Showing posts with label hurt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hurt. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Catastrophe


It was a cumbersome night

And I woke up with the same nag of thoughts

My mind was still there, stuck,

Not relieved by the sleep, not even an inch

His memory, still stung like a bee

And with a swelling this time

It has started to show on my skin!  

I cry in the bathroom and the gallery

To vent out or try so at least,

He never liked me on my own you see,

And now his memories ensure the agony

Such is my own Catastrophe!!


Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Shambles

The Pink Black Hole 

The Night was deepening, 

And they were both in shambles;

Reminiscing their own pieces,

Picking them one by one,

They spoke to each other in signs; 

Told each other to read between the lines.

Exhaling a little fake laughter every now &  then,

Fearing the night, fearing the next sun!  

Longer the conversation went, harder it became to hide,

They both missed right now,

What slipped from their hands...in time! 




Monday, March 16, 2015

Heartaches




If only, we could own up our own heartaches and continued loving, no matter what it takes......, how long it goes......., where it finally lands........!!


We are scared- of loving! We are scared just before sending that text full of emotions, we are scared to go out just in case the real heart matters slip out of a watery tongue, we are scared to sip coffees together coz we might talk out hearts out- and all this why? Because of “Heartaches”

Heartaches --- Ouch!  They come with every kind of love you know of! They will come and you can’t just ignore them. So should we just stop loving and having a real life? I don’t think so. Life is nothing devoid of love. Those butterflies in the stomach on a slight rub of hands accidentally, that is life; the feeling of caring for someone and getting the favor returned that is life; sharing nasty details from poop timings to how shitty the boss is, that is real life.  Should we just stop living then, just because it will, at some point of time bring heartache along? I definitely don’t think so!!

Hypothetically thinking, what if, we could just keep on loving keeping the worries at bay? Will it not bring consequences? Off course it will. You might have a hard time getting over it. You might even go on a sabbatical full of undesirable thoughts and insomniac nights. But won’t you get to think of the glorious butterflies then and smile a bit? Won’t you carry some beautiful memories forever? Then why not drop the ‘Heartache Phobia’ aside and live the moment- make the best of it!!

But wait, if you are already feeling too inspired by now, here is a little reality check. “Do it at your own risk” If you think you are man enough to deal with your heartache later on, then take the plunge because the one giving you those butterfly memories won’t be there to cry along. If you don’t think you are that kind of person- Sir, please leave right away! (But anyway it’s not going to help you, sorry to say)

Any which ways this world and our lives should never be short on love because this is the only thing which is our private yet shared. Don’t let the heartache stop you from loving. Don’t kill those butterflies just so soon!!









Tuesday, June 10, 2014

पुराना शेर

एक पुराना शेर याद आया 
और शेर जब पहली बार कहा था, 
वो ज़माना भी संग आया
भूली गलियों में वापिस भटकने को
अपने मन का
एक बार और मचलने का दिल हो आया
पुराने शेरों की क्या बात कह दी, 
उनसे जुड़ा हर एक अरमान याद आया!
बीते अरमानों का जो मैंने हलके से हाथ सहलाया, 
सच..
वही पुराना शेर, जो उस वक़्त यूँ ही कह दिया था,
मुझे आज याद आया!
इत्तेफाक से आज फिर कुछ ऐसा हुआ
कि दिल भर आया,
वही पुराना मौसम निकला;
आज उसने फिर से सब कुछ दोहराया
आज फिर दिल भर आया 
तो मुझे फिर,वही पुराना शेर याद आया!


Also pasting the so much talked about "पुराना शेर" here: 
"ये गम भी मुझे अज़ीज़ है, 
ये उन्ही की दी हुई चीज़ है"



Saturday, July 20, 2013

Half Mesmerized



There are habits – old ones and the new ones, habits that we have lived with for years with and habits that we have recently acquired. Old ones become addictions and new ones become passion. Old ones are the ones we no more think about, they are like reflexive actions and the new ones, we long for them, we try to seek them – to get them into our systems.

Old habits – they are realized when they seem to be sneaking away , when one fine day we suddenly discover we are no more doing them or rather not doing them consciously , they are just happening – themselves- like an auto button!

New ones- we love them, we crave for them, we take conscious efforts for them and try to pull them – towards us and even if they are off the sight a second, we miss them – terribly!

So it becomes a war between addictions and passions! Addictions- something that we can’t live without and passions- something we don’t want to live without!

But passions might fade away if not nurtured, kept like a baby or even if not thought about for some time. Addictions have been there since forever. They are more like need of the body than the soul – after all we have tamed our bodies to be habitual of them. Passions- they rock our ecosystem – brains, hearts and souls. Most of the thinking goes in thinking about the passions. But if we consider the cumulative account of the thinking gone in both of them, addiction cannot be defeated by passion.

