Choices

sometimes we drift away
from the things that matter
and we drift along
with the things that don't

i'm on a chosen path
with intentions of
bringing about positive change
to the ones i love

it's not always
cruising on a highway
instead it's a crossroad after the other
i try my best to pick the right way

but i can't help but wonder
if i'm making the right choices
or if i'm walking in the dark
making things worse

there's is only one way to find out
if my choices were right
that is by seeing things through
to the end

I Won't Slow Down

everyone takes their time
to complaint about my addiction to speed
though none takes time
to think why i'm addicted

is it the adnereline rush
or the satisfaction of being ahead
i'm sorry to disappoint
because it is neither

all the little things in my head
that makes me question my sanity
all play catch up
when i'm behind the wheel

maybe i take an extreme route
to reach my moment of clarity
but i'd rather forget it all for a second
than having to slow down

Hero or Zero

we all want to be a hero
driven by our childhood fantasies
the desire to be remembered
among billions of others like us

comics and cartoons
based on heroes
frontpage articles and celebrity status
it's a tempting lifestyle

but i don't want to be a hero
i want to be her zero
who gets to hold her in his arms
instead of running away to save the world

so if someone is writing my destiny
or if i have to write it on my own
i only have one wish
to be the zero of her life

Curtain Falls

so many things in my head
i don't know what to think
succumbing to loneliness
my soul gives away

it's hard to focus
when i'm nothing but a mess
i slip into darkness
as hope starts to fade

how can i move on
when there's so much to let go
holding on to what i've done
is not helping either

but it's too late
to turn back and regret
and it's too hard
to look forward with hope

my head is spinning
from endless thinking
as i wait for
the curtain to fall on today

Seasons of Our Love

warmth of our budding love
melted the wall between us
our love started to grow
like flowers in the spring

days went by
and we grew closer
love started to blossom
the summer of our love begun

unable to stop the inevitable
we started falling apart
like leaves from a tree
autumn had descended upon us

shattered and broken
we grew apart with cold hearts
frozen with time
we walked away alone

Life After You

everyone wants to fall in love
it's not a cliche
just the truth
that we sometimes look away

i was one of them
who looked away
but you changed all that
turned me into a lover

then it all fell to the ground
like a house of cards
love has left me
though i still yearn for companionship

and i found that in someone else
it was not love
but moments of sensuality
which was enough to get me through

here i am now with a stranger
whom i hardly know
love never crosses our mind
yet our bodies constantly collide

she keeps me busy
through these dark times
but when i let my mind wander
it always finds you

Coward

maybe you think i'm a coward
because of the way i've acted
i do not blame you
i know i've been one

it's not easy
to explain the circumstances
it'll only come out
as a justification

i don't want to give excuses
and i'm not saying sorry
no word can make up
for the pain i've caused

i was caught in the middle
between two worlds i love
so i did my best
to bring happiness to them both

i never wanted anything for myself
i only wanted happiness for the ones i love
maybe i was a coward for being selfless
and not pursuing what could have been

Whatever

whatever
is what i say
when i don't say
what i say to say

why does a daughter
have to lie to her mother
why can't a husband
be honest with his wife

why do we overlook
the little things in life
and wait till a snowball
turns into an avalanche

is it because
we are too afraid
of the truth
and its consequences

or do we try to lookaway
till we are push against the wall
and we are left with
no other choice

How I Feel

it feels like i was pushed down
from a dream up in the clouds
rather than trying to get up
i keep reminiscing the past

life is heading downhill
and i'm saying goodbye
with tears in my eyes
to the life i had with you

maybe we set the bar too high
but it felt right
maybe we took too many chances
that's why we are left in pieces

now i know what slow death is like
each step i take away from you
hoping for a fresh start
lifelessness takes over

but you'll always be the ache
that i won't cure completely
to remind myself
how it feels to be in love

Heartbreak Junction

i tried to be romantic
took tips from movies and poets
because i hadn't
done this before

then i tried to be a friend
since you hardly had any
listened to your problems
without any judgement

but you hardly noticed
how much i loved you
things i did
only because i cared for you

when you didn't seem to notice
i put out the sadness and the pain
hoping you'll realise
it's because of you

the sadness and the frustration
aggrevated into anger
not because i hate you
only out of love

i took many paths
hoping it'll lead us
to a happy ending
but here i am stranded
on a heartbreak junction