That summer night

The moon was high above

smiling at the girl mourning her lost love

The momentary breeze blew

helping her to beat the mood so blue

The temperature was moderate

but it didn’t cool fire beneath her

She sat on the wet grass

at the park where no one knew

existed in the land

She re-winded the time back

to when she was free and happy

She loved her life to fullest

until he came and broke

her peaceful life.

Her immune heart became

weak to sadness and grief

Love was sweet

she read somewhere

But no book or philosopher

ever shared the hidden truth

That summer night

was exactly the same one

she was witnessing now

The only difference was

love existed then

but lost now

She became crazy

throwing out her good girl shoes

trying to fit in his world

that was vivid and lively

unlike her life that was plain and dull

The reason of her actions

was his happiness and smile

Despite her soul disapproved

her every single move

People called her fool

blaming her for drooling

over him when he didn’t care about her

However she turned deaf and blind

Accused them for being indifferent and heartless

Time! He had time for everyone

from known to unknown one

except her, Well, she was his little lamb

following him wherever he went

Everything had expiry date

including their relationship

Indeed! A relationship without love

was sure to end soon

As she sat on the wet grass

on the hilly top of the park

that summer night

There was a serious fight

between her mind and heart

Erasing him out of her life

was going to kill her

It wasn’t easy to cut

the love she was tending

for countable years

Love wasn’t easy

but falling over again was tough

Hopes of that shiny armour man

was disappearing in thin air

As the night was coming to an end

she had to think about the new beginning

Where was she going to start?

What future held for her?

Was she going to love again?

Burning candles

As the wick of thin block of wax is lit,

my heart makes a wish

to be able to refit

in this perfect world

With every melting drops of wax

falling and vaporizing in the thin air,

I forget the pain of the past

welcoming the bright future

The burning candles mark

another end of the year

and a start of new beginning

With every second nearing,

the candle has come to its death

while I rejoice the day of my birth

Love long gone

I wait at the porch

with my heart scorch

out of love long gone

But I still don’t know why I yearn

for his touch or at least a sight of him

Love was a drug that

turned a control freak

like me into pyromaniac

I was invisible amongst the crowd

but still happy in my own world

Everything changed within second

when I first saw him standing across

Sparks flew instantly

My heart was stolen

at one glance at him

My conscious stopped me,

from doing this indigenous mistake

But I followed my foolish heart

Love is blind,

We realise this too late

I knew we weren’t perfect piece

And I didn’t mind

When in love,

even crow looks like a dove

World was colourful

I felt beautiful

when I was with him

Everything was right and serene

I had begun to love blue and green

Nights were sleepless one

until I messaged him once

Our messages was more

like one way communication

Just like one sided love

I became obsessed of him

I couldn’t accept anyone except him

He was my prince in shining armour

He replaced my celestial crushes

and made me human again

Alas! This love was long gone

Or was it ever there

Or maybe I was disillusioned

Whatever it was, I was spelled

And then one day came

I fell from the top

All my false dreams came

crashing down

My heart was broken

Not by him,

but by the mirage created by me

He was gone like a wind

leaving me behind

with tears and grief

I lost everything

with foolish hopes still shining

Missing

Her blue strapless summer dress,
with less or no make up
And long black tresses
Tumbling on her face
Are the last reminders of that day.

I wish I was more firm
While saying no
I wish I was more stringent
And didn't stumble
To her kind request of  night out
At so called popular club

" It's just a night out,
All my girl friends will be there"
She had said with pleading  eyes
That melted my heart
And sigh! I said yes!

Hours turned into days,
My little girl didn't turn up
Where did she go?
Is she fine?
My concerns gave me sleepless nights

'Missing !' ' Disappearance !' had become
Common words around me.
As the news of her disappearance spread
People came from various areas of life
To help me trace my baby

Police stations was my home now,
With me spending more time there
The club where she hung out
The people she was around,
Anything or everything about her
had become center of my life

' She must have run away'
' She must have been abducted'
' She must have been murdered'
' She must be used as pawn for human trafficking!'
Ah! These thoughts never left me alone

Forensic evaluation didn't help
Criminal site investigation was useless
Any small clues about her
Only gave me few minutes of peace

Where was she?
Did she feel the pain or sorrow
 the way I am feeling now?
Every minute doesn't go
Without prayer of finding her safe.