And then we are left midways, we are in a puddle of dilemma and have no idea which way to complete; we are almost mid ways both ways. We can’t leave addictions and are unable to leave the passion. We are left bedazzled, like a leg on one boat and the second on another – and deep down we know, this will certainly not take us anywhere. So basically, neither we enjoy our addictions anymore nor we can really do anything to fulfill the passions. 

So what do we do?

We enjoy only half the fun, we see only half the beauty and we feel only half the ecstasy.

We are left Half Mesmerized!

PS- Old habits die hard! 

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

मकां


मकां कई बनते हैं 
मन में ही बनते और उधड़ते हैं,
दीवारें चुनती हैं 
और फिर भी दरवाज़े खुलते हैं 

दरवाजों तक जाने वाले 
रास्ते चलते हैं , बदलते हैं 
जाने कितने मौसम बीत जाते हैं 
पर मकां अब भी बना करते हैं 

एक दिन कोई उस मकां का 
पता पूछ बैठता है 
तो कच्ची सड़क पर पक चुके 
पैरों के निशाँ बताते हैं 

के दीवारें तो ढह गयीं 
पर रास्ते अब भी 
उन खुले दरवाज़ों तक जाते हैं!! 

Friday, December 21, 2012

आवाज़

आवाज़ दी है, 
कुछ दूर तक तो गयी होगी 
तूने सुना होगा, कुछ आहिस्ता से, 
कुछ असर तो हुआ होगा; 

मेरी आवाज़ है अगर तेरे एहसास में 
तो कुछ तो उमड़ा होगा 
क्या हुआ जो मुझ तक तेरी आवाज़ नहीं पहुंची 
मैं सोचती हूँ , 
आवाज़ सुन कर मेरी 
तूने मुड कर , इधर उधर तो देखा होगा!!


With special remeberence and fond thoughts, this one came out in a jiffy of say 60 seconds, and not even in lone moments but right in middle of a hangout , in between the conversations! 
tells me how big a bluff-master a human's mind could be!! 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

मेरा अज़ीज़ सामान

क्यों ऐसा होता है 
के कभी कभी घर से  निकलके 
बहुत दूर चलने के बाद 
याद आता है , के 
पीछे कुछ छूट गया 

कुछ ज़रूरी सा, कुछ अज़ीज़ सा 
जो संभाला था कई जतनों से 
वही बेहद कीमती सा, 
घर पर ही छूट गया 

अब् पीछे जाना मुश्किल है 
और आगे चलना भी मुनासिब नहीं 
क्या करूँ, दिल में बड़ी कश्मकश  है 

कुछ देर रुक जाती हूँ 
बीच रास्ते  में  अनमनी सी होकर थम जाती हूँ 
फिर कुछ सोच के, भारी मन से 
आगे बढ़ जाती हूँ 
पर मेरा मन , वहीँ छूट जाता है 

मेरा वह अज़ीज़ सामान , 
मुझे अब भी वापस बुलाता है 

Sunday, December 9, 2012

"बदलाव"


वक़्त गुज़रता है , रिश्ते बदलते हैं
दिलों के साथ साथ , दिलों के डर भी बदलते हैं
किस्से, कहानियाँ, यादें बदलती हैं
शामों के साथ , फिर रातें बदलती हैं ,
एहसास बदलते हैं , अलफ़ाज़ भी बदलते हैं
इज्हारों के साथ , उम्मीदें बदलती हैं
इंसान और फितरतें भी ,
आखिर बदल जाते हैं ;

सिर्फ बदलाव ही तो है जो एक सा रहता है
इसके अलावा तो
सब कुछ बदलता है !!



"Because only Change remains constant!!"






Monday, December 3, 2012

नींद

"बहुत खुशनसीब होते हैं जिन्हें नींद नसीब होती है , 
कुछ पलों के लिए सही , बेसाख्ता ख्वाहिशों से निज़ात तो मिलती है "

Friday, November 30, 2012

ऐसा भी होता है

Photo- http://bit.ly/QRtbhz
क्या तुम्हें मालूम है ,
ऐसा भी होता है, 
कभी कभार, 
गले में जैसे कुछ, 
अटका सा रहता है; 
सांस का रुख पलट जाता है 
और आँखों का समा ज्यादा रौशन नहीं होता 
मालूम है ऐसा कब होता है, 
जब कुछ अपना, बहुत अपना 
कहीं खो जाता है 
और मैं सोचती हूँ ,
अभी तो यहीं था , ऐसे कैसे खो सकता है 
कुछ दिन ढूँढती  हूँ, 
फिर थोडा मन को समझाती  हूँ, 
अब क्या होगा सोचने से ;
और मन फिर से ज़रा सा ,
भर सा आता है! 

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

जाते जाते

सोचा था मैंने शायद होना मेरा ख़ुशी है तुम्हारी , 
ख़ुशी हुई जान के, की जाते जाते भी मैंने तुम्हे मायूस नहीं किया