Extension Of Who You Are

I am an Extension of Who You are
Aren't we All Extensions
But I need to Know
Who You really are
So I can better Define Myself
Why do You say
I don't need to Know  more
That this much is enough
When I still see and Feel
Things unspoken in You
Things I cannot Fathom
How do You expect me to go on
I want to be a part of You
Not a follower
But the Divine

Spring

I am waiting for Spring to Arrive
and Melt this Snow Woman
That Stands in My back yard
With Her Frozen Heart.
I want to see Tears Flowing down her Cheeks
In the Warm Sunlight
Her Eyes will Finally Shine
And I will run up to Her
Drink from her Body
All the Love She can give Me
Then My heart will be filled with Desire and Longing
And I shall come to You.

Good Bye

I had a Dream, a vivid Dream
Drawn by two Horses
A Majestic Carriage
In Pristine white snow
The Horses galloping away
The driver with a whip in his hand
Always cracking but never hitting
You Looking back at me
Through the Window
With tears down Your Eyes
And I stand there
Forcing a Smile, Waving Good Bye
As I Feel the Ground slip away beneath my Feet
Snow kicked up by the Horses
Clouds Your Face, the Carriage and My Life
All that is Left is to dust it off and
Get inside the Lonely House.

Winter

Winter has crept in again
Sunny days have given way to Grey Skies
I come home and put logs in the fireplace
The wind is going to pick up tonight
It will howl like the wolves
With Your Memories to keep me Warm my Love
I  shall close my eyes
You in my heart
Does not let the cold get to me
The thought of Your Touch melts
All the ice that builds
There is brightness inside me
Boundless Energy
The Courage to go on.

Losing You

I feel like a character
Out of Tolstoy's Novels
Going from one tragedy to another
In Ornate surroundings.
That is why I don't come to You
I cannot imagine the Tragedy of Losing You.
Lose You I must
For I have lost You before.
Maybe this time it would be different.
This time I will let You take my hand
And You will have me as Yours
I know that you have put an End
To your Losing Streak.

Coming Home

So I come to you again
I have been around the block
Seen enough and done all that
Nothing appeals to me now
The Glitz of money wears off
Wine tastes more bitter than ever
And I long for those sweet old days
When I felt drunk in your company
Intoxicated with  Love.
This time I intend to stay
Don't let me leave
I know you don't miss me when I am gone
But then
Why do I hear you call my name

Strong

I know that I am not
What I appear to be
I act tough, like a Western Movie star
But deep down inside
When it is dark outside
I sometimes find it hard
To face my inner demons
So I look to You
To help me find a cure
For this internal Malady
Talk to me in soft whispers
Soothe me so I can go to sleep
I have to wake up strong.

Phoenix

I may be down
But I am not out
Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes
I shall spread my wings and fly
High into the sky
My spirit is immortal
It waits for You
In this world or beyond
So keep the Fire burning
In Your Soul
Don't let this life get You down.

Moving On

It does not hurt now

Even if you turn away from me.

I saw you smile at somebody

and I remembered the way you used to smile at me.

Dressed in blue 

You walked away with a swing

The smell of your perfume still hung in the air.

I am determined to move on.

If I run into you

It would be by accident

I don't travel your path anymore.

Nobody

I want to be
Nobody
A man without a name
You won't remember me then
If I pass you by
You'll look at me without knowing me
I will smile at you
For unlike me
You won't be a nameless face
You will still mean the world to me
This way everything remains the way
It is supposed to be
I'll have you my love
And you'll have the whole world to love

This Heart of Mine

This heart of mine
It beats all the time
I want it to rhyme
With your beat
Always as one
Together or far apart
So that it feels like
I am out for a walk with you
In splendid sunshine
And there are no more lonely nights.
I want to lay my head
On your chest
Pick up your heartbeat
And then leave on my journey
I will be coming back once in a while
If I run out of rhythm

Love- An Obituary

Love is an emotion
A mixture of Sorrow and Happiness
It is not bound
Nor does it bind
These societal norms that hold us all together
have enchained Love
It is dying
A slow and painful death
I want to write this eulogy to our Love
Before it is too late
Yes it is true that I have loved you
more than anything else
This emotional Roller Coaster
That I ride takes it toll
But Love like a Shining Beacon
Keeps me going
It is a pure feeling that fills my heart
All these tears that I shed are not wasted
I will fight to keep Our Love alive

















No matter how many tears I shed
I cannot wipe this stain called Love
It is always there
A painful reminder
While I am driving to work
At a party, full of Happy People
Unable to handle it
I have decided to kill it
If I don't
I know I will die a slow painful death.
It is a matter of my survival now