I sit on the coach
with my eyes on the front doors.
The same door when I had bid her
For one last time.

I still hope one fine day
she walks into my life
With same blue summer strapless dress
And long  black tresses

That Girl

A girl whose is known by everyone

to be soft spoken , delicate and petite

Yeah, she is the same girl

with big dreams in her eyes.

She is tender one with heart

so golden and pure that

she never lets anyone go astray

who comes into her life.

Love and only love,

she looks out for

Alas! she only finds being rebuffed by

her own and unknown.

She has never been insufficient

in case of money or love or people

but I don’t know what she still desires

Whatever it is ,her pale face shows it all.

She is neither flamboyant not bubbly,

but can get wild when she wants to

She is a plain jane who knows

how to stay invisible in smoking hot LBD

She is not your typical girl

with long hair and bright smile

But she is a girl on whom

you can count on

Fury is her last name

Adamant is her right

which she will never forgo for anything

She is right and always right ( Don’t you ever tell that she’s wrong)

Romance is her favorite expression

She listens to taylor swift songs

and watch chick flicks intently

But she will always state that she is not girly

Books are her best friends or

can I say treasure of her life

which she cannot share at any cost

A please may change her mind though

She falls into love instantly

but she can’t get out of it

sooner than she fell for it

Though she believes love was never for her.

She is unforgiving and merciless

but one hug and smile

can do wonders by

melting her cold heart

She feels insecure and broken

but for the people around her

she never lets them feel them same

with her constantly cheering and encouraging them

She is amazing listener

but awful advisor

She will be there for you

but she will only be supportive until she trusts you

Writing is her craze

She writes during crazy hours of night

Even if her eyes and hands don’t

give her company

She hardly complains

but when she does

she wants someone to listen

Unfortunately she hardly finds them

Loving her is difficult

yet not complicated

Though people think they love her

No one has successful got inside her heart

Fake and untrue stuff are

not her thing and if she finds them

she will throw them out like

dust and garbage

She may look vulnerable and weak

but she is strong and firm

What she needs, she gets it

not by evil means but by fruitful methods

Call her innocent or inflexible

Call her angel or devil

Call her mature or childish

Call her anything you please, she doesn;t mind

What matters to her

is your attention and loyalty

If she gets these two things,

she is only yours

And you must be wondering

whether this is all

about the girl I like or

someone I am close then

you are wrong because

that girl is me!

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Vote! Vote! Vote! ,the colourful poster sings ,

tempting poor to choose the one,

who promise to give better life.

The promises are forgotten as soon as,

their chosen gets the chair that gives him,

the power he had desired for so long

“ We will turn Bangalore into Singapore, Mumbai into New York

 and UP into California; but don’t forget to vote;”

chants the leaders of every political party

The roads are smooth and perfect untill

the elections are over,

Voila! The holes on the roads are back

Every new party comes up with the same hopes,

AAP, BJP, Congress, UPA and what not rose up

with new improvised advertisement and faded hopefulness

Development is their last name,

Corruption is their first name,

Power is their middle name

Their forefathers were the ones,

who laid foundation of independent country,

Unfortunately it has become weak in their hands

New changes and economic development is not their concern,

How to increase their pay checks through hard earned money of public,

is what goes in their mind.

Leaders go to foreign location for study tours,

to learn samba and wildlife sighting,

not to learn the art of development from other countries

Words, only words are their tool of manipulation,

but actions go missing in thin air

Alas! We believe their words blindly.

Women security is extincting like the tiger population,

And our so called leaders blame on

the modern era culture without doing anything

Whatever it is, our country has largest democracy,

with lowest voting power

and to top it up ,

exciting lot of leaders with swiss accounts of crores of black money

Wake up leaders!

Our country need you,

We don’t want any California or New York

But a safer and secure country