the song...

there aint a silver lining

on every cloud..

the road aint smooth

all along..

the leaves are bound to fall

as they dry..

the tears are gonna show

whenever you cry..

will untie the strings..

break the bars..
spread my wings..

and reach the stars..

this moment..

i'll seize it.

make it mine and

make it shine.

****

(for Aniket)

once more

break that tie.
slash that knot.
crash out of the bottle.
before you die.

watch that hand.
deceptively accurate.
countdown.
to the last grain of sand.

it's all a mad race.
achievement.
accolades.
adulation.
make space.

loving hate.
steal the show.
cracked ceiling.
find that trait.

linked chain.
metal.
line of control.
favours.
gentle words.
screw your brain.

hamster wheel.
round.
round
round.
jam.
stuck.
fixed.
round
round
all a blank reel.

defense mechanism.
retort.
regress.
day dream
delinquency.
and over again
multi coloured prism.

scram.
beat it.
all that's left.
is a tiny bit.

run.
so far
now
don't prod.
the healing scar.

yell.
gently shed.
mask on.
see the bleeding red.

rebel.
it's only.
solely you.

one of us..

as she walked down the street, she took in the pattern of the pavement tiles - how they were joint... she'd step out of her way, to crush a dried leaf, to kick a pebble.. and occasionally step down from the pavement, onto the road, to avoid an uneven surface.. the wind was strong.. filled her loose shirt.. as though it was a sail, pushing her forward.. strands of her wavy hair, gently slapped against her face..

she stopped walking.. something must have caught her eye.. she tucked her hair behind her ears, and bent down to smell a flower, growing from a crack in the wall.