I'll never know what You see in Me

I have lived all My Life

Being careful

Dodging all the Potholes

While Out on my Journey

Always afraid I will fall into one

I wish I had done so

I would have learnt

How to crawl out to a new beginning

But here I am

A man with no experience

Leading a protected life

Looking for a safe Haven

And You still want to take me in

Lying

I am Tired
Tired of Lying to myself
And to You
All my life
I have promised
Tomorrow will be a better Day
And Tomorrow has come and gone
Like all those Yesterdays
And Nothing has changed
Now I am cornered
With my Back against the Wall
I know
If I fail to deliver now
We both will be left
Picking up the pieces.

Gravity

If it wasn't for Gravity
The Earth would not revolve around the Sun
And the Moon would not revolve around the earth
It is the same force
That binds Me to You
I revolve around You
And still keep my Distance
Going in Circles
I have watched You
Filled with this desire to come closer
I have been unable to overcome
This force of attraction and repulsion
That keeps me in this orbit
Finely Balanced.

Hope

If it wasn't for the Moon
I will not believe in Love
For the nights would be so dark and Lonely
If it wasn't for the Sun
I will not believe in Hope
For what would show me the Way
If it wasn't for the birds
I will be heartbroken
For I would not know how to fly to you
If it wasn't for the River
I will always give up
For I would not know how to overcome
If it wasn't for Spring
I will always be cold
For I would not know how to melt Your Heart

Blind Love

I often wonder
How would I have loved
if I was born Blind
With nothing but the Kindness of the heart to guide me
The warmth of touch as my rudder
And the sweetness of words as my Compass
Would I have still loved you
Not knowing how beautiful and radiant
Your eyes are
Would it be true love
Inner love
That which comes from the heart
and not swayed by Looks
What would you see
if you were to peer into my eyes then
The Radiance of a Loving Heart
or the Darkness of a Deprived Soul.

Sunday Morning

Dense Fog envelops the World Outside
Everything is still
Trees Look like they are meditating
The air so heavy and Moist
Everything feels weighted down
I want to lose myself
in this Oblivion
With thoughts of You
Surrounding my Heart
Look for me when the Sun Comes Out.

Ear Rings

The Ear Rings
That You are wearing
Sparkle and Shine
With Every Movement of your Neck
Much Like Moonlight
On Gentle Waves
The Beauty of Your Eyes
Mirrors in Them
I stand in a Corner
As I often do
Stealing a Glance at You
Here and there
Some day I am going to walk up to You
And tell You why I do things I do.

Night Out

At the Bar
With women dressed to kill
and Men getting drunk
I am feeling Lonely
I did not come here
to look for You
I came here to forget You
But with each passing moment
The feelings become more acute
Nothing numbs my brain
I close my eyes
and Picture you
sitting across from me.
Go on Piano Man
Drown my ears with music
The night is still Young.

Intimacy

I am waiting
Longing to see the Sparkle in your Eyes
The Smile of your curved lips
And with every drift
The wind carries your scent to me.
Like a rose bud blooming
My heart opens up for you
The sight of you walking up to me
Is what I live for
And the touch of your lips
Is what I die for.

Feelings

You are neither an Obsession
Nor a Compulsion
You are what You are
I could live my life without You
Keep my Distance
And never show it
I will still think of You
And wish you well
I will Smile like when we did together
Pretend I am out on a walk with You
You are neither an illusion
Nor a delusion
I have been with You
You are always with me.

Breaking Free

I thought that my Life has come a full circle
All the dots are connected now
I can start walking the line
But the next day
I wake up and
The Cycle starts again
Instead of straight and narrow
Things go in a loop
I reach out for one thing
And end up with something else
I guess this is the way the story goes
For You and for Me
And as I search
for ways to break free
I look inside me and find
all the freedom I ever need.

Trapped

Zig Zag, Zig Zag
That's the Path my Brain Takes
Trying to inch Closer to You
I know what You will say
Love is always in my Heart
All I need to do is look inside
But I miss the Touch of Your Hand
The twinkle in your Eyes
The smell of your warm breath
These Invisible walls that encase me
I will find a way to break Free
Love cannot be trapped forever.

Walking Away

Whiff of Cold Air
As You open the Door and walk Out
I look
From the Window
Your arms crossed
Lost in thought
walking away from me.
I want to open the window
and ask you to stay.
Come sit down with me
Tell me all that you have been through
I need to know
The Fire that burns inside me is strange
It does not consume me
It just smolders on and on.

