Carpe Diem

Ah! Life, a probability
The game of chance,
of faith, of hope,
hopeless romance;
recollection, precision,
calculated decision,
deception, intrigue,
nail biting anticipation
never a win-win
its all but a gamble
favourableness, the odds
are all but a ramble
cuz even with
unbiased dice
being objective,
no virtue; no vice
oh right, you can even
maximize,
from a hundred rolls
you're free to learn
but admit it,
all said and done
you could never tell
the outcome of that
hundred-and-oneth turn

कल को कल में रहने दो

कबसे मन में आशाओं का
समुद्र था एक संजोया हुआ
उड़ कर पल में वो बादल सा
जा बैठा है आँखों के पीछे
बहने दो
अब बहने दो

उड़ गया समुद्र जो बादल बनके
तो बचा है केवल नमक वहाँ
चुभता है पल पल घावों पर
सहने दो
अब सहने दो

समय का खेल, पुरानी बातें
सहमा सा दिल, अधूरी मुलाकातें
कईं शब्दों के बीच कुछ शब्द अनकहे
कहने दो
अब कहने दो

भरी आँखें, दुखते घाव
छलकती हँसी, आस है बाकी
है हाल कुछ ऐसा, तो ऐसा ही
रहने दो
अब रहने दो

A Truth Unavowed

~
Beating, defeating
the guilt, disdain
Will the Eagle,
ever, soar again?

~
There it stood with eyes full of hope,
longing, belonging, heart ajar
Why did it forget it is but a Dragon
lonesome, bereft, scared, far

For
Eagles don't flock
and Dragons don't melt
Or perhaps they do
But you'll
never get to see
~
An Eagle's pain.
~
A Dragon's scar.