Posts tagged Free Verse

The sky is steel grey…
The sun has decided to take a holiday…
And birds chirrup loudly from the shaded mires.
A morning…
No different from the rest…
New York Times Square…
Certainly knows how to entertain winters.
Lively creatures…
Walk up and down the streets…
Each engaged in their own frivolities.
Running through the day…
Desperately trying to fill each minute…
With things yet to appear.
He is standing on one side of the road…
A man probably in his late twenties…
Waiting for the signal to go red…
Wearing his black pull over…
And a laptop bag on his right shoulder.
From the looks of a double espresso in his left hand…
Seems like he is on his way…
To another important meeting…
And
From the looks of his eyes…
It seems he has not been getting much sleep.
On the other side…
Another group of hasty pedestrians…
Linger to make their way to the other side.
Wait
What is this…?
A slender female in her early twenties…
Fidgeting amongst the rest…
She is most likely to be running late for work…
With the pile of files cramping her arm…
Looks like she is trying to make a mark…
In a world…
Ruled by chauvinistic men.
She tries to balance a latte in her hands…
While trying to keep warm…
Beneath her grey convertible collar trench.
And
From the looks of her dry patchy skin…
It seems she has not been taking much care of herself.
As the traffic signal…
Shifts from an emerald…
To a scarlet…
She takes her first step down the pavement…
He too unaware of the world around him…
Decides to mess with fate.
As her feet touches the first white stripe…
She raises her gloomy eyes…
And bringing on vindication…
His eyes meet hers…
The heart pounds…
But needs no retaliation.
She does not understand…
A self restoration takes place.
He finds him coerced towards her pale face…
A sudden disclosure of repose…
And a strange tenderness appears in the pupils.
As steps grow closer…
A faint smile starts to take shape…
His eyes speak of a betrayal beyond conception…
Her eyes narrate a story of trials and tears.
He feels no obligation…
To meet her expectations…
She assures with an unspoken declaration
Converting regulations…
Into friendly stipulations…!
She has a look that catches the eye…
But an aura that catches the heart…
His smile grows…!
He knows it is hard to reinstate faith…
But he is firm and resolute in his path.
Her cheeks fill up with color.
Half way between the roads
Their souls…
Intercept…
The air turns sultry…
The aroma of her hair…
Drenched in apples…
Sends a shiver down his spine…
His fantasies awaken.
Feelings of past emerge.
His deep dark eyes mystify her.
For a moment…
He could actually hear her heart ache with loneliness…
The accidental brisk of his arm against hers…
Caused the world to cease…
He had managed to give her an embrace of a lifetime…
With one single touch.
She wants to utter a million unsaid dreams…
And he understands each n every word.
He remembers how wonderful…
It was to live without boundaries.
She now remembers how cathartic…
It was to blush and feel beautiful.
As soon as they pass each other…
The world comes to life again…
Life does not stop for a mere theatrical debut.
They continue to take their steps forward…
She turns back and catches his gaze once again.
He whispers…
I’ve never felt so much familiarity…
By just staring into someone’s eyes…
So much I know about you without a single word…
Ever escaping either of our lips.
You have read me a like an open book…
And given me hope to write a brand new chapter.
She has learned to smile again…
And talk her heart out…
I do not understand…
How is it possible…?
In a matter of moments…
You have managed to heal my wounds…
In spangled silence…
You have given me a perfect moment of intimacy.
You’ve made me believe in kindness, loyalty and care once again.
“You have to put yourself first and learn to trust again”, he articulates.
“You have to let go of your past and give love a second chance”, she whispers back.
Now here we are…
Ready to depart our separate ways…
Beginning a brand new existence…
No one told us…
We were going to find each other…
Unexpected…
What you did to my heart…
When I lost hope…
You walked in…
Like a guardian angel…
Joint by an innocent touch…
We now feel free and ready to take on life.
As they step onto the concrete…
The sun peaks from behind the clouds…
His cell phone rings…
It’s his client, he loved his designs.
Her colleague waives to her…
Praises her dress and they walk away.
A selfless presence…
Can shower a decade of love and understanding…
Leaving behind only…
Memories that will stimulate smiles…
Till the end of time…!

