Raiders in the Dark

In the middle of the jungle,
on the new moon night.
We all ride together;
fast and light.

We hide behind the cliff,
till our target gets in sight.
We sharpen our blades;
ready for the strike.

Finally we see them,
and charge with all our might.
We hit them hard,
and take them by surprise.

Gradually they get organized;
they start to give us a fight.
The revolt ends soon though;
no one able to survive.

We collect the booty,
and move away from the site.
Soon people will be looking for us...
up, down, left and right.

We take different routes forward,
we have to hide.
We all lay low for some time,
till another similar night...
till another similar night.

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.

Life. Love. Choice.

There's always an alternative.

There sure is another way.

But once you choose it,

There's no getting away.

The choice isn't always easy,

And yet you have to choose.

You sure should try to win it all,

And yet, at times, you choose to lose.

When you do try to win Everything. Everyone.

Sometimes you just fall.

I believe, you win some, you lose some.

When the game ends, it’s never Love All!

River, or me!

A river, as insignificant as it can be.

Dear life...

Dear life,

What I want from you,

I'm not sure.

Though now that I think of it,

I guess I want,

Happiness, satisfaction; unadulterated, pure.

In your journey,

There were ups and downs galore.

But I know,

There was nothing I could not endure.

I had my moments of joy;

My fair share of heartbreaks as well!

I don't expect much ahead,

Just that the sorrows reduce and the joys swell!

In between, at times,

I hurt some people...

Knowingly or unknowingly,

It was never intentional.

Whatever happened, happened.

I know I can't change it.

The future is a different story though,

I hope I have a better control over it.

I don't mind the sorrows...

I don't mind the heartache.

So long as it stays between you and me,

And others get a break!

Dear life,

My expectations, I think, are not irrational.

I am a simple guy...

I ain't demanding anything exceptional!

ख़्वाबों से बातें

वो ज़ुल्फों का उड़ना,

यूँ धीरे से मुड़ना।

वो धीरे से मुड़कर,

यूँ थोड़ा मचलना।

वो थोड़ा मचलती,

यूँ कुछ कुछ अकड़ती।

वो कुछ कुछ अकड़कर,

यूँ आहें ही भरना।

कहना तो है कुछ,

पर खुद ही में हैं खुश।

वो बातें जो दिल की,

है दिल ही में रखना।

जो हम कह ना पाए,

हैं वो सुन ना पाए। 

है बातें ही ऐसी,

जो ख्वाब ही रहना।

अधूरी सी रातें,

हैं ख़्वाबों से बातें।

अधूरी सी रातें,

हैं ख़्वाबों से बातें।

जो वो सुन लें गर तो,

हो पूरा ये सपना।

जो वो सुन लें गर तो,

हो पूरा ये सपना।

A Year Ago…

“Thodi fat rahi hai yaar… first din hai, and I don’t even know anyone there”, he said. “Chill maar… it’ll be fine!” Anand said, trying to convince him.

“Excuse me! I have joined today, but my name is not there in the list”, he said confused, to the security guard who wouldn’t let him in.

“Okay… Now I am getting used to this, but my name is missing again!” this time a bit bemused.

“Woohoo! What an office! And people say the Bangalore office is even better! God knows what all will be there!” the awe was pretty evident.

Just how I spent my first day in office, exactly a year ago!

Since then, it has been an awesome year, where I learnt, played, made new friends, and a lot more!