I was lost before I found you
I lost myself when I found you
In the journey of being lost to losing myself to you
I have found you, I have found myself
#poem
#romance
when you meet
a complete stranger
from a different culture
speaking a different
#language
you still are able to
greet and smile
exchange emotions
That isn't very hard, is it
what language do we use
patience, tolerance and respect
is that all it takes
to communicate to all
#vss365
meet me sometimes
beyond these disappointments
these expectations
the desired responses
the desired actions
the desired feelings
or lack of them
where there is nothing
but you and me
meet me sometimes
just you and me...
#vss365
#beyond
poems when written
in a vernacular speech
have a deeper impact
and steer special emotions
That is why folklores
and regional songs
have something about them
that attracts the attention
and one gets lost
in tales they tell us
#vss365
#vernacular
a wisp of your thoughts
ripples through my mind
and then encompasses
my entire self
drenched in your aroma
I travel through my day
humming your music
how you fill my life
with your colours
your aroma, your music...
#vss365
#wisp
Time moves on
so does the life
To survive, to progress
you change, you adapt
else you are left behind
How do you do it dragonfly
I shaped my life once,
still am living in its ruins!
#vss365
#dragonfly
The trees are shedding leaves.
They wore them proudly,
all the year.
And now it is time,
to let them go.
They trust the
#ritual
,
they have faith in nature.
The leaves will come back,
and they will be green
and joyous again.
For now, they lay low
and let the winter pass...
#vss365
In duality there is a "you"
and this is a "me"
or in duality there is "matter"
and there is "life" or "energy"
I was content with that
Then you say
#Singularity
where "everything"
which means anything and everything
is just a manifestation
of a single energy
"mind blown"!
#vss365
As the darkness engulfed
the lone lantern kept burning
lighting the paths
keeping darkness at bay
And when the storms
threatened to take its light away
The lantern lit up
the whole forest
The more ferocious the storms
The more ferociously the light spread...
#vss365
#lantern
A stress ridden mind
so easily
#hallucinates
Problems very small
appear like big monsters
Every other thing seems
a matter of life and death
Once the wave of stress is done
have you ever looked back
at those monsters
at those life and death issues
which were never there..
#vss365
I seek calm, I seek peace
I travel far far away from home
I climb mountains
I cross valleys
Finally all sounds die
All ripples fade
With much effort
I quiet my inner self
Finally at the moment of tranquil
my tinnitus goes up a notch...
#vss365
#tranquil
Fly as high as you can
but always keep
the ground in your sight
Reach to the new horizons
don't lose sight of your roots
Cause when you cannot fly anymore
you know where your ground is
When you lose the perspective in life
you know where your roots are...
#vss365
#ground
the ashes blow off
the burning pyre of my dreams
fallen crippled by strikes
of the bad times
I grab the ash
and smear it
on my consciousness
I know from it will blossom
new dreams, new paths
my dreams might be dead
but the hope isn't!
#vss365
#pyre
When you look at me
why do you smile
Do you find some harmony
in your mind & happiness
you see compatibility between us
a future and you smile
or is it just to
#discombobulate
me
make me wonder and wonder
while you chew your lips
and smile again
well, that would be cruel!
#vss365
Many ages ago when we met,
for the very first time.
Right from that very first sight,
there was a familiarity about you.
That our fates have been entwined
since the beginning of time.
That our story is destined
to flow till the end of time...
#vss365
#entwined
I knew how it was
losing everything
I felt how it was
being lost in abyss
I nearly accepted
darkness as my life
till you touched me
and the colours sprouted
from every pain
every wound became
a step upwards towards light
and now in your magic
I float in light
my
#talisman
#vss365
The love was still there
but still a chasm developed
between them
The priorities, wants, desires
when did every thing change
they didn't know
and came the point
when they couldn't
do it anymore
to move on was so hard
to let go was even harder...
#vss365
#chasm
when we celebrate our goals
sometimes we wait for days
sometimes weeks and years
sometimes when we achieve the goals
we move on to the next goal
and we don't celebrate anything
Let's celebrate now
the fact that we can set goals
and work towards those!
#vss365
#celebrate
His intentions were never good
wrapped with romance and love
dipped in sugar coated promises
he left a trojan horse in her heart
her fortress she once thought as impenetrable
was eventually broken from the inside...
#vss365
#horse
Mother's eyes kept flooding with pain
father's chest was heavy and tight
son eventually came home
but wrapped in national flag
he gave the ultimate sacrifice for the nation
mum and dad lost everything...