A few pictures rest among the pages of my diary…
A used tissue paper still reeks of you…
An old toffee wrapper still smells sweets…
And the city is still alive at 3:15 AM in the morning.
The waves still rise above the shore…
I still cannot reach into the sky and hold a star…
People still believe in stories of love and destiny…
And I still find myself telling sweet lies.
The wind still blows against my pale cheeks…
Dreams still find a way back to me…
A few songs are still hard to listen to…
And I still believe this was all meant to be.
I still weep at night under the sheets…
The wall beside my dresser still illustrates the crack…
The black tee still bears the coffee stain…
And I still cannot find my pink charm bracelet.
This bed still hides a few secrets untold…
This cell phone still holds a few calls unanswered…
This library still conceals your letters…
And I still sometimes see you near my bed post.
A few words are still hard to say…
A few feelings are still hard to express…
A few dreams are still hard to let go off…
And a few hugs are still irreplaceable.
I still believe in strangers becoming best of friends…
I still believe my words make you shudder…
I still believe I’ve what it takes to bring you back…
And I still believe in YOU…!!!

The Night of 14th December…

The corniche…

The car bonnet…

The stars…

The new moon…

Two cans of coke…

And

Two Best Friends…!

God! That was fun…

I know, can’t believe we actually did it.

Did you look at the green sari aunty…?

She could not stop staring…!

Yeah and that guy with the purple shirt…

He was practically panting…!

Really, everyone was like this is not possible…

They did not know what hit them…!

Well, you have to accept…

We do make a pretty good team.

I agree…!

They both were lying down…

Facing the stars…

Celebrating their victory…

It was pretty hard…

But nearly as impossible…!

Together, they could conquer anything…

And be the envy of the entire gathering…!

You tired…

He turned and asked her…

A bit but I’m too excited to feel any of it…

What about you?

Yup the same…!

He turned to her again…

You want something to eat…?

Not hungry…what is got into you…you never bother to ask me these things…?

Well, I guess…just trying to develop a habit…!

She laughed…

Don’t, I like the you…just the way you are…!

He smiled back.

She turned her head towards him…

He was looking back at her…

What are you staring at…?

Nothing, just trying to figure out something…!

She gave him the ignore look and looked up the sky…

The moon is full and shinning at its peak…

We sure picked the perfect date to carry out our performance…!

He took her hand…

She turned towards him…

He filled his fingers with his…

And pulled her hands towards his chest…!

You know whats the best thing about all of this…

What she inquired with hopeful eyes…

That at the end of it all…

I get to hold your Heena Hands…

And feel your Red Glass Bangles…!

Her cheeks flushed…

And her gaze lowered with love…!

The Crimson Red and Betel Green dress took a new turn…

The Kohl smudged…

The Earring caught in the Embroidery…

The Anklet made a heart-melting echo…

The Bangles found a support to lie down…

And the…

Bride and the Groom…share their First Kiss…!

Under the stars…

Tonight…

Whispered… “WE DID IT” =)

What the hell is this?
Crap…!
Are you of your mind?
I swear…I don’ know anything about this.
What do you mean…?
This came out of your bad…!
I have no idea, where this came from…
I promise you, this is not mine.
Don’t you dare lie to me…!
You expect me to believe you…!
So this was your important work last night.
I cannot believe, you lied to me…!
Just let me explain…
You are misunderstanding me.
No, now I can see it clear…
How can you hurt someone you love…?
This only shows you don’t love me…
How could I be so naive…?
I let my heart get the best of me…!
Will you just relax…
And stop jumping onto conclusions…
When I told you, I needed you…
I was missing your hugs…
You said…
You can’t make it…
Now I know, what was keeping you busy…!
Sweetheart, please it’s not what you think…
I love you very much…
I would never even think of hurting you..
Liar…!
Here I’m thinking of you…
And there you were smacking lips with…
Honey, don’t say that…!
Trust me…
Do you actually I can be ever un-faithful to you?
I don’t know anything now…
Just go away…
Honey, please don’t do this…
I said, just go away…!
I need some time alone…
Please just go away…
He quietly walked out…
He knew…
It was pointless talking to her right now…
Back in the room…
She threw the one thing that started all this…
Out the window
It was a wrapper
Of…
BEN & JERRY’S CHUNKY MONKEY ICE CREAM….!!! =P

Dear Readers,
I’ve been going through a Writer’s Worse Nightmare…Writer’s Block…!
For the last four to five days, I’ve been trying to write, each time I start something…I can’t seem to complete it. Not to mention, my words are not satisfying me…I wrote almost three pieces and I felt that they are not good enough to go public. Please, read the following and take me out my misery, please let me know, that I Can Still Write.
Without my words…I’m nothing and that is Not a Good Feeling. =(

