The poem and perhaps the feeling as well, that brought me to writing poetry.
January 28, 2026
Sitting in the dark, musing: life would be easier if my tears flowed a little easier You know you are an adultWhen you start playing musicto crowd out your feelingsInstead of feeling something
November 23, 2025
Flight to Chandigarh. Plays Maa by Shankar Mahadevan, proceeds to hide tears Woh palko par theypar unhe badhne ki ijazat nahiYeh taleem di kisne ?Yeh taale lagaye kisne?Aanson ki nadiya sookha nahi payeToh unpar baand banaye kisne ? Kisne taleem di palko ko rokne kiKisne takat cheeni aason se girne ki
Evolution of a T-Shirt
Men and their obsessions And one day it becomes your favourite T shirt You try not to sleep in itIt’s looks so good and you don’t wanna rough it upPeople smile at you when they see youUntil one late night, after a bar crawl too longYou do It’s the best sleep all weekJust because even... Continue Reading →
August 21, 2024
He worked hard and played harderThe wrinkled face wasn’t tiredHis ending he solemnly sworeWould be serene He always ensuredThe Smile lines would be deeperThen his pocketsBut he also wouldn’t smile his pockets away
August 6, 2024
As I listen to Barishein nature tapes by Anuj Jain Gentle rain and bonfireSound the sameA crackle hereA chuckle there
Waterworks
There was a profound sadness The kind that escapes his face Screams silently from his entire body The kind that ebbs from his gait His apathy The kind that doesn’t flinch From the first cold pang of rain The kind that doesn’t run for cover When skies warn shots of thunder The kind that doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Dont Do It
Dont do itDont mask your lonelinessAs love for solitudeYou may fool others but you’re only deluding yourself Don’t wear your vulnerabilitiesAs a mark of strengthDont cower behind themFace them, Get levelled, get real Dont hide your fearsReach out, reach withinDon’t distract yourselfHave the courage to get bored
I Don’t Walk Fast
I dont walk fast.I slow the world down See the world trudge along my tunesTunes only I can hear I play the songs of lateSlow, smooth, sensuousA private affairI get the world around me to participate in I don’t walk fastI can’t walk fast enoughTo leave my thoughts behind
September 5, 2023
Anchor by Novo Amor, on a local, into the night Play the music really slowWhen you go really fast Let the sound slow down sightLet the mind pace time
August 30, 2023
The passion in the chaseThe thrill in anticipationThe Impatient waitOf blue double ticksEyes glued to “typing…”Under that big name It’s not the girlI’m waiting forReply faster you professional moronTo my cold-messages requesting advice
