Lessons of life

living through everyday in a trance
longing for the day of reckoning
but there is never a second chance
realize it and stop pining

Purity

the aura of purity is so absolutely overwhelming
it leaves innocent happiness in its wake
instant gratification is not too difficult

Death

i am obsessed with your thought
i am enthralled by your sight
i am besieged by your breath
i am enlivened by your touch

Death, hold me in your arms
as i fall into your embrace

I am ...

i am not what i want to be
i am an illusion to even me

i am not what i hope to be
i am out to set myself free

i am not what i need to be
i am for me and only me

Sight

do i believe what i see
or is it all an illusion
is perception involuntary
or are my eyes playing games

Wishes

all i ask for is a glimpse
all i wish for is a dream
a glimpse into the future
a dream that can come true

Arrogance

Its filth pervades my senses
it splits my brain in half

i try to shut it out
but i cant escape it

its conspicuously everywhere
its the stench of human arrogance

Why?

why should i hide myself in abstractness?
why cant i just write what i feel?
why should i be so circumspect?
why should i be discreet in my wrath?

People - different kinds

some people dont understand you even if u spell it out
while some people understand you even without a word being spoken

Sigh

I grab at things beyond my reach
only to end up with a fistfull of nothing

i wish for things beyond my needs
only to end up losing what i already have

A new chapter

its well past autumn
the leaves have been shed
today i turn a leaf over
and choose a new path to tread

i am off to a new beginning,
i am off to a new start
and no i am not fooling myself
and i am not being smart

Losing your nerve

nothing to lose
and nothing to gain
and yet my nerve
i lost it again!

Logo's

That one was Castrol
and this one is Dettol!
Hey, thats Cisco!
and this looks like Texaco.

All i see is the logo
half done and half to go.

The Language of Thought

What is the language you think in?
Do we need a language to think?
Still probing my mind...

I see

i see people
i see through them
i see through their actions
i see through their innermost thoughts
i see the good in them
i see the bad in them
i see everything

Opportunity

it knocked at my doors
and i refused to open
it pounded with both fists
yet i refused to open
it banged and kicked
even then i refused to open

opportunity:you went-a-begging

In the downs

some people think so well
they make my ideas look so small

some people write so well
they make my lines look void

some people speak so well
i have no words to match them

but some people do nothing
and hell! i excel at that.

The US

a few wish for love
a few wish for cars
but these savages
crave for wars!

Music at its best

brilliant riffs that leave you spellbound
ingenuity that cannot even be dreamt of
genius that is hard to equal, forget surpass
"wherever i may roam" you ring in my mind

Bloggers

Their words are like beautiful beads
strung together with great skill
their thoughts help me question
and to my hearts content they fill

Digging up roads

dust rising all over the place
sickens me to the core
they have dug up all the ways
and yet they dig up more!

Morning

the calmness hangs in the air
too silent for my comfort
in the distance the dawn cracks
and twilight fumbles on its way back
a subtle chord strikes my ears
am brought back to reality by music
wafting through the corridors
someone's playing coldplay
"I awake to find no peace of mind"
its a beautiful morning.

I love my college.

Therapists

why is it that a "therapist" is
awkwardly similar to "the rapist"?

Moonlight

the branches gently sway
the leaves swish and play

a few fall down
while the rest hold on

in the dim moonlight
its a captivating sight

Work

a pleasure when it works
and agony when it doesnt

Payday

The incessant rains doesnt dampen you
nor does the chillness in the wind
The loneliness at work doesnt bother you
nor does the daily grind

because its payday!

Instinct

when lips part and grow into a smile
when all care is thrown to the winds
when the heart beckons and you succumb
thats when thought comes after instinct

Fear

it swallows your confidence
as it gnaws at your heart
it overwhelms you
and tears you apart

it plants seeds of self-doubt
as it swells up inside your head
it makes life a living hell
and makes you wish you were dead

Melancholy

the city bustles in my head
as it continues on its never ending search
azure skies slowly turn red
but melancholy i sense from my perch

Nature vs Man

One by one the raindrops fall on the concrete
miracle of nature meets that of man
who shall triumph is out of the question
for in the end we shall become the 'also ran'

Capture them before they flee

Capture the fleeting moments of brilliance
capture them before they flee
Save them for those times of self-doubt
and you shall face life confidently
Treasure them for the times when you are down
and they shall fill you with glee
Capture the fleeting moments of brilliance
capture them before they flee.

Secrets

I had a few secrets
i had hid them well
then i found the truth
so i bid them farewell

Priority

On what do I base my priorities?
Why do I have to please them all?
Oh why must I be biased?
Why cannot I do justice to all?

To what purpose?

What is the purpose of my existence?

My dream machine

Made of metal you may be
but a mind of your own you have
sleek, smooth and splendidly crafted
unsurpassed beauty you own

a glutton you are but feed you i will
for when you breathe fire others burn
and when you stretch your legs and run
the only thing that revs faster is my heart

Indifference

I stared at their torn and tattered sight
I stared with indifference at their plight
This non-chalance fills me with fright
I need to change I need to set things right
We with all our worldly riches and might
Why cant we clench our fists a little less tight?

Choice is an illusion

Remote in hand you think you have control
control of what you see, of what you hear.
But wait!
This freedom of choice is merely an illusion
for programmed to perfection, we are!

Promises

A promise made to self
is the hardest to keep

A promise made to others
is the hardest to break

A promise made to none
is the hardest to achieve

Unique?

I was staring through the window
staring at people passing by
i was looking out for uniqueness.

Scores of people passed by
and even time flew by
but i could barely find any.

Slowly realization dawned upon me
i was only looking at forms
i never got to watch their faces!

i opened the windows
i shed all barriers
i opened my mind.

i saw happiness, i saw sorrow
i saw pain, i saw emotion
more importantly.. i found uniqueness

Bliss

You know you are experiencing bliss when

food in your mouth melts like butter on a hot frying pan
you are listening to comfortably numb at 4 in the morning
its about to rain and the earth smells sweeter than any perfume

you catch a glimpse of her face when the wind lifts a tuft of her hair

Savour them while they last.

The Longest yard

Went to The Longest Yard
laughed long and hard

can at least watch it once
for chris rock's great puns

The wo's

The woe's and worries of life
are women and work!

The rollercoaster

Up up and up it went
inch by inch, excruciatingly slow

my heart up my throat it sent
for the air it was about to plough

down paths, twisted and bent
hurtling down to the earth below

screaming to my hearts content
till my heart i again did swallow

The test of time

One after one, relentlessly
dagger like questions were hurled at me

navigate through the maze, i did
and faced them all calm and placid

i now sleep till the bells again chime
For i had withstood the test of time

What music brings

When the fingers move
skillfully over the strings

When the drums pound
and in my ear it rings

When the pitch rises
and in ecstasy she sings

I rise above the mundane
I feel i have grown wings

When Metal meets metal

When metal meets metal
only chaos prevails
all hell breaks loose
all control fails

But its fucking awesome!

How we avoid work

Amusing how we tend to avoid work
how we tend to grin and shirk
but then dont you too early smirk
for just around the corner does work lurk!

When it rains

How wonderful it is when it rains
to forget all woes and pains
but my joy, the window restrains
for i am bounded by my own chains

One for the day

A post a day
keeps loneliness at bay!