#vss365
#tight
Nothing infects mind
as deep as fear
The
#infection
then spreads
to the whole body
It seeps deep in the tissues
A fear that grapples the mind
is felt for years by the body
as a physical pain
We need to know
our mind and our body
to extract these fears
out from deep within
#vss365
When did the blue sky turn grey
When did all colours went astray
love talks turned so venomous
When did all dreams turned to clay
The land of love and romance,
changes seasons everyday...
#vss365
#venomous
The noise of death
is everywhere.
War, famine, floods,
humans at their worst,
hellbent to annihilate
all gifts nature gave them.
Still in the darkness
bloom the love and kindness,
keeps hope alive
for humanity to shine
brighter than all the darkness...
#vss365
#bloom
A simple thing
does not go in
my thick skull
"love" always comes
with conditions
You play within the rules
You will be loved always
You move outside the rules
You will lose the love
Unconditional love
May be unicorns give that...
#vss365
#skull
when there is harmony between the two
not only for the deep thoughts
but also kitsch jokes and actions
when there is harmony between the two
not only for the deep emotions
but also silly stupid laughter
then you know that you have found
the one truly made for you!
#vss365
#kitsch
the mind is just mind
it reacts, it is made to react
it runs behind illusions
it longs for dreams
it loves emotions
and flows with them
the soul however is Shepherd
that shows mind the way
the way to raise the "self"
the path to "Nirvana"
#vss365
#shepherd
minutes turned into hours
hours into days
drowned in each other's eyes
we could hear forever
the gibberish
#codswallop
that came out of our mouths
who cared what we spoke
while we were somewhere else
with heads resting
on each other's shoulder
ah! the sweetness of youth!
#vss365
It has been ages
since you took away
your hand from my hand
and created distances
of many worlds between us
I keep it with care
the gift from that moment
that scar, often hurts, still...
#vss365
#hand
#vssdaily
#scar
Today I learnt a lesson
On how to cut a muskmelon
Was sitting in my garden
With a knife to cut that melon
The knife broke in two
The temperature was minus two
broke another half dozen
The melon was solid frozen
A hammer then I got ready
ice ice baby!
#vss365
#muskmelon
so you did like me
when we first met
& you did smile
as you found home
for your love
a shelter for your heart
I know this
because I felt the same
only difference is that
I didn't smile
I was
#moonstruck
and in awe of your aurora
I simply gazed at you
at the eternal magic!
#vss365
to take away my attention
from a difficult situation
my volant mind
comes to help
But then when I need to focus
it again flies away
It often gets quite tricky
this mind business
Sometimes you want to
remain in the moment
and sometimes
it is lovely to fly away!
#vss365
#volant
what is it going to be
flight or flight
where would you stand
when it comes crashing down
how calm are you
when shit hits the fan
what are you made of
what is the constitution
of your character...
#vss365
#constitution
when mere presence doesn't excite any more
when saying "I love you" becomes a chore
will you still hold my hands, still look into my eyes
will you hug me still and kiss me like before...
#poetry
#romance
#vss365
#chore
How did we reach here
That a stranger's smile
to a child is suspicious
That
#greet
to a stranger
is awkward
A random act of help
is malicious
While bringing
the world closer
we have moved away
from people around us
While setting world free
we are enclosed in tight shells
#vss365
We were still together
we were still in love
when you saw me
writhe in pain
fall on my knees
But you chose to
leave me on my own
as for you
it was a result
of my own faults
And I thought
we were together
may what come our way!
#vss365
#writhe
There are those
who give love to all
and
#yet
are deprived
of any love in their life
There are those
who help others with money
while in their own life
they are always short of it
Those who have in abundance
hardly feel the need
to share, to help
to make it better
for all
#vss365
when is the end an end
the day ends
and starts again
so does the night
every end is beginning
of something new
the cycle goes on
seasons have a cycle
happiness and sorrow
seem to be bound with us
in an endless cycle
when is the end an end
#vss365
#end
My mind does
#wander
beyond skies, stars
beyond galaxies, universes
are we simply a pod
inside another pod,
inside another pod
Is there any point
in trying to open
these layers of existence
Just live the life
why care what's up there?
But then...
Why does my mind wander!!
#vss365
passing through mountains and fields
drowned in your beauty
walking through lavender fields
soaked in your aroma
sitting through concerts of heavenly music
lost in your melody
in refuse of your love I surrender my being
and I transform into many shades of you...
#vss365
#lavender
when things go well
those are supposed to go well
when they don't
the clairvoyance in her wakes up
"I knew that" or "I told you so"
Couldn't she use her magic
in forewarning me
instead of "in hindsight" monologues!
