When you see and you know,
Its time for you to go.
When the day begins and the dream has to end,
And you know the unwanted is impend,
You fight with the mind and keep your eyes shut,
To not let the dream end and push to rut.
You squeeze the last of your thoughts into the dream,
An awaken mind and forced shut eyes try to redeem.
But the mind behaves like a rover,
And you know the dream is over.
The heavens rejoiced and the Gods were elated,
A daughter was born overcoming the hatred.
And then came some voices, "Its a girl, may be next time"
Sometimes voices were replaced by mime.
But daddy was lost in his precious pearl,
He would waste his time for nothing in the world.
And when she held his finger in her tiny hand,
The daddy made a promise for life to withstand.
"I knew in my heart when I saw you first,
You will stand by your daddy in his worst.
So here I make you a promise my little girl,
I will let you fly and show it to the world,
That you are not scared of those who doubt,
Your dreams and thoughts are free to sprout.
Show them all that you don't twirl,
Let them know you are Daddy's girl"
Nanhe haatho se gubbare bech te hue,
Har Raahgeer se darkhaast karte hue,
Chand rupaye kamane ki ladaayi hai,
Dekho fir se Diwali aayi hai.
Sapne hain par zimmedari badi hai,
Ek kone me choti behen taktaki lagaye khadi hai,
Use pet bhar khana khilane ki ladaayi hai,
Dekho fir se Diwali aayi hai
Ek pal ruk kar jalte fataake dekh kar,
Aankho ki chamak aur chehre ki hasi bator kar,
Fir se daud pada thoda sa bachpan nichod kar,
Kuch sikke ghar le jane ki ladaayi hai,
Dekho fir se Diwali aayi hai
She opened her heart to him,
Putting her hopes on his whim.
She knew it in her mind,
But her heart gave in to the pined.
She felt it in her sense,
But the desire was dense.
Her heart never got over the dun,
She couldn't believe she wasn't the one.
They demand I walk away,
Farther from the sun as it closes the day.
My courage wavering, I take the step one,
Looking in their eyes to see a hint of pun.
Their pupils dilated with rage and disdain,
The fire undettered even by the great rain.
And I wonder up in my head,
"What brought me to this?
Why is the hatred won't relent,
All this for me being different ?
And I turn around to cover the distance,
My head still clouded, too weak to take a stance.
Prepared to walk away, from 'them', 'that' and 'theirs',
Towards me and mine, joy or tears.
Raat aaj ek gamgeen sI seerat oodhe aayi hai,
Fiza bhi baazar me, nayi ek sargoshi layi hai,
Jane kyu palko par fir se aaj ous si chhai hai,
Mumkin hai, aaj ek baar fir uski yaad aayi hai.
Ek ummra kat gayi tagaaful me apni,
Na wo, na uska diid na hi uski khabar tak aayi hai,
Mere khaak me milne se pehle ki ruswaaii hai,
Yakeenan, aaj ek baar fir uski yaad aayi hai.
And I walked past her,
May be for the the last time.
Overpowering the watery eyes,
With a fake smile that decries.
The clouded mind didn't know,
To hold her tight or let her go.
And the wind blew as if conspired,
Asking for a moment to be transpired.
Off her hair, dark but beautiful as night,
Her resplendent face was now in sight.
My fingers brushed through her hair,
And eyes laid my emotions for her bare,
She smiled as if it was an abet,
May be it wasn't the last time as yet.
