With a stale dry bread
And sugarcane juice
The heart denies
To call a truce
Devoid of thoughts
On a long highway
I crave to speak
I have lots to say
Vicious attacks
Of last few days
Have bruised the life
In a thousand ways
In pensive times
Of gloom and fears
The wounds burn bad
With salt of tears
Breathing still
The dusty air
And sights ahead
Of just despair
An impaired mind
Just cries aloud
But no one hears
In the bustling crowd
Clasping hard
Some memories old
The hands are tired
Of the weight to hold
With food of thoughts
No one to share
The soul shivers
Uncovered and bare
Leering away
At the lone milestone
The eyes behold
How times have flown
How feelings have
Just lost their way
I search myself
On a long highway
What makes them smile?
Is a pricey gift
Some phoney glitters
Take their minds adrift
Some words untrue
And a touch not felt
Is all it takes
For hearts to melt
Hideous thoughts
Disguised as care
Is just enough
For them to share
And there I thought
There is lot to do
To learn to love
In years so few
I thought that love
Was sweat and tears
Some smiles and frowns
Of joy and fears
Now when I look
At times bygone
It seems I was wrong
May be all along
Life's lessons
Alas are tough
It's a pain to know
Love is not enough
Tempestuous times
Have told again
This time as well
Will pass in vain
No matter what
Night stars can do
They cannot bring
A dawn for you
Storms loom large
Within the eye
The waves are rogue
The swells are high
The wind swept skies
Echoes your wails
But storms will tear
Apart the sails
Silent shrieks
Roar in the ears
Sounds of pain
Get drowned in tears
Afar you see
A distant light
Too far it is
To help your plight
You've lived a life
For a cause that's lost
You have nothing
To pay the cost
The cost of dreams
Of a future day
Seems much too steep
To bear today
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
With a stale dry bread
