ख्वाहिशें

हल्की फुल्की सी है ज़िन्दगी

बोझ तो ख्वाहिशों का है।
ना जाने ये कैसा जाल
मन की साज़िशों का है।

सोचते थे... ख्वाहिशें ना हों, तो खुद से ऊब जाएंगे।
कहाँ पता था, ख्वाहिशों के समुंदर में खुद ही डूब जाएंगे।

सोचते थे... वो भी क्या दिन होगा, जब अपने बंगले की छत से उगता सूरज देख पाएँगे।
कहाँ पता था इस चाह में हम सूरज देखना ही भूल जाएँगे।

सपने पूरे करने चले थे... सपने देखना ही भूल गए।
ख्वाहिशों के बंधन में कुछ यूँ फंसे, ज़िन्दगी जीना ही भूल गए।

आज आया है होश फिर एक बार... इसे यूँ ही नहीं गंवाएँगे।
ख्वाब अभी भी सजाएँगे मगर, ये छोटी छोटी खुशियाँ नहीं भूल जाएँगे।

ज़िन्दगी के इस तराज़ू में... तौल कर कदम बढ़ाएँगे।
आगे तो बढ़ेंगे ही मगर, ज़रा थम कर इस पल का भी लुत्फ उठाएँगे।

हल्की फुल्की सी है ज़िन्दगी।
हंसी खुशी ही बिताएँगे।।

The girl in the Dark

There were many things on my mind,

And I needed to clear the clutter.

So I decided to go for a walk,

And that is when I saw her.

There she was,

Standing in the dark.

I looked at her,

And my heart fell apart!

I couldn’t see much.

Probably just her silhouette.

But even so, she looked so stunning!

I fell for her that instant, without a doubt!

I wanted to see her, know her.

I increased my pace.

But then she took a turn and disappeared,

And I couldn’t even see her face.

That moment,

Life seemed so cruel.

My happiest moment was followed by,

Probably the most vulnerable.

But then I saw something, she had left a mark!

Well this definitely is not a bad start!

For now though, she is just the girl I saw in the dark.

For now though, she is just the girl I saw in the dark.

An 'Extraordinary' Day

As the Sun comes up, early in the morn…
Grudgingly I wake up, shutting the alarm’s horn.

Yet another day, with aims too high…
“So much’s there to do”, I think with a sigh!

I have to work, I want to play…
I need some ‘me-time’, n some more at fray.

This day’s gonna be different; I can sense that feeling…
This mere thought pumps in me, a rush of adrenaline!

Soon enough though, all that energy starts to disappear…
I start feeling sleepy, while the end is nowhere near.

I haven’t done a thing, but I agree for my mind’s sake…
That I’ve worked enough, and I do deserve a break!

The break actually does wonders; it turns my philosophy over…
I’m all drowning in guilt, feels I can’t sink any lower.

And now I’m charged up again, all set to fire…
A moment later though, a break is all I desire!

This keeps on going throughout the day….
Working only if there’s a deadline at bay.

And that’s how another different day goes into the drain…
No matter what I feel, its all ultimately the same!

But Wait! That’s just the failure in me speaking…
‘coz I know I’m meant for a much higher seeking.
No matter what (or what not!) happened today…
Tomorrow is definitely gonna be a very, very different day!!