Thou Shalt Not Fly!

Why do thou wish to fly?


Is it really what thou pretend

a quest for levity!!



Or something more basic,

Something deeply ingrained

A need to mark possession

an Instinct to beat the gravity!!



Is it, tell me honestly

An artist’s urge to feel the lining on clouds

An adventurists adrenalin thrust



Or is it just a defeated finding another dark corner to cry

Earth, its hills, valleys didn’t fulfill thou

Will plain skies quench this thirst?



Is it about mist in the air

Untouched dew drops, unabated cool breeze,

First ray of unstaggered, bright sunlight



Or

Alexandarian temptation to engulf territories

those don’t belong to us

Skies, moon, mars…what else

an addictive, all conquering fight



In name of exploration

Are we tired of,

running away from life

finding not enough ground,

By calling it a leap of faith

conspiring to fly away

from some echoing sound





Would not have we got wings

If we were meant to fly

Darwinian logic! True or you still deny

If colors of life on earth did not consummate you,

Think not, it will happen in blue shades of sky





Shall we then, or shall we not

Find our feet on the ground

Leave our footprints here

And be proud!!



Shall we , or shall we not

Take a walk of life,

Run along times

as best as we could

And let creatures with wings fly

for they are meant for it

for they belong to the sky!

(A picture can paint thousand words, and it surely can get a few words off an otherwise lazy soul like me to cough up a rhyme. Inspired by a picture posted by Abhay Sharma on facebook)

A day in life

Today morning hell broke loose
Adroit hands failed to hit the snooze
I ended up getting at five
Forced to see this time of life
Lazy community, Please don’t blame me
Nokia’s alarming conspiracy to frame me

A culture shock,that it was for me
Bamboozled,I tried to make sense
Half an hour I looked at wall
Another half at fan and fence
How did I lose my ‘snooze’ defence
Pinched n confirmed it’s not a dream
Watchman will beat me if i scream

Like a zombie, dragged myself
Salt to injury, no water on the shelf
Cursed science for not inventing dry water
Contemplated wakin up neighbors for barter
Little soul, issues galore. Thinking cap started blinking
Oh yeah right. Time for some lateral thinking
With great expectations, opened facebook
No button for ‘Daily Needs’. Zuck you crook.
Went to twitter. ‘Need water’ was the tweet
‘WeNeedPeace’ a reply. Losers never sleep??

Enough is enough. It has to end.
Time to call Rahul…my best friend.
A friend to be there, forever. Feels so nice
After thirty calls he picked up n shouted “who died”
Got up early n no water to drink, I almost cried
Fool yourself for two hours. Why you crying
Say “All Is Well” , Your mouth will stop drying
Before I could say something, line cut off
God ,better gimme enemies, I started to sob

Remembered of marwadi’s shop who marks up prices
Time to wake him up, I m a godsent, punishment for his vices
May be if I m lucky, I will see his daughter
Day dreaming, I almost forgot about the water
I will invite her for a cup of tea
Rest of life water supply is free
Door opened, cant tell you what happened there after
I remember me saying, “I am thirsty, where is your daughter”
Who’s who of marwadi family was there asking who am i
Darkness saved me otherwise I was surely set to die
I ran as fast I could, without waiting for a moment
Surprised many street dogs with my racing talent

(Yet another incomplete piece... :-( )

How I wish I could write

How I wish I could write
Some words of wisdom for the thirsty soul
Verses to complete me, to make me whole
Spells to throw out my worst fears
Some apologies for irked dears

Memories of time spent with a loved one
Morning walk to school, evenings of fun
Camp fires, stories of ghost
World being guest, I playing host
Silly theories about dos and donts
Framed, gilded in my favorite fonts

How I wish I could write
Some words of wisdom for the thirsty soul
Verses to complete me, to make me whole
Some half truths, some true lies
Stories of unuttered hellos,
Tales of some missed out good byes

Recipes to cook life’s stories
A cook book for mistakes and sorrys
Meaning of destiny’s every reeling
A dictionary with a word for every feeling
Synonyms for good and bad of us
A thesaurus to search our alter egos

How I wish I could write
Some words of wisdom for the thirsty soul
Verses to complete me, to make me whole
Some lessons from the old school
Some guys’ jokes to make you drool
Proofs that you are not the only fool

Bed time story to turn you a kid again
A song for your first shower of rain
Financial advice for pocket money spends
A fashion column on school bag trends
A user guide on bunking classes
A kissing journal for high school masses
A jokumentary on award winning pranks
A crime story of tiffin thefts

How I wish I could write
Some words of wisdom for the thirsty soul
Verses to complete me, to make me whole

(Another incomplete one...)