Not a happy new year...

No new year celebrations for me this time,
for SHE has finally succumbed to the brutal crime..
no change will this make in general i know,
but perhaps the mourning will make my guilt a bit low..

Guilt of not feeling HER pain, being a girl,
guilt of smiling all this while around a broken pearl..
the way we mourn when a dear one departs,
stranger was SHE, but her death has shaken many hearts!

My mourning is not just for this poor soul,
but it is for this issue of an insecure nation as a whole..
Yesterday was SHE, tomorrow it can be me or someone dear,
with the culprits or those in making, having no fear!

Thinking of all women who lose their self respect and life daily,
Pondering over the issue, my emotions rally..
Feeling the pain, the departed soul had to bear,
I am sorry i will be unable to say - happy new year...!!  

(29-Dec-2012)

Guilty

On a cold saturday morning,
they left the comfort of their quilts,
for a cause of concern of whole nation,
carrying in their hearts hazy guilts..

marched they, to the Rashtrapati bhawan,
demanding justice for a stranger,
wounded, battered she lies struggling for life,
but we all feel ourselves in danger..

The shouts of "we want justice",
were met with lathis, water cannons n tear gas,
Is this a hitler or dyer government we elected,
the answer nobody has..

The movement remains undeterred, unstopped,
leaderless krantikaaris marching forward,
We sitting comfortably in our homes,
almost feeling absolutely coward..  


(22-Dec-12)

U-turn

ज़िन्दगी की वन - वे सड़क पे यू -टर्न ढूंढता मुसाफ़िर,

जीना चाहता है एक बार...फिर उन खुशनुमा पलों को,

बदलना चाहता है अपनी करी हुई कुछ नादानियों को,

शुरू करना चाहता है एक बार फिर,

सिफ़र से ज़िन्दगी की दौड़... 

क्या पता इस बार कामयाबी से मुलाक़ात हो जाए!!

(5-Sep-11)