Happy New Year - 2018

The sun has set of yet another year,
Time to count the blessings in our kitty

In 2017s final starry night
Let all the dullness fade in the dark

As you retire for the day when taking solace in your blanket
May your subconscious show you the dreams your heart desires

With the first ray of light in 2018
Let there be a new spark in your eyes

As the new sun rises in the horizon
Let there be a renewed hope in your life

As you will breathe the new fresh air
I wish you a Refreshing New Year in Advance

-SR.

Hypocrisy Hangs Itself

You criticised them for non existing reasons sometimes
And now you allowed one of them to potray you

You incited the mobs to run riot in their names
And now you want one of them to explain you

You took pride in those killings, the burnings then
And now you ask one of them to express you

You used them, mocked them, branded them
And now you call upon stage, one of them, to enact you

You planted the seeds of 'Them Vs Us' in plenty of heads
And now you want it to let it go, to show a progressive you

You fueled the rivalry left by the ancestors
And now want us to hug and kiss for it suits you

You minted money then in their name
And now you wish to do it again, by naming one of them

-SR.

Not This Time, Please

Somewhere something went wrong
Really can't figure out, what when and how

Things are visible what was supposed to be a nightmare
Evening has turned into twilight, with darkness now looming around

I thought this was going to be permanent
But the moment I raised a toast, it now seems to be hoax

At ease were the orders not supposed to be given
I think I am to be blamed for being too complacent

Pictures are speaking loud and clear
Those scenes are burning my eyes

Need to act now, though not sure how
Before someone snaps me out of the most beautiful dream, until now

-SR.

A Talk With My Hand

It surely isn't fun to pierce you now and then
I am forced to do it as nothing else heals the pain

That liquid doesn't make me realise the swords activity
Selfish I am to leave you alone to face it's wrath

Only for a moment I remember something touched
But it is you who carry the scars forever in the long run

I close my eyes when the attack is about to happen
And also wipe the blood to patch it up, as if nothing ever happened

My apology won't make a difference I know very well
But A Big Thank You for healing me from that excruciating pain
It is a debt that I shall forever bear

-SR.

End of an Era

Tonnes of information falls in my ears
But can't find for it, an ear to hear

Lot of gossips happen around
But there isn't any one with whom I can share

Never thought I will be short of company
Even if there are few heads, alone is what I prefer

Sometimes I miss those old days
The noon walk and tea breaks

Those anytime chats or jokes when crossing paths
Secret telling smiles and sign language talks

Now it seems The Era has ended
Curtains are finally down, the play has ended

-SR.

जंग का एलान

क्यों रोता है अपनी हार पर
जीत, आसुओं से भीक मैं नहीं मिलेगी

आंधी ने ज़िन्दगी मैं भले ही तेहेलका लाया है
उसके इशारों पर चलने से सही राह नहीं मिलेगी

बादल कितने भी घने हो
सूरज तो कल फिर निकलेगा
फिर क्यों इस बरसात मैं मायूस होता है तू

वक़्त ने तुझे झुकाया है
हम उस वक़्त को झुकाएंगे
तूफ़ान में हम हवाओं से आगे निकल आएंगे

कल किस्मत ने अपना खेल खेला
अब सिक्का हम उछालेंगे
शुरुवात उसने की है, लेकिन पर्दा हम गिराएंगे



-SR.

Keyboardचं मनोगत

तसा राग तुझा माझ्या सर्वच अवयंवर निगतो
पण ENTER हाडाला मात्र तू खुप जोरात मार्तोस

बाजूवाले तुझ्यावर बरसले की NUMBER KEYS ची पण गय नसते
आणि ESCAPE ला तर तू चांगलाच आपटून टाकटोस

तुझा आर्धा दिवस तर ALT + TAB वर निगून जातो
बोटं लहान असली तरी तू कसा बसा CNTRL आणि  - चा पल्ला गाठतोस

काही काही वेळेला तर तुझी नखं पण लागतात राव
रंगबिरंगी असली तरी टोचतात ती खतरनाक

तसा अत्याचार हा असला जरी माझ्यावर
पण तुझ्या कडे बघून काही बोलावसं वाटत नाही

चेहऱ्यावर तुझ्या अनेक प्रश्न दिसतात
डोळे भरलेले असतात पण बांध तू तुटू देत नाही

तुला खूप काही बोलायचं असतं, प्रत्येक क्षण जगायचं असतं
पण DESK च्या भिंतीन व्यतिरिक्त तुझं कोणी ऐकत नाही

एकटा मनातल्या मनात युद्ध लढतोस
आणि संयम संपला कि फक्त शांत होतोस

इतका तू थकतोस तरी काम तुझं काही संपत नाही
किती हि काहीहि झाला तरी येऊन पुन्हा कामाला लागतोस

तुझ्या समोर माझ्या वेदना मला जाणवतच नाही
सगळं दिसतं मला पण धीराचे दोन शब्द बोलता येत नाही

म्हणून माझ्या हाडांवरचा राग हसत मुखत सहन करतो
काही क्षण का होईना तुला थोडंस  बरं वाटते 
यातच मी स्वतःला समाधानी मानतो



-SR.

The Fake Truth

World today belongs to the number one fake
If you can shout a lie, everything is there up for grabs

Deception is an art that earns you fat paycheck
Honesty will be the cross forever you'll have to bear

Sugarcoated lies is what you need in plenty
Better the story, tastier will be your pie

Materiality is what defines your identity
Emotions and feelings have now long been kept aside

Unused cars in garage talks about your status
So what if the same bunch cries, when price of the onion rises high

Life's decisions are influenced not by what we want
But what others want us to have

Ironically there is less fiction in movies
When compared to our way of living

Coz truth is no more stranger than fiction
For there is no truth left in the open, for comparison

-SR.

छब्बीस ग्यारह

वक़्त ने उन ज़ख्मो को फिर से याद दिला दिया
सन्नाटों मैं भी वह गूँज आज फिर सुनाई दी

अँधेरे ने उस डर को आज फिर महसूस करवा दिया
समंदर की लहरों ने उस कश्ती के वजूद का एहसास आज फिर दिला दिया

बिखरे टुकड़ो को समेट कर जीने लगे थे
खौफ भरी साँसों मैं ज़िन्दगी का गूंठ पिने लगे थे

पर चाहकर भी वह रात ज़ेहेन से निकलती नहीं
उन ज़ख्मो की ढूंढ़ने पर भी, दवा अब तक मिली नहीं

भूले नहीं है हम और ना ही कभी भूलेंगे
जो खून हमारा बहा, उस दिप की ज्योत सदा जलती रखेंगे


-SR.

Get To Get

When you get what you get
You regret what you don't get

We don't cherish what we get
But we crib upon what we don't get

Such selfish our life has become
Always we say its less, whatever we get

Never do we spare a thought for the unfortunate, who don't get
But multiply our cravings to ensure nothing's left that we won't get

Some day the 'get' cycle will halt,
That is the time we'll realise the price
Of what we did get

-SR