MEMORIES

As I sit here and ponder over the past

I’m taken to a place where my memories last

I think of all the things that could have been

And I find myself wishing for a new beginning

I think of the laughter and the joy we shared

I think of everything that was done and said

I think of the fights and the arguments we had

I think of the compromises that always came by

I think of the pain and anguish we dealt together

I think of the lessons we taught each other

I think of the dreams and plans we made

I think of how each one failed

As I sit here and ponder over the past

I’m taken to a place where my memories last

The Regret (and the need…)

You looked into my eyes and asked me to stay,

Now, I wish I had.

I looked into your eyes and promised I'd come back,

Now, I wonder if I ever will.

She looked into my eyes and called for me,

Now, I weep for myself.

I took her her face in my hands and tried to explain,

But the words came out hollow.

Coldness creeps over me, into me, becomes me,

I've become the pretender, as I try to forget.

I am the weak, frozen in the abyss of puerile form

Pray, thaw me out, make me full again.

Give to me a carefree soul,

Take from me this frost, this apathy.

Let me burn with a childlike innocence,

Let me melt into eternity.

The Raaga of love

In the veena of my imagination, Awake as a raga

Join me as the nectar of raga sound

Awake, awake as a raga, share with me the song of love

My heart is full of musical notes, melodies, and rhythm

Give me the sweetness from your lovely lips

Awake, awake as a raga, share with me the song of love

A melody is blossoming in my mind

My heart is writing a ballad

A melody is blossoming in my heart

A feeling of joy is embracing me

(PS: Raaga is a melody formed of musical notes in a systematic and mathematical composition in the classical style of Carnatic & Hindustani music, and the Veena is an Indian stringed instrument.)