Letting you go

I decided to let you go.

A loss for me, a win for you,

But I let you go.

It wasn't meant to be,

You and I weren't meant to be.

From the start to the finish,

we were broken pieces.

Broken pieces don't fit in!

Empty beds, empty rooms, silent anger,
Slammed doors, unanswered questions,
An endless silence!

Blaring TV sets, untouched meals, unshed tears.

Cracks deepen, walls crash,

Debris remain!

Dead relationships find their grave!

Living like an incomplete jigsaw puzzle,

The Yin and Yang all messed up,

We moved apart further!

We just didn't fit, 
We couldn't be fixed.

One last time we met,
I wished you happiness,

I decided to let you go.

A loss for me, a win for you,

But I let you go!

Ishq ki Dor

रिश्ते यूं ही बन जाते हैं पल में,

हर पल में हैं लम्हे बांटते।

लम्हों के ताने बाने में है उलझे,

इश्क के वो धागे.

तानो बानो में उलझे वो,

रिश्तों के वो नाज़ुक धागे.

इश्क ने बांधी ऐसी डोरी,

जो कभी ना टूटी, कभी ना बिखरी!

Chai aur Yaadein

Aaj phir tum mujhe yaad aaye,
Tumhari hasi,
Wo haathon mein haath lena,
Wo kandhon pe haath rakhna,
Wo sab yaad aaya aaj!

Tumhara wo daantna,

Naraaz hona, 

Hanskar fir se gale lagana,

Wo sab yaad aaya aaj!

Baadalon ka garajna,

Baarish ho rahi hai, aao chai piye, kehkar bulana,
Tapri par geele hokar garam chai peena,

Aaj phir tum mujhe yaad aaye!

Mausam badle, rituen badli,

Tum nahi badle,

Wahi muskurahat wahi chai,
wahi tapri aur Tum!!

Dil ki baatein...kuchh alfaaz (Couplets)

Tha wo anjaan nahi, 

Tha wo dost bhi nahi,
Fir bhi ek kashish thi jo kheench leti uski taraf!

Khushboo zehan se na gayi,
Reh gayi uski muskurahat,
Khilkhilata hua chehra,
Jo dil mein reh gaya!

Duaon mein hamne tumhe yaad kiya,
Khush raho, yahi dua denge tumhe, 
Raaste hamare na takraaye bas yahi dua karna
Nahi toh 206 haddiyan hai, 
Kahi wo bhi gum na ho jaayein!

Pooch hi lete wo sawaal,
Aisa bhi kya sharmaana,
Ya toh haami hoti ya toh inkaar!

Shukriya karte karte, wo nikal gayi,
Bas reh gaye wo lafz, jo dil ko chhu gaye
Khayaal unka aya, yaadein bhi hui taaza,
Bas zubaan pe unka naam na aaya!

Kuch apna gham, kuch zamaane ne diye gham,
Bas kalam se lafz nikle, 
Aur kuchh dil ki awaaz nikli!

Aaj mehfil jami hai doston ki,
Arsa hua ki dil ki baatein hui,
Kuchh keh kahe aur kuchh kisse nirale,
Kuch thahakon mein mehfil jam gayi!

Aao dil ki baatein karein,
Haal-e-dil bayaan karein,
Aise hi mehfil jami rahein!

Khoobsurat ye lafz aapke,
Fida ho jaaye koi aap pe
Nazron ki kya zarurat,
Aapke lafz hi dil chura le!

Gulaab par pair toh rakho,
Kannte khud ba khud bikhar jayengi
Bas pair rakhne ki der hai!

Izzat dena koi aapse seekhe,
Maano itr gire ho labon se
aur gulaabon ki barsaat hui ho!

Dil ki ye tamanna hai 
Aaj koi dil ka izhar kare
Ek haath mein ho gulaab,
Aur sanitizer dusre haath mein!

Aaj kisi ko propose karne ka man ho raha hai...
Par Corona ne bola: aaj Karo na🤪

I am me

I am me and nothing can change me,

This is the best version of me, 

Nothing can change that!

The radiance and glow may scorch some, 

it may warm some,

But this is me!

