Upside Down

Here is a cheesy, forced-to-rhyme poem for people undergoing a mid-life crisis for the third time in a decade. 

When Wednesdays get you down,
And the love of your life is out of town,

What do you do to turn that frown
Upside down?

The Journey

It's been a while since I last posted anything. I have some stuff lying in my drafts that need time and effort before any of it comes even close to being presentable. This tiny thing popped up during REM. Hope you like it.

The story of all our lives. My take on various relationships we form and break during an entire lifetime. Some last,some don't. I am thinking of G'n'R singing November Rain in my head right now.
C'est la vie.

***

We met,
We spoke,
We smiled.
We became friends.

We laughed,
We kissed,
We sighed,
We became lovers.

We moved,
We got busy,
We ignored.
We became distant.

We fought,
We cried,
We broke up.
We are strangers.

Naina 

OCD

How do I make the deaf hear,
How do I have the blind see?
Perhaps the greatest human folly,
How do I learn to let it be?

A fish outside of water,
Or a bird in a cage.
One struggles to breathe,
The other struggles to be free.

What really beats within,
Nobody wants to know.
Not you, nor me,
All we want, is peace.

One day the fish will die,
And the bird fly away.
The struggles will be lost,
And no peace shall prevail.

****

Let me know what you think. I have no idea what it means.

Nighttime

Die
Mosquito,
Die.

Anger Management 101

I was attempting to write something funny here, but the rhyming forced a wrong turn. I hate that every second line rhymes, but I couldn't really do anything about it. But I think I will work on a humorous piece sometime later. Meanwhile, try ignoring the rhyming scheme.

Punch a pillow,
Kick a chair.
Smash a glass,
Pull out your hair.
Close your eyes,
But don't despair.

Scream and shout,
And whine and glare.
Now simmer down,
The world is here.
Breathe in, my love,
It's time to repair.
For the world can't know,
Of the turmoil in there.
The chemicals will leave,
The dark disappear.
So close your eyes,
And dont despair.
Because my love,
The world is there.

Naina

Niches

After a long time, I used paper and pen to write. It's been raining heavily for the last one week here, this vision triggered something, somewhere. Happy Diwali, everyone.

***

Two wires,

Lying in the rain

Touched each other,

Sent sparks sprayin'.

In the dark,

There was light.

Something dangerous,

Yet, something bright.

I look back,

To that moment,

When two wires,

Lying in the rain

Touched each other,

And sent sparks sprayin'.

Naina

On Knowing

Oh Fathers up above,
What is it that you know
That I can't still learn?
My morning has just dawned,
And by the time the day is gone,
I will know more than you had ever done.

~Naina Taneja