Apology

How I came close to you, I don't know,
How I earned your trust, I remember not..
Yet in the race called life, we ran together.
Either the beginning or the end, I remember not...

A man of principles, a man of dreams,
A man one could trust, I knew you thus..
Troubled and hurt, though you hid them all,
And in the darkest of nights, you cried alone...

I saw you succumb, to defeated dreams,
And swore to myself, to wipe your tears..
To forget the dreams broken, to forget the past,
to start dreams new, I tried to teach you...

And you did so, giving me hope.
You wiped out your past and began afresh..
I walked with you, prodding you on..
And one great day, you told me your dream...

I swore to god and I swore to you,
that I shall make you dream come true..
I walked with you, as a friend should do,
I gave you hope, when you felt too low...

Never did I know, never did I dream,
never did I ever dare to think..
That I shall be the one, to make you cry..
That a day shall come, I dared not think...

Now when I know, it's all too late..
I dread to look, at my own hands,
that holds the axe, to cut your head..
It has to fall and it has to be me...

It is our fate and I hate that word,
but it has to be and it shall be..
There's nothing I can do, but say this much,
I'm sorry my friend, for now and ever...

I made you live, in dreams impossible,
I made you hope, things you should never have..
And when you most needed me,
I pulled the trigger, that crushed your dreams...

I apologise my friend, not for the final blow,
but making you incapable, to stand it alone..
I apologise my friend, not for the fall,
but for taking you up, the steepest of hills...

-joker-

chand miti aur suraj aya,
andheri galiyo me roshni aya..
Sapna toota aur hosh aya,
par teri yadon ko bhool na paya..

-joker-

tera husn ka jawab nahi,
tumhe chahne wale kam nahi..
Pehli nazar me pyar kare tumse,
aisa ashiq sirf ek hum nahi...

-joker-

RAINY DAY

Many a people,
I've heard them say,
that good things happen,
on a sunny day...

But sitting here,
on this rainy day..
It ain't always so,
I would surely say...

My sleep was broken,
by my nokia tune..
And all around me,
were sleeping dunes...

My screen showed Imran,
and I cursed out loud..
I looked out the window,
and saw the black cloud...

Reluctantly at first,
towards the field I marched..
The ground was grassy,
all muddy and patched...

The coin was tossed,
and god stood by us..
We opted to bat,
without much fuss...

The inning started,
with Gowtham and Imran..
From then on my dear,
the score just ran..

The opening was great,
they put up a good score..
Then Imran went down,
but not the score...

Ranjith sir took the bat,
and the score further ahead..
Gouthi came down,
when we were far ahead...

Then came saxena,
and took his stand..
The pair stood there,
and made a score grand...

We ended the innings,
on a cool ninety five..
We took to the field,
inspired and live...

We broke down on them,
really quick and hard..
They tumbled beneath us,
like a pack of card...

They fell to our blow,
with just fifty five..
We shouted and cheered,
like a buzzing hive...

Sitting here now,
I will surely say..
That good things happen,
even on a rainy day...

-joker-

The water is deep, too deep for a man..
The distance is huge, too huge for a man...
But once the goal, is set in mind,
It will never be, too far for a man...

-joker-

The Wrongers

There was once a thief,
whom the world admired...
None could stop him,
though the best was hired..

He looted the rich,
to feed the poor..
And in all their hearts,
was a hero for sure...

There was once a man,
and many more like him,
who stood against,
the law and it's whim...

They fought and many died,
neither for fame nor a dime...
Beloved they were to the common man,
each in his land and his own time...

Many in their time,
were born and died..
But in all good hearts,
their death was denied...

What made them great,
many a time i ask...
They did no magic,
nor everest task...

But still they live,
heroes in our heart...
'coz they all followed,
the will of their heart...

I'll tell you why,
and this ain't no treason..
They did the wrong,
for the right reason...

There you have it,
their act and reason..
They did the wrong,
for the right reason...

What then my friend,
is wrong and right??..
What then is right,
when for wrong we fight??..

If I had my say,
there's no wrong or right...
It's all too relative,
too relative to be right...

If right ever, there shall be,
then the reason, it has to be..
For the deed, is relative,
and the reason, won't ever be...

And so my friend, hear my heart,
it speaks to all, you and me..
Do the wrong, if ever need be,
but for the right, it has to be.,..

-joker-

ENOUGH

They struck and I fell.
I got up, bleeding but fine..
They struck again and again I fell,
I got up, 'coz the will was mine...

They'll strike again, but I won't fall,
'coz now for once, I've had enough..
I'll strike now, before I'm struck,
hear me all, this is no bluff...

It's my turn now, to move ahead,
I want to win and win I shall...
All in my path, now beware,
I shall strike and all shall fall....

-joker-

chand pal ki intezar me,
zindagi guzar gayi..
Diye jalaye the jiske naam ke,
use wohi buja gayi...

-joker-

Be it the palace or the slum,
be it the tiger that may come..
I shall not falter nor ever fall,
I shall live my life and rule them all..

