Kuch Pal..

Kuch palon ka yeh saath tumhaara..

kahi sapne bun ne lage hum..

kuch khatti kuch meethi baatein..

hazaaron khwaishe ab chun ne lage hum...

palkon ki haseen chaavon mein..

tera chehra ghar kar gaya kab..

waqt ke beetne ka ehsaas na hua..

tere kareeb ab aagaye hum..

anjaani si in raahon mein...

tere sahaare ab chal pade hum..

pyaari si tere muskaan pe..

apne saare gum bhula baithe hum..

kuch din pehle, jo anjaane the..

pal bhar mein apne bangaye hum..

har chhoti si baat ki jo fiqr kare...

aise saathi ban gaye hum..

na hosh sansaar ka, na kisiki ijaazat..

apne hi dhun mein madhosh hokar..

is zamaane ko bhool baithe hum...

ise dosti kahu, pyaar ya ibaadat?

ise junoo kahu, ya teri mohabbat??

is aashiqui mein dil jud gaye kuch aie..

ab toh shama jal rahi hain, us parwaane ki kasam!!!

Deb

Who Can Say??

Who can say why my eyes are wet?

as I see you go the last time..

Who can say why my heart cries?

as I see my love fade and die..

Who can say why I yearn?

for a loving look and a warm hug..

Who can say why my body trembles?

as I feel you go leaving a deep cavern..

when our roads met and become one?

when our souls met in a lover's song?

I know not that moment nor the time..

I know not that season creeping by..

The feelings in my heart are honest and true..

my heart plays its own rhythm for you..

I do not own you nor do I possess you..

I know this way is not where you go..

But I give my heart the freedom to show..

all its yearnings naked for you..

The pain and pleasure come together with you..

I chose the pleasure and accept the pain as a virtue..

who can say how long I have you?

as I see we are two travelers at a crossroad..

who can say what I'll do when you leave?

mask the pain and smile..

remembering you as a sweet memory!!!

Deb

Soul Mate

All alone as she spent her days...

her love far away, no friends anymore..

a vacant soul emptied of promises..

in the silent streets of life roamed about...

Every face she looked at, she searched for a smile..

the one that rejoiced her heart, was no where to find....

her silent pain lay deep in her heart..

where no one tried to reach, nor would anyone try...

Her loneliness was her companion, prodding her ahead..

Do not stop, it said, as she lay down tired..

Her slender shoulders shrunk, her spine bent..

she was going down the valley all spent..

When all she wanted was to give up...

her search for a soothing friend..

she found a face that smiled back..

a smile that rejoiced her heart again..

She treasured the warmth she felt in those eyes..

strengthening her soul, enriching her life..

A moment of acknowledgement is all it took..

to make a stranger, the elixir of her life...

-- promoting a very good write up by one of my best friends V.V.Vikram

Love... Wedding... then what? Death?

She loved him... So much, that she leaves her home for him! She gets married and dreams of a life with him. A dream where there is love, care, Passion & affection.. but did she dream about disloyality? Did she ever think about a day when her dreams would be splashed red? What made her trust him so much and how did such faith go wrong??? How did the man of her dreams end up silencing her for ever?
What is it that makes someone go to these extremes? What extent of passion could have provoked a man to brutally kill his own wife? Burn her? alive? A beautiful face, a cheerful smile, bright sparkling eyes all lost into eternity, in a single moment of emotion!!! I once saw a chicken roasting.. its oil dripping.. its skin turning magenta and then brown and then roasted! Was that how she died? How much pain? how much did she suffer? How could anyone do that to someone they loved?
The promises made of not leaving each other ever.. was it all a bluff? A parody of emotions? is that all? She was some one's child, some one's friend, some one's sister... she had a million dreams... she was just a child... she was still in the spring of her life... It feels like yesterday when I laughed with her... gossips, jokes, giggles... and today all those are sounds from some other time!!!
What should be his punishment? What could replace a life taken? a voice silenced for ever???
Will she never come back again? Will I ever laugh with her again?