Across the table

Sitting across the Table from You
We are all chit chatting
Among all that Clamor
of small talks
and stealing glances
I want to look
deep into your eyes
and ask you
Why
I know you don't have an answer
I wish you did

Storm

A storm churns
Slowly grinding its way
leaving a path of destruction
I stand back
in Awe of Nature's fury
And for a moment I forget
The turmoil inside me
My Brain comes to a screeching halt
Like a defibrillated Heart
It starts back again
The Same circuits
The same tracks
It still leads me down the same path
the Dirt road, the smell of sand
Where we first kissed.

Light

I know well the Road
that takes me to You
I have made that Journey many a times in my mind
But every time I  have set out for my destination
Darkness has greeted me
Forcing me to stumble back
and wait for my time.
The Light of my life has gone missing
But I know
That one dark night
You shall come
With a Flame bright and shining.

Letting Go

And that's when He got up and walked away from it All.
A small figure disappearing into the Horizon
The Sun was still shining
Birds were still out
But Something was dead
And I could not pinpoint it.
I thought of stopping him
Calling out his name
But a voice inside me said
Let Him Go
It is not about finding Inner Peace
or coming to terms with Life
It is what it is.
Ashes to Ashes
Dust to Dust
And everything else in between.

Vision vs Illusion

I lack a Vision
A sense of direction
Anything and Everything can unsettle me.
I want to let go
and be Free
Like the river
Flowing and overcoming.
And then there is You
Seemingly at Peace
I know You went through Fire.
From being in Pieces
To being at Peace
Are you really there
or Like everything else in this world
An Illusion

Cowboy

I wish I was born with you during the Wild West
I would have stood up for you
With my Guns Drawn
Would not have let anyone Hurt You
They would have had my Bullets to reckon with
You would have walked the Town with your Head held high
Knowing that a Noble and Courageous man
Watches out for You.
And you know
That I would have taken any bullet meant for you
Proudly on my chest
Warm blood oozing slowly
With my head cradled in your Soft arms
A gunfighter's  ultimate wish
To die in his Lover's arms.

Fall ( Part 2)

Cold Wind Blows in from the North
I am going to be out walking tonight
There is something about cold nights
and Lonely walks
It brings back all the Warm Memories
Fall has not set in completely yet
I still hear the leaves rustle
A soft whisper
Did you just call my name ?

Event Horizon

I have Reached the Point of No Return
The Event Horizon of My Life
One more step
And I will leave my Past behind
The Past that shaped me
The Past that led me down this Path
This Black Hole is going to suck me in
Shred me into tiny pieces
And Spew me out the other End
There in the Nebula of  Gases
I will be formed again

Fear

I am so afraid of Losing You
That I have decided not to find you.
It is not the lack of your Love
That frightens me
It is the thought of having your Fleeting Love
For if my heart does not know warmth
It will be satisfied with the cold
If my Lips don't know your softness
They will be happy dry as they are
I don't want to drink
From Your cup of Life
Let it be full and brimming.

Colors

Tired of Words
I decided to paint a picture of You  today
But
I got stuck on the colors
I don't want to use black
For my heart is filled with hope
White is Pretty
But too bland for Love
Red is for passion
And Passion is not true love
Blue is for when I am missing you
And you are always with me
Green is  for envy
And envious I am not
Yellow is fever
And even though my love burns for you
It casts only a gentle warm glow
Violet is so  artificial
Like Money and Glamour
Orange is  pale
And You make my Life so rich.
I have to find
the true color of Love
The color of your Eyes
And your smile
Then only my Painting will shine.

You and Me

Holding Your Soul in one hand
And Your Heart in the other
I was trying to see
Which one is Heavier
But I guess I cannot break you down to pieces
For I would not know
How to put it all back together
I will take You as You are
Not a Contradiction
But a Fusion
Of Love and Suffering
Cold on the Surface
But Warm Deep Inside
And as the earth revolves
So does my Love for You
I see You
And I see You Not

Heart of Gold

Going through Fires of my Own making
I purified myself
Or I thought I did
I gave up all my values
A value less Man
Still Smoldering
But You
You were looking to get Out
They caught You and Pulled You back in
You took it all in
And came out a Heart of Gold
Glowing in the Darkness
Shine on Dear Friend

Castle

Far up above the Hills
Looking down the valley and his people
The King laid claim to the Land
He built a mighty Castle
With strong Walls and High Gates
He ruled over the poor peasants
Lorded over them
Got what he wanted
and all his sordid past is buried with him there.
We are tiny specks
Looking up  the Monument
Of Greed and Plunder
And if the King were to rise from his Grave today
We Will bow our Heads
Respect for Brute force is ingrained in our Minds.

