Certain

Sitting on the sharp edge of uncertainty,
One thing that I am certain of is YOU.
That I hold your heart and you hold mine
That even if there's no tomorrow, it's fine.
Scared and sorry I am not anymore
Life's a blessing that I now adore.
Nothing can rob my happiness this time
As I have now found peace for a lifetime.

Power to Choose

What's done is done
What's gone is gone
What's gone is past
What's past is dead
There's no going back
No way to be undone.
And that's the beauty
Of the past
It gives you the power
The power to choose!

The power to choose
What to remember
And what to forget,
What to revisit
And what to neglect,
What to cherish
And what to desert,
What to keep alive
And what to lay dead!

And that's my power
The power to choose!

Single Draft

There were days
When I lost it
Lost my restraint
Flew into a rage
Said things I never intended.

There were days
When I lost it
Lost my better senses
Stepped in crap
And repented.

There are days
When I wish
These times didn't happen
That I could erase
What's already written.

But, you see,
Life is single draft book
We are single draft writers
With no going back
No erasing or editing

And that's its beauty
Moving on to the next
And never going back!

I Would

If I could stop
All this hustle-bustle
Going up in my head
And put my mind to rest
I would.

If I could stop
Worrying about the future
And start living in the present
I would.

If I could stop
Rationalising the past
And let everything go
I would. 

If I could stop
Caring for others' opinions
And stop trying to impress them
I would.

If I could
Take it easy
Take it a day by day
And enjoy life's twists and turns
I would.

Not You

Sometimes
Stars align
Prayers get answered
Life comes back on track
You move on from an impossible mess
You heal from unfathomable pain

Sometimes
All you need is
A little stardust of hope
And a belief
That there are days better than this
That the sun is somewhere on the horizon
About to rise
And that you deserve that sunrise
That you deserve better.

Sometimes
That "you" is not you.

Once Again?

My bags were packed
And I was ready to leave
But here I am, once again
Stuck.

My heart was healing
And my spirits were high
But here I am, once again
Bleeding.

The past was over
And I was moving on
But here I am, once again
Crying.

Life was smiling
And I was feeling alive
But here I am, once again
Dead.

Better

It gets better
But it takes patience
Days, weeks, months, years
Of patience
To get through the moments 
That breaks your bones
Wrecks your heart
And crushes your soul

Trust me
It gets better
Either the impossible mess is resolved
And the unfathomable pain goes away
Or you become numb
To everything.

That Look

That look on your face
When you heard my name
That look on your face
When you saw me for the very first time
That look on your face
When you heard my voice
That look on your face
When you caught me smiling at your puns
That look on your face
When you saw how well we get along
That look on your face
When people speculated us being together
That look on your face
When I brushed it off altogether
Oh, that look on your face said it all
That you do love me after all
Oh, that look made me fall for you even harder
Funny how I thought I was smarter
Oh, that priceless look on your face
That took my breath away
Oh, it's all your fault
That look made my heart somersault!

Him

Surprising things that love does to you
Gives birth to a spirit so new
Now I feel euphoric without any cue
Added to my life is an auspicious hue

Suddenly all my caresses were for him
Dived into the ocean I believed I can't swim
Now I sing him every day like a hymn
Never thought the God I needed was him

Oh, how he made my paradigm shift
Suddenly now life feels all worth it
He is everywhere, yet he is not
Oh, how lucky I am that he came across!

To Let Go or To Hold Back?

To let it go or to hold it back?
To let it flow or to build a dam?
To live in the moment or to let it pass?
To say it all or to say it none?
To feel it all or to stay numb?
To dive in or to stay at bay?
To let it melt or to let it freeze?
To soak it in or to stay unaffected?
To address the letters or to burn them down?
To dedicate the poems or to erase them all?
To take the plunge or to stay afraid?
To name it love or to call it whatever?