Straight from my heart...

This ghastly feeling of emptiness!! Have you ever noticed the morning dew, As a sleeping leaf it gently kisses, Just like I have so often imagined you, Every morning when you wake me up, No friend has ever cared for me, like you have, You have been there when I was depressed, No one’s ever made me feel so special, like you have, Through your personalized gifts, and incessant praises, Always guiding me, my strength you are, The reason for my smile, the reason I am alive, It doesn’t matter if you are near or far, You are my shadow; always with me, Thinking about memories doesn’t tear me up, But knowing deep down that they won’t repeat, Knowing that we won’t meet much, tears me up, And without you here, all I feel is this ghastly emptiness, You won’t realize how lonely am I, You won’t understand how much I miss you, In your perpetual longing, at times I cry, Thinking of all those times we spent together,          I want to always keep sa...

The muffled voice!! Right now, in my Mother’s womb, Helpless and clueless; I keep crying, But you can’t see, for you are busy, Planning my murder; as for justice I keep demanding, I wanted these nine months to pass soon, So that I could look at the world beautiful, To breathe in fresh air, to experience its bounty, Seldom I knew; to dream of it, I was a big fool, I wish you could hear me. Dad, And feel the emotions of your daughter, I wanted you to be my most favourite person, Who pampered me endless, and fulfilled my desire, Mom, how can you do this to me, Didn’t you love me even a bit, all this while, I was in your protective shelter, Perhaps I wrongly felt, my presence made you smile, Won’t I even get a single opportunity, To see you, to hug you, to be in your presence, My parents, to you, I plead; to you, I ask, Is being of the fairer sex such a big offence, I wish someone would hear my muffled voice, Alas, my words would always remain unspoken, I would soon be brutally slau...

A remorseful friend!! You always felt I didn’t give you, The importance which you truly deserved, I made you feel I didn’t care about you, Coz throughout, I kept giving preference to others, Dear, I cared for you more than I ever did show, I prayed for your success; daily I wished for your happiness, But all that, how will you ever know, For my actions never matched my feelings, I taunted you, I teased you with many a harsh comment, Without realizing how much it must have hurt you, Yet you never said a word in return nor did you lament, And bore my harsh words for the sake of our friendship, I don’t know whether I even have the right, To apologize to you, for my mistakes, I wish I could meet you and hug you tight, And make up for all what I did to you back then, I wish I could tell you that I am grateful to you, For being a true friend in a phase when I had nobody, I wish you would understand how much I value, The times we spent chatting, the joyous moments, I am proud of you fo...

The perfect bond!! My mind drifts back a few years, To the time we had met as strangers, I am amazed by the roller-coaster ride we shared, And finally ended up being each other’s best friend, I take a bit too long to make friends, But then I make sure the friendship never ends, We are long past the phase of misunderstandings,  And know we’ll always be there for each other, Circumstances and rumours galore, Tried to distance us, but not anymore, For even fate has realized this now, That our bond’s perfect; we are inseparable, I had thought this huge distance would weaken, But on the contrary, our bond did deepen, I can’t stay without talking with you daily, And I am sure you perpetually feel my void too, I feel extremely joyous to have you around, I am elated that in you, my best friend I found, Perfect bonds are found only in movies and novels, But we made it possible in reality too, I don’t know how to tell you how important you are, And every moment I wish I wasn’t so afar...

To the best mother ever!! I wish I could be beside you right now, On such a memorable and joyous occasion, I feel so jealous and so helpless, Coz I can’t be a part of the celebration, For a long time, I thought of gifting you something, But as usual, I ran out of ideas, Mother, All I can give you is a short poem, just to tell you, You are special; I am incomplete without you here, I miss you more than you can imagine, I miss you much more than I’ll ever show, I miss you every moment, when I am alone, I miss you much more than you’ll ever know, Maybe I didn’t value you much when I was with you, I kept arguing with you at times, for no reason, But your absence has made my heart grow fonder, And I apologize to you, for all my faults, on this occasion, As I scan my life, backwards, Remembering countless moments of joy and sorrow, I see a constant figure in all those moments; that’s you, And without you, life at times, seems so hollow, I feel luckiest to have a mother like you, I mi...