#vss365
#clairvoyance
She said it is over
I knew it is over
but I cudnt get over it
I cudnt let go
She said there is no love
I cudnt see any more love
but I cudnt get over it
I cudnt let go
As a final
#act
of kindness
she closed all the comms
best way to kill something
suffocate it of the life
#vss365
slowly the lovely colours will wash away
my demons will surface some day
unknowingly I might encroach your convenience
my ignorance might bruise your essence
give me a gentle tap and let me know
keep holding my hand, don't let me go
#vss365
#Gentle
You letters from all those years
I bound those in a book
That used to be tome of my love
And now after you
I look at that book often
I do not turn over any page
just sit next to it
and think of our days together
bowing my head with heaviness
to the tomb of my love!
#vss365
#tome
often when my insecurities bother me
often when all my fears beleaguer me
I shut my eyes and dive in my soul
I shun all negativity half or whole
and find the thoughts that shine bright
thoughts that illuminate me from inside...
#vss365
#beleaguer
across all the glitters
and all the pretty colours
when you find real me
will you stay
when you meet my demons
when you feel their heat
when things are not so rosy
will you stay...
#vss365
#demon
I was just looking
for a human connection
but your otherworldly eyes
caught me in their magic
Drowned in your colours
having surrendered my will,
I am finding new freedom.
Wanting to remain
your captive forever,
what kind of freedom
you grant to your captees
#vss365
#otherworldly
If you ever touch romance
touch it with a
#gauntlet
cause if it gets a hold on you
while sometimes it rains
petals on you
sometimes it breathes fire
and rains misery
and god forbid
if it throws down
its gauntlet at you
you would be
neither of this world
nor of any other..
#vss365
Those petals pressed
in old books
capture the
#beauty
of precious moments
When every word
every sentiment
we used to pick
from our moments
and used to wear them
in our consciousness
breathe them, carve them
in our memories
to savour them forever
ah! the innocent love...
#vss365
Mirrors draw my face daily
and I ignore them daily
don't see there who I wanted to be
daily pretend to be someone else
I run from the reality daily
mirrors draw my face daily
#vss365
#draw
Living a life
of self-righteousness
Singing self praises
Looking down
on lesser ones
Walking on air
What do they do
with the depravity
of their dark desires
How do they hide
all those stains
from their conscience,
from their soul!
#vss365
#depravity
A strict atmosphere
#strident
rules at home
pushes growing children
to hide their emotions
which then explode
when least expected
children then carry
burden of these
"swept under carpet" emotions
all their life
unless they revisit them
& sweep them out
from under d carpet
#vss365
wisdom makes you humble
ignorance makes you tremble
a wise you would float effortlessly
when ignorance would crumble
ground yourself, find your feet
let life flow by, just feel the beat
to watch and learn is such a treat
or remain ignorant and bear the heat
#vss365
#wisdom
All the junk
that you read
from the internet,
is just fodder
for the obsessed mind.
The idea is to clear the mind
of all the junk
create an empty space
which promotes healing
and reduces negativity.
Less internet,
more meditation...
#vss365
#fodder
O Lover! I see beyond your actions
the depth that I do not find
I see you beyond your words
for the
#sycophant
that you are
I see the fake mould of your promises
the substance that I do not find
I see how your colours change
O lover! I see for what you really are...
#vss365
I can taste it with my eyes
in my heart your pain is on rise
Just with a gentle caress
if I could disappear all this mess
It pierces me all the way through
every ounce of pain felt by you
You hide it with your smiles
I can taste it with my eyes
#FromOneLine
You always complained
my forgetful mind
I still haven't forgotten
your first touch, first kiss
first time you hid in me
and said you love me
I try so hard to forget
the last time I looked
into your sorrowful eyes
can't forget the last goodbye
so much for being
#forgetful
!
#vss365
When you see
you believe.
But you see
what was shown.
How far can you see?
How deep do you see?
Truth comes in layers.
Miss one layer
and it is not truth anymore.
Seeing is just seeing.
Having faith is believing.
Truth, ah that!
That is a totally
different conundrum.
#vss365
#see
oh! the flattery
oh! the hollow words
do you even believe
your own words!
when you spew poppycock
do you ever mean any of it
or idea is just an "objective"
hook, line and sinker!!!
#vss365
#poppycock
bad memories
every now and then
seep into the consious mind
& make a cheerful day dull
tried to sever them away
so many times
but they have tanticles wrapped
around my almost every moment
I lose them
I might lose myself
or would I?
#vss365
#sever
The height of love
the depth of commitment
the strength of the bond
needs the wedding fandango
Without it many wonder
does the love still qualify
A desperate approval of the seal!
