Friday, February 24, 2012

THE MANY MAN



The Many Man

Dead on my doorstep
I jumped as I stepped over him
The black ball of his head I saw
A crater was forced on it

It was my inference that it was forced
Probably by a blunt object
A wrench? A Steel Pipe? A Bob?
It was vague to make a guess

Aha! Now what would this be?
A man’s name on this very person
I know him; we had tea the other day
Quite a jovial man, now he seems to be dead

Why did he die on my very doorstep?
What he did here, I can’t perceive
I snooped around to find something amiss
All I could find was a tired me

My hands were covered in blood
My clothes all stained from it
Dried overnight, tasted the same too
What could this be? A frame? A blame game?

I remember going to sleep last night
I had forgotten to take my pills
But I do remember sleeping
As I can remember nothing

Oh my! What fresh ill is this?
I felt something cold dangling in my coat pocket
Why now? This is my ever faithful gun
What could it be doing here? Out of the bedside locker?

I reminisced, dead man on the doorstep
Blood frozen on my clothes, no drips
My gun’s blunt end seems like it was used for fun
I can make a wild guess as to what I had done




Wednesday, February 22, 2012

WALK WITH SHADOWS




Walk With Shadows


When darkness shone forth its seamless gleam
When the guards doth stand waiting for warmth
The leaves lay listless and flap the same
Two lords of the night shall prowl forth

One taller than the other doth they stand
Restless in day and awake at night
When they doth hide from everyone’s eyes
They venture deep into the darkness hidden from plain sight

This tale is not on what they received in the end
But more on why they venture in the night
What made them welcome the sight of
 The listless and darkest sight

One feared almost nothing
The other wished only for adventure
They both sought to learn the other’s powers
Whilst they dived into this venture

“Why my friend, doth thee wish this perilous path?”
“When thou can pick the one other?”
But no reply did he get from his friend the dwarf
But now ‘nuff is said about each brother

“Brothers they were”, did I say that?
Oh, yes they were, but not of blood
Despite that they were connected
By the perilous path they proudly tred

Years have passed now we venture through time
It waits for none and changes everyone
The dwarf was now dipping into women
Whilst the giant cared only for none

They had grown undone and apart
But care each for the other, still did they
The distance between them had grown
So that even meeting the other could not blow that away

In silence they sat waiting for a spark
To reignite the flame that was lost
It sounds like love and yes it is so
As these brethren had grown apart

They slowly dragged around with their feet
They ventured into lands that were so new
Something magnetic drew them the way
As none of them, where they went they knew

It was darkness and they knew now
What they had lost was back anew
They stood now again in silence
But now they were akin I knew

The spoils of their war lay before them
What they had conquered under their noses
 Of everyone they knew, now the giant spoke-
“Now that we’re back, lets rejoin forces”

The dwarf did nothing but smile
As silent as the night but all the bright
They venture alone again
Into the night in all their might

So one last time before many yet to come
They set out wandering as they did before
Not a soul would ever know of this
Them my friend you can never abhor

The flame was finally ignited
The old were again united
This is just the beginning not the end
Thus adding one more tale to the story of friends



Monday, February 20, 2012

BEWILDERED MAN




Bewildered Man


How do you make friends?
How do you keep up with trends?
I may be very slow
But I sure can make it out, you know

Everyone around you
Sneaks closer to you
You try and evade
But primal feelings prevail

Surrounded by so many
Yet you remain so alone
I can see the loneliness in your eyes
When they come to meet mine

I feel all the more sorry
But you act like you don’t care
So I try and act the same
We are both to be blamed

You see the shame in my eyes
My smiles are all just lies
The only moment of truth
Is when your eyes meet mine

Fine, I’ll keep away
I won’t come your way
But you can’t keep away
You find me at my very stay

I look up to find you there
You start to stare, that I can’t bear
I can’t understand you
The very nature of you, is it true?

I’ll stay away just the very same
To protect myself this day
This cat and mouse game
Has started to turn me insane

Sunday, February 19, 2012

A BROTHER’S CALL




A Brother’s Call


To write or not to write
To smite or not to smite
There’s a delay in my actions
Someday I’ll return home

From across the silver mountains
Where blood stains the mouldy wall
Heaven called for me
I fell half way through

I deserve a friend in you
My brother you’ll surely be missed
Every moment I’ve ever spent here
I'll recall them with a great pride

There’s this music in my heart
My words try to break through
I’m leaving you for heaven
I’m leaving you the moon

My heart has been wounded
I’ve been alone for long
Where I’ve to leave from here
How I wish you were still here

I still haven’t learnt to walk
I can’t even seem to crawl
The twisted tree has strangled me
I can’t breathe straight any more

Your grip is relaxing
Your eyes are no longer coaxing
I’ll meet you in the shallow depths
It’s time for me to head to the gallows




Saturday, February 18, 2012

GUILTY CONSCIENCE




Guilty Conscience


I kept on thinking
Of what I had done
I was still the same
But surely I am insane

My eyeballs started squirming
Days went past me in a hazy daze
I stayed on top of all my problems
But the pain wouldn’t go away

The shadows kept on screaming
The killer stalked his unwary prey
I bled all over the pavement
Blaming my hysterical ways

Tearful music played in my heart
It sounded all so sane
I crawled to the killer’s feet
Thrust the knife in his leg

He called out the Lord’s name
He felt so, so betrayed
I dug even deeper
He cried out louder in pain

I plunged it into his black heart next
Thick goo fell all over me
He fell dead beside me
I too did the same

The day of judgments’ coming
Who am I to blame?
Did I kill someone?
Or was I killed the same?

