OASIS 2012 'POETRY CLUB' presents

BETWEEN THE LINES

Poem for English Entry

Foolish was I, to jump off the cliff,
It had to hurt when I hit the ground.
The pain didn’t come as a surprise then.
Foolishness always comes with its price.
But it felt so good to fall without end,
The ground was just so far away.Innocent was I, as I decided to jump,
Ground couldn’t mean more pain than life.
To hold a scar that all eyes can see,
Was a rare gift for the desperate soul.
It seemed a tempting fate to be scarred,
Or perhaps a chance for the nothing to end.

The illusion of choice speaks of my folly.
The abyss of life, reveals this pain.
Innocence can’t and won’t be an excuse.
Though one may try to pretend it is thus.
The ego knows precisely what it wants,
And the listless mind will always be its slave.

Poem for Hindi Entry

दीवारे शीशे नहीं ,
तो तोड़ के क्या गुनाह किया ?
ह्रदय की पारदर्शिता को नहीं,
चूने के दर्द को हटाया |
निडरता को नहीं,
इंटो के भय को तोडा |
मन की मिठास को नहीं,
बजरी की कडवास को हटाया |
तो तोड़ के क्या गुनाह किया ?
लोगो को गैरों से नहीं,
उनके अपनों से मिलाया |
बच्चों में उगते हुए फूलों को,
दादा-दादी ने खिलाया |
बड़ों के आशीर्वाद में,
घर की छत को मजबूत बनाया |
तो तोड़ के क्या गुनाह किया ?

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