Bullets and flying crows

Bullets and flying crows,

The city sighs and the darkness grows.

Dazed faces and distraught races,

Caught in this morbid extravaganza, the God oversees!

Where did it all start and when will it end,

Nothing seems to be real and no path left to mend.

I hear the voices and feel the pain,

But I have to move on in this dark lane!

A sudden rush of blood and all gone,

A self load rifle and blood stains on the ground..

Now all I lark is for forgiveness,

Its not me but my ILLNESS!

Bullets and flying crows,

The city sighs and the darkness grows.

Dazed faces and distraught races,

Caught in this morbid extravaganza, the God oversees!

At this moment, I see what I have left behind,

Wish I had listened to my heart and not my mind.

A smile on faces and hope in eyes,

Would have had left the kids with and not a puzzle and two dice!

 -Rahul Atrishi

*This poem is dedicated to us. If we can change ourselves, we can bring the change we've always wished for...

LOVE

Like a mountain brook that joyously flows,

Like the wind that dances with the trees,

Like the sweet hums of the busy honey bees,

Like the flight of a bird to distant overseas.

Like the thumping heart and missing of a beat,

Like the touch of a loved one, the smile from a stranger

Like the gentleness of helping hand in times of need,

Love is all around us- in depths of far and realms of near.

So, care not for creed, and care not for color,

Care not for the green, care not for honor.

For when we leave the bodily abode, we become just as one as we have always been

For we are the children of One-the eternal supreme!

So let us join hands together and wipe our tears,

Let us realize our follies and erase all our fears.

Let us bring down walls of doubt and resentment.

Let us not hold on anymore, let us give LOVE a vent.

-Rahul Atrishi

*My poem is dedicated to everyone.

How can I?

How can I not think of You,
How can I not long for You.
It is you who makes my day, each day,
It is you who comforts me in endless ways.


I know you have been hiding from me for quite a while,
And you have been giving me just glimpses for all this while.
I know you are playing ‘hard to get’ more and more….
I don’t care, for I still long for you like before…


I dance to your tunes all day long,
The hours seem nothing, no season to belong.
I can’t help but think of you all night and day
Wish you would be mine, someday.


How can I not think of You,
How can I not long for You.
It is you who makes my day, each day,
It is you who comforts me in endless ways.


I know nothing if this dream would ever come true,
If someday, you would be mine, like the way I do.
But all I care for is my love for you,
That keeps me alive thinking of you!
-Rahul Atrishi

Li'l sister

You've walked a long distance,
Traveled miles and faced umpteen obstacles.
Sometimes you've found reasons to rejoice,
Other times tripped over stones and pebbles.


Whatever it may be, wherever it may be,
You've taken things in your stride.
You've pushed yourself to limits-with or without me.
For you've never lost hope-swam across the tide.


Life's been a roller-coaster ride for you,
For you have faced ups and downs in recent past.
You've been put off by people-loneliness to surpass,
And left with a bag full of emotions-like no one ever has.


On this day, I speak to you li'l sister,
I congratulate you for making it this far.
I wish you walk many a miles, like this and even more,
Wish you get what you've always wanted-contentment ashore!
*Dedicated to Urmika Rai.

-Rahul Atrishi

Forgive me.

I have committed a mistake,

I have broken a promise.

I have let YOU down once again,

I have hurt YOU time and again.

And there is no reason YOU should forgive me,

There is no chance to let it be,

‘Coz I have hurt YOU once more,

I have been a lonely looser like never before.

I know YOU will walk away from me,

YOU wont love me the way it had always been,

And I have no reason to wish that YOU stayed,

‘Coz it me and not YOU who has strayed.

Here I am wanting YOU to give me another chance,

A chance to mend my ways and do what I should have done,

A chance to love YOU the way I should have always done,

A chance to bring back the old days, relive the charm.

I know for sure I may be a lone soul from here on,

I may trip over, hurt myself all along.

And I might not be able to pull it through,

For I realize I am nothing without YOU.

Now I am down on my knees once more,

I hope YOU stay back and don’t exit the door.

I hope YOU forgive me and give me another chance,

A chance to be better, more true this time!

-Rahul Atrishi

*Dedicated to the LORD.

Happy Birthday!

I may be the last person to wish you happy birthday,

And I know I am late by quite a few days.

But all I wish to tell you is this ain’t the reason to say,

‘Coz I saved the last and a bit more just for today.

I thought a lot about what I could get for you,

Browsed through shops and galleries thinking of you.

But I couldn’t find anything as true as you,

So, I summed it up in words only for you.

Now, here I am penning down a few thoughts on you,

Hope it adds up for the moments lost, like the way I do.

And it brings smile on your face and gives warmth to you,

For I wish to make this day memorable for you.

So I wish happy birthday to you,

Wish all your dreams come true.

May God bless you,

And you find someone as special as you!

