Parched For Rain: March 2016

Tuesday 8 March 2016

Tonight

Tonight

Its now a new body clock of mine
A happy early morning hour at two
The mind doesn't care, the body does its bit
After all self sustenance is a thing
Isn't it?

I sit up in bed and look at you
Tucked up foetal with knees at your breasts
Facing me, but not really me of us
A me of a distant, different, hostile world
An enemy

Its my usual sight, a fixation
My cue to do my bit for my body
I look at your face and the messy hair
I remember those nights, messy nights
Here, once

And I dream, of you and many others
Who I've held in my eyes
And done things to in my thoughts
And you again, the only one, once
Hungry, mine

My motions are steady, practised
Soundless, smooth, yet a groan escapes
I should move away, but cant care less
For a daily routine of betrayals
I come

I clean up, my own mess and ours
I need a glass of water, as always
A fresh tissue for the brow too
I'll drift as I let my breath
Calm down

I look at you again, stoic
You've barely moved, facing me
Our betrayals will help us through
Your magic wands and my hands
Love forever

I smile as I drift back to sleep by three
An empty mind, a happy body
An undisturbed pattern for long now
And to say again tomorrow, "I love you"
I'm ready

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Other Late Night Escapades @ Parched For Rain:

Kerb || A Walk On A Still Night || Summer Night || The Night Sheep's Wool

The Pleasures Of Letting Go

The Pleasures Of Letting Go

The muscles strain
At each surge
A muffled groan
Reflects each urge
To reach the top
Of this precipice
Tall that stands
Without malice
Beckons the brave
And dauntless head
Over those who lay
Dead in its stead

Yet when my fingers
Sweaty and cold
Clean of its chalk
Slip their hold
And I dangle
Struggle in panic
I wish the calm
Of last night’s tonic
Then His name
I take in vain
For every foothold
That I gain

How I wish
I could let go
Feel nothing
But a sunny glow
And then let magic
Play its part
Unfurl my wings
For a new start
And succumb again
To that avian urge
Play with the world
Ebb and surge

The wish innate
To leave behind
Lives that plague
And hurt and bind
Take the path
Of cobbled stone
Over the dusty
Murky forest drone
I let go of I
And all I cling to
Soar my wings and fly
A new life to live up to

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Burn Out

Burn Out

Burn down today, wear yourself out
You don’t care about tomorrow
Every day is a brand new rout
Stagger through the day on caffeine
The night’s got swagger in stout
Smile at the girls that dirty grin
Pick one up for the nightly bout

You stuff some down her skirt
As you start the car’s ignition
She lights her joint, no time to flirt
Gets down to business, light in the head
You slap her hand, she cries in hurt
The pain’s gonna be a lot more
When you grind her in the dirt

You park on the side by the beach
You aint gonna take her home
This filthy trash is kept out of reach
Of that paradise of a home
Sand scrapes her knees as you breach
Slap her hard each time you sin
Exhausted, you let the money preach

You throw her out a mile from her haunt
Turn around and make for that last rest
Emptiness and peace take a jaunt
You turn to your filthy lane
Deep inside the old ghosts still haunt
Welcome home love ...
You cry as you hear that old taunt

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Sunday 6 March 2016

Rehnuma, Humsafar

Rehnuma, Humsafar

Chale chala chal ae rehnuma mere
Mana humsafar mera door hai kahin
Farz hai mera poori karu ye daastaan
Mana kirdaar-e-khas gum hai kahin

Mat pooch kaise poori karu ye daastaan
Adhoore lafzon ko kahin koi samajh toh lega
Tu nahi, tere dost na sahi, na ye duniya
Mera vo humsafar, dua karta hoon, samajh to lega

Tab tak chala chal ey rehnuma mere
Saath dede bas, teri dosti zaroori nahi
Mera humsafar kehta hai ey zameen
Tujhse aasman mil jaaye, zaroori nahi

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Yaad

Yaad

Yaad tujhe har pal karte hai
Pal pal tujhi pe marte hai
Magar zahir karne se darte hai

Kahin tu khafa na ho jaaye

Jab chali thi tu mere saath us akeli raah se
Thame mere haath ek ankahi chaah se
Kyon choote hum fir uss ansuni karaah se
Jab duniya ne hame parakhna chaha?

