Saturday, 22 November 2014

the inherent enigma of "what if" and "why me"


i believe that even in the darkest hours of our lives, there is always that little ray of hope, that helps guide us. the thing that defines our character is how we approach that little ray of hope. either we treat it like the appearance of an oasis in the middle of a dry desert or the ever promising guide to a better tomorrow! a better tomorrow is never really set in stone, but good things do come to those who wait. who hope. 

i have spent a good part of my life wondering about all the what ifs and whys of my life. i have had through walk through my own personal pits of darkness to find the light at the end of the tunnel. but today i stand on top of a cliff , not looking at the ever horrifying depth that lies beneath but the vast ocean of stars that line the sky signalling the promise that even the darknest nights do hold something beautiful. 

hardships in our life are inevitable. but how we deal with those hardships define our character and who we truly are as people. sometimes it feels so difficult to stand through an angry ocean of calamities but we often forget that the deepest darkest oceans hold the most vast treasures. treasures of hope, of success , of happiness , and of love. 

most people argue that why do we live if we have to face so much trouble just to get through and make it through the night when the next day is yet another struggle. my argument is always, why not. there are billions of people in the world who live through so much hell and yet they find a reason to smile, to live. the stress is on "find". "finding" is a struggle, it means when there is pain, you look for the good in life. you look for a simple piece of your existence that makes you happy, even if its just for a little while, its something.

When we are handed a hardship we always say "why me" , but we never really look around and actually see that every single person in this world has troubles. no matter how glamourous , how charming , how comfortable their life looks from afar, whenever you step close, you always see the little cracks in the perfect glass house which are only visible on deep inspection. every being that has lived, has had their own world filled with their own kind of imperfections. 

than why do we always look at those who from our standards have it better than us? why dont we look at those who have it worse? most people say why shouldnt i look at the better ones, but my argument is always reliant on the fact that in our hand only lies actions, results of our actions are never in our hands. than why not find contentment in our own little house , our own broken car, our own torn clothes rather than feeling contempt for those who we think have it better than us. why not? 

Thursday, 20 November 2014

binding chains of life....

as i look around my life, 
i see cages incarnate, 

obligations and trust wrapped around,
my hopes and dreams, making them rust,

chains of responsibility, 
suffocate my sensibilities, 

fantasies of what could be, 
shattered by what must be,

i look around and see people,
people, with bigger chains, harsher pains,

i pick up the pieces of my dreams, 
hoping to stitch them with new seams, 

i thread back my hopes, 
dreaming for freedom anew,  

silent tears fall for my fate, 
silent pain throbs for my cages gate, 

i must be, what i must be, 
maybe someday, I will be, what i wish to be......

if someday we meet.....

someday when i will meet you i will tell you my story 

i will tell you about the time i got wings and flew towards the clouds 
i will tell you about the time i went mad and broke everything made of fire
i will tell you about the time i was happy and painted everything black
i will tell you about the time i realized im amazing and cried the whole night
i will tell you about the time i found you , and didnt know a thing about u 
i will telll you about the time i was sad and went crazy laughing
i will tell you about the time i was so heart broken , i couldnt breath 
i will tell you about the time i saw the most beautiful sunset and felt so alone
i will tell you about the time i realized there is magic all around me and i just have to move closer and see it 

but then again ... maybe someday , when i'll fall in love with you 

i will show you the magic in a simple drop of rain 
i will show you the magic in a simple snow flake
i will show you the magic in that simple smlie
i will show you the magic in a single petal of rose
i will show you the magic in that single moment in the night
i will show you the magic in sitting alone and listening to just mere silence

but maybe someday ....if we meet .... i'll show you what life is all about .... 

The devil within .....

As I look out the window of my broken dreams 
I see dark shadows and ripped seams

As I sit on my chair and look into my soul 
I see darkness and demons that are born

As i contemplate the ruthlessness of my destiny
I am burdened by the malevolence of my testimony 

As I hold my pen to fill my journal 
I am struck by the intensity of my evil 

As the curtain of my fate falls
I realize the cruelty of my intentions 

As I look back and wonder where my innocence has gone
I realize the fire of my sins dissolved it all ....


