The Journey So Far

Begun with a woo,

on a sweet Valentine,

Spun into a marriage,

Making us two.

You came along,

like a breeze,

And of all the time,

more was the happiness to squeeze.

The best in us,

sprinkled on to one another,

And sometimes sweet chidings,

helped to take it further.

That's what great journeys are made of,

highs and lows come along and go,

But as we churn through these ups and downs,

We vow to only go higher up the rows.

Marking a milestone in our journey today,

an year upto now we did foray,

Lets keep walking along,

Growing, building and prospering all the way!

Dilemma of a lover

"Will she?...won't she?" my friend was blabbering.

"Com'mon man, why don't you tell her about it? If its a yes...well it'll be good!! if no...then you can always move on" I tried to console and advice him. He looked at me solemnly and said "I can't move on man...I really love her and just can't think anything but her". "Oye Ranjhya ki kehne tere!!" I jeered at him. But instead of things becoming easy, he grew serious.

            "You know I won't be able to bear her no....you know I want to spend the rest of my life with her". I could see the intensity in his eyes. I was speechless. Then he looked down in despair and sighed "But does she want to..or will she spend the rest of her life with me? Don't you think she would like to live with someone who is already well settled in life, rather than me....a poor fella who is still trying to get his feet firmly grounded in this world...would she love to grow with me?" He paused for a while and before I could say anything he continued again "I want to give her the best in life but that will take time. Will she understand that? Will she grow with me?"

           

            I really had no words to say. I just slightly tapped on his shoulder and left with a heavy heart. But he was still blabbering, "Will she?...won't she?"

DON'T CRY BABY

It’s dark around,

No soul awake,

Behind the wall I can hear,

The damp sighs you take.

.

It was a dream,

You took so hard,

The soul screams.

And pierces the heart.

If it made you weep,

It’s not worth the keep.

A broken dream hurts,

I know,

Don't tell the world,

Don't let it show.

Don’t cry baby,

Precious are the pearls,

In those eyes wavy.

Tomorrow is a new day,

You’ll live,

 Come what may.

Wipe your eyes,

Give me a smile,

And promise,

U'll never cry.

-- Mandeep Singh

The Underdog

Eyes wide open,

He waits for the dawn,

Desires burning,

keep away a yawn.

First streak of light,

ready for the fight,

Fists crunch, breath roars,

Today the gods will watch in awe,

the mighty power of this paw.

Up against the wall,

Only will at his call,

He walks past the jeer,

and faces the fear.

Not a sense alive,

Not a morsel of strength,

Life fading, he lies low,

yet not ready to bow.

With eyes still wide open,

He waits for the dawn,

Desires burning,

keep away the fawn.

Heavens are sent a summon,

Upheavel is yet undone,

Tearing out of the fog,

Here comes The Underdog.

-- Mandeep Singh

VAGABOND

There I see it,

Just another mile to go,

Will it be the oasis?

I just want to know.

Severed from the folks,

Our paths separated,

They kept chasing mirages,

Whilst I pined the oasis.

Sometimes paths cross,

We savor our adventures,

They have so much fun to share,

But when I say I am searching, they stare!!

They laugh; they mock and call me in,

Makes me think,

If I am in my mind, or,

Just wasting precious time.

Who will judge?

Time or me or the oasis?

When I get there the nectar will be mine,

This soul will get quintessentially fine.

Will I get the oasis I fond?

Or end up just a vagabond.

-- Mandeep Singh

Breaking Up! (A humorous take)

“Enufff”…”I can’t take this anymore”…“It ain’t working”…

These are just few of the words that you hear or you don’t even hear when you know your relationship is staring at a dead end. And surprisingly you wonder what went wrong? The relation that looked so promising and you had bet your life on it is just tearing apart.

 Like the few past instances where you have been ignoring the signs of this impending disaster, you try to ignore it again…but this time it strikes you flat in the face. Yes…It’s over!!

The first few days are the most painful. It’s such mixed bag of emotions that you have never felt before. One moment you try to let it go, the other moment you are revengeful, the next you think you can make it work….but in the end you are sitting down holding your head with tears in your eyes at not being able to find a quick fix.  

But that’s it…you accept it or not…it’s there.

Now this is where the humor starts…

1. The first few days are over and finally you are able to sleep. But alas…they follow you into your dreams and yes…the happy days are back…everything is fine. You are ecstatic and the smile on your face is never-ending, unfortunately to last till the morning or the moment you wake up (whichever is earlier).
2. You take so much time to brush n bathe and do other important* things, that the people around you are unsurprisingly irritated.
1. Example 1 - You wait between the brush strokes until the foam forms a coating on your teeth.
2. Example 2 – In the loo…(better understood than said) J. “Hey….damn you, I need to go”…is what wakes you up.
3. Example 3 – The soap in your hand is for applying and not for staring. And mind you...you are paying bills for the water that is gushing down the drain unused.
4. Example 4 – While eating you hang the spoon in the air and others assume it to be a new art where you are trying to digest the food without eating it. Add to it the “gaze into the haze” with people surrounding you try to locate the object that’s stopping you from having your food.
3. You pretend to be listening. You keep assuring with an indifferent “hmm”…”hmm” or there is nothing….you are not even there. This might land you in a trouble esp. when you end up agreeing to the assignments/deadlines set by your boss. You realize this the next day when your boss asks for the results.
4. You are back from a non-existent appearance from your college/work place and still haven’t changed the dress. Half of it is on you and half across the room.
5. Finally…the day comes to an end but you can’t just sleep. You keep rolling over the bed sheet unless you fall asleep……due to fatigue of rolling.

And thus the cycle continues.

THE LONGING

Don’t know how long,

But you make me wait,

In hope we’ll make it,

Before it’s too late.

Your mystic glance,

Moves me to a trance,

Try to recover,

But stand no chance.

And when I am lost in those eyes,

Time comes to a still,

Seems like you are the one,

That I only will.

You leave me confused,

With your mysterious smiles,

And comprehending them,

Is like walking miles.

This misery is taking a toll,

My future is on a roll,

Don’t deny me now,

Keep the doors ajar,

Let’s go on a clandestine journey,

Afar and under the stars.

This life will not happen again,

Don’t wait for fate,

And let’s make it,

Before it’s too late.

-- Mandeep Singh