Fall

October is around the corner
Soon the Leaves will turn Color
Shades of Red and Yellow
One Final Dance of Life
In Defiance
Even as Fall Creeps up the Limbs
I will be Out walking in
The Dry Crunchy leaves
Summer a beautiful Memory
Of Love and Sunsets
Thoughts like Horses
Galloping in my Mind
Take me Far away

Friends (And Lovers)

A brilliant Mind
Consumed by its Own Fires
Burning in its own Flames
Looks for an Answer
I run into You
You take My Hand
and put it over Your Heart
I feel Your Pain
and You soothe Mine
Emotions
You can Laugh them Off
or Cry over them

Drifting

Drifting through the Woods
I am Meandering
Flowing like a River
Yearning for something
Not Knowing what I will find
Around the bend
Will you be there
as I turn the corner

Flight of an Eagle

Sitting on the Beach
Watching the Eagle take Flight
One smooth Flap of Wings
And he is Airborne
Silent and Strong
The Eagle rides the winds
A slight tilt and he Glides down and up
I want to soar with him.
But my Wings are clipped
Gutless and Clueless
I sit and wait for my time to come

Meditating

I sit in Solitude
But I am not alone
You are with me.
I don't close my eyes while meditating
I see you Everywhere
I get up and walk outside
All things are in order
Pick up a leaf or peek into a flower
I see the intricate patterns of life
You may be away
But the wind brings me your presence
Why would you build a wall
Why would you not let it be.

Harmony ( The Other side of it)

This is what I should  be
Calm and Composed in my heart
In Harmony with my self
There could be a storm outside
But I would be at peace inside.
The path to it lies in me.
I know it and I feel it.
Are You headed there
Will You take me on this Journey.
On the way to my self discovery
I will see my weaknesses and the traps
I am not ashamed of it
I hope You won't be.

Harmony

If only You Looked at things
From My point of View
You will see Why I did what I did
We all spend Our Entire Lives
Trying to achieve Harmony
Look at the Universe
Born from a Violent Explosion
Filled with Black Holes
Devouring Stars and Planets
Disorder Rules
If You are looking to achieve Peace
Then You are not in tune with our Creator
Give up this Notion.

Delusion

You as an Idea
Have existed in my Mind forever
I often struggle to bring You to life
I can reach You
But I cannot Grasp You
I have turned things over
and looked at them from different angles
and Every time I have come to the same conclusion
My Mind tricks me into believing .
Back to my senses
The night is getting darker
My eyes are getting heavy
I will reach out to You tomorrow.

The Caged Bird Sings (For Maya Angelou)

The Caged Bird sees
Your Soul Trapped
She Sings for You to be Free
The Caged Bird Knows
That her Wings are clipped
She sees Your Wings
Uncut and ready
She Sings for You to Spread Them
And take a Dive
Open the Gates and Break the Chains
The Caged Bird will Sing
Day after Day
Until You Fly Away
With Her Song in Your Heart

Vertigo

Spin, Spin, Spin Your Brain
When You get Dizzy
Let it come to a Stop
Reach Deep Inside
And spill all Your Thoughts Out.
Surprised, You should Be.
Sort them Out.
Put Some back in
and leave the rest Out
The Trick is to Learn
which ones to Store.

Shadows

Everything casts a Shadow in Light
I saw that Shadow of Doubt in Your Eyes
As You Looked away from Me.
It is a Dark Night Tonight
Let us go for a Walk
With  no Shadows around
maybe we will see things Clearly
it is not about Me
and it is not about You
We must play our Parts
Time is the Fourth Dimension
it also wraps around in Space
And our Thoughts are the Fifth Dimension
Don't let these things Fool You
Come with an Empty Mind
Come with a Thoughtless Mind.

Rain

I hear the Thunder
And watch the Rain come down
It Brings back Memories
Memories of those White Flowers Floating Away
I can still Smell them
The Fragrance of Life.
We all Carry the Burden of these Memories
They Shape our Lives
Ignore them and They get Stronger
Learn to Live With Them.

