The Orphan

12th birthday of mine
i will never forget
not because i got,
a new playstation

but because that's when i found out
that i was adopted

mom and dad said they wanted to talk
their smiling faces overshadowed by nervousness

i felt that something was wrong
but i never saw it coming
for a few minutes,
everything was frozen
we just stared at each other

tears fell down our cheeks
but then i smiled

as i realized that
two strangers made me their own
and treated me like their own flesh and blood
when my own didn't want me

Coffee Shop Girl

last april
i met her at the airport
but keeping in touch
never crossed our minds

few days back
at a coffee shop
an angel i saw
when least expected

amazed by her beauty
i kept looking at her
i did not realize
how stalker like it might have been

unable to get her off my mind
i searched everywhere for her
in an yearbook thrown away
i found who i was looking for

happiness fills my world these days
as she resides in my mind

A Beautiful Story

memories of you
will never be erased
so don't think that,
i've forgotten you babe
though we hardly talk now

we wrote our story
five years ago
after all these years
it's still my favorite story

many talk about moving on
once everything has ended
but what we had was a fairytale
things like that can't be replaced
and i don't want it to be

A Shadow I Was

i know you haven't seen me around
that's because,
i went away

no longer will i be there
to guide you

do not expect to see me around
since i won't be your shadow anymore
nor will i be there along the way

you took me for granted
when i was by your side
i don't think i'll let that happen
ever again

if you want to see me around
you'll have to make me your destination
as i won't be a passenger anymore

Back from Work

going through paperwork
giving out orders
looking into tasks
that's how my day has been

back here in my sofa
i sit back
and watch you
get busy with the housework

baby come here
let me hold you in my arms
kiss your neck
and caress your hair

i want to breathe in,
the smell of your skin
to breathe out,
the stress within

so come to me baby
into my arms

Things That Happened

things that happened
i try to think back
to see if it
really did happen

sometimes i feel
that it happened in another life
since it's hard to believe
it really did happen

during the day
i wear a happy face
hang out with my friends
just like the old days

but every night
when i go to sleep
i stay awake
while tears run down my cheek

reminds me
that it did happen
in this life

Unable

he takes her around
dressed in fancy clothes
she's just a compliment
to his lifestyle

she plays along
by putting up a fake smile
hiding the loneliness within

when he's not around
she comes to me
to tell her grievances
to satisfy her needs

as she knows,
i'm the only one who could
give her the what she needs

still she stays with him
unable to leave his riches
unable to escape the comfort zone
unable to stand up for herself

After All This Time

we had no choice
but to go our separate ways
we cried over the phone
and thought we'd never move on

life distracted us
from each other
years passed
and we barely kept in touch

last week we met
when least expected
act of fate
or just coincidence
i do not know

all i know
is that,
buried feelings
got unearthed

Trading Misery For Happiness

i was on a mountain of happiness
but now i feel as if
i've been pushed off the edge

happiness has become a mirage
but i'm not running after it

misery accompanies my world these days
which almost crashed down
during the last few days

pillars of friendship held it up
till i was able to take care of it on my own again

misery's company
i do not mind
as long as she stays on
the mountain of happiness

Emotions

emotions sometimes
cannot be controlled
and sometimes
we don't want them to be controlled

they lead us to take
actions which
affect the ones,
we care about

no one intends to hurt anyone
specially the ones they care about
though our actions
sometimes do hurt them

we try hard not to hurt them
but sometimes we are left helpless
all we can do is hope that
we don't repeat these actions
which brings pain to us and them