Laut Aao

Ashqon ko chupa loon yeh ho na sake
Tujhko main bhula doon yeh ho na sake
Khudko phir main chahe jo bhi saza doon
Tere liye main bas jannat ki dua karoon

Chahe jahan main jaoon, tera hi chehra paoon
Yaadon main doob jaoon, sona bhi bhool jaoon
Tere saath ke liye, yun tadapta hai yeh dil
Ki tere bin suni hai duniya ki sab mehfil

Yeh shabd likhta hoon main, bas tere hi liye
Yeh geet gaata hoon main, bas tere hi liye
Mujhse hui jo khata toh, mujhe bhool na jaana
Chahe beete kitni bhi sadaein, mujhe yaad hi aana

Gaoon kuch aisa, mil jaaye sabko apna meet
Pyar ke nagmo se bhara, ho aisa yeh sangeet
Kashton ko saare tum yun, pyar se bhulao
Madhur yeh vaadi kehti hai, ab toh laut aao

Pray

The world echoes in my ears
Coming alive are my worst fears
Somebody help me, I'm breaking into tears
My final destiny is here, it appears

In my distant memory, lie our phases
Abandoned I'm shifting between different places
Moving along are all these new faces
I'm lost, someone get me out of these mazes

What's next, I've lost my thought
From the day that you and me fought
Wind in my eyes, I'm catching nought
My life is a chaos, I forgot

With broken wings, now I can only sway
As the weather shifts between night and day
Like a fading soul, I'm withering away
I'll see you again, that's all I can pray

My Destiny

I'm alive yet I can't breath
I can see you yet I can't reach
Maybe its destiny that I can see
How, me without you, is incomplete

I'd spend a day just to be with you
I'd make a wish just to see you
Yet days pass by and you ain't here
And my life is slowly about to disappear

I'm used to heart-breaks and agony
Like a curse or some felony
Yet my respite is only through you
Despite you saying that we are through

I want to know you more than a memory
I want to hear you more than a melody
I want to see you more than a scenery
I want to tell you, you are my destiny

Aaghaaz

Dua kari hai bas yeh dil se
Mile tumse yeh jaan bhi kabhi
Anjaanon main jo chupa hai chehra
Woh mere hi nafs main samaa jaaye

Tere ishq main hue hain yun qurbaan
Ki bas yeh pyar hi hai meherbaan
Aashiqui ki hadhon ko karein paar
Tere ishq main yun hain hum lachaar

Teri khushi ke vaaste karein jo tum kaho
Maut ko peeche chhod de, bas tum khush raho
Jo tum keh do, yeh chaand-taare tod laaye
Bas dard ke kabhi na padein tum par saaye

Aaj bhi yaadon main yeh zakhm khul jaate hain
Bebasi main bhi yaad aati tumhari baatein hain
Tumhare saath ek nayi zindagi ka aaghaaz karein
Bas yehi vichaar se kat jaati sab raatein hain

Story

We all are a part of a story
We all are the lead in a tale
And if we don't do what we are told
We all are bound to fail

Whether you like it
Or whether you don't
It is how it goes
It is our wont

It is our destiny to oblige
And not hold out to self-pride
Passion leads to the one decree
Only after demise, shall we rise

Believe me when I say
I have lost my glory
Because this truly was
The end of my life's story

See You Again

As I lay here standing
And see the floor below
The world comes crashing down
Right here on this road

Here our destinies collide
Where we meet and stay
Until the day comes back
Haunting the picture left behind

Yet I am still here
Waiting all alone
Left with those memories
That shall unite us again

Faith is my motivation
Love being my pain
Yet despite this agony
I'll see you again one day

Maqbool

Ishq tum humse yun na kar sake
Sach yeh tumse hum na keh sake
Rukhsat hai tum par yeh meri jaan
Tere hi nafs main hai yeh dil, yeh jahan

Beete afsano main basi dil ki tarang
Aansuon main bahi jo tum na ho sang
Zindagi ke manjhar ka nahi koi basera hai
Jo aaj raat hai toh kal bhi sawera hai

Apni hi rooh main jo tumne di thi panah
Toh aaj tum bin, yeh zindagi bhi hai ek saza
Ashqon main beete ab yeh saare pal hai
Is tanhaayee main na koi aaj na kal hai

Yaadon main ab bhi sirf tum hi base ho
Lafzon main mere bhi tum hi saje ho
Maqbool hai mujhko tum se yeh judaai
Par ishq ka nahi vaasta, hai yehi sachchai

Bittersweet Symphony

I really hated you when I first met you
I felt like you were lying to everyone around
Seeing you smile when things were tough
Made me jealous to absolutely no end

I knew that you were hiding something from others
You never showed your real feelings to anyone
And so I had decided I would find more about you
Since your dual personality truly intrigued me

That was when things fell apart for me
I was in a chaos and had no-one for help
Yet you were so gentle when you talked to me
You calmed me down just like an angel

