Still ?

Do you read my poems,
To erase pain with pain?
Do you alloy in my lines,
To survive and to sustain?
I know, you still wait for me,
Its you, who still go numb,
As you hold a drink at night,
And read to say, 'its a poetry'?
You fear, my lines may bleed,
As you, with smoky eyes read,
Some words, in the chest of time!
Still wait to read the last line,
Where I say, where I still say,
In spite of all, you are still mine..
Yes.....!! you are, still mine!!

~Manjuri~

Divided !

The sun broke into two, yesterday,
One set in your horizon, one in mine,
The moon divided itself into last night,
Half shone in your sky, half in mine!
Stars are many, so divided equally,
Some took to your sky, some in mine!
All we shared half-half, but sadly enough,
What is yours is yours, they are not mine!
This day shall fall, and a new dawn advent,
I shall be I,  you shall be you, far away;

Sadly we are but, a whole divided into parts,
You and I are now some residues of dividends.. !

~Manjuri~

Self-Deception !

In this world of million sounds,
My silence gets captivated,
In this heart of, million wishes,
All my wants get dissipated!
Nothing remains, inside you,
There's nothing within me,
A struggle, with our sentience,
Battles lost, unknowingly!
Every minute we lend a lease,
With a promise to survive,
Yet, we ditch our own vows, and,
Happily, continue with life!

~Manjuri~

Half-Truths !

Night deepens.. world fast asleep..
I lay awake.. thoughts grip..
My eyes, bereft of slumber..
Sees you.. as I spread them far..
I cannot move.. I become captive..
As if.. you are holding me.. tight..
From my body to my soul..
Your touch spreads.. I breathe..
You lend me your hand..
To drag me out..
Out of this locked abandoned house..
In the touch of your hand..
My skin quivers.. I live again..
To die a quite death, in a while.. !
Night light gives birth to some long shadows..
I know not whose reflections they are..
Not of me, nor are they of you..
Those shadows are strange !
Robe of the soul has worn off..
Bare .. naked.. I am what I am.. to myself..
At the dead of night..
Yes, You came to see me, so did I..
Learn to fade with light..
Go away.. now go away...
Go away.. before smoke burns my eyes..
I shall wait again, this midnight..
I shall begin waiting with the fading light..
A wait.. again.. a wait for you to hold me tight !

~Manjuri~

A New note !

Towards a search heart opens,
Fresh, bathed in its own dew,
What is that adorning the horizon?
A light, bright and so very new !

A journey new, new is the road,
Some new joy, soul has felt ..
No time to rest or pause now..
For senses refuses any halt..

Wings are mine, sky is mine..
Mine are this wind and sea..
New happiness, new fragrance..
Its all new, waiting for me !

~Manjuri~

Drunken Words !

I still write,
As per habit,
I write..
Frozen words,
Refuse to melt,
Still I write,
Its my habit..
I do not remember,
Yet I hardly forget..
What I want to portray,
With my feeble words..
Still I write ..
Its my habit.. !
Drunken are my words..
Intoxicated they are,
Like me..!
They lose balance..
Fall.. on paper..
My words like me..
Gets lost..
Reaches nowhere.. !
My words are drunk..
Like me !

My Last Verse !

My last verse, is engraved here,
My last verse for you..
My words have come to an end..
And nothing awaits a renew..
My emotions are hardened now..
Tears refuses to flow..
Yet I try and write, for you..
A verse, before I go..
Memories fade like twilight,
No feelings grip the heart..
Even the chirping birds sing,
Tunes of final depart..!
Cold lies the chimney ashes,
Fire long gone..
Time to move away from myself,
And hit the road alone.. !
Withered lies my blooming bough,
Weeds rule the garden..
Who has left from here?
That heaven appears forsaken !
Silence screams at the dead of night,
As I let all exist and be..
And I pen this last verse..
For your eyes and that of me !

~Manjuri~

Love And Life !

Love held life's hand,

Pulled it to its chest..

Embraced it tight, said,

'In me you rest' !

Life said, 'let me go,

I am none to you..

I left living long back..

Now I shall die for you' !

Love smiled, said,

'Go if you can,

In my shadow you shall die,

As in me once you began' !

~Manjuri~

Stranger !

Many roads lead from here,
Each bend unknown..
Which one do I follow..
Can you tell me ?
Roads they are..
Directions many,
Filled with voids unknown,
Desert, forest, ocean, hills..
Each road shall lead to one..
But which one do I take..
Can you tell me ?
Eyes tries to stretch itself
Tries to reach beyond the unseen,
Vision blur in fog..
Silent rain wets the path..
My thoughts like those roads,
Are moist and slippery..
I slip, in my heart..
I fall, I rise.. confused..
Not knowing where to go..
These curvy black snakes..
With poison in their teeth..
Gets ready to bite me..
I fear treading alone..
Can you tell me.. ?
Which one should I follow..
Am a stranger, even to my soul..
Help me, find my way..
Before it gets dark...
Before its too late !
My lamp is about to die..
The streets will be deserted soon..
All silent, all quiet..
Only I wait for a guidance !

~Manjuri~

Sleepless Verse !

Last night it was well past four,
When all surrendered to sleep;
Wrapped themselves in peace,
Behind their four walls, shut doors.

I took a virtual flight, to see you,
Across the blue hills, azure sea;
I travelled, I carried myself, for me;
And did get a glimpse of divine you.

The stars were drunk and drowsy,
The moon wore cloud's warm blanket;
Sea slept wearing the wavy locket,
Roads were lonely, dark and grumpy.

I saw you in faded caliginous light,
Some shadow fell on your face;
Am hurrying, crossing a maze,
A madness at the dead end of night.

Beautiful night, rests in your slumber,
Innocent night, in my insomniac eyes;
Sees virtues all... denounces all vice,
Tried to pretend, to get lost in you forever.

Morning tiptoed in, treading upon my dreams,
Better senses dawned, with the rising sun;
I smiled on my folly own, now noon too is done,
In twelve hours, I passed a day it seems...!

~Manjuri~