Because You are a Woman

Because You are a Woman
You keep your pain inside
You smile when you want to cry
Your desires, You always hide.

You strive to be the best
You aspire to reach the top
Because You are a Woman
The world wants You to stop.

From the morning to night
Multi-tasks You perform
Because You are a woman
It's considered a norm.

So wet are your tears
That you shed at night
Because You are a woman
You don't share your plight.

With anxiety so high
And self-esteem too low
Because You are a Woman
You don't let it show.

Because You are a Woman
You know there is power within
To believe in yourself
To know that You shall win.

Because You are a woman
You open your wounded heart
TO spread warmth, love and care
Even if You fall apart.

Woman of your life

She smiles when in pain to relieve you of the angst;
She cries out of joy and happiness,
She is your strength despite being weak herself;
She is the force behind everything you face.
She is the woman, the woman of your life...



As mother, she taught you the essence of life;
She fed you her dream and desire,
She stayed awake for nights, so that you could sleep well
She protected you from the harsh, glaring fire,
She is the woman, the woman of your life...



Your little sister, grew big and understood your worries;
She fought with the world for your right,
She is filled with pride for every achievement of yours;
No matter what, she'll always be there at your sight.
She is the woman, the woman of your life...



Your sweetheart dreams big for you, and reaches out to the stars;
Matching her steps with every step you take,
You get busy to make it big, and she waits patiently;
Letting everything of hers go, for your sake.
She is the woman, the woman of your life...



She comforts you in distress, and soothes you when you're upset;
She provides you with her confidence, when you are low,
She keeps quiet and looks bright, even when she is down;
So that you dont get a nasty blow,
She is the woman, the woman of your life...

She led her life as mother, sister, daughter and wife;
And you rewarded her with a Woman's Day, once a year,
But did you ever ask her when was the last time;
She lived like a woman, without any fear,
She is the woman, the woman of your life...

Love her everyday, let her know that you're there;
Dont take her for granted for her unconditional love,
Make her feel special every moment, and just not once a year;
Because, you are all that she will ever have,
She is the woman, the woman of your life...

Nightmare

I had a nightmare last night, and am scared and lonesome to face it,
It seemed so true and gave me creeps...
I was alone fighting the devils, was lacking courage and grit
Was amongst corpses and demons, my morale was losing grips

I looked for help, and I offered to God my prayers
Help there was none, and God was firm
"This is what happens when you hurt others"
He said, "Now pay for all the wrongs you have done"

I looked for you, incase you were there, my heart said you would save me
I looked around and found you atlast
You were amongst the corpse, I was shocked to see
You were lying still as dead, I was aghast!

"How can I help you, for you have killed me with your venom", you said
"Day in and day out, hurting me and crushing me too"
"I dont feel any pain for you, for now I am dead"
"Am free from all the pain and misery, caused by you"

Thats when I realized what I have done, to satisfy my fake ego
Never ever appreciating all the little things you did
In pursuit of my false pride, I let you go
Am now reaping the sour fruits of my deed

I want to apologize, my love for all the things that I have done
I want to tell you now I know for sure
What happens when all you look for, is love but get none
And get pushed away by all to a land obscure

All you wanted was a little comfort, a hand to hold you firm
And tell you, "Dont worry, I'm there"
"Fail if you may, its ok by me, there is no harm"
"Together we shall succeed for sure, even if its late and meagre"

I want to tell you how I overlooked all the small steps you took
For I was thinking big and fair
Overlooking your success, measured in your units
Pushing you hard towards despair

You must have cried, but I didnt see your tears
You did plead, but none I heard
You must have been scared, but I overlooked your fears
In order to fulfil my principles, I had your dreams all scattered.

I salute you for your courage today, though I always called you coward
For someone to bear all these and more,
You faced all condenmation and yet always showered
Your unconditional love to me galore

I woke up from my sleep and the nightmare did end
But it gave me a new start
The wrongs I did, I have to mend
Only that will purify my heart

You are gone, and I dont blame you for going away
I cant undo what has been done
Sorry is a word that we often dont get to say
To people who have left us and gone

The "sorry" stays with me like a promise to the Father
Never to hurt anyone again
We shall meet for sure, either in this world or the other
Its so long, till then....

Faith

Tough gets going when the going gets tough
Life is wonderful, when you are in Love.
Free the bird they say, for it will come back to you
His heart beckons, if your Love is true.

Nothing is forever, nothing is yours,
You’re His child for God is the source
It’s His wish that you’re in this mess
Glow in His love, nevertheless.

Don’t give up your dreams, no matter what
Love will make you the king, not the battles you fought
King of the heart, you rule the world
Joy that it brings is multifold.

Ups and downs are all life’s part
With every dawn there is a new start
He is there with you, when no one else is
Look within you and feel His bliss.

He gives you shelter when there is storm
In darkness He is light, more than your heart can fathom
He is your guide; He is your friend,
He is with you till the end.

Change your destiny, you have His support
He guides you to win over the delusion Fort
His blessing is true if you believe
Faith gets you there, what science can never retrieve.

