I am neither this mind, nor this body;
I am not these thoughts,
I am my father’s child,
I am my mother’s son,
I am ever perfect,
I am ever free…

When I walk in the shadows,
It’s only the thought of your smile,
That keeps me walking the mile.

The light of your laughter guides me,
Your memory binds me.

As despair weighs upon me with each step,
You hold my hand and push me forward afresh.
Oh! How I long for your whispers in silence,
How your presence keeps my senses in balance.

The beauty of your voice surpasses all that the world holds dear,
It sends me on a high, makes everything clear.
The most tranquil oceans don’t compare the inherent peace of your gaze,
When you smile even the brightest of suns fade.

The twinkle of your eye sends me into an awesome dream,
The melody of your laughter feels like the beautiful flow of a heavenly stream.

In your absence I suffer and wait in silence,
Like the flower buried in depths of winter waits for the spring sun.
You are a part of everything I identify with the notion of my being,
Yes! You are the One.

When I say I love you today,
It means I don't want you to hear it,
I want you to feel it,
Know it, in your heart,
Know that we'll never be apart.

When I say I love you today,
It means you must know,
Know, come what may,
I'll never walk away,
Am always going to stay,

When I say I love you today,
It means I wanna say,
Wherever,whatever,with you I'll stand,
I wish to grow old with your hand in my hand,
No matter how unreasonable you seem I promise to understand.

When I say I love you today,
It means i finally understand,
When they said love was a strange thing,
I always thought why ??
But now I know,it changes you,
Removes the 'I'.

Removes the I,
And replaces it with a 'We'.
It makes you feel,
Sets you free.

When I say I love you today
It means I wanna say
You are my angel,
I wish to see u smile night and day,
I wish to go to sleep looking into your eyes,
to leave home with your kisses and goodbyes.

So my love you must know
What I mean to say
When I say I love you, everyday.

Can you forgive someone, let go
Or Do you fight even more,
Do your eyes light up,
Even after someone makes you wait an hour.
Or do you fight and push them afar,
Either way its alright,
Coz its hard to be in love.

Do you remember every moment you spent,
All those places you went,
All the love you shared,
All the adventures you dared.
Or
Do you remember all the mistakes he made,
All the things you wish he never said,
Hate him for not guessing what’s on your mind,
Always being confused, unable to find.
Either way its alright,
Coz its hard to be in love.

Do you treasure the look in her eyes,
the smile on her lips,
when you were caught by her sweet quips,
Or
Do you blame her for not being there,
Not caring,
Not sharing,
Either way its alright,
Coz its hard to be in love.

Do you cherish the rides on the open road,
Standing together, praying for each-other to God,
Again and again sharing the same dish,
Closing your eyes and making a wish.
Or
Do you tell him how wrong he is,
How much he needs to change and improve,
How he needs to be better for you,
How you suspect him of being untrue.
Either way its alright,
Coz its hard to be in love.

Do you love her for calling you sweet names,
Not saying things straight, playing coy games,
For closing her eyes innocently when you kissed,
Telling you how much you were missed,
For smiling like a kid,
For whatever she did.
Or
Do you get angry at her,
For not listening to what you say,
Being late on an important day,
For not remembering the way,
Not trusting you,
Being impossible at times,
Being mad without a clue.

Either way its alright,
Coz its hard to be in love.

If you are not the one,
why does your hand fit into mine so perfectly ?

If you are not the one,
why do I feel complete holding you ?

If you are not the one,
why do I want to see you every morning ?

If you are not the one,
why do I love you even at the moments we fight ?

If you are not the one,
why do I lose my self when you smile ?

If you are not the one,
why does my day feel like hell without you ?

If you are not the one,
why don't I want to let go when we hug ?

If you are not the one,
why does your touch feel like heaven ?

If you are not the one,
why do your thoughts make me alive ?

If you are not the one,
why are you a part of all my dreams ?

If you are not the one,
then why when I look into your eyes, kiss you,
why do I want it to last forever ?

If you are not the one,
why does my heart say you are ?
why.... ?

Pure elation and joy,
moments full of happiness,
childhood memories and inherent innocence,
Those were the days,

Hours spent playing with clay,
Joining the dots, aligning the blocks,
No work and all play,
Those were the days,

Sunny afternoons,
spent lying in the grass,
those moments of exhilaration
at the end of class,
not a care for the world,
Those were the days,

The clang of the school bell,
The noise of classrooms,
The murmurs of teachers,
casting their own charming spell,
Those were the days,

Baths in the monsoon rain,
Being able to cry out loud when in pain,
Snuggling up to mother,
lying in her lap listening to fairy tales
Those were the days

Now all grown up, striving hard for my pay,
I look back and wonder, how nice it would be,
to live through one such day

Its you love I need,
Your presence I can’t do without,
Your smile I live to see,
You touch I long to get,
Your voice I wake u to hear,
Your eyes I get lost in,
Its you, just you,
just you.

Walking through the foliage of life,
I came across a flower,
It brightens everything near and far,
spreads love in all hearts, such is its power,

I stand there awe struck, looking at its beauty,
Wondering deep down, how could something be so pretty,
As wonder changes to admiration and respect,
My heart is too moved, I don’t know what to expect,

By the time I come to terms with my heart,
I find an invisible wall keeping us apart,
I push only to be pushed back,

After much thought I understand the meaning,
the flower is nature’s child, not to be separated,
It is there to spread joy to one and all,
I wish it blossoms eternally, never to fall,

If you are still wondering, what it means,
It makes two of us,
To me it makes no sense,

In case you are wondering who is the flower,
I can answer that one,
You are…

What to do what not?
Such decisions leave me distraught,

Life is full of questions,
Answers I have none,
What happened to good ol’days,
When we did things just for fun,

Should or shan’t is what I am usually at,
But in the end we have to follow life’s diktat,

Why do we waste our time, trying to control, trying to gain,
not realising all it does is bring pain,
Unconsciously we drift apart from those who matter,
too preoccupied with mixing and matching life’s clutter,

deafened by our constant resolution to run after all that is demeaning,
We ignore all protests by our conscience, even if it is screaming,

We stab virtues in their back and dance on their pyres,
Oh! the price we pay for our devilish desires,
Amidst all this, life’s insignificance makes we wonder afresh,
Will I ever fulfil my purpose, cross the thresh,

Little of what I have understood,
We are all part of this system of systems,
and it is through it that we must live,
Life is not meant to take, but to give,

The answer to the question of life,
lies not in brooding and cribbing,
But to take joy in the experience,
Yes, to go on living, go on living,