Uss pal ki yaad aaj bhi hai
Teri alag duniya aaj bhi hai
Meri chaahat tu aaj bhi hai
Mujhse juda hi sahi

Sach hai teri yaad se mujhe ab fursat nahi
Par tujhe duniya se kheech lu itni himmat nahi
Mera zor mujhpe hai, tujhpe, zamane pe nahi
Koshish hai aaj bhi tujhe paneki

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Tareef

Tareef

Khwahish hai ki teri tareef ka haq sirf mujhe ho
Tu khudko parkhe, navaze ye bhi hame gair nahi
Par ye duniya dekhe tujhe to dard cheer ke rakh de
Is mehfil me tera naam lene ki ijazat jo hame nahi

Saath the akele tab rooh aur jism ek the
Duniya se bhi cheene humne pal kam nahi
Aaj logo ne un lamho ka is kadar hisaab manga hai
Ke akele me bhi tera naam lene ki meri jurrhat nahi

Tune saraaha hai aaj iss shayar ke lafzon ko
Ye kabhi teri tareef ke bina honge poore nahi
Tu jab has ke palat de ye panne meri zindagi ke
Soch, kya tere bina zindagi meri adhoori nahi?

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Wajood

Wajood

Aahatein kuch dabi dabi si
Ranjishein kuch ankahein si
Saath hai mere har kadam jo
Khwahish ek ajanabi si

Raah meri hai machalti
Rooh meri hai pighalti
Kaanto ke is sej pe vo
Rukti, chalti, phir sambhalti

Saath chale the humrah kayi
Rehnuma the gumraah kayi
Ek akela main kalandar
Heera ek fakiro me kayi

Meri manzil ek junoon hai
Kya us jeet me suroor hai?
Ghaav jism pe lage to kya
Mujhe bekhudi ka garoor hai

Main andekha yaha aaya hoon
Ek saaye sa yaha chaaya hoon
Meri manzil ek saraab hai
Bass dhoondta main wajood hoon

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Bekhudi Ka Shaukh

Bekhudi Ka Shaukh

Mujhe bekhudi ka shaukh kyon
Kab laga mujhe khabar nahi
Yun zhulasne ka kab tak silsila
Chalta chale mujhe ab pata nahi

Aaj barsaat me bhigne ka mann nahi
Waqt ke saath kuch aadate badalta hoon
Kat chuke hai pankh bekadar jinke
Khudko un parindo me shumaar karta hoon

Barkha ko niharneki fursat mujhe ab nahi
Wo haseen shaukh mujhe ab paraya hai
Na bewafa hua mai mere sapno se kabhi
Mujhe bass meri bandagi ne haraya hai

Kiski khushi me khudko qurbaan kar chale
Ye sawaal zamane se kabhi na tha
Meri manzile toh khud maine hi tay ki
Hukum khuda ka kabhi qubool na tha

Khwahish hai apni duniya roshan kar de
Uski khatir meri jaan shama ban jaaye toh kya
Bujh jane ki salaah mujhe manzoor nahi
Jalke rakh bane to kya, kajal bane toh kya

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Fakira #1 - Akela Chal

Akela Chal

Ye dar badar ki thokare
Kehta hai waqt ab rok le
Khud hi ko ab to jhonk le
Khud hi ki talaash me

Zinda rahega tu agar
Chalta rahe iss rah par
Duniya ki sooni dagar
Peeche apne chhod ke

Kyon ruka hai tu abhi
Saath na mila kabhi
Dil rookhe yaha sabhi
Akela tu nikal kahi

Ab chal akela
Aye fakira
Bekhud apne aap se
Khela hai tu kabhi

Aye fakira
Ab chal akela
Duniya ko tu aap se
Juda kar le abhi

Aye fakira … chal akela
Chal akela … aye fakira

Tu janta hai teri raah
Dekhne ki naa hai chaah
Khone par naa hogi aah
Teri fikr hai kise yaha

Tu lakh roye thake haare
Na samajh tu o bechare
Koi lega tujh ko bhare
Apni baahon me yaha

Uss ashure pyar ko chhod ke
Rukh hawa ka mod ke
Paron ko khud se oodh ke
Akela tu nikal kahi

Ab chal akela
Aye fakira
Bekhud apne aap se
Khela hai tu kabhi

Aye fakira
Ab chal akela
Duniya ko tu aap se
Juda kar le abhi

Aye fakira … akela

Chal akela … aye fakira

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Fakira is a series of poems featuring a lone traveler on a wayward journey. The poems deal more with an insight onto the traveler's mind rather than perspectives about the journey itself.

