Draped in silence
A dark night falls
A heart hides back
Within the walls
The outside stroll
Had not been kind
You've lost again!
Thus taunts the mind
With lingering fear
Of a loss again
The words dried up
Thoughts were vain
Someone plays
From up far high
Some notes of lute
Of sobs and sigh
Deep in the woods
Of poison trees
A soul shivers
In icy breeze
Amidst the thorns
A bird bleeds out
It had fought to live
But lost the bout
Out there they laugh
In a shrieking sound
In a drunken state
Of joy profound
Behind the walls
The heart pretends
It can bear all pain
If it never ends
The clouds gave way
Winds didn't have a say
Frozen ice did melt
At last some warmth was felt
Longish songs of pain
With bursts of teary rain
Was halted for a while
There was a cause to smile
From dark of grief and fear
To moments full of cheer
I saw the rainbows play
Yes I saw it yesterday
In a season full of gloom
I saw a blossom bloom
Just moments worth to steal
Were like a lasting feel
Hideous clouds of grey
Parted yesterday
Sun poured out its light
Breathtaking was the sight
Several days worth night
I could not see the light
But yesterday was mine
I saw a bright sunshine
Break me up
In ways you know
I've stayed enough
Now let me go
This time around
It's a worthless fight
Yes I give up
No wrong, no right
The scarlet hue
Of a twilight sun
Says in my ears
The end's begun
Up looms large
A night that's dark
I am damned in a sea
On a broken ark
As I look up
For your hand to hold
And tell you tales
That are still untold
Yes it pains a lot
That I've had a heart
And shreds of dreams
That were torn apart
Much far beyond
The depth of sea
Is a place where
I was meant to be
They all will say
That I've lost to core
But games they play
I can play no more
Nothingness all around
And a deepening void within
The mind goes off afar
To times where ends begin
The times to come obscure
Moments in hand give pain
Laughs of an yesterday
Weep today in vain
Nothing to grasp for life
No glimpse of hope is found
Is it worth to hold the mast
Or let the boat be drowned
It's been a while since times
Have hurt in a hundred way
It's a worthless fight with night
No worth to wait for a day
Long afar a sun
Takes a plunge in the sea
A dark and crimson gleam
Just fades away like me
कोई अनसुनी कहानी
या अधूरा सा किस्सा है
इस सफ़र के सूनेपन में
कुछ मेरा भी हिस्सा है
कोई आँच तो लगी होगी
जो यूँ आँख में नमी सी है
ये टूटना है ख्वाबों का
या ख़्वाब की कमी सी है
गुस्ताख़ कोई आंधी थी
चिराग़ जिससे हारा था
या न काबिल ही देखने को
बाकी कोई नज़ारा था
मुट्ठी भरी लकीरों में
उलझी सी ज़िन्दगानी है
न कल की आस दिखती है
न अतीत की निशानी है
कोई आज भी है हैराँ
जो है आँखों से बहता पानी
उसे क्या भला पता है
मेरी अनसुनी कहानी
The sun that shone
Was overly bright
The dried up earth
Had no respite
In blows of wind
Sheer hot and dry
A sapling stood
With a silent sigh
Her delicate being
Withered in heat
She had no more
Her covering sheath
She bore the brunt
Of a breeze unkind
Kept looking around
No one to find
Feeling quite lost
In her time of pain
She thought her life
Will vile in vain
In intense fear
Of her dream's demise
A cloud rose up
From her moistened eyes
The shade of the sky
Saw a gradual change
It turned scarlet
At a distant range
The swelled up cloud
Could no more be chained
Its heart poured out
And then it rained
I've walked along
Some paths unknown
Conversing with
My thoughts alone
The journey's tales
And reminiscence
Is all I have
As life's essence
I've had let go
What wasn't mine
For what didn't come
I have no pine
Few seeds of thought
Is all I keep
Some sprouts of hope
Is what I reap
In drifting thoughts
Of an yesterday
I've not poisoned
My time today
For a distant fear
Of a day not near
I have not missed
A moment's cheer
Till so far
I've walked along
And have done deeds
Both right and wrong
Between the spheres
Of a smile and a tear
The life lives on
Without a fear
Draped in silence
