Why?

Why does it have to be this way?

Why can't I be as I may?

Why is the world so gray?

Why is everyone like actors on stage?

Why are there shadows in bright light?

Why can't there be a solution without a fight?

Why is there darkness beyond the night?

Why is my mind not willing to take flight?

Why are there tears behind the smile?

Why behind the truth there is a lie?

Why is there faliure no matter how hard you try?

Why do I laugh when I want to cry?

Why do all the path get to the beginning?

Why is there something always missing?

Why does everything keep changing?

Why for no reason do I keep digging?

Why so many questions in my mind?

Why no answers do I find?

Why around me does this rope tightly bind?

- NK

Fashion

The craze of new trend
Back on their backs people bend
The need to fit in
For things that will tomorrow be in trash bin
The race has no sense
No future neither past tense

Comfort goes for a toss
Thanks to designer who is BOSS
One sees what suits
It is fight for shiny boots
Low waist jeans one such thing
Wonder where does it cling?
The need to wear even more low
Ever seen what secret it shows?

The moments fad that comes to halt
During every fall
The so called sophisticated decide your worth
On your instincts cant you trust?
This craze for fashion I cant comprehend
The craze for a moment's trend

Exhilaration

Yesterday, the mood was down
On the face was a frown
The going was getting tough
Seemed as if the effort was not enough

Wanted to stop and stare
On the lips was a silent prayer
Doubt was looming large
There was no door to barge

Then out of thin air saw a door
Giving a peep into the core
Belief went up and the spirit lifted
Knew that this opportunity was surely gifted

On success that arrives
When none was there in sight
Exhilaration is the feel
With tears in eyes, we kneel

We are ready to fight another fight
The morale is up and so high
It is all about feeling so good
Fight again surely I would.

--NK

Little Brother

Throwing of pillows or of books

Behaving with each other like the other was crook

Not a moment passed when we dint fight

Remembering those days i can imagine moms plight

Bonding like fire with water

Its a surprise not many furniture did shatter

I am amazed at the way we quarreled

Making our room like it was some field of battle

An eye for an eye

From confronting each other never did we shy

But looking back at those days

I am nothing less than amazed

Today you live a distance apart

Without looking at you now may day does start

My little brother its the distance that keeps

The small memories so sweet

I guess in those moments we were so naive

That some better memories we did not create

But still today I say

Its your return home thats making my day

Tomorrow you shall be back with us

Making each moment memorable we must

Writing these lines for you makes me smile

That the difference thats made is by the miles

--NK

The Chained Dove

On the window above stands chained a dove

Looking with dreams of flight but no strength to fight

I stare into the eye and I feel a mocking smile

Flutter of wings or is it saying something

The words which mean and still I cant see

I walk by ,forgetting it I try

The next day I stand again

With the same smile it looks my way

Wanting to ask what it means

The meaning of smile I just cant see

The mystery troubles me even in sleep

One day I see the hand near the place where dove stands

Its owner a frail young man looking out into the sun

Trying to understand what is being done

Then I realize the mystery of the smile

Mocking me day and night

Its chains are what we can see

But the chains are holding us in reality

It flutters its wings attempting a flight

We dont try to escape with all our might

Too busy we are looking into the room

That unaware are we of the world that zooms

In this daily life ours dont spend sometime with loved ones

The smile told me we think we are free

But still held in our misery

Some show what it is others just hide beneath

Rare are the people who can take a flight

Fly high and reach the sky.