That's when I knew you would be there for me
How you fought your problems with a persistent smile
And so now I really wish to do the same for you
And there within lies our bittersweet symphony

Loneliness

Loneliness is a bitter word
Just like feelings are hard to convey
Its a little ironic then
That you left me when I truly loved you

I never really was very outspoken
But I could tell you how I felt
Maybe that was my biggest fault
That I could never see things past you

I was so stuck up on you
That you were like an asset to me
I felt we were destined to be together
And now this loneliness is killing me

Today a new chapter shall start in my life
One that begins without you here
And although I'm still not over you
Its all that is left for me now

All Alone

Why is our life ever so uncertain?
Why can't things remain the same?
As I'm left all alone, I wondered
How everything seems to have fallen apart

It feels like yesterday when I was so happy
Smiling and laughing on our way back home
Then all of a sudden, I came to realize
How these things weren't meant to be

Maybe its my fault that I didn't understand
What you meant to me, where I stood alone
But I never really had a chance to explain myself
Before I could say anything, you had long since gone

Maybe I was being a little selfish
When I ignored that you said you were leaving
But I really wasn't lying when I said I needed you
Yet we are all through and I'm all alone again

Shards

Everyday I open my eyes
Hoping for a new surprise
Yet all I see, every now and then
Remains the same, nothing's changed

Maybe it's my fault that I expect so much
My mind sees things that I can't touch
Yet our lives are abstract and ever so livid
That only these things makes my life vivid

Maybe my destiny is sealed from the start
But I know I can change it, so says my heart
And so I continue fighting against my fate
Even if it seems that nothing's changing my state

Among all these maybe's, so much is for certain
I'll keep striving until I see the curtains
And so as my fortune continues to lay down the cards
I'll continue picking up, my life's leftover shards

Meri Jaan

Rab se yeh hi dua hai
Tujhse mujhe mila de
Tere hi naseeb main
Mujhko bhi jagah de

Jab yeh ashq main bahaoon
Tujhko hi har jagah paoon
Par aankhein jab khule ye
Tujhse na kahin mil paoon

Saath jab mil jaaye tera
Khushiyon se bhar jaoon
Roshan hue yeh jag mera
Jaise raat se hue sawera

Mere ishq ka tu abhimaan hai
Tu hai to dard anjaan hai
Tu nahi to dil bejaan hai
Haan bas tu hi meri jaan hai

Your Memories

Living with the faintest of memories
I wonder who I see within them
If you are the person I see everyday
Then I wonder where you went

Within my dreams, I see a person
Who seems to be very close to me
Yet I don't recall much of you
As my memories continue to wither away

I wonder what happened that made you leave
What broke your heart and led to this
I must have hurt your heart a lot
And now I regret how it made you feel

The actions I took in the past I cannot change
And I don't even deserve to say I am sorry
Yet the happiness we shared is all I ask for
As those are all the memories that I recall

With You

As my hopes begin to shatter
And the lights begin to fade
I recall a distant memory with you
When I was filled with laughter and joy

Yet those times have since long gone
And there's nothing left with me
As my soul loses its aura
I enter the realm of darkness

Yet even when I am fading away
My heart still yearns for you
Knowing that there is no escaping
I only wish that you were still here

I wander around in the lonely roads
As my mind begins losing consciousness
Yet I can always feel that you are around
Because I only live to be with you

Sangram

Dard ka saagar hai jismein yun rehte hai
Maut ka saudagar hai jisse yeh kehte hai
Humein ruksat kar tum chale kahan gaye ho
Jahan par yeh zakhm hum hardum yun sehte hai

Tum bin yeh zindagi toh yun bhi nyochavar hai
Tum par yeh zindagi toh yun bhi qurbaan hai
Phir aise mein humein kyun chhod chale ho
Jab yeh zindagi tere ishq ki mohtaaz hai

Ishq main tadapna hum seekh bhi lenge
Dard main bilakhna yun seh bhi lenge
Lekin is rooh ko jism na mile to
Ashqon se hum zindagi seench bhi lenge

Kagaz par tumhein likh kar sunate hain
Hum apne is ishq ka yeh paigaam
Chahe jahan jao na humko bhula paoge
Hai yeh meri zindagi aur maut ka sangram

My Heart

In this world full of hypocrisy
You are my only hope
While others have left me stranded
I can live if you are by my side

As the days continue to pass
I live on the moments we shared
While the past may never come back
At least these memories are all mine

Reliving the days gone by
Bring a smile to my face
Wondering how things fell apart
I regret what I had done

As the ashes continue to wither away
I can only think about you
Even as my memory fades away
My heart still yearns for you

Set Us Apart

The shine of your eyes,
Brightens up my soul
My heart's in distraught
Please never leave me alone

Beneath those crystal eyes
I can see you are still hurt
And I truly mean I am sorry
Trust me, I'm feeling worse

Now that you have left me
I realize what a fool I was
Anger got the best of me
And now I'm in agony and pain

Yet I'm still here waiting
For the day you will grant my wish
Because the day you say you love me,
Even death can't set us apart

Jhilmil Jhakaas (JJ)

One of my all time favorite poems...certainly the longest I've ever written...I wrote this when I was about to leave India to come here...this was part of my farewell "gift" to our group JJ...check it out!