My words may hit some, warm others,

But my love is undying and unconditional,

That's me - whole, soul, pure!

My choices maybe bizarre, but they are mine.

My feelings are also mine, failures too!

But that's just me!

Khwaab

Ek waqt tha jab main tumhara naam chahti thi,

Ek waqt tha jab main tumhari hona chahti thi,

Ek waqt tha jab main bahot kuchh chahti thi,

Meri kuchh khwahishein thi, sapne the,

Kuchh banne ka khwaab tha,

Bas woh bahot kuchh kahin ghum ho gaya,

Yahi sochti reh gayi ki kahan kho gaya,

Jab kaanch tootta hai toh har jagah awaaz goonjti hai,

Par jab khwaab aur dil tootte hain, toh sirf rooh ko pata lagta hain

Khwaab, dil aur rooh barbaad huye,

Bura waqt saaye ki tarah mandraata raha,

Sabne kaha ki bura waqt dhal jaayega,

Par ye nahi kaha ki yahi waqt muskurahat bhi cheen legi. 

Tumne kaha tha ki tum meri kismat badal doge,

Par iss tarah se, ye nahi maloom tha!

Ansuni aahein!

Halki si roshni aati uss khidki sey,
Roz khidki ke paas baithkar chillati, awaaz deti,

Par uski pukaar kisi ne na suni,
Woh roti rahi, kehti gayi,
Mujhe yahan se bahaar nikalo, azaad karo 

Jab bhi baahar dekha, log toh they
Par koi nahi tha jo iski pukaar sunta
Kai baar socha ki woh apne aap ko maar degi 
Par nahi kar paayi…

Uski ek nanhi si jaan thi!
Usi ke liye toh jee rahi thi.
Jab bhi udaas hoti, woh apne bachhe ki taraf dekhti
Kuchh der roti, aur phir muskura deti.
Uski kilkariyon ko sun woh phooli nahi samaati!

Raat se usey behadh pyaar tha
Andhere mein sab ojhal ho jaata – aansu bhi
Woh iss tarah intezaar karti andhere ka jaise kisi premi ka !

Jaise hi raat hui, uski palkon se aansu chalakte,
Pehle toh chota sa jharna behta, phir baadh si aa jaati
Aur jab baadh ruk gayi toh, ek sannata chhaa jaata
Sannata itna zyada ki zor-zor se maano yeh keh raha ho
Azaad karo iss panchhi ko, panchhi tilmila raha hai!

Panchiyon ke chehakne ki awaaz toh aati usey,
Lekin band kamron aur khidkiyon ko woh khol na paati.
Chonch se panchhi ne khidki ko todne ki koshish toh ki,
Par nakamyaab hui, nirash hui 

Ek din ek panchhi aayi
Usne kaha, ruko, main tumhari madad karti hoon
Yeh keh kar chali gayi
Ab panchhi ko aas lagi, ummeed bandhi,
Intezaar kiya us panchhi ka,
Kab woh azaad hogi…
Sapne dekhne lagi
Ek pal woh sapne dekhti, par agle hi pal darr ke maare nidra se uth bhi jaati
ki sapna toot na jaaye!

Woh panchhi kabhi aayi hi nahi.
Ik aas lagi thi ki woh kabhi na kabhi aayegi

Kuchh dino baad, woh aas bhi tooti,
Aansu bhi laut aaye, phir wahi andhera chha gaya
Usne apne pankh fadfadana band kar diya

Ek lambi saans li aura ankh band kar diya,
Bas maut ka intezaar tha usey!

- TPR

Ode of a hurt soul!

Each word of yours pierced me like a thorn does to a rose, 

Tears flowed from my cheeks, flooding my eyes. 

Pain struck me like thunder and lightning. 

My brain went into a swirl, twisting me from within. 

 

I kept writhing in pain, yet u did not even turn behind to see the hurt! 

 

Connections felt lost, some blood ties snapped,

The only bond with the womb gone,

Sadness hugs me like a child to a mother! 

 

27 years of hurt leaves me numb today,

A feeling of emptiness haunts my heart and soul,

Some pains are temporary, some remain life-long. 

This is meant to stay forever!