I am here to ignite, somethingThat has never been hereNeither the fuel nor the fire And us (This is the place, the place we have built, maybeThis is the place we found! Now that we are hereHistory doesn’t matter, as in dreamsIt never doesIt disgusts us or exalts us) Do we have purpose in dreams?I…
Author: Alok
I seek attention
I will do whatever it takes to get me my share of attention And if you could spare a little more You want me to claim my ‘Freedom’, But, I don’t seek freedom I seek attention. I hear But from every piece of music I seek attention I eat But from every simmer of taste…
Dreams and Burning
One dream, many livesBurningHopelesslyIn shared desire, for each other No one to save themNo one to quench the thirstNo one is screamingNo one wants to let go firstEveryone is burning; they want to burn more Sure. burn more,Take me with youBut wait, let me call my fateI have to ask, should I be here in…
Hang in tight
Hang in tight, bird It’s alright, bird Hunt and fight, bird Know that you can be prey too. Does it ring nice, bird I am the one who sings the night bird But, it’s alright, bird I will try to fly right through You wish the song ends here, right girl And you think I…
Over-Brewed Tea
The first draft of this post was originally written on a page on my phone. The digital screen was made to mimic a ruled page. I had made it mimic a ruled page. I am not sure why I did so. Maybe at that point, I was hoping for some order in my life. As it…
Serious – Love
I am going to try and write something serious. Like, of the waves that touch and carry your fragrance with them reluctantly. I know they never wish to leave you. The reality, it’s serious, is that I love you. And I am not able to write anything except of love and my love for you.
Your Sadness, Madness and Me
Bless me with your madness, sadnessTraces of divine,Something, anything that is yoursPure as you are, as I will beYours, share with me your sadness, madnessI am not looking for a way to be free of this lifeI am not looking for a way out of this cycle of life and deathI am looking for a…
Little lights everywhere, and all fingers on fire.
The planet was lit, every home in every street and corner, as if it were Diwali or Christmas, or any festival of lights anywhere in the universe. Sitting beside the park wall, a little lost, like many of us are when we pause to take a break from a restless day, he seemed to be…
Sleep – Escape – Die
He knows how this is going to end. All stories end. All lives do.Often it’s the end that gives meaning to the story. He sleeps like someone tired of troubles. He didn’t want it- any of it; but this is how it is. A part of him, a tiny part, knows that it’s coming. The…
In Deapths – Lost and Happy
This was a long night, but worth it. I found something new. A new fish in the depths. Depths I have not been to before. It’s dark and blue at the edges, as all oceans are. I think I am going to stay here for some time. Have I come prepared? No, I never knew…