#vss365
#fandango
If I have to
give one name
to all my relationships
that would be "shipwreck"
One after the other
I fall into the same trap
and the endless loop
continues indefinitely
Something has to change
What would that be?
Who will decide?
One answer to all questions
Me!!!
#vss365
#shipwreck
say my name
call me again
write my name
on my skies
I imprint it
like a sigil
all over my world
my pains sleep
my wounds heal
when you touch
my name
call me again
say my name...
#vss365
#sigil
kept it like a flower petal
watered it with blood of my heart
protected it from storm and rain
"love" was precious to me than my life
after a lifetime of devotion
am not left empty handed still
few disappointments, few
#allegation
(s)
few stories to tell and a broken heart
#vss365
get cosy up
with your misfortunes
observe your world
to react to them
learn to adjust to them
this is how
you will learn
to make lemonade
of those lemons...
#vss365
#cosy
when my love met your love
our relationship was formed
pretty colours and soothing talks
we were walking on the moon
when my demons met your demons
our relationship took shape
a little compromise, a little adjustment
the feet were on the ground again...
#vss365
#shape
since I remember life has been a race
moments of the life lost without a trace
relentless effort towards the goal
who knows who put them in place
what if I miss the goal
what if I fall short at all
what will be my worth I wonder
what if I decide that is not my call
#vss365
#goal
A content mind
and a desiring heart,
both are at odds
with each other always
To keep both of them happy
is such a
#onerous
task
Irony is that
To have a peaceful sleep
I need a satisfied heart
To have peaceful life
I need a content mind
#vss365
In a busy world
with sea of strangers
we encapsulate ourselves
in safety bubble of our thoughts
a
#miniscule
gesture of kindness
just a friendly smile
even in jam-packed train
can create a cascading effect
of positive thoughts
let's make this world
a nice place to live
#vss365
There was a colourless me
And there was you
with seven colours in your ways
One step in my life
look you turned
#vermilion
my grey nights
& my days are golden now
and my dreams
oh! my dreams are dipped in colours
you must be a fairy of Spring
whatever you touch blossoms!
#vss365
colourful words, musical sounds
the need to speak louder
as the show of strength,
and I shut them all up.
and then in complete silence
I found myself
I felt the connection
I felt the strength
of the universe.
In the complete silence
I felt the touch of divine...
#vss365
#silence
You liked to throw drama at me
enjoyed to create ripples
it gave you some
#thrill
while it chipped away my patience
see, you were eroding the very base
that our love was standing on
I could walk millions of miles with you
I couldn't drag few steps with your tantrums...
#vss365
A decades of relationship
can lose its
#credence
just on a single little slip
may it be actions
may it be words
Sometimes that is all takes
to forget years of dedication,
love, support & loyalty
Forgiveness is a rare gem
You find a forgiving person
You have found a saint!
#vss365
There is nothing positive
about
#abyss
a dark negative place
swallowing life as whole
Every effort however
to pull one out of abyss
is a positive experience
Abyss from where
even the light doesn't escape,
dare to find some reason
to pull yourself out of it
#vss365
Out of the blue
if you find yourself
lost and drained,
be up the
#creek
.
You look around
for a helping hand.
Not from up or below,
or a group or a person.
The first help always
comes from inside you.
Everything else follows
that inner light,
which comes from
inside you👈
#vss365
with bruises on my body & soul
when I look back at my life as a whole
who sent me in all those paths
who did direct all my goals
was it by my own bother
or was it by the divine order...
#vss365
#direct
I find solace
under calm skies
dancing waves
gentle breeze
Right there those are
lying right beside me
making me turn impatiently
making me feel
something is missing
something is wrong
continuing the forever story
my never-ending romance
with my worries...
#vss365
#Romance
If you messed up,
get your story so convulated
that no one can see your mess
in a heap of biggee mess.
That strategy
took him onlyso far,
till he lost
all his credibility
and was commonly
known as "Mr. confused"!
#vss365
#convoluted
Your absence takes away the music of the house
the colours are grey, the atmosphere is sombre
with you as if every room talks to me
without you everything just goes quiet
you are simply the life of the house
you bring meaning to it, you make it home
#vss365
#sombre
Physical distances
Social boundaries
Acts of time,
and I am far away
from your life.
When you take
an important step
when you mark
a significant milestone
I am not there
to celebrate with you
I am always there still
in
#spirit
with you
with all my love
with my best wishes
#vss365
in the early days
when you are courting
you hide your demons
you ignore all irksome habits
And then "love" passes
Those habits you ignored
you cannot ignore anymore
and then you protest
"What do you mean?