Circles

You are Going Around in Circles Again
We All Do
I know the Momentum of Your Thoughts
It is Difficult to Find a Straight Path
Slow down and Smell the Flowers
Look at the Moon
And Count the Stars.
I know that Words are Not Enough
But it is True
That We All Revolve around Each Other

Commitments

I  Sleep with the Windows Open
And wake up to the Sounds of the Birds
Sometimes I wonder if it is the same Bird that comes back
Morning after Morning to wake me Up.
It is the same Routine everyday
But every now and then
Unknown to any one around me
I catch a quick break
and think of the Warm Hug You gave me.
Between those Hugs and Kisses
Lie our commitments.
I know that we commit only once in Life
Rest of the time we are only playing Catch Up.

Nectar

The Drink of the Gods
That is what we are all  after
And when I find It
I will share it with You
You Don't have to Say a Word
Our Eyes will do the Talking
Words cannot Express
What we have been Through.
I know that nothing is Immortal.
What will the Gods do
When the Nectar runs Dry.

Inner Beauty

Why did You have to ask Me
If I would have still Loved You
As much as I do
If You were not so Beautiful.
I look at Your Face
The Smooth Lines
The Cool Dark Eyes
Don't You Dare ask Me such Silly Questions.
I would have still Loved You as much as I do
For it is all about our Inner Beauty.

Jig Saw

So You want to Know
Why is it that I need You.
My Life is like a Jig Saw Puzzle
Missing A Piece
Something tells Me
You could be the One
 that  holds everything else Together
I have tried to put all of this in one piece before
But it keeps breaking Apart.
I need You to be Whole Again.

Reflections

I am Sitting by the Pool
The Water is Barely moving
Behind Me is the Setting Sun
I hear Your Foot Steps
and See Your Reflection
as You are walking towards Me.
Come sit down
I want to Talk to You about a Lot of Things
You see this Flower
And Feel the Wind
And Hear the Birds
They All sing of being Free
Can You tell me Why
Have I lost that Yearning.
It must be all these things I have Acquired.

Articulate

You are very Articulate
 I am Not
All I want to say is that
The World may have made the Norms
and We have stuck to them for so Long
But the time has come to Break Free
Anything and everything that Man makes
Is Imperfect
The Punishment never Fits the Crime
I have asked the Victims.
You and Me
We will set out in search of Perfection

Forever

Out Walking in the Park
A Crumpled Piece of Paper is Flying in the Wind
I could catch It
but I Know what it Says
I want to be with You Forever
Take me and Put me Away Somewhere
Out of Sight
Blend me with the Back Ground
I Don't need to See You
and You Don't need to See Me
All I need to know
Is that You Will be Coming Back Home Every Night

Niagara Falls

Mist From the Falls is all around You
Colored Lights Shining on the Waters
Fail to Soften The Fury of Nature
You and Me
We Take it all in Silently.
I am all for Emotions
Fast and Furious
Over the Edge.
Let it all Flow
The Niagara that We imagined 
and The Niagara that We saw
are Two Sides of the same Coin.

A Kind Of Magic

Dark Sky Spread Over the Lake
On a Moonless Night
It Stretches from End to End
Filled with Dazzling White Diamonds
Some so Close
I could Reach and Pluck One Out for You.
In the Background
The Sound of Waves
Gently Caressing the Shore Line
Up above is Heaven
The Milky Way is the Path way of Gods
I know You once Walked on It
Why have You come Down to Walk with Me.

Theory Of Relativity

Dark Matter Lurks Everywhere
It is the Force that Binds us Together
Bosons carry The Energy
that Flows through all Beings
I look Deep in Your Eyes
and I can see the Darkness
I touch you and I Feel the Vibrations
I break You down to Sub Atomic Particles
The Very Essence of Being
Why is it that Light only comes from Darkness
That energy comes only from Explosions
Relatively speaking
We are all One
Propelled in this Vast Flow
The Ever Expanding Universe.

Fire Fly

Sitting Out in the Dark

I see a Fire Fly

Lighting up so Gently

I close my Eyes

Imagine a Thousand of Them

In Unison, Moving to a Beat

I hear the Song of Love

Floating in with the Wind

Everything is in a Rhythm

My Heart,My Breath,My Thoughts

I Wait for You

The Queen of the Night

The Fire Fly's Glow becomes Brighter

as the Night gets Darker

I catch the Fly in My Palm

When do I let It Go.

SUMMER

Summer is in Full Swing
A Riot of Colors
The Wind carries the Scent
And Hangs around Corners
We sit among all of This
Taking Everything In
Rain was such a Welcome break this Morning
Leaves and Petals are Sparkling
The Sky is Bright and Clean
The Sound of Chimes
Carries to You and Me
Let us Take this All In
And Save it
For When the Nights are Dark and Dreary
We will Tap into This Warmth.