Wednesday, 19 November 2014

broken memories.....

as i look at the ashes of my memories,
i stand and see a raging fire,

the broken promises, the lost dreams,
the embers of hope,
and my bellowing screams,

what i had envisioned, 
and what manifested,

the crumbled , shattered illusions, 
the tall towering scraps of delusions, 

what once was a promising journey,
was now a cage of despondence, 

what once was filled with miracles,
was now but a pit of despair, 


Tuesday, 18 November 2014

my purgatory, my fate...

as i dream of her beauty,
my heart breaks,

as i look back at my life,
my senses evade,

as i dream of what could be,
my heart breaks,

as i wake up to reality,
my soul evades,

as i see my empty hands,
my heart breaks,

as i envision those beautiful eyes,
my reality deteriorates,

i am the man i am, 
she made me who i am,

i was a dried up quill,
she filled my heart with her loves ink,

i was a lost soul,
she found me and held me close,

i was a ruthless assasin,
she forgave me and cleansed my sins,

i was forever condemned,
she was my redemption,

i pray to God,
to give her back,

he laughs at me,
and my worlds crack,

i was lost in my purgatory,
and now it welcomes me back.....




Friday, 14 November 2014

have you ever truly seen the ocean ....

The depth in its coldness , 
the mystic in its darkness ...

It encloses everything in its vault, 
yet never bolts the lock ...

It has seen the beginning of life and
shall witness the end of all thats alive ...

It holds the treasures for the future and
the skeletons of the past ...

It sometimes caresses like a mother and 
sometimes tears you apart ...

Its a portal to other worlds , 
yet we get lost in its whirls ....

For centuries it has been the love of the pirates and 
the fear of the brave ......

It has the wrath of a dragon and 
the divinity of a fairy ....

It sings like a siren and 
screams like a banshee ....

It saw the end of the beginning and 
shall witness the beginning of the end......

the beast that was.....

in the world of willows and screams, 
in the world of bellows and dreams, 

there once was a beast, 
a beast that chased me ....

like a sirens song,
like the devils spawn .....

like the deadly rose, 
like the loving sword ....

there once was a beast, 
a beast that coaxed me, 

like the chaste mistress, 
like the whoring wife .....

like the raging heavens, 
like the calming purgatory ....

there once was a beast,
a beast that loved me ....

Thursday, 13 November 2014

as the darkness fell ... the silence screamed

as she walked through the maze of her memories , 
she realized what she had lost .....

                       she realized what she could not find , 

she searched in vain for that one piece in the puzzle, 
the puzzle that was her mind ..... 

                      the journey that was her life , 

she realized the truth behind the silence , 
behind the pain.... 

as she moved further on .... 
she saw life's pitiful gaze .....

the depth of the mountains and the shallowness of the seas , 
the ever blinding madness in her pleas ... 

what could be and what was not , 
the crimson wave that was her soul ...

the crashing waves of her madness , 
the dancing gaze of her lover ...

the consummate lies of the saint , 
the beautiful truths of the sinner....

the shackles of her life, 
the freedom in her desires.... 

the paradoxes in her existence ,
and the never ending persistence....


the betrayed Phoenix

as she saw their betrayal, 


she saw the salacious truth , 
she saw the vindictive stories , 

her feathers scorched with the fire of love ,
her claws bleeding from the scratches of her friends ,

she  looked into her heart , 
and saw gashes of iron .... 

her wings clipped with trust, 
her feet bound with brass 

her colors stolen by love, 
her spirit ripped with a platinum glove

what once was home,
was now a glorified tomb,

what once was created with hope,
was now but only a crippled ghost,

what once was given with trust , 
was now on the pedestal of despair,

she looked around and saw the shadow of her life , 
shadow of the promises , 
shadow of the future .... 

what could be was but a lie , 
what was a promise was now only but a cage ...