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Other Poems of the Fakira Series @ Parched For Rain

Manzile || Jeet || Annt Ka Khwab

Fakira #2 - Manzile

Manzile

Bekhauf bekadar
Kabhi yun hi beadab
Chalta chala main
Fakira

Jisse saath kabhi manga
Aaj usse gumrah paaya
Main hi mera humraah
Fakira

Nazar dilphek hai
Par irade nek hai
Yunhi badnaam ho raha
Fakira

Ab chal akela ... aye fakira
Aye fakira ... chal akela

Zindagi ki manzile
Ladakkpan ki gulel
Nishana saadhe chala
Fakira

Uski ibadat hai
Jiski inayat hai
Mera khud kuch nahi
Fakira

Sooni nishao me
Dhala jab bekhud suroor
Khud ko jaana tune
Fakira

Ab chal akela ... aye fakira
Aye fakira ... chal akela

Ab kya tera khauf hai
Roke tuze khilne se
Ussi ko kar pare
Fakira

Teri gulel ki
Taaqat banke dikha
Lachak banke dikha
Fakira

Zindagi ki manzile
Paa ke tham na kabhi
Khud hi ko jeet ja
Fakira

Ab chal akela ... aye fakira

Aye fakira ... chal akela

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Fakira is a series of poems featuring a lone traveler on a wayward journey. The poems deal more with an insight onto the traveler's mind rather than perspectives about the journey itself.

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© Parched For Rain

Other Poems of the Fakira Series @ Parched For Rain

Akela Chal || Jeet || Annt Ka Khwab

Fakira #3 - Jeet

Jeet

Aaj manzil pe khada
Seena taane main
Fakira

Duniya ki nazr me
Jeet gaya main
Fakira

Jis din nikla tha
Uss sooni dagar se
Hausla thame
Fakira

Aaj vo pal fir
Aankho ke samne
Jee utha
Fakira

Ek lamba safar tha
Akeli raah thi
Manzil pe nazr taane
Chalta chala
Fakira

Aaj uski aankhon me
Khudko dekhna hai
Naaz hoga kya usse
Meri jeet ka
Fakira

Par ab sochta hoon
Jab chhoda tha daman
Tab kya nazr thi
Guroor ya fikr thi
Ya ban gaya tha gair
Fakira

Ek baat lekin maani hai
Zindagi jee ke hi jaani hai
Khudko karle buland jitna
Yaad tujhe vo aayega
Jisne tujhe hai banaya
Fakira

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Fakira is a series of poems featuring a lone traveler on a wayward journey. The poems deal more with an insight onto the traveler's mind rather than perspectives about the journey itself.

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© Parched For Rain

Other Poems of the Fakira Series @ Parched For Rain

Akela Chal || Manzile || Annt Ka Khwab

Gunta

गुंता

गुंता सोडविता सोडविता

स्वतःच त्यात गुंतलो

रुक्ष या जगाचे

भान हरपून बसलो

दोर जसा उलगडला

मी मुग्ध होऊन हसलो

आठवणींच्या गोडव्यात

दूर मी सरलो

त्या पहिल्या पावसात

पुन्हा एकदा भिजलो

जगलेल्या स्वप्नात

एकटाच मी रमलो

गुंता केव्हाच सुटला

पण मी गुंतत गेलो

गुंतता गुंतता नात्याची

दोर कापून हरलो

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Gunta

Gunta sodavita sodavita
Swatahch tyat guntlo
Ruksha ya jagache
Bhan harpun baslo

Dore jasa ulgadla
Mi mugdh houn haslo
Aathvaninchya godvyat
Duur mi sarlo

Tya pahilya paavsat
Punha ekda bhijlo
Jaglelya swapnant
Ektach mi ramlo

Gunta kevhach sutla
Pan mi guntat gelo
Guntata guntata natyachi
Dore kapun harlo

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