POEMS

AURORALIS
Our journey begins in an enchanted place
Where dwelled magical creatures in open space
Gripped in a neverending night
The creatures were overcome by fright

However in this crowd haunted by fear
A young, confident soldier appears
He resolved in his heart to end the wretched night
And so they called him the warrior of light.

The warrior of light of set out on the quest
Said he till I dont find the light I wouldnt rest

So he went up to the wise old soothsayer
Who told him that hed have his fair share
of hardships and troubles that would make him dizzy,
That this journey wouldnt be as easy

Said the warrior of light to the soothsayer
of all the risks I am aware,
The robe of fear, I have shed
Its a dangerous path I have to tread.

Then may luck be with you in that fight that youll begin
Go deep in the sea to meet the octopus king
Leave before the break of another day,
He will guide you and tell you the way.
So the warrior of light with his adrenaline pumped in
Swam all night and met the octopus king
its a long way dear son through five realms of the universe
With five pardons granted then your destiny will reverse.

Forgive me sir but could provide me with an explanation?
the trick isnt in answering but asking the right question
That said the king started to look a little amused
And the warrior of light stood speechless and confused.

there is only and only one place that exists,
To get the sun rising from and thats the land
Of auroralis!

MATERIAL LOVE
Youve waited for your Rahul
all your life
to romance and love
and be his his wife
now pyar toh hona hi tha
and you know its true
that someone somewhere
is made for you!

You begin to fall
In love with yourself
The haldi and chandan
Will now come to help
To give you that sparkle
When you come in his sight
And glow like the moon
On a full moon night.

Get hitched get married because
Pyar shadi hai they say
So solidify your love before
Your changa munda runs away!
There will be singing and dancing
And joy from the start
Phirnis and kheer and band baja barat.

All you need
is not just love
but a car, a house
and whole other stuff
gold bangles and diamond necklace
silk brocades and zari laces
as you revel in your marital bliss
seal your with a material kiss.



IMPETUOUS
I have often thought
Of life inverted
And reflected in moving stillness
Drowning logic and making it fuzzy
With a lyrical absurdity

I have often seen life
Glaring back at me and
Piercing through the sheets
Of my mind
Moments become memories
Even as you casually
Let them pass you by

An idleness takes over me
In its softness there is such
Comfort
That even as boundaries
Blur
My speech becomes a slur
In reasoned abstraction
Erroneous perception
Right before my eyes
I have looked but not seen.


SCREAM
Wail and shout
But no one will hear
Run away it will hold you near
Fear that the sun is rising
For it marks only the beginning
of a morbid life
conflict and strife
and from there, there is no turning back
with each stride
swallowing your pride
through burnt up bodies and
ashes tonight
the wretched ghosts of your past appear
wail and shout
but now one will hear.