I guess it was just meant to be…
Waiting for two hours…
He shows up late…
And you can’t even scream out loud.
He says, please kill me…
Kill me now…
And you are just too pissed…
To even look at him…
You sit quietly next to him in the car…
And he drives around…
Constantly apologizing…
You keep answering, it’s alright…
And he knows it was a blatant lie…!
He tries to hold your hand…
But you break away…
“Baby please I’m so sorry”.
“It’s alright my love, forget it”.
“No, it’s not okay, I feel so embarrassed”.
“You don’t have to”.
He holds your hand again…
This time not letting it slip away…
He caresses your skin with his thumb…
And trying to control the gear…
“Don’t try to get cute with me”.
He laughs and apologizes.
You know, you can’t resist his charm…
“I hate you”.
“I love you too”.
He looks at you…
And gazes deep down in your eyes…
And he bends down to touch your lips…
Mind you…
It wasn’t a kiss…
Just a peck of lips…
Just a reassurance…
Of what you mean to him.
Probably the sweetest thing you will ever come across.
“I’m fine now”.
You smile and give him a wink…!
How can it be?
He is the Big Bad Boy…
And you’re just a Desert Girl…
How can you two ever last???
He likes the fast lane…
And you prefer to breathe every now n then.
He wants no tags…
And you want vows.
Two completely opposite people…
Can never make a circle of life…!
And in spite of all this…
You find yourself…
Having the time of your life with him….!
You laugh…
You joke…
You throw tantrums…
You fight…
His accent compels you…
Your vocabulary excites him…
Photography…
Writing…
Reading…
Swimming…
Hardships…
Highest Highs…
Lowest Lows…
You can talk to him about anything and everything.
He says, “I don’t what to do, get involved or be your best friend, you are way too cool to be a girlfriend”.
And you laugh out loud.
You sit close to him…
With your arm around his…
Leaning towards him…
He puts his chin on your head…
Right out of an Indian Chick Flick…
That seems so clichéd…
Yet so sweet…!
He is wearing this metallic silver chain around his neck…
And he tells you,
He wears it all the time…!
I love his fragrance…
Hey, I know this…
I think it’s Ferrari Black…
Good Looks…
Killer Accents…
And Good Taste…
Jack Pot 😉
Kcchhhhiiinnngggggg…..!!!
You’ve never been this happy ever before…
So free…
So alive…
Actually speaking your heart out…
No Strains…
No Tensions…
No Commitments…
No Catches….
And you feel like…
Hitting the dance floor…
That lounge song…
Swinging in your guy’s arm…
But you know what…
You on his shoulder…
And him driving…
Midnight…
Open Track…
Music…
And Shades on the car’s windows…
Nothing Beats This 😉

Don’t even try that…

I know that look…

You think,

You can win…

Just by getting cute with me…

No way…

Not this time…

You take me for granted…

And it’s high time,

You should realize what we have…

Is hanging by a thread…!

Haven’t you had enough…?

I waited three hours for you…

And you did not even bother to pick my call…

I left you text messages…

I even left a voice mail…

But nothing…

You did not even budge…

Stop pretending as if you care…

I’ve had it with your tricks…

This has to stop…

Right here…Right now…!!!

What are you staring at…?

I know that gleam in your eyes…

You think,

You’ll charm your way out this one…

Don’t use that slow walk on me…

Listen…

Stop there…

Don’t come near me…

Will you just stop…?

I’m asking you to stop…

And I bang myself against the wall…

I do not wish to see you…

Just go away…

Don’t try to look into my eyes…

It’s not going to work this time…

Stop caressing my soul with that look…

Eyes penetrating framework transparent…

Spiritual consortium contemplates completion unbroken…

Connection concluded…!

Stop hurling my soul with your silence…

Just look away…

I cannot ignore your content…

And then you bend down…

Come close…

My heart skips a beat…

Your cologne plays with my senses…

O! You are wearing Ferrari tonight…

Listen, let me go…

You pay no heed to my fake pleads…

You breathe fire…

On the curve…

I’m not going to let you win this time…

Body writhing in sexual calculation…

Slow quick deliberate,

Touch you heaven made complete…

Satin silk your skin versus fingertips…!

You make my resistance difficult…

And then your…

Lips browse my neck contour …

And you place a soft kiss right there…

On the forbidden beauty mark…

You know my weak spot…

You Should Not Have Done That…!

It’s 03:39 AM…

I just checked my cell phone for the fifth time in the last two hours…

I can’t seem to go to sleep…

What’s making me restless…?

I’m totally clueless…!

What’s wrong with me…?

After a hard day of work I should be snoring by now.

Or is it that something inside me is messed up?

I’m after all, miles apart from my friends, my work…

Am I missing my daily office routine…?

O! Please…you have got to be kidding me.