-joker-

deewana hu me chand taron ka,
afsana hu me khilthi gulabon ka...
Yeh sab sajaya teri chehre pe,
shukr guzar hu me tho us khuda ka...

-joker-

hawa ke jhoke sula rahi he,
sapno ki duniya bula rahi he...
Neend aa rahi he phir bhi,
yaad teri hame rula rahi he...

-joker-

the world will hate us,
the world will curse us..
But deep inside they just envy us..
For all they aspired and failed was to be us.....

-joker-

vidaparayunnu njan vedhana illathe,
ormakal vazhum nadinodu..
Alpamee yathra ennariyunnu njan enkilum,
marakkanam ormakal urakkathilenna pol...

-joker-

Bhoole use jiski mehsoos na ho..
Bhoole use jiski yaad na aye...
Aap to woh haseen phool he,
jiski mehak mere jane ke baad bhi na jaye...

-joker-

tand-e-barish ke bin badal kya he...
Dard-e-intezar ke bin mohobbat kya he...

-joker-

TEARS

Bang and then it started..
Flash and bang one after the other...
A wind blew, trees danced,
and thus came the shower...

I ran out in joy, arms held out,
to catch every drop, to hug the wind...
But I saw the cloud dark and sad,
the thunder seemed angry,so was the wind...

I wondered then, as i wonder now,
could it be that the cloud was crying??..
That the cherished drops, were nothing but tears..
That the cloud, in despair was dying??...

Then came the question, the million dollar one,
is the cloud a he or is she a she??..
'coz a he like this, shall never cry...
For for a drop of tear, disgraced be he...

To flaunt thy tears in grace,
to wail out in despair so,
to soak others in thy own tears,
to reap from tears, only a woman can sow...

Thus stood I, with answers none,
but not now, where I made the start...
Questions are many but answer just one..
Answer this one if you are so smart...

You answer one and i answer the rest,
it ain't too hard, just a single word...
Is the cloud a he, or is she a she?.
If you say he, then tears ain't the word....

-joker-

Bang and then it started..
Flash and bang one after the other...
A wind blew, trees danced,
and thus came the shower...

I ran out in joy, arms held out,
to catch every drop, to hug the wind...
But I saw the cloud dark and sad,
the thunder seemed angry,so was the wind...

I wondered then, as i wonder now,
could it be that the cloud was crying??..
That the cherished drops, were nothing but tears..
That the cloud, in despair was dying??...

Then came the question, the million dollar one,
is the cloud a he or is she a she??..
'coz a he like this, shall never cry...
For for a drop of tear, disgraced be he...

To flaunt thy tears in grace,
to wail out in despair so,
to soak others in thy own tears,
to reap from tears, only a woman can sow...

Thus stood I, with answers none,
but not now, where I made the start...
Questions are many but answer just one..
Answer this one if you are so smart...

You answer one and i answer the rest,
it ain't too hard, just a single word...
Is the cloud a he, or is she a she?.
If you say he, then tears ain't the word....

-joker-

TO YOU

To the heart, that beats in me,
to the soul, that's part of me,
to the girl, who made me me,
to you my dear, or just to me...

You are mine, whatever be...
And very soon, the world shall see,
that our love, was meant to be...
It has to.. And it shall be...

-joker-

TO DO OR NOT TO DO,
TO BE OR NOT TO BE..
IS ALL THAT DEFINES,
WHAT A MAN SHALL BE...
SO DECIDE MY FRIEND,
WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT...
AND THEN NO MATTER WHAT,
JUST STAND THERE AND FIGHT...

-joker-

MISSING YOU

I long for you, my dear lady,
like no man has, for a living soul...
I long for you, night and day,
'coz only you can make me whole..

Ever seen a moth, lost in the dark,
with so short a life, only hours few?..
It longs for light, the faintest glow,
and thus my dear, I long for you...

A child was lost, once in a crowd,
like a fawn alone, in a jungle new...
He longs the most, for a guiding hand,
and thus my dear, I long for you...

The seeds in a garden, on a rainy day,
have opened up, with sapplings new...
They long for the sun, just to bloom,
and thus my dear, I long for you...

A drowning man, in the ocean's depths,
fearing that, his end is due...
He longs for air, the blessed breath,
and thus my dear, I long for you...

The dying river, flowing down,
from hills covered, in mist and dew...
It longs for rain, to live again,
and thus my dear, I long for you...

The farmer deprived, of his very land,
with nothing to eat, let alone sue...
He longs for justice, his only hope,
and thus my dear, I long for you...

The lonely orphan, in the hostile world,
lonely for sure and frightened too...
He longs for a friend, one atleast,
and thus my dear, I long for you...

I long for you, my dear lady,
like no man has, for a living soul...
I long for you, night and day,
'coz only you, can make me whole...

-joker-

nomad

A nomad am I in this desert race,
treading on into oblivion...
And in my dreams i see my home,
the oasis green, MY HEAVEN ON EARTH....

-joker-