2016

01

A year passes
Like that
Making you wonder
At the years.

02
Lets celebrate the year
Going by
As it is shy
To claim
Fame
On its way out.

Dash for cash

Dash for cash
Like a bad urge to pee
But the toilet is locked
Inspector Swachh please see
Should one do under the sky
Or should one rely on your lie ?

Memorial at Sea

I want a memorial to me
In the middle of the damn sea
So that when I am gone
My 'deeds' are kept switched on
Blind to my other self
Neither angel nor an elf.

As everybody takes the plane out

As everybody takes the plane out
To somewhere quaint
The ones living in quaint
Being no saint
Shout out
Why me ?

New year shall bring again

New year shall bring again
Old losses and newfound gain
But will one get any of that
Without the lonesome pleasures of pain?

Legally high, ben or bhai

My new year resolution
Is the same as last year
May the world get small
And may Gujjuland have beer
Legally high
Ben or bhai.

To you I was born

To you I was born
Of you I am made
However hard I try
This fact would not fade
Thank you !

Places not the same

Places not the same
Faces that hardly aim
At a name
What a shame
Growing up is.

The dour Sultan in Delhi

The dour Sultan in Delhi
Has always had a belly
For believing in his might
Without any foresight
Of the narratives to come
Thodi Khushi, Bahut Saare Gam.

The Gujju Tughlaq in Delhi

The Gujju Tughlaq in Delhi
May his tribe thrive
We stand in line for him to
Have Adani Ambani bribe.

Pehle thi corruption per nazar

Pehle thi corruption per nazar
Ab kehte ho go digital
Hum pakdein ye doorgaami guthli
Khane dein tumhein abhi-isi-waqt ka phal.

पहले थी करप्शन पर नज़र
अब कहते हो गो डिजिटल
हम पकड़ें ये दूरगामी गुठली
खाने दें तुम्हें अभी-इसी-वक़्त का फल

I was once you

I was once you
And you were once me
Half a century apart
How do I see thee
Should I mourn
Or should I rejoice
As I stare on dazed
Pray what else is the choice ?

Squares and angles

Squares and angles
Crooked and straight
In this very room
Heavy and light weight
Love to be heard
By man, animal, bird.

A warm cup of tea

The morning sun
With a winter touch
A warm cup of tea
You want how much ?

Designer din

Monologues
Dialogues
Silences
Am caught up in
Designer din
Strategic sin.

Let me take thee

Let me take thee
To a victory
Worth defeat
Of mine and me.

When one is bored

When one is bored
And trying to be not
Pick a gun and run
And try not getting caught
Then throw it in a ditch
See, you just did a switch.

I was you

Once upon a time
Long long ago
I was
You

We like strong leaders

We like strong leaders
Ones who get away
From prison, even life
And dare one say.

It is a recipe for pain
Does nobody no gain
Please open your eyes
Hero worship only flies

Away from the fact
Though this may lack tact.

Person of the damn year

Person of the damn year
Now and no other time
All hail the striking surgeon
Fresh from his very latest crime.

The year-end dare

Another year will soon go
Adding to the ones already there
What will the newest bring
Do I dare ? Do I dare ?

Jury blues

Seven films in a day
And as many things to say
In a semester end jury
Who knows how many may
Lie ahead
I am dead.

The mammaries of the nanny state

The mammaries of the nanny state
Get on board, lest you are late
Stand up, sit down, please you may lie
You had it coming, then why now shy ?

Anthem ahead !

You must stand
Before the anthem
You must stand
Before the flag
You must tie
Your shoe-laces right
You must never
Soil your school bag.