I have always been like this!
what has changed?!!"
#vss365
#irksome
all the exciting colours
all the varied shapes
dusk covers them all
in its silken haze
and removes
all the differences
all is left then
is just the bare souls
finding their barings
as the night darkens
spilling out in open
the true colours
the true shapes...
#vss365
#dusk
In every love story
comes a stage when
magic, sparkles and charms disappear
all colours bright and special, wash away
what is left, is the two souls
all left bare with no patches anymore
and that is where it starts
the happily ever after story...
#vss365
#stage
The more I read you
the more depth I find
the more I understand you
the more mysteries surround
In every style of yours
hides the rhythm of life
you are a poem that
brings all my moments alive
#writemap
#poem
#inkmine
#every
some colours we wear
to get someone near
some colours we hide
not to give them a fright
and once they are near
hoping that they can bear
slowly and steadily
all colours come in clear
and if the connection is true
they will accept all of you
#vss365
#colours
Flying mindlessly on the highway of emotions
Like there is no tomorrow
Bruised heart, exhausted mind, scarred soul
How long can one last like this
We all need a direction, a purpose
You are what your thoughts are...
#vss365
#highway
mysterious messages
playful smiles
fun-filled dates
immersive calls
hitherto I opened my heart
expressed my love
deeper than skin
beyond simple laughter and pleasure
What a fool I was!
#vss365
#hitherto
The hard times scrape away the fears
That the good times had collected slowly
The hard times show you your strength
That the good times made your forget
Love life, live life but don't forget
It's the hard times that prepare you
To enjoy the life...
#vss365
#scrape
when things take bleak turn
when all the odds are against
even every moment gets very heavy
I would be the last one to give up
To let go might seem the answer
to end it all might seem the right way
Still looking to find right way
I would be the last one to give up
#vss365
#last
curvy and narrow roads of life
through desires and temptations
mostly I
#maneuvered
successfully
avoiding all the pitfalls
but still sometimes
I ran straight into them
some pleasures and pains later
some big promises
again starts roller-coaster
of the same ride of life
#vss365
Yeah, I follow the law
I am a good man
I also listen to my heart
And act on my impulse
I might break promises
I might also hurt feelings
I might not care
about the planet earth
or give a damn
about the society
and its norms
But I follow the law
I am a good man!
#vss365
#law
Those became rough
with age did
#wither
but always poured love
my grandma's hands
never asking for anything
always ready to give
pockets may havee gone empty
heart was always full
world in her eyes
universe in her shadows
she may be elsewhere
her blessings are still here
#vss365
Turn out the light
it has been burning bright
navigating travellers, spreading the hope
giving darkness a good fight
save it for another night
turn out the light
#FromOneLine
#vss
an aeon has passed
wrapped in the shadows
of your memories
often still when
I hear a footstep
hopes in me turn anxiously
but I know that
you aren't there
your being is spread in
all my world
but I know that
you aren't there
#vss365
#aeon
If I had another heart
I would reserve it
for kindness and compassion
No negative feelings
would be allowed to enter it
I would protect it
from any web of desires
that leads to heartbreak
So that it provides
unconditional love
without any prejudice...
#vsspoem
#Another
You are beautiful,
you always were
and so is your heart
What I find exquisite
in your personality
is the depth
of your emotions
and sincerity of your every act
and every word you say
In any way you touch me
every way you heal me
#vss365
#exquisite
idea was to create a world
where every step had colours
every day was a blessing
every moment was a pleasant song
It started well
then came words
sharper then a
#sword
slashed through every colour
destroyed every dream
they were only words
but used very irresponsibly!
#vss365
The way you prepare
your escargot for dinner
you boiled my heart
alive in your toxicity
and the way
you place it
in between your teeth
and press all juices out of it
you removed all life from my heart
Escargot struggled for few minutes,
my pain is for lifetime
#vss365
#escargot
all life I conquered
all my demons and fears
or so did I think
only to later realise
that I had only
brushed them
under the carpet
Now I live my all day
free of my demons, my fears
only to often find them
living in my nightmares
#vss365
#nightmare
you smiled at me
I looked back
you were pretty
but not my type
You smiles again
I melted
You were hot
A clamor rose in me
of my emotions and desires
Reluctant stubborn mind,
weaker and weaker getting knees
To be or not to be!!!
#vss365
#clamor
All views are welcome
tall, dark or handsome
not looking for praise
no matter how much I amaze
a smile, a cheer or some chocolate
Oh yes! definitely some chocolate
and no! haters don't get to vote
This is my session, this is my court
#vss365
#court