--NK

Belief

I am what I am

It matters not who you are

I lead my life the way I want

Follow your path I cant

I am a free bird that soars high in the sky

Will fall once in a while

But to get up I shall always try

There will always be a hope

Guiding me along the path it shows

A wish for sunlight

Giving me strength to fight

Darkness is what it seems to you

Indicates light will be here too

Ambers of faith refuse to die

Ignite them to get light

Giving them the air

Into the eyes of success will stare

It may not be my time

But whats there to cry

I will laugh when its my turn

Will look directly into the sun

--NK

DREAM

A moment its there
The next its gone
What it was
Was it what you want?
You never know what was there
But something you have lost
Search for it anywhere
Might you win your cause
But it really hurts to see
When you do not
Dream up the things you want
Never give up
When you are down
Dream again a new dream
Because one of them
Might be for what you are
--NK

New Beginning

Its a new day a new beginning

Can feel the breeze

The chirping of birds calling

The fragrance of morning dew

Breaking free of what was holding me

Its another day to find my way

Another chance, wish to dance

With rhythm of beats, promising a treat

Looking forward to change coming my way

Holding hope and its not dope

This is my turn to let positive churn

Holding high my head like a fearless I tread

With a bright smile ready to head miles

With a song on my lips wont let this optimism dip

Can hear words of some,they say my day has come

--NK

Wish

Still can feel the pain
That grips me within
No matter how happy
The smile always falls thin
Have these wonderful moments
Which I can not cherish
This is just a dream
Is my wish..

Thought that I have left behind
The memories which clouded my mind
Each day I make a promise
I will let them be history
But the very next moment I find them
Staring right at me
This guilt of holding on when you ought to let go
In my eyes does it show

I am a dreamer and I weave dreams
When they fail do I scream
I wish everything's just fine
But will it ever be that you are mine?
These words I can never say
So I write with a hope
That read them u may.....

Disease

Here we see the people fight
For what they call just and right
In this state of affairs
The chill from the vibes
Pulling each other down from their chairs
But how thick is their hide?

Today they murder
Tomorrow they shout
No value attached to our soldiers
Thats their political clout
Masses hold no value
Minority appeasement and vote bank generation
Is their main issue

The lack of interest of unity
Eating from inside
The country
Like a termite
Its a disease that we are letting grow
Like a cancer spreading
In time its effect will show

--NK

Please Answer Me

Deep in the soul I search
Look for things unknown
Not knowing where they were
Kept in the secret door thats closed
Lost my way and lost the keys
Losing all the gifts I had with me
What I have lost was never with me
But what it is
Would somebody tell me please

There is an unknown hollow
Tell me what was it that filled it before
The water is now so shallow
I used to fish in it long ago
Things are changing
Winds are blowing
I am losing all contact with sanity
Why is it
Would somebody tell me

I am afraid to reach for unknown
Earlier adventures used to be a thrill
Now am scared to move out
Doing that makes me shrill
What is making me so
Was earlier my alter ego?
Is this the real reason
That I feel the feelings amiss
Confused I am please help me solve this

I can keep on laughing
But is it I that I am laughing at
Looking in the mirror
Is it the joke I am looking at
I a confused and mixed
Never felt lonely like this
In this crowd of people
Is there anyone who makes me feel fit
I am looking for answers to questions unknown
Please answer me am ithe only one alone?

--NK

Just because she will be a girl

Heads bow in front of goddess Laxmi
Fear the power, try and escape her fury
It is we who are called the civilized
But still so uncivilized we can be
We shower the love on our son
For misery daughter is the reason?
She who is yet unborn
Who can still not walk?
We move ahead in life
Use technology to commit the crime?
Not seen the light of the day
Might one day show you the way
She is your daughter
Your own blood
Do not murder her
The one who is still to see the world
Just because she will be a girl

Today in the country
There is for all to know
What our census statistics do show
The sex ratio going so low
With boys present but girls just follow
The numbers have a story to tell
The real world has a pleasant scene
The girls are no less than boys
They now shoulder loads of responsibility
Moving ahead in various fields
Times have changed
We should change our own beliefs
Lets celebrate and tell the whole world
Just because she will be a girl

--NK

I am the oppressed queen

I am the daughter of a dalit
Oppressed harassed
Facing the society and its filth
Money was scarcely in my hands
Now that I have power
On bundles of it do I stand
I have no mercy
I have no shame
Say what you can
I will never change
My community was downtrodden
Now I shall rise
I will collect money from any means
Give me way
I am the oppressed queen