Faith is all I have, that keeps me moving on.
Faith confirms your return, though now you are gone.
Faith keeps me firm that true love will prevail
Faith tells me “Don’t worry; All is well”

I am not a Princess

I am not a fairy princess, I am not what you call fantastic.
I am not gonna wait for my prince, to come and rescue me from the ol' attic

The fairytale life isnt the life for me, just waiting and waiting for someone special
I am not any Cinderella, and for me there is no glass sandal.

I can chase my own monsters, I can dream my own dreams
May be i dont accomplish them, may be monsters make me scream

My knight in shinning armour, I will find one day for sure
Who loves me, who needs me, who wants me for my heart and soul.
Who makes me realize I am special, who makes me his life's goal

He who tells me I am unique, and isnt scared to SHOW that he loves me
He is the one who makes me a fairy princess, without him FAIRY PRINCESS, I could never be...

Stranger, once again

Stranger, stranger, knock on the door...
You look familiar, so tell me more.
Rainbows bright, raindrops pure...
We have met before, for sure.
Laughter and fun, pain there was none,
For all my miseries, you were the cure.

Stranger, stranger, what happened then...
Why there is sadness, so much of pain.
Things changed, memories did fade...
Hurting words, we both said.
Stranger we are now, stranger we were then...
Could we be back, to being friends again?

Blind Love

I can hear what you say
I sense we’re in a bind
I can touch what you say
So what if I’m blind?

I understand you
Better than most others
Engulfed in your hair
Smelling the flowers

The perfume of your hair
Lifts me out of despair
The darkness everywhere
Asks me, do I dare?

Am I fit to be your lover?
Blind, willing to bend lower
This is what tears me apart
Our love, will it have a start?

In pursuit of a dream
Hoping you will understand
About to spill over the brim
My shaky conscience; it can’t stand

Let me fly...

Round and round
Mentally unsound
On shaky ground
Insecurity profound...

The mind whirls
Emotion swirls
Dreams unwind
Destiny unkind...

One hopes
That he elopes
But one is bound
To one's ground...

To escape this cage
Needs an adage
No need to cry
One is born to fly...

I Am

I am
Therefore I live;
I am
Therefore I breathe.

To live or not,
... is the question
To breathe or not,
... is the dilemma.

Moments of panic
That are tragic
I am lethargic
Need some magic.

Uncomfortable...
Unstable...
Unable
To be stable

I am hurt
But I wont be curt
This situation does hurt
Who'll clean up the dirt?

I will try
Not to cry
It's about time
For me to fly

Your Garden and Our Love

"I love you", you would say,
And yet slowly walk away;
The darkness around scares me a lot,
Am all alone in the pitch dark pathway.

"I'll ne'er let you go", you would say,
No matter what lies ahead in our way;
Your soothing words comfort me a lot,
N my might heart scares the "fear" away.

"There's no goodbye", you would say,
"Protect our eternal love", to you I pray;
Yet you choose your "garden" over our love,
And leave me and our love alone, in the mid way.

Let your "garden" bloom with beautiful flowers, I pray,
I long to be a tiny rose in your garden, some day;
I wish to be rain ; to water your garden,
And protect it from all odds, till that day.

Tears Only

This boat on which she sailed
for what seemed like a night
turned into any other day
she trembled,she cried,she wailed.

She preferred the dark,
they could see her in the light
she wanted to make a mark
only this boat didn't leave any spark.

She questioned her destiny
left herself on flowing time
she sang for help,she cried for tears
only there weren't any.

Love me

I have been waiting for you.
Almost for a year or two.
Sitting patiently at your door.
On this cold dust swept floor.

Oh please, let me in your empty room,
and sweep away the dark and gloom,
Draw the curtains and fill with light
Where there is an eternal night.

Let me hang my poems by your window
Light your evening lamps, your conch shell blow
Complete your night and day
With magical songs and simple play.

But you go up and down these steps, a daily chore,
You often pass me by, yet ignore
And raise a scornful brow
You pretend, me you do not know.

A small opening is all I need
I have no ego, to you I plead
Throw me a small crumb, attention some
Make me feel wanted, a bit welcome.

Once in a while you sit by me, and try
When I tell you my sad tale wry.
You laugh at me and say - be realistic, life is not a play!
Don't waste your time here, just go away

But I still hope, and I stay.
Let me bind you I pray,
my poor ignorant bird, with my ethereal rhythm
You who want to fly away from freedom.

Bidding Farewell

I have lived this moment
a million times before it came.
What would I do,Where would I go
When you are gone.

I imagined a soulful poem
Each word a shred of my heart
Each full stop, a wishful sigh.
For words not said,Deeds not done.

But now that we are here,
There is only hollow silence.
No pain for the loss,
Of the loss of feeling.

May be you wanted it this way,
To see happy faces
as you turned back to wave.

So good bye it is.
Be strong, I will be too.
I see you melt into the dusk.
But I know you are smiling now.

