an ode to my father

You hold us steadfast into

The glorious sunshine of life,

Painstakingly building

Good fortune

For us to

Bask in.

never give up

The stag has come 

It is beckoning me

To join the foals

And tend them free.

The jungle calls me

The leaves are rustling

And in the lap of nature 

The elephants are nesting.

The monkeys screech

Among them, I a lonely boy

Looking beyond the fawning

I enjoy

Nature's lap

With no gap

I am learning

To give in,

Never give up.

I wasn't born yesterday

I'm listless so late in the day,

Wondering if you may

Ever suffice to say 

That I wasn't born yesterday.

You look like a melon,

A veritable felon,

You don't learn no lesson;

No more in the way of fun,

You look hungry.

You bug me.

You exasperate.

I'm sorry, but I'm leaving

Coz I wasn't born yesterday.

typing nonsense

Sitting here, typing nonsense;

It's 15 pm.

I'm not alone. But alone.

Not one thing you do attracts me.

But I go on.

Loveless in the afternoon.

Sitting here, typing nonsense.

giving up smoking

As I chew this gum

I could down it with

A bottle or two of rum.

The stick is far behind

And I'm wheezing and cold

Now let's rewind

To 14 years past

When putting you to

My lips were cold.

I'm amazed at the rough

Coughs and the

Neglected highs,

But strong I go

Not left far behind.

who knew

Who knew to kick you out

I'd have to deal with insufferable pangs

Of having once held you

Having once savoured you,

Through me it rang

It's today or never

So out you must go,

Goodbye!

Valentine's Day

Sometimes I heart it 

Sometimes i don't,

Even when it hurts so

I love you more.

So a happy Valentine's day;

The saint must be glad

To know today

And ever so more

We wouldn't let lovers be sad,

But mad mad madder still!

death and night

The night is raging on

Like a black silk worm

Glowing bright,

And if today our spoils we've won

It's because we have earned

The spoils of the night.

If death be coming

If death be near

What would you be humming?

What would you hold dear?

What in the world today

Would you give up

Just for a day 

More of extended life?

As the night rages on

Understand this clear

There is nary a reason

To leave the steer

Or disembark from the steed

Or leave all questions unanswered

Because there is no need.

The night has fallen;

It is pitch dark,

If death were near

Would you still care past

The beginning of time

Till the end of Eden?

Would you care for me

Tomorrow unhidden?

bharatvaseeyon, see!

Bharatvaseeyon! It's the biggest irony

That iron turns to gold

And irony to fallacy.

Today you have willed,

Tomorrow you will live,

Live your thoughts,

Conquer your mind,

Be what you can be

Not what others would see.

Bharatvaseeyon! These days are dark

For all today,

But I know it--

Good times are here to stay!

swimming against the tide

Swimming against the tide,

But never taken for a ride;

It seems like a storm may swell me,

But that's just a thought, not a prophecy;

I willed, but I won't 

But what if I don't?

Think about it:

When you are swimming against the tide

It's paramount to let go.

Swim. Be. Live and see!

You'll never know what you'd be.