All the lower castes are my brothers
The should also see
The life of poverty
Through which I have been
I rose through the difficulties
So I shall give them the same
Through the struggles
They shall win
A life of bare means
Which I want them to see
I shall take money for the statues
They shall see and bow in gratitude
Coz yesterday I was one of them
Today I stand tall majestically
Bow in front of me
I am the oppressed queen

--NK

Back off THIS IS MY COUNTRY

There is a ghostly silence in the street
The door is locked
No one there to even speak
Yesterday they were all shouting
Taking out demonstration
Trying to take over this very valley
I want to tell those very souls
Back off THIS IS MY COUNTRY

You raised a ruckus
When the security crossed its boundaries
Not that I support their act
But you must raise voice
When your 'own fighters'
Go and cross the line
I cant see your silence
Its showing your weak morality
You want to divide this heaven
This will not happen in eternity
So all I can say to your troubled soul is
Back off THIS IS MY COUNTRY

You can take it as insolence
Or you can take it as a threat
This is one nation
To save it from enemy
Its citizens can go through hell
Silent we are
But dont take us to be weak
The silence of tigers you can never understand
You shall all run for shelter
When together we shall stand
That day there would be a roar telling you
Back off THIS IS MY COUNTRY

If you are happy in the enemy's arms
You can always leave
For we dont want traitors
Whose morality is not clean
If you are staying here
Learn to respect the peace
It might not last forever
When through your cover
The objective is seen
Then the people who support you
Shall leave and scream
Back off THIS IS MY COUNTRY

--NK

SILENT LOVE

This post is a dedication to a friend of mine.I am writing about something she writes but in my own style so if I make a mistake sorry to her.

I have some dreams to make my life
In those dreams
I just see you as mine
These are some feelings
I wish they were fact of life
I cant tell you but wish you could read my smile

Silently I stand on the door
Waiting for you to come
Promising myself that
I would tell you my reason
The silence on my lips
For what I feel
Theres a storm in my heart
As if asking me

I want you to know what I feel is true
Standing against all the world
If it has to be for you
I dont care what everyone says
Coz I do what my heart speaks
But even then I ask what makes my lips freeze

I speak no words
Even though the heart bleeds
I dont want you to see the blood
Where ever it seeps
I can smile in front of you
But you cant see the tears in my eyes

All I will say
I would wait till the end of time
I have no fear
I can look into the world's eyes
I can wait til the time you want
Till you are convinced that
I do not lie

--NK

Cry for better representatives

He did the murder
He was so cold
But no one dares touch him
What makes him so bold?
That he fears none
Whether young or old
Is this what we see
Was no one ever told?

No regret is there on his face
This show of insolence
Should put us to shame
It is we who elect him
Show him the power and fame
He has done no wrong
Coz this what he knows
We dance to his song
Or is it really what we want
They fight each other
But never in jail
No court order
Can give them a change in gaze

They know how to plunder
They have sold their soul
Why we elect them I wonder
Do we want the nation turned to ghoul?
Their motives all foul
The spirit long gone
I wonder why we shudder
When we give the nation to the dogs
Every time theres a news on a new political crime
I turn to the sports channel
With a faint smile
The story is same each passing day
They commit a crime
Then join politics
This happens all the time

It is not their fault
We are the ones who should be fined
Even when we know the past
We give them the time
They use it to plan a bigger thing
And here we sit in our home
Hoping to see a change they promise to bring

Nothing will change
Things will remain the same
But, then we can hope for a bit of sunshine
Why do we elect them
Lets show them the door
Take the controls and guide the ship home

--NK

ME

I look deep in the eyes
Searching for mystery
That defines my life
I know somethings holding me
Trying to show
Beyond my misery
Short sighted is what I am
Fearing the unkown
Heading far away from my own plan