 -Rahul Atrishi

Khuda (God)

Search for it and you shall never discover,

Call out loud and you won’t hear a 'hi',

Close your eyes and let the world slip by,

Amongst the cacophony, you shall listen to its whisper.

And you shall find it within you, as a part of you.

Fall for love and burn in pain,

      Break into pieces over and over again.

      In every void you will find it,

      In the darkest of the dark, you will see it lit.

Be deceived by the simplest of all,

Be patronized by one and all.

      In every clap and every laughter,

      You would feel its presence harbor.

Be kissed by failure,

      Be felicitated by triumph.

      In every moment, you will find it sear.

      In every wish you would find it persevere.

The time you were born,

       The time you would leave the body,

       It has been with you and will be for long,

      Accept it or Deny it, it is the sole truth to be.

      -Rahul Atrishi

      

      *Dedicated to Khuda( Paravardigar-Almighty-God)

YOU are in...

YOU are in the humming of busy bees,

YOU are the wind in the trees.

YOU are the flight of birds to distance overseas,

YOU are the comforts of nature and bloodshed catastrophes.

YOU are the rhythm of a musician,

YOU are the thoughts of a physician.

YOU are in comforts, YOU are in anguish,

YOU are the One I seek for; YOU are all I wish.

YOU are the drops of madness,

YOU are the clasp of sanity.

YOU are the rich and the homeless,

YOU are the saint and YOU are the heartless.

YOU are the greed for virtue,

YOU are the jealousy in faith.

YOU are the temper of values,

YOU are the lust for abate.

       

                                                                                                

YOU are in the whims and fancies,

And YOU are in the imagination and realities,

YOU are in the light of knowledge and shadows of ignorance,

For YOU were, YOU are, YOU always will be...

-Rahul Atrishi

*Dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba.

I see you...

I see YOU smile and I smile with YOU,

And when I see YOU laugh, all I want is YOU.

Where are YOU? Where should I seek YOU?

I long for YOU and I can’t live without YOU…

What magic have YOU done to me?

I care for nothing and I am down on my knees.

I have lost my mind and my heart is not my anymore…

All I want is YOU and nothing else for sure.

They say I am mad and I wouldn’t say I am not,

For I wander like a cloud in search of YOU.

And lay intoxicated in your gaze since the time I saw YOU.

I seek for YOU; yearn for YOU, like moth to light.

 I stumble on stones and hurt my toes,

I die each day and bleed from running sores.

I live on to only catch just a glimpse of YOU.

For I cannot fight this feeling I have for YOU.

I know I have to be here for quite a while,

And I need to wait for my turn, keep walking miles…

All I wish YOU is to give me strength to bear this time,

Till the time I am yours and YOU are mine!

*Dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba.

You

You have been up all night,

Cramped up in a corner, you still have wet eyes.

You have been the victim,

And you have fallen from the skies.

I see the bruises on your soul,

And I feel your pain.

You have been rubbed the wrong way,

You are just another lost soul in the fast lane.

All I can say is just hold on for a while,

I am there with you and I shall break your exile.

You shall see the sun as the darks clouds will fade away,

Like a free bird you will fly away, one day.

I see the bruises on your soul,

And I feel your pain.

You have been rubbed the wrong way,

You are just another lost soul in the fast lane.

Now I see you smile,

With heart full of hope you are ready to walk that extra mile.

I promise I won’t let you down,

You are a part of me and I will always be around!

Is that YOU?

Is that YOU running through my veins?

Is it YOU, I love calling by different names?

Is it YOU that beats in my heart?

Is it YOU that that keeps me up, doesn’t let me fall apart?

Where are YOU? Where should I find YOU?

I seek for YOU in heights of sky and the depths of blue…

Like a mad man, I look around for YOU,

I know nothing, for all I wish is YOU.

They say, YOU are in the stillness of meditation,

And they say, YOU are beyond the realms of temptation.

They say, YOU are in the scriptures of religion,

They say, YOU are in the pains of mortification.

Whom should I believe, Why should I believe?

Whom should I ask, Where should I seek?

For there is no one who can say or who has seen,

You are LOVE that can be felt, only by the Keen!

I care not for seeing YOU like the ways the rest do,

I care not for letting others know that I know YOU.

All I care for is just a glimpse of YOU,

All I care for is to be with YOU! 

*Dedicated to the SUPREME ONE.

You are...

You are my north star,

You guide me through when I am lost in the dark.

You are my angel,

You hold my hand and take me out of hell.

You are my superstar,

You sing and dance to end this lonely hour.

You are the breeze,

You blow away to make me loosen up and break free!

You are my rear view mirror,

You forewarn me when the danger is near.

You are my holy cross,

You stand by me and cover up the loss.

You are my story book,

You open up to change my outlook.

You are my dream,

You take me far into the realm.

You are my breath,

You go on and on to keep away my death.

You are in me and every part of me,

You are my love, you are my destiny.




*Dedicated to a special friend named Swapnagandha.