Together

I want you to Imagine
That Warm Sunny Day
Summers Calm Breeze.
A Gentle Waterfall.
Flowing into a Pond.
Sitting on the Edge
with our Feet dipping.
The Pond reflecting in your Eyes.
The Sky Blue.
Time Stood Still
For an Eternity.
It Still Does
Every time I think of It.

The Reckoning

You should Never have done this
Let this Fear get Locked Deep Inside Your Brain
Buried under all these superficial thoughts
Now it is Impossible for you to reach it
For You to Unlock it.
And I know all these words
Fall  all around You
Like Empty Promises
You've heard them Before
Shut Your Ears if You May
Close Your Eyes if You want to
It is all coming from Within You
Let it Burn
I will Stand By Your Side
The Time has come.

June

June is around the Corner
and  Flowers are Blooming
I see the Birds and the Fish.
The little Pond with its waterfall
Balances the Heat with its Sights
Much like Your Cool Dark Eyes
This is what I want to see this Summer
Flowers reflecting in your Eyes
Their Smell in Your Breath
The Heat in Your Touch
and the Flow in Your Heart
Earrings Dangling
Your Hair swept by the Wind

Aurora Borealis

A Solar Storm erupts on the Sun
Waves of Electromagnetic Radiation
Come Crashing through our Atmosphere
The Sky gets illuminated
with Bright rays of Purple, Red and Green
I look up in Amazement
I know you are out there somewhere
Tell me where You are
I will run up to You
Be Beside You
When the Sky is celebrating
I don't want to be without You.

Have You Ever Heard Snow Flakes Fall

I Knew that a Storm was coming
The Wind had Picked Up
The Birds had disappeared
You were all ready to Go
With your Thick Coat
and Pointed Boots.
I did not Stop You
I Looked at You
You Looked Away
I told You I loved You
You Shrugged Your Shoulders
I heard the door Slam behind You
A Moment of Silence
And then I Heard the Snow Flakes Fall.

Embers

After Everybody is gone
And the laughter has stopped Echoing
I am still sitting there
Watching the Embers turn Red.
I still remember those Dark Cold Nights
When my Heart used to be Freezing
And then You came along
With your Eyes so Bright
And how Your Warmth Touched Me.
I have held on to this Feeling for so Long.
I can never be afraid of Losing You
Your Love Burns inside Me

Flame

The Wind is Blowing Hard
In the Freezing Cold
with Snow Flakes flying
I hear a Knock
I open the Door
and only a Cold Gust greets me.
My Heart tricks me again
You had promised
You will be back
I could see it in Your Eyes
Feel it in your Touch\
I will keep this Flame Burning
My heart will not turn to Ash
Only You can soothe this Fire.

Untitled

A Bright Sunny Day
I take off the Dark Shades
My eyes need to Feel the Sunshine
This Brilliance of Life.
All around me, The Green looks Greener
The water Crystal
It is all very clear now
You, a Beautiful Human Being
are what gives my World the Light
You fill my Darkest Hours with Glow
Soothe my Burning Soul.
I am afraid to take all of this from You
Afraid You will run out of this Energy
I take only what I need
You give all You have Got.

Down Memory Lane

A Humming Bird
Drinks Nectar from a Flower
Delicately Balanced
We are both Watching
This Dance of Love Silently
You Gently squeeze My hand
I wish this would Last Forever.

I have come back to this same Spot
Many a Times.
The Flower is Gone
but a Sweet Smell
Your Sweet Smell
Still Lingers on.

Letting Go

I will let go of you
If you want me to.
There is an invisible Cord
That binds me to You
and only you can cut it.
Every Time You look at Me and Smile
Every Time You Laugh with Me
The Bond gets Stronger.
So Stop Smiling and Laughing with Me.
Break the Cord and You will be Free.
And I will be lost without You
But only for a while
I will find Solace in the Flowers
and the Birds.
When Winter comes
I will light The Fire Place
and count the Moments We shared

Dilemma

There you Go
Running around in Circles Again
Jumping through  the Hoops
You come to the starting Point once more.
I know you want to stop it
But don't have a clue how to.
I guess if you let it be
and not fight it
A certain fatigue will develop and
Calmness will descend.
So take a break
Let the Load off your Back
Set yourself Free
You did not commit a crime.
You are the Victim

A Page in My Life By DHOOMIL

To Escape the Storm Outside
I Found Shelter under a Roof
I called You
You were relieved.
To Escape the Storm Inside
I found Shelter in a Loving Heart
I let the Truth Out
You were Furious.
Shelter
for Me is neither Black nor White
It is You who Values Me different now.