There is a dark alley
Dead end somewhere down the line
I need to find the door
That leads into a place I can call mine
I am surrounded by the crowd
Everyone trying to pull me down
It is a moment of grief
When I cant be where I want to be

The hopes broken
The will is torn
Still putting a brave face
Like a mask worn
Playing the game
Without morality
The moments of peace
And serenity
Still searching with sincerity
Trying to find the face
Which i can recognize with certainty

I walk alone in this world
People with feelings so cold
I shiver with grief
I am not sure whether its just me
Might be hoping for more
That I feel lost now
Just cant be too sure
Think I may bow
The worlds cruel
Thats my own belief
Want to escape
To a place where I can breathe

--NK

Gifts

There are times
When I am not sure
Hear the cries
Feel something cold
I have the words
But dont know what to say
Because the meaning is lost
But,to what I pray?

The shallow words
Full of deceit
My heart just curls
To see where it fits
Purity of feelings
None around
The life of being
Without listening to the deep sound

Words spoken
When nothing is said
None to understand them
Of this am afraid
The meanings
Would be lost forever
Forgotten from our memories
Like a lost treasure

The sparkle of eyes
The sound of honest laugh
Why dont we measure
The value of this kind of treasure
These are the gifts of god
We seldom appreciate
If we had done
Wouldnt we be great

--NK

Elections'09

These are the days

They seem that they care

Come to meet you

Try to wipe your tears

Its that time again

When you see them on roads

Listening to your woes

Makin the promise

This time they fulfil it

Is all we hope

Expensive ads on TV

With the money we gave

Hurts for us to see

The taxes go don the drain

Crisscrossing the country

In their expensive jets

They raise trivial issues

And we dont even fret

Now we have the opportunity

Just show them the door

Tell them now

That we can handle no more

They should now see

We recognize their deed

See the evil

Would now never let it breed

This time we have to show

That it is us who count

We are the people

Would not go deaf

Even if you all shout

Be afraid of us

As we are the ones

Who judge your success

-NK

Spirit of Nation

Standing on the border
Holding his gun
Facing tough weather
Daring to stare into the sun
Unknown to many
Dear to some
He is the nation's true son

He,knows no religion
Sees no caste
Just praying that his efforts
Don't go waste.
He,sacrifices his life
For nation's name
He is nations son
Who wants no fame

Alone he never stands
Coz he has many friends
Who will stand in deep sand
Whose support never ends
Swims deep waters
Climbs tall hills
Of hardships he does not bother
It gives him the thrill

It's coz of people like him
We soundly sleep
They guard our nation
Everyday day of the week
They never take rest
Ever ready they are
To thwart enemy's zest

Saluting their efforts
I proudly stand
Giving recognition
To these angel selves

singing their glory
Singers never tire
Coz what guides them
Is their heart's desire

But,in their praise
Let's not forget
The ones who help
Make our nation itself
They are our teachers
Those very souls
Whose lack of appreciation
Turns their presence to ghoul

Like a matchstick
lighting a candle
Their guidance helps us
Step out of the cradle
Move into the world
Sit in our own saddle

I stand in gratitude to them
Coz ignoring them would be a sin

Moving on I talk
Of the doctors
Who treat people of all walks
Never let them suffer

Theirs is a divine job they say
Then why not recognize them? I pray
If you feel indebted to them
A few words of praise
Let me say
Working for long hours
without a break
Giving us hope
When sane say 'nay'

Now moving onto
Few of the rest
Who we forget in our zest
Those lowly souls we say
Trying to clean all the waste
We ignore them as inferior beings
While they toll to keep the surroundings clean

For lack of space
I took a few names
Wanted to convey
Everyone has his place

For we cannot lose a single type
This will make us lose our might
I now salute
The people of nation
Show my gratitude
For not leting it be an abberation
If we be as humble
As we can be
I assure to one and all
We shall never be sorry

-NK