Arjun Says,

Taking up my bow
I found myself unequal to even string it.
The might that had existed in my arms seemed to have
disappeared on that occasion.
O great ascetic, my weapons of diverse kinds
failed to make their appearance.
Soon, again, my shafts became exhausted.
That person of immeasurable soul, of four arms,
wielding the conch, the discus, and the mace,
clad in yellow robes, dark of complexion, and possessing
eyes resembling lotus-petals, is no longer seen by me.
Alas, reft of Govinda, what have I to live for,
dragging my life in sorrow?
He who used to stalk in advance of my car,
that divine form endued with
great splendour and unfading puissance,
consuming as he proceeded all hostile warriors,
can no longer be seen by me.
No longer beholding him who
by his energy first burnt all hostile troops
whom I afterwards despatched
with shafts sped from Gandiva,
I am filled with grief and my head swims,
O best of men.
Penetrated with cheerlessness and despair,
I fail to obtain peace of mind.
I dare not live, reft of the heroic Janardana.
As soon as I heard that Vishnu had left the Earth,
my eyes became dim
and all things disappeared from my vision.

for I am now a wanderer with an empty heart

- Ved Vyas

Deflate

That moment when
all the dreams come crashing down
My hands simply lost the energy
To hold them up

Because it was you
Who held them up
Buoyed them up
Made them fly
Made me belive
I could get there

Till a moment ago
I had a thousand dreams
And nothing could stop me

And now suddenly,
There is nothing

Not a single dream
To light up my night
To wake me up in the morn

Each of us

In our own bubbles of loneliness

Thank you for giving me

The last thing i wanted from life

Ultimatum

When you threaten to
Walk out on me
Or kill, or die
Or something as drastic

I will tell you not to

But i will also
Wait and see if you will
Pause before taking
The final step out the door
if you will
Tremble before you leap
Come back
And tell me you cannot
(Not will not)
Invent a truckload of excuses

I will let you negotiate
Your own way out of it

I will wait and see
If you will confront yourself
And admit you were bluffing
And had not the courage
Or maybe got carried away
And then came to your senses

Or if you will puff yourself up
and tell me of your lofty intentions
Lying to yourself and in the process,
End up lying to me

I will see if you find
Dignity in your lows
Or if you decide to
Create a hollow persona
That you will spend
The rest of the time
Justifying

And when i threaten you my dear
Or the universe, which is more likely
I want to be very sure
That i take that final step
That i make that leap

You won't catch me trying to
Get you to bargain and plead

I will have done my soul searching,
Rest assured

Take that!

I cooked for you when I was bleeding

I cooked  for you when I was bleeding

I cooked for you when I was bleeding

I cooked for you when I was bleeding

One of those days when

You just want to fall asleep
And not wake up

#onemore scar added
To the litany of injuries
Called my body