(Translated from Hindi )

GANDHI( The world does not need violence)

A Sea of Humanity
Dressed in White
Awaits You.
You knew Freedom comes at a Price

Bathed in Your own Blood
You closed your Eyes for the Last Time.

And We woke up to Find ourselves Free
Walking the land with our Head held High
Then we got drunk and turned our backs on You
Now that freedom is ours we Don't need you Old Man
Non Violence is for Cowards
We know how to take what is rightfully Ours
Red(Blood) is more appealing than White.

My Mahatama
I want to take your hand and Walk with You.
I will become Old and Bent like You.

Memories

On a cool Fall evening
Sitting by a campfire on the Beach
I catch the Look on Your Face
Waiting for the Flames to die down
The Red Glow of the Embers.
It seems so Natural.
The Fire will turn to Ashes
We will get up and go Inside.
A high Tide will sweep everything back to the Sea.
And only Memories will remain

Love

I Look Deep in Your Eyes
I see the Pain
Behind that Veil of Happiness
I know that You are done Crying
You have taken what You got
and turned it into an Inner Glow
You keep the Fire Burning
Your hands are Warm
Your touch Comforting
And when You put your head on My shoulder
I feel the Hurt.

Dreaming

In the Silence of the Night
The Tick-Tock of a Clock
is Punctuated by Your  Breathing.
I close my Eyes and drift into a Black Hole
Everything is Trapped in here.
The Image of Your Beautiful Face is Twisted.
It Strikes me Deeply.
I want to reach out to You
but You are being Pulled away from Me.
I want to wake up
But I cannot.

Waiting (Part-2)

You have built this Pyramid
Brick by Brick
And Deep Inside it somewhere
You lost your Soul.
Little did you realise
You were getting Trapped in it
Layer by Layer.
Now to Break Free
You have to Demolish the Walls
Painful as it may be
Do it.
I am Waiting outside.

A New Journey

When I close my Eyes
I can still see it.
A Dark Horizon
and a White Bird
with Wings Spread apart
Gliding in.
There is no Sun and there is no Moon
No stars
The white color is a Blinding Glow
And yet Peaceful
I am ready for it.
I want you beside me.
A New Journey.

Don't come Undone

I know it is Difficult
Pick up all the pieces of your Heart
and Glue them all together
Things get Tough
when they Boil down to the Very Existence
The What and the Why
But like someone addicted to Pain
You go and do it all over Again
But this time
This time you should take Care
Don't hand it out on a Platter
Because when you do
It is only Human to take it, use it
and Smash It.

Tears

I remember when You said
The Best time to Cry
is when you are out Walking in the Rain
Tears could be Streaming down your Face
and No One will know.
But tell me
Tears are supposed to
Cleanse your Heart
and Purify your soul
Why dilute them with Rain
You Laughed and Said
All of Us are Born Pure

Oscoda

Loud Waves Crashing into the Shore
Shake my very Being
The Wind Howls and Screams
An Ominous Dark Evening
to Take a Walk by the Lake
No Don't come out.
These Sounds will Torment you through the Night
Tossing and Turning, Churning like the Waves.
No Don't
And Yet
There comes a Pair of Sea Gulls
Wings Spread
Riding the Storm
Up and Down
Like the Waves
I sit down on a Rock Bemused

Blue

Blue is my Favorite Color
I was out Walking
A Bright Sunny Day
The Blueness of the Sky Descended into Me.
Now even on Cloudy Days
It Shines Through
Like a Blue Angel
with Love in her Eyes.
Dressed in Blue
You come out for a walk with me
We are under the Open Sky
Summers Warm Breeze
Gently blowing Love Around

Word Play

Close your Eyes
and Imagine Bliss
Let your Mind Trick you into
A Sense of Well Being
The Chip that was planted in your Brain
Has Failed to Deliver
You still Act the Same.
All Quest for Pleasure leads to Pain
Staring at the Stars will not make them Fall
Go Sleep in the Valley
If I were a rock I would roll down this Hill.

Iris-Everything is made to be Broken (Listening to Goo Goo Dolls)

I can see You walking towards Me.
I Choose to run into You
How Long will my Heart and my Head
Keep doing This.
The Sands of Time
move Slowly but Surely
Everything gets covered.
The Whites become Blacks.
Walls Crack and Crumble
Every Monument Standing Falls.
I could be close to Heaven
But even Heavens come Crashing Down.

Wanting

I am All Dressed up
Ready to Go
This Stranger Walks up to Me
and Quietly Whispers:
Slow Down, Let it Go
Don't you know
We all are going to Die Someday
Achievers and Failures
We all Die.
He follows Me everywhere
At the Mall pick an Expensive Thing
And he Smiles and Shakes his Head
He is at Every Corner
Laughing at You and Me
I want to give him a Break
I want to tell Him That
I Get It.
I will be Satisfied
I will Not Want More

Freedom

I want to Break Free
Like a Butterfly
Stopping at all Flowers
Or that Black Bird
Swaying in the Wind
Or that Still Duck
Riding the Waves
Or that Stream
Flowing around all Obstacles
I am a Feather
Blowing in the Wind
Don't Pick Me
I have been Fighting for this Freedom all my Life

Waiting

I have spent an Eternity
Waiting for you
I can hear the Soft Music
Playing Inside
Smell the Sweat off those swaying Bodies
But I am not opening the door
and Going in.
I will still wait for you.
And even if you never come
I will be outside
I stand here because I choose to.
In Defense of a Principle.
A Man must be True to His Love
It has never been about you or How you feel.
It has Always been about Me.

Sand

Do you remember the Smell of Sand
After it is drenched in Rain
Sand that was Dry and Thirsty
Waiting
Waiting for the Downpour
It permeates your whole Body
Stays with you Forever
I may be a Thousand Mile away
But it stills comes to me
Like a whiff of Fresh Air
And Carries me Back
to that Arid Land.

Religion

What will it be Like
When We have achieved
Everything on this Earth
Will we all be satisfied
Turn off our lights and
Go to Bed with a Content Heart
Or will there be a Preacher
Who comes along
A new Messiah
Who will tell us that we have been fighting for the wrong Cause
He will invent a New God
He will take Followers
and Convince us that more needs to be done.
We will get Divided again.
I am done Following and
I never wanted to Lead
Where do I go from here.

E=MC2

The Universe is Born
In a Split Second
A Massive Explosion
spreads Energy around
Clouds of Gas
Condense into You and Me
We Live and We Die
This Universal Energy flows Through us All
Come with me to this Place
The Edge of the Universe
Where thought Ends
Where everything ends
All that is there is a Pure Glow

JAMAICA

Gray Skies and Cold Nights

Make you Long for Sunshine

Laying on the Beach

The Sound of Seagulls 

Stays with you forever

Soak in all the Warmth

Let it light the Fire of Love

You will see

The Ocean Blue and Shimmering

Let your Soul ride the Waves

Wander Aimlessly

Listen to the Sea Shells

The Song of Life Playing in your Head

Me

What is it that Sets me Apart from You
Is it the Color of my Eyes
Or the darkness of my Skin
Deep Inside I know
You feel The same Emotions
The same Fears
Long for the same Pleasures.
We may not show it
but we all are Trapped
Trapped inside our own minds
We all want to break free
And find new Obsessions
Same old Fears
Dressed in something New

Black Hole

Right at this very moment As I am sitting down Lost in thoughts of you Millions of Neutrinos are Streaming through my body Piercing my Heart and my Soul Neutrinos are Neutral They do not excite our nerve cells But every once in a while I get this tingling Some of these particles passed through you and then me Where are these particles headed Where do We go from here Is there life beyond a Black Hole

You

After having struggled with the What and the Why And the How of this Life You decided to come to me And I remember the look On your Face When I broke all your defences down Layer by Layer And finally made you realize That God is a creation of Man We all are afraid of dying And we need some divinity to hang on to But now the tables have turned We have stared death in the face And are still alive Time to invent the Invincible Devil

Sunshine

This is what Walt Whitman saw
Blades of Grass
Swaying in the Sunshine
All Human Beings are related
Your Ancestors are My Ancestors
Buried in this Ground
Their Souls have Nurtured this Soil
We all must Tread Softly

Cure

One of these days
This Sunshine is going to Cure me
It is going to heal all those wounds
The Dark Days and Nights left behind
Scars are not Painful
and they will fade away with Time
I might feel Scared
of what Winter Holds
but only for a little while
I can feel the Warmth that is going to Last Forever

Spring 2012

Sitting out on the Patio
Writing my First Poem of the Year
I want to capture all the warm Sunshine
Streaming through my Eyes and into my Soul
I will lock it away securely
and let it out
Little by Little
during those Dark Dreary days of Winter
Spreading Warmth around
Hey You, Beautiful Stranger
I will share it with you too.
We will all sit around in a circle
With the Skies dark Outside