me how ?
Or at least tell me, when really is it ?
Is it now ? Or now ? Or now ?

What about the past ?
Whether the fond memories of what I've seen,
or the disappointment of what could've been,
It never lies to me,
It always stands by the side of me.

What about the future ?
Abuzz with possibilities unbound,
Where things are not lost, but only found,
I could be anyone I want,
Think of all the wishes I could grant !

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Kid, I understand your dismay.
But you must look at it this way:
The past that you're so fond of,
And the future that is so potent,
Was once, and will be some day,
the present.