"HE...."

He had a charm,
he had a style,
he had that something...
he had it all that brought me a smile.
He strung a chord,
the very first time,
unknown as he was,
there was something mine.
He made me feel precious,
he made me feel wanted,
he gave me a feeling so glorious,
he gave me love that was potent.
He heard my non stop babble,
he always said he understood,
my words which were stones and pebbles,
were better with him but with me they never could.
He made everybody love him more,
my friends,my family,my dog,
teasing me with his well kept scores,
he was one proud hog!!
He was a man to the world,
he was a baby to me,
to him, i am his thing of beauty...
and his joy forever!!

"MANY A TIMES!!"

i have travelled these roads,
many a times,
walked passed these trees,
many a times,
they know me.
they are as much a part of me,
as i am of them.
this night talks to me,
like many have done before.
the sunkissed leaves,
bid me farewell!!
these roads understand me...
understand the turmoil inside.
something in the wind knows,
the way i feel...
but refuses to tell me a thing.
this city gave me so much,
took away so much.
i want to give it back something,
but something that's my own.
home is where the heart is...
mine is right here!!
this will always be...my home,
bangalore...a place i call home!!

"Life's Good"

Rainbow in my jail cell,
a sea of madness,
castles in the sky,
you can run around,
always on my mind,
some die without...
without having really lived,
and some live...
in spite of being dead.
every story has an end,
but life's the other way round,
here....
every end has a new beginning!!
circles in the sand,
message in a bottle...
where do you go from here?
i've had the time of my life,
saving the best for last!!!

"I Fail To Understand!"

I fail to understand,
the colours of life.
I fail to understand,
the idea of success.
I fail to understand,
the meaning of love.
I fail to understand,
the conjunctions of life.
I fail to understand,
the logic of commitment.
I fail to understand,
the way people love me.
i fail to understand,
what people love in me??
I fail to understand,
the species better known as "man."
I fail to understand,
the meaning of professionalism.
I fail to understand,
the difference between opportunity and exploitation.
I fail to understand,
why the sky is so blue??
I fail to understand,
the charm of smoking.
I fail to understand,
addictions of sorts.
i fail to understand,
how i enjoy being alive so much??

" IF I "

"Love is blind"
or so said shakespeare.
If he hears my end of the ordeal,
he'll turn in his grave!!
If i...could turn yesterday back around,
since i know how i feel
about you now.

I have a choice though,
and the decision is mine...
I stay or i leave!
If i stay...i perform!!
a performance of a lifetime!
If i leave... i leave for good!!

If i could turn back time,undo the done,
maybe then i would see the clear picture.
if the choice is mine,
which it is...
I'd choose to leave,
since i choose you!

Pretence is an art,
and i refuse to learn it.
since i choose you,
i choose to leave.

Being with you,
i can't be...the old me!!
things have changed,the end is here.
i'll never be...the old me!

"ODE TO THE INDIAN RAILWAYS"

Sudden breaks,
which wake the asleep,
cockroaches by the dozen,
promising you...
of a tough night ahead!!
My quilt smells,
like something has been living in it previously!
the pillow promotes,
some sort of hair oil.
The curtains add luxury,
to my misery!!
the man sleeping in front of me...
can wake the dead city of Mohenjodaro!!
I look out of the window,
the giant crack doesn't help much.
The floor is clean...
and clean are the rest rooms,
now there is a true surprise!!

"MAN WAS A BOY"

Once i knew a happy man,
his happiness was his biggest curse.
he had a book of memories,
with many pages still unwritten...
things unsaid,unplanned.
man was a boy,deep inside...
like all of them are!
close your eyes
in order to see,
beyond what's visible.
pride...love...sex...chasing cars,
its the same "ball"game!
man was a boy,deep inside...
and he never grew up!!