My review of "Mission Known" - A book by Shaishav Solanki, IIM-Indore      Before I write about the book, I would take this opportunity to appreciate the author’s courage in following his dreams. Many of us feel about writing a book; publishing our thoughts, making them known to the world, but we rarely do so. The author is my colleague at Indian Institute of Management, Indore and more importantly, a good friend that I have found, hopefully for life. Some may feel that the review of the book would be biased and flattering coz the author’s my friend; but those who know me well will obviously be sure that I don’t feel shy or afraid in criticizing people and accentuating flaws, if there are any.      I am dividing this review into three parts: Content & Concept, Narration style and lastly, my Personal Review, not as a reviewer but as a reader. Usually, the movie reviews I read inadvertently reveal the entire plot first, and spoil the fun of watch...

Unspoken desires!! Dreams are many, words are few, To describe how much I need you, But I’ll try to explain anyways, How badly I want a life with you, my best friend, My heart beats for you; my eyes lit up when I see you, My pain goes away when I merely think of you, You are my soul mate, a girl perfect for me, And daily I pray I get to spend a life with you, I want you to be the first girl I kiss, I want to be the last guy you kiss, I want to make all our dreams a reality, And make this year spent with you, continue for a lifetime, With you, I want to visit all the places we know, Climb on mountains, and play in the snow, Just as we had imagined, so often, And just thinking about it even now, makes me happy, I love hearing your voice the first thing in the morning, And your sweet whispers, just before sleeping, I want it to happen every day till I die, I want to see you, as often as I can, if not daily, I want long rides in the car, Just you and me, driving afar, A moonlit nigh...

What would I do without you?? This poem can be dedicated to a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a friend, a partner i.e. to anyone who has ever cared about you and who you are dependent upon. This poem’s for the person who you live for; yet at the same time, you feel you have let down and hurt the person in return for his or her selfless care... You are the one person I want to make proud, You are the one I seek, amidst a huge crowd, Without you, I always feel an incomplete void, An anxiety that can vanish only with your presence,         Yours are the loving expressions I wish to see, Yours is the company with whom I always wish to be, You are the one person I always want in my life, For you are awesome; you are perfect, indeed, What would I do without you, I wonder; for I am so dependent on you, You are the one whose opinion I seek at every crossroad, And even at every small decision I am about to take, There were times my problems didn’t...

Confessions of a heartbroken kid!! You made me happy, you made me dream, You made me fall in love again, And so easily, I believed it will last this time, But life and fate tortured me, yet again, An exquisitely beautiful world you showed me, Your care and affection was unparalleled, And so effortlessly, I felt like we were meant to be, My dreams were going to come true, I believed, Then one fine day, it all changed; you left me stranded, Groping in the dark, tears in my eyes, You hurt me in the present, for the sake of your past, And everything was a big fat lie, you made me realize, I was distraught, I was shattered, Never had I felt so lonely before, Sleep eluded me, hunger left me, And tears couldn’t stop as my life hit the floor, I always thought I was special, Maybe I am; but not in the way I thought, Maybe I misinterpreted your care and words, Maybe I dreamt too much, maybe too much I sought, It was my mistake to think about the future, Of a home, as lovely as we plann...

In your perpetual longing!! After yet another stressful day, At three in the morning, on bed as I lay, Eyes drooping, mind exhausted, body paining, For a good night’s sleep I am hoping, I close my eyes, and a moment later I find, You creeping, as usual, into my mind, That sweet smile, those gorgeous eyes I begin imagining, And thus begins yet another night of your longing, I think of calling you, but it’s too late, And sadly, for a few more hours I would have to wait, Before I could hear your sensuous voice, I am so incomplete without you, yet again I realize, My mind drifts to our romantic walks in the rain, And I wish those happy days would come again, Can you recollect the expressions on your face, When we had once discovered an unknown, unexplored place, I remember the time we had spent on the beach, Staring at the horizon far away from our reach, Holding hands, sentimental, silent; yet completely at ease, Coz your presence is so comforting; and I wished time would freeