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

What I Feel

you gave me joy
and plenty of happy memories
but did i give you joy?
or did i make you cry?

these questions
i keep asking myself constantly

never for a moment i regret
what we went through
or wish that i could go back
and do things differently

though sometimes i wish
that you ended up in my arms
but that was not to be

the pain i feel
is of no importance to me
as long as
happiness stays in your world

Goodbye Love

love came to me
when i least expected
i threw away my fears of commitment
and let love make
my heart its home

love made me do things
that i never thought i'd do

but something went wrong
along the way
now i can't feel happiness
nor sadness sometimes

the pain love left behind,
is too hard to bear
please don't come back
as my heart doesn't want love,
anytime soon

Boxers

they come in different shapes and designs
and are much better than briefs

some people prefer ones with designs
and a friend of mine has one with,
the superman 'S'

but i like them
to be just black
or ones that do not have designs

it is very comfortable to wear
but sometimes i have to think twice before i wear
i'd choose boxers over briefs any day
though there are times that i cannot wear

my jeans and boxers are good pals
but i can't say the same,
about my khaki's and them

Stranded

lying here in bed
i try to figure out
which road i should choose

one leads to happiness
the other to heartbreak

my heart desires,
the path of happiness
on which i yearn to go with you

but then i realize
that i'm stranded at a junction
as i cannot choose on my own
which path to go in

since you hold the key
to the path i desire

Addiction

this addiction that i've got
has your name all over it
spreading throughout my body
taking over my senses

these eyes can only see you
and can only feel your warmth
the taste of your lips
resides on my tongue

my minds filled with,
thoughts of you
the smell of your perfume
has filled my lungs

a sixth sense called love
which was non existent
has been brought alive by you

Regretful Choices

something pushes me away
i fall back into,
a pit of darkness

i keep falling
without hitting the ground

a spot of light i can see,
far above
it doesn't disappear
gives me hopes of crawling my way up
but still i keep falling

i close my eyes
and images from my past
flashes in front of me

memories of good and bad times
reminiscences the life i've been living
regrets i do have,
about pain i've caused

these regrets within me
should have been made into apologies
which would have not led me here

but it was not to be
as the ego was too much
to accept the fact,
that it was my fault

now i realize
how fragile everything is
and one mistake could,
end it all
in an instance

Drifting Away

she breathed life,
into this lifeless soul
gave me hope
to see a new day
to believe in things
that i didn't believe in

but now she's drifting away
and i don't know why

i've done all i can
what i thought was best
maybe i did something wrong
though it was not intentional

how much it hurts,
i can't explain
words i do not know
to describe,
how it feels

i want you to stay
yet i don't want to force you

the void you created in my heart
i don't think anyone else
can fill

Rain

it disappears for sometime
putting us in great discomfort
power cuts, droughts
and ruined crops

we start missing it
and then start wishing for it

drop by drop it starts to come
a relief for everyone
battered by the heat

it gathers in momentum
accompanied by thunder and lightning

the welcomed guest,
it was once before
is not so anymore

continuous visits
on a daily basis

flooding the roads,
bringing down trees,
accidents on slippery roads
causing chaos everywhere