The Known Story

The façade, those twinkling eyes… if only you could see the sadness lurking behind

The fresh face smiling endlessly has a story…

A known story.

One that shattered and devastated a village well settled

Are you the devil!

I wonder…

And I’m awed by the wonderful images!

Am I the devil!

I ponder…

A known story.

Keep asking why and how but are there any answers… did you look for one!

Just knowing is enough, I fathomed

What else is left anyways!

Some burnt scars… those will fade right!

Will I look down the streets and see the same things over and over again!

Blanked by the futility of it all!

Living a dream…

Living a known story.

Another tomorrow!

Today is not yet over
Tomorrow is a new ball-game
Tomorrow's daylight
May or may not be the same.

It's a vicious circle you say
and carry on each day
And wait and wait for a change
for a colder summer
for a different May.
You know it's unlikely
Coz life's full of irony
So here we move on
with our burden of grey
So here we live again
before getting back to the ashtray.

Mukti

Mukti cheyechile tumi
Mukti tomay dilam
Er cheye beshi kichu ki
Kokhono cheyechilam!

Dhora chhowar baire tumi
Chhile sorbodai!
Tai pore roilo brishti bheja raate
Sudhu ek muthu chhai

Tobey nao dilam mukti

tomay aro ektibar

Jodi jiboney khuje pao

ashar ektu alo...adhar

Chawa pawar khelay

kal-o herechilam

Er cheye beshi kichu

kokhono cheyechilam!

Forbidden Call

The Satan's kiss
A moment's bliss
serpentine embrace...
A mystic maze
A baffled core
A guilty craze

A secret call
A dreamy fall
Once n for all!

Is this Love's labour that entice
to the lost Paradise..

Who lost
Whose win!
The red fruit
The Deadly Sin
hazy spur
mighty recur

The secret call!
The forbidden fall
Once... n for all!

Anonymous

What if I don't have a name? Does that make you more human than I am? What if I don't have a religion? Do you become more virtuous? If I say I don't speak any language in particular, does that make you feel any higher than I am? What if I don't belong to your caste? Does it mean you are more cultural? What if I was born in No-Man's land? Does it make you more Indian? If I was born a few years later, would it make you more wiser?

You surely have a God... So let me ask you a few questions about Him... Does He look like Buddha? What is His religion? Is He a Sikh? What about ethnicity? Is He an African? He surely speaks Bengali... right? Is He a Brahmin? What's His age like? What are His decisions based on? Heart or mind - what does He prefer? Is He fond of veg-food? Never mind! Tell me if He gave you the name you use? Did He ever tell you to which religion you belong? Did He teach the language you speak? Did He decide the borders of your country you were born into? Did He promise to bless you more if you belonged to a certain caste? Did He even ask you to judge me considering any such parameters? Does He still reside in you? ... Or did He leave long time back as you divided your land way more than He would like?....

May your God bless you!! Probably you need it more than me!

15.11.11

Togetherness or the absence of it..

Do I ever care!!!

I never seem to learn!!

All I know is the long awaited 6th station is here..

For me..the lost lost journey continues..What matters is how I remember this day..

Do I regret? or Celebrate the coming years of May...!!!

Cheers anyways..!!!

Ehsaas

Bhuli-bisri galiyon me tumhari ahaat ko dhund leti hun

Jaagi jaagi ankhon se tumhari yaadein palat kar so leti hun

Jo taraane kabhi dil ke kareeb the, woh aj dil cheer ke nikal jati hai

Phir bhi unhi zakhmo me tumhari baatein mehsus kar leti hun

Bas itni si ehsaas baki reh gayi hai zindegi me

Ke jab bhi tumhari yaad satati hai... thoda sa ro leti hun