Sab Kuch

 Tujhe chahne ko sochta hun main waqt saara,

Guzar jaane ke baad din sochta hun jhootha main saara

Bhaagta hun kabhi khud se kabhi khud ke khayalon se,

Kya kar raha hun main laane ko jawaab tere sawalon ke

Din mahine guzare jaa rahe hain saal,

Kya meri khaami hi hai zimmedaar tere haal

Jab paata hun khud ko tujhe khush karne mein nakamyab,

Sochta hun main haara par jeeta kaun iss hisaab

Badlenge mausam aur zamaane,

Na jaane kitne aur thokar hai tune aur maine khaane

Tu hansta hai toh lagta hai sab ho jaayega theek,

Thode khushi toh bhagwaan bhi de dega bheek

Kal uthunga fir aur ladunga ek aur baar,

Tu bas kariyo vishvaas, himmat mujhpe na jaaiyo haar

Unbreak my heart

 I call out your name, 
Yet you stay the same

I yell out a hello!
Wishing you would return a bellow

I look into your eyes,
Trying to find the recognition of my tries

You laugh, jump, shout and carry on
I stay behind, recollect myself to try again

Everyone around seems to know that all shall be fine
I wish I could remember that that all day and night

I wake up everyday, feeling blessed to have all that we do
I fail to sleep, not knowing if I did enough that I could do

I feel if I cry, I won't know when to stop
In this facade of maturity, I find myself lost

I don't wish for anyone to empathise or cry
This pain is mine, so are you until I die 

I feel its the misfortune of my deeds that you suffer
I fail to be the human being that I endeavour

Having doubted God and his blessings for so many years
I feel empty turning to him and begging to allay my fears

Do remember that I will love you always
No matter what you do or say

You're the mini me with whom I identify
You will be a better me for you know what to rectify

Maa

The ever smiling face of yours is a reminder each day,

Life can be lived in your own way

Far from the materialistic pleasures of life, 

A doting mother, a loving wife

Theres' so much to thank you for, that words dont suffice

You are the true embodiment of selfless sacrifice

A childhood full of fun and pleasure

Growing up we had so much to treasure

You gave up on your dreams to give us wings, 

Taught us everything from academics to swings

A stern no would turn into a smiling yes,

The moment our faces would turn into a mess

A simple please was enough to make you melt

You never gave us a hint of the hardships you felt

We grew up watching you take care of one and all

You were always there to take blame for each fall

You would give away what you like the best

For its the receiver's happiness that you hold dear above the rest

I wish we could learn if only this from you

A happy family is worth more than anything in lieu

Maa, wish you the happiest of days, and months and years

May you continue to spread joy and cheers

Love you loads and loads

Excited!

I used to believe excitement was positivity personified

So the more I wanted something, the more excited I tried

Growing up made me realise

Decisions I regret wore a disguise

Had I seen through the veil

Many a times I wouldnt be a fail

The Greek said make haste slowly

How I wish to imbibe that solely

Looking beyond the need to appease

A calm mind would have made it all a breeze

So much doubt in the moments of peace

The hurry to fill it all would seize

Bring me back those times, 

Those moments to decide

Give me the courage to take my time

Sans the pressure that delay be a crime

Not every truth need be said

Not every lie need be thread

Let the rivers flow their course

Let the moments pass without remorse

Bare the happiness from the excited 

A smile be enough for the enlighted

For no one gave a damn when I tried

Excited as a fool I cried...I cried

A New Beginning

Here goes, another attempt to the new self
Kinda like the dusting and renovating an old shelf

Wondering what to fill
Unsure about what to let spill

This whole business about turning a new leaf
Makes me wonder my core belief

If this is what got me so far
Why not let it run the course at par

And then realisation strikes
My highs were hardly spikes

There is so much more to achieve
There is so little time to grieve

So much to cherish from the past
So much to improve from the cast

Learning to lie a little low
Speaking a little slow

To not expose your real emotion
To value those with devotion

Let go the ego and the entitlement
Embrace the respect and the sentiment

Look at the bigger picture, feet on the ground
Appreciate the smaller joys, wherever be found

So much to be done, so little time
Wonder when being satisfied became a crime

On a lighter note, lets begin
With hope and a hearty grin

Fatherhood

Six months and the count goes on

Oh! What a ride since you've been born

Tv shows, books and surrogacy 

Nothing had us prepared for our legacy

To hold you in our arms

To be flattered by your charms 

To see the world lit by your smile 

As you hold all with your guile

How you've wrapped us all around 

And made us live and die with your sound

Can't imagine a day without 

Seems a lifetime ago when you weren't around 

Wonder how you'll remember us as time goes by

How you'll judge us for how we tried 

If you'll hold us to ransom at your beck and call

Or you'll treasure and treat us like we belong 

Alas! Maybe thinking far ahead

While you still figure out how to stop wetting the bed

Still time for you to even learn to crawl

Wonder how we'd ever in the middle put a wall

Child's Play

One of these days, I heard someone's advice
If you wish to live, live life child like

A child who knows no more than his next goal
A child who is always on the roll

Like the child who chuckles aloud
Like the child who enjoys the 'rowd'

The child who'd do anything to get you on his side
The child who'd give two hoots that to do so he lied

The child who enamors you with his smile
The child who manipulates you with his guile

Be the child that runs all day round
Be the child that sleeps sound

You could be the child who the world loves above all else
You could be the child who thinks about no one else

You must be the child who'll do what you want
You must be the child who then knows how to get more of what he wants

You surely need to be the child who wakes up to a new day
You surely need to be the child who grasps the lessons of each day

You dream to be the child who is praised by all
You dream to be the child who dusts off each fall

While a lot of us wish we could go back to being a child
We all must wish to grow while we continue to be a child