My soul lies there, waiting
In its final resting place
The maggots have started eating
My mangy putrid face


Friday, February 17, 2012

WHOLESOME MAN




Wholesome Man


All my vested interests
Have been for today
This season of joy
I shall not be coy

Hang all the drapes
Moved around furniture
Went to the church
I skipped my lunch

I’ve forgiven all my assailants
I’ve given up baseless violence
I’m ready for this day
No one shall say nay

I’ve called up friends
Far and near
Invited them to my place
Days pass by in a haze

I’ve raised my fallen heart
Back for the pit, from which it was
I’ve brushed aside all my bruises
To get ready for this cruise

Like in a dream, I do feel
Some enchanted spell is on me
I’ve woken up ten years younger
As happy as I could be

This morning ever so cold
The sun smiles at me very bold
Every role that nature plays
Has been entwined in my ways

I can’t describe this feeling
Of joy that I have today
I’ve shouted and cried all summer
The winter all my tears have dried

For the first time at home
With family, not all alone
Life is a giver, a provider
It gave me both and similar

FALLEN VERSES




Fallen Verses


Fallen verses
Betrayed voices
Demented looks
In crowded spaces

Let’s back up
To when we was young
Tiny eyes
Twisted lies

Said I was late
Beside me, was my mate
Sweat profusing
Eyes confusing

Delayed reaction
Pain in my palm
Stood on the bench
Till my lunch

Could’ve been a good boy
Done my home work
Could’ve come first
Prepared for the worst

Stomach protruding
Thighs convulsing
Walking is a sin
Life is a din

Woke up at six
Very early, got my fix
Lost vital time
Writing rhymes

Retarded petard
Exploding St. Bernard
Drink in his barrel
Couldn’t survive the quarrel

TIME GOES SLOW


Time Goes Slow


When time decides to go slow
I sit and wait, for some solace
Every moment is spent in pain
Which I can confide in no one

When this moment has passed
I realize that what I’ve done till now
Is meaningless and shallow
My life is all so hollow

De-located myself from my peers
Mystery I surrounded around me
Despite all my efforts I’m just all I can be
Now it’s time for me to finally see

I’m lost in my own selfish ways
What I’ve done for myself
Has come back to my ways
They are of no help to me

Wasted my days in dreaming
Spent all life angry, steaming
My friends warned me
In so many different ways

I took no heed
Corrupted by my own greed
I’m the serpent, I fear
I’m the person I endear

Wanted to leave all behind
But now, I’m set in my ways
My life lacking customization
I belong to no organization

I writhe from my own ways
Collected in interest over the days
All I’ve done to myself
Cannot be returned back

I mumble in pain
I grumble all day
I’m a pessimist
Lost in my ways

What are my ways?
They are the last days
They are my mean ways
They bite back in a day

WHILE IN WAIT




While In Wait


While in wait
I succumbed
This delay
Has no relay

I’m at the end of my road
What is lost can’t be found
My life was defined in papers
I‘ve lost them now

What I’ll do from hereon
I have no clue
What future means to me
Has turned all too blue

I am witness to my crimes
My mind plays games
That I cannot define
All is lost for now

My mind has sunk down low
Aghast I am, I know
But what can I do?
How can I go through?

What will fate have for me?
Regaining my conscious
I will clearly see
What I had is lost now

My mind is willing to accept
This motion that has so occurred
Is my mind scared or is it just fair?
Does it somehow know that I don’t belong?

What I’ve learnt breaking my back
What I’ve earned pushing people back
I’ve stepped over the fallen
Not cared to care for a moment

My life was about me
But now I feel, I couldn’t see
I’ve been dreaming all day and night
My mysterious lifestyle, is just a scheme

When I’m grown, I’ll be a bum
I’ve always known that
Is this fate’s plan in fruition?
Is this the final statement?

I’ve argued with myself
I’ve calmed myself
This was the only reason
That I’ve ever given

I’m lost now
In my own scum
I’m a leech
Too long I’ve lived

Incapable of living
On my own
I have grown
Whilst people moan

Remember to die
In the instance of truth
Now that I know
Can I still withdraw?

Question I’ve been scared to ask
I’m asking to myself now
My careless life, I’ve lived till now
Life came beckoning, I withdrew

What I’ve done can’t be forgiven
What I’ve become, is something else
What is the truth, has finally come out
My life has grown too low, I’m scum