Confused Men!

First I wanted a fair oval face,
Black silken hair to run my fingers through,
Soft lips to caress, a smooth neck to kiss,
Deep eyes that compelled poetry.
But she wasn't the woman for me.

Then I looked for the talented kind,
One that would sing like a nightingale,
Solve calculus in a jiffy,
Discuss with passion, Keats and Dante
But no, she wasn't the woman for me.

Then I went the practical way,
And looked for a wife,
A housekeeper and cook
A good mother for my children to be,
But she still wasn't the woman for me.

Now in my long unending quest
I am tired, spent and forty.
What a perfect woman looks like
I still have no clue.
And frankly, any woman will do.

The Lass

Far away in the woods,
In a long ago time
I loved a pretty lass
Oh! She was mine.

Her eyes were two endless pools,
Lips pure honey.
You could not buy a smile like hers
For all the king’s money.

She walked fearless, nimble,
With wild curls and unbraided hair
She was nature’s daughter
I a mortal, mere.

The birds flocked to her
When she set a tune on the hill
I was a city cad,
But she loved me still.

Why she favoured me so
I never quite knew.
She was life and she was blood
And my talents sadly few

Perhaps she loved my books,
The clever talk and smart ways.
She clapped her hands at my poor jokes,
How sweet and happy were those days.

But a fool was I
Nothing could still my mind.
Doubt wrapped like black plague
No reason could it bind.

How she could love
A man such as me,
When princes and nobles of many lands
Could hers surely be?

And what if I was a village bum
With nothing bright to say,
Would she love me still?
She laughed and teasing me, ran away.

With distrust I recoiled
When she gently touched me now
Strange questions I asked her
My good lass, I troubled her how.

Slowly darkness set in those happy eyes
They grew sad and deep.
At my curious madness,
They could only sigh and weep.

At last I broke her heart in full.
And the magnificient dame
disappeared into the woods
The way she came.

Before she left,
She laughed sadly and said,
I did not love your smile,
Or your hair as you loved mine.
I did not love your books,
the way you loved my looks.
I did not love your wit
The way you loved my dimple pits.
My poor, unhappy lover.
I loved you for you!

Far away in the woods,
In a long ago time
I loved a pretty lass
Alas! She was almost mine.

Pearls

It is no place for tears
Where not prized.
Oh no, do not waste those precious pearls
On a waste land dry.
In hope there might bloom a flower some day.

For a land barren
Will stay thus sans rain.
And it has no use
For a few drops of salt.

Strangers

Tell me dearest,
If we were strangers all over again
Could we go back to the beginning,
Forget the pain?

To that time, when you looked at me
And I pretended I did not care.
Did you know how long I stared at the road
Once you were gone from there?

Or to that time when you stood hours
for a glimpse
Knowing that the wait
was only deliberate.

To that time when I wet your chest,
With the storm in my heart
And thanked heavens
For your warm shoulders.
My only anchor and relief.

Could we walk slowly this time?
And avoid the dark potholes
On this rugged road?
Check our basic urges
and curb the bitter words we once uttered
Could we really save us from ourselves?

May be it is worth a try and how!
Because could we be any more strangers
than what we are now?

Easy Love

She paints you a picture and you say wow!
You long to touch her heart and how!!
Oh I know how!!!

You talk of her and I listen resigned
How each time,
You walk those holy stairs
To bow your head at her shrine.
And there are always a few more to climb
A few more steps to climb.

The path is long and unending,
Yet you hear her laughter sublime.
Distant as in stormy seas, the elusive beacon,
And hopeful, you prod on.
On and on.

She’s an enigma, she dances like a dream,
Her face is an angel, eyes lit with crazy gleam.
She’s the woman you want, the woman you cannot get.
And yet,
She is the woman for you, you bet!

So I sit lonely by my stairs,
And draw circles in dirt.
With a broken twig
Eyes cast down to hide my hurt.

This is all I can draw,
I cannot sing or rhyme.
But look into this true heart of mine.
I have wood for feet, I cannot dance
But won’t you give me a single chance?

But you know I love you
And I love you free.
You know I am easy.
And no one loves an easy lover.
Is that why you don't love me?

Soul Mates

Somethings in Life never change,
Sometimes in Life you don't find reasons,
Some moments in life aren't forgotten,

But may be, Sometimes you lose hope...

When time rolls by, you try to forget
What holds you on...
Some people in life are a part of you,
And when you let them go,
You never lose them.
Because...
You find them living in YOU.

My thoughts!

Glaciers of the moonlight
Shinning on my shoulders bright
My locks trickling
I fail to manage
My scurf is unruly
But I am not worried
Rather I am puzzled...

Nor by the uncontrollable winds
Neither by the waves of sadness
All alone I am moving
Thoughts take a walk
Ahh it’s an endless rambling
As it never reaches the shore
Nor it touches the crown of the mountains
But it’s too high
The thoughts are too soft
Moving like flakes of ice
But there is no shivering
All there is endless tears
And they never freeze.