Once upon a time, there were 12 different friends
Having different natures, having different trends
They had their fights, but then made their amends
'Cause they were all, held together by friendship bands

(Welcome to JJ...the loop begins...now)

Abhishek (Golcha) is the first one
And he has muscles, more than a ton
He is next year's North East terror boss
So you better be scared of him or else its your own loss!

Adhaar (Swaroop Agarwal) is the next to come
Always playing pranks or being troublesome
His PJ's (Parag Scale) are difficult to handle
Always wanting you to hit him with a sandal!

Ashish (Garg) is the next to bid - he's the "Big" kid
'Cause even till 9th, he drank milk from a bottle lid!
His nature is certainly very weird to chart
But it doesn't matter, since he's always good at heart

Our big CC, Manish (Agarwala) is next,
Always spending money on girls, or sending them text
Reaching his fart level is where everyone is to fail
And that's why we have our own "Manish Scale"!

Nitesh (Kumar Srivastava) is next on the list,
And he's got a temper which is always on the mist
He can easily rank on top of others and quit lagging
But that's only gonna happen when he quits fagging

Rahul (Saraf / Chintu) is the next one,
An excellent kid and a dream son (Nitesh's)
He's the one to look for when searching for fun
And this I say seriously, with no intended pun!

Rohit (Chawla / Gujju) is the one I highly rate
And this is so, because girls of his state, I find great!
If I write about your "khujli", I don't know about my fate
But you should mimic Tales Spin's Baloo and I mean it, mate!

Shantanu (Singh Chikara) is the kool guy
Passing around as an IEI executive, oh my!
He will tell you, about your mistakes
Although too many, For Goodness Sake!

Siddharth (Agarwala) is the one to deeply think
And this you can tell, even without a blink
The time he takes to get ready is even more than girls
Always cleansing his skin and combing his curls!

Sourabh (Sipani) is the 24X7 working chap,
One who's always got a book in his lap
He is the idiotic yet comical character
Who has no interest towards the "C" factor!

Vaibhav (Jalan) is the guy who's always on fire
Give him some ice and he'll give back more angry desire!
But I still hope, the "Chocolate Boy" reaches his N(a)as(h)a
'Cause that's when he'll fulfill his "aashaa"!

Lastly, Himanshu (Shringi), me, fills this JJ loop
Where I am the emotional part of this funky troop
But still a unique set of Parag's is what I hold
Although, to reach 10 Parag, it ain't enough to be brave and bold

(JJ loop ends here...Please go back to the start)

Now, I do heartily say that I will miss you all,
Regardless of how much I rise...or even if I fall
So always be prepared for my SMS or call
Although, as you know, I won't pay the toll!

Feelings

Another old poem...Its "unique" to say the least


Motivation, Inspiration, Destination, Frustration,
Expectation, Anticipation, Situation, Devastation.
I look for laughter, only to end up facing suppression
I try to remain happy, but I only face depression

My life's been all about faces without expression,
Looking for expansion, but ending with compression
Should I remain calm or should I show aggression?
Whatever I do, I can't resist the oppression

Feeling, Kneeling, Healing, Sealing,
Dealing, Stealing, Reeling, Revealing.
Now I can see all the truths unrevealing
My senses going out, my temper also peeling

Whatever I see, I feel like killing
'Cause my life's been, hardly at all thrilling
Always within my brain, I feel holes are drilling
Tension building up, while pores are filling

Yet I can't find a minute, when I can be chilling...

Aisa Kyun?

Another poem from the yesteryears...


Meri zindagi ki har-ek saans,
Kehti hai tu hai aas-paas
Aayegi ek din aur bujhaayegi meri pyaas,
Tab tak lagata rahoonga main teri hi aas

Kohinoor ka hira hai tu, sadaa ke liye
Tujhe dekhne ko hi to, hai yeh dil jiye
Gham ke aansoon, khushi-khushi piye,
Par dil pe lage ghaav, phir bhi na siye

Sapna sach ho mera, mile jo tera saath
Meri duniya main bahaar aaye jo ban jaaye apni baat
Ab to hai intezaar us din ka, jab milenge apne haath
Umeed hai ab nahi door hoga, chahe woh din ho ya raat

Tu jo kahe to tod laoon main woh chaand aur taare
Chahe kitne hi door ho ya chamke kitne hi woh sitare
Do jism ek ruuh ho jab mil jaaye dil hamare
Tera saath mile to rok doon, main barsaat ki bhi dhaare

Tu jo mere saath ho to toofano ko mein rok doon
Apne pyar ki taakat hai, jo duniya ko bhi tok sakoon
Tera saath mile jo mujhko, chod doon main sab sukoon
Phir bhi tu na paas aaye, hai aakhir aisa kyun?