Life in a dire time

What if

One day we realize

The things that we preach

Of hope and happiness

Of dreams and wonder

Turn upside down

What if

The toddler next to us

Laughs at our shattered pride

And tells us to let them all slide

'Cause this world is not yours

And nothing is your own

What if

That day is today

And the toddler is you

And you're asked to live again

With hopes and dreams

But not the way that you've known

None can be another you

Don’t wait to be won by this world

Make your own world

with that tinkle of your eyes and ardent smile,

Make your own world

with your flickering pride and implacable shine,

For none can be another you.

Be that whiff of the wind in a wistful summer

Be that rustle of water on the quiet mountain

Be the relentless river that marches on to a rowdy ocean

Raise your soul to be unabashed

For none can be another you.

Be the one who brightens the dark,

Be the one who enlivens the dead.

Be the one to cross the fear,

Be the one to break the silence.

For none can be another you.

Be bold, be enchanting

Be brave, be unwavering

Be the one you got to be,

For none can be another you.

For those who walk away in the darkest hour-

Don't smile at me when the sky is clear
I see you look away when it's dark and blur
Don't be my friend only to cheer
Losing you was never my deepest fear

I'd rather fall a hundred times
Than to stand back up with you
If I know for that hundredth time
You were the one who turned me blue

You'll still have my back I promise
The day you face the wall
'Cause I never stood by you
Just to watch you fall...

The sombreness of the night crept in

In my heart, I was limped

The moonlight looked mellow

Yet she glared at me

After the relentless clutters of the mind

died down a spiral path

The age-old emotions felt naive again

The voices inside felt stronger than ever

The path alone was a path forbidden ...

Rites of a Martyr

Why’d you care what they mean to you

Why’d you care if they made it through

Why’d you care if they’re burnt alive

Why’d you care how their children thrive

How’d you see the world of a martyr

How’d you see that his heart’s on fire

How’d you see when his eyes glisten

How’d you see the blood stain

All you see is the war that broke

All you hear are some voices choke

How’d you ever know the loss they bear

How many lives are yet to suffer

A war is a war for two countries

Might be nothing for you and me

For as long as they guard our peace

And get killed as are meant to be.

Unnamed

Let them fall in love with you
Let them touch your life
Let them make you live
and not just survive...

Let love find a way
While you find your own peace
Not all scars fade away
Not all sins are meant to perish

Unnamed

Love crushes again

A scintillating wave of pain

And vanishes forever

Life rolls back

Knocks off the rack

Some more memories to bear

Bits and pieces of strangeness

Kneading a story so full of awe

Intoxicating, as you cannot let go

And stumble once more

On what you once felt raw

So deep and true

Once that made you mad

Pain that turned you blue

While you embrace the now

And smile away the then

Still faking  promises

And yearning to live them.