Or perhaps missing my girls…

Yeah, that could be it…

It’s been so long since I last saw all my girls…

And then SATC – 2 is making me think about them even more!

I guess I miss My Best Buddy…

I should give him a call…

Fabulous, I call him all the way from Dubai, and he does not pick up…!

Well at least, now I can go to sleep.

Crap!

Still not working…

Alright…just try to relax.

Wow, I never noticed…

My ceiling has these intricate Italian designing on the sides.

Very Elegant…Nice!

Pa certainly knows my taste.

I just realized something…

My hair smells divine…

O! Wait, that’s just because I washed it today.

I guess, I know the reason…

Why I can’t go to sleep…

It’s HIM…

I thought coming here…

Would make things better…

But it’s completely futile.

Don’t get me wrong…

I thought I would still be devastated

But I don’t feel a thing…

Completely Numb…!

Al tough the two oceans between us can’t seem to blur my memories.

Anyways,

No thinking about a certain individual who does not even know my location right now…!

Getting back to the bigger picture…

Tossing and turning in bed for three hours now…

God! Send me some sleep dust…

Okay, enough now…

It’s time to tweet…

I take out my cell phone…

And log on to the internet…

Place a tweet on my twitter account and then log off.

Something is still so fidgety inside me…

Perhaps, if I rinse my feet and take a warm glass of milk.

06:00 AM in the morning…

Yup! That didn’t help even…!

Now, this is irritating…

I’ve to go shopping tomorrow…

Buy presents for my friends…

I get up from my bed…

With a loud thud…

And straighten out the creased bed sheet…

Wait, what’s that…

Something fell from under the covers…

Is that a pearl from the necklace that broke earlier today?

Yes, for sure…

Was this the reason I couldn’t sleep…

I climb back in…

Smiling…

Thinking of the famous story…

Princess and the Pea…!

I settle inside my quilt…

Suddenly the bed feels so inviting…

My eyes feel heavy already…

May be my brother is right…

I’m a Daddy’s Spoilt Little Desert Princess…!!! 😉

When I see you sitting like this…
I wonder what is going through your head…
perhaps nothing and perhaps much more than I can comprehend…
I tell myself…
I want to sit right in front of you…
take your hands down…
and tell you…to look into my eyes…
and say what ever it is the hell you want…
I feel like forcing your crossed legs aside…
and slide in ever so perfectly…
with my legs apart right into your embrace…
Cap my legs around you, so you would not be able to push away…
Like you always do…
I’m afraid, you’ll try to break my hold
and tell me to be just quiet…
Fine, I’ll be quiet just like your shadow but sit right here…
and count down the minutes…
for how long you will be able to resist…
You look here and there…
and give me that familiar silent treatment…
I am not going to move away, not budge in…not this time…
At last you give in…
You say, You asked for it…
You push me down right there on the floor…bumping me hard…you know what you did…and yet say nothing…
I say your name out loud…!
You reply: Now I’ll do that talking…!
You look straight into my eyes…
Even though I wish to be in your arms, I’ll pretend to break away from your hold…
You hold my wrists firmly by the floor…and purposely…
crunch them…
I try to let go vaguely…and you know, its all a play…
You give a faint smile, from the corner of your lips…
and I look down just to break away from your breath…
You say: You just love sticking it to me don’t you…
with that intimidating sparkle…
I look away, with a flushed face…
You make me look back…
You question me…
Now Talk To Me, You Wanted To Talk Right…
Now you shut up…
and listen to me…
You know, I do not belong here…
and yet you keep on testing my patience…
Why do you love doing that…?
I’ve told you a million times to stay away…
why doesn’t that go in that thick head of yours…
I’m terrified…
your tone is making me feel heavy…
I know you mean well but still am afraid…
You continue to say all that you kept inside…
Why can’t you understand, I do not wish to do something I’ll regret…
Don’t try to make a future…one that is not possible…
Alas…!
I gather my strength and say…
“I know, and I walked away”…
But what you don’t see
is that right now…
you are on top of me…
Let go of my hands, and I’ll walk away this minute…
You look down for a second…
I know, I offended you…
With an instant you return…
And this time, you don’t speak…
With an irresistible look…one that
I had never ever seen before,
I return to your fine nature
That memorable inviting smile on my face,
One that would only make you
Realize…my feelings locked…
A storm within you…
Collides with the thunder I harbour…
You leap inside me…
Unsure of where this love would take us
The endless love story began
“Drawn in” to an unknown place!
And you whisper:
You love to talk right…tonight,
I’ll make you scream…!!!