On a Cold Winter Evening

Dismal Night
Staggering down a lonely track
Out of nowhere, began those silent screams
They were shrill, overpowering the sky, vacant and dark

Sorrow flowed through my eyes
Eyes, colder than the winter rainfall
Unlikely to move, with bodies and souls stiffening up
Shivers travelled in out of nowhere
The lost time crumbled like an avalanche
Untouched by joy or sorrow
Way deep and down
Leaving traces of snow behind each step

White overpowered the golden array
Leaves turned pale yellow, all because of the falling snow
Unbearable silence began crippling my ears
A ruined love song flew through my mind
Lips were bleeding, and the voices had frozen

It never rained, those were all tears
Behind the dazzling, deep eyes
It was winter and we weren’t together
It’s winter again and love seems to have frozen

Picture Courtesy: Mahak Juneja

Lovers@Midnight

Deep, dark and desolate

And it slashed me like a blade

A bit too predictable, all of it

Slashed wrists and bruised fists

The both of them, wanting refuge

From the cold and cruel winter blues

Going berserk, but together

All is not lost

As the fragments gather

It’s all a bit cold, as the fingers turn blue

They’re lying together in a bed

In a room

Filled with Silence

There bodies, motionless

but not dead

Cuddles, hugs and kisses

And breaths like hisses

They’re together, not far

In a world nobody knows of

A world wherein nothing’s broken and nothing’s ajar

Togetherness is not a virtue

It’s real

The breaths are warm and cozy, and they’re turning drowsy

It’s peaceful in there, nothing’s lousy

The frost isn’t over, but they’re jovial

The both of them are alive and kicking

He’s licking her lips, and sweat’s dripping

It’s all real…

Picture courtesy: Chandy Nanar

Life Cycle…

To whom does this body belong?

I don’t know whose body is it

It’s the same old story,

be it night or day

I seem to have forgotten the world

or has this world forgotten me?

my mind is running riot; I’m baffled

Where is this smog rising?

My mind seems to be flooding with forgotten memories

I don’t remember anything

It’s a flood of broken memories

I seem to be losing my mind

What are these memories turning me into? (A hideous, crimson monster)

I can’t escape

I’m losing myself

It is a nightmarish dream

that keeps haunting me while I sleep

I see my body lying motionlessly in an ocean of grief

All my words are lying in disarray right in front of my eyes

Hollow bodies, fragile and mortal

Floating aimlessly like dead weights

Our bodies are wilting away like dead leaves

Exhausted, depleted, and lost

I vanish into thin air

To return, in another form…

When It Melts…

A lot has already been said

However, a few words still remain unsaid

It had just begun (the journey)

Before the both of us were shunned

We were unlucky (perhaps)

Nearly a thousand broken thoughts greet me

As I lay in bed, right beside you

All of these thoughts are formidable

They’ve all come together to defeat me

As I do my best to hold myself together

A barrage of memories flies through my mind 

As I  hold your hand

I get to see the ring you wear

It’s pale, and it’s bland

Much like a never-ending river of sand

It reminds me of the winter we had spent together

Gifted by me to you

It is symbolic of the love that will fade never

This ring reminds me of you

A tornado colder than the winter rainfall

Your eyes, white and gleaming, much like snowballs 

You are the metal, strong and steadfast

The odds are stacked against us

However  we’ll both last

We’re meant to

We’re both strong and true

My eyes kept admiring your crimson hair, for you  did them well

Just then, a few strands (of hair) fell

Are we both growing old?

Or Is it just me

I can’t tell

If the heat intensifies

And when it melts

It will all be numb

For nothing, not even pain, would be felt

It is here that I will hold the both of us together

When it grows unbearably hot

And even if it rains not 

picture courtesy: Vinnie Verma

Aitmaad

Of love, I know nothing
It’s a dewdrop
I thought it was monumental
But it’s bite-sized (I’ve realised)

Well, I am new to love (a novice)
But I am not pessimistic
Ah, I do know that true love does surpass all barriers
However, I am yet to put the hard yards in

You’re there with me
You are always there
Lurking in the shadows
But I knew it wasn’t out of love (always)
I am not delusional (by any means)

For once, choose me
Like I have chosen you
I have figured it out
And so will you
It will happen
I am sure of it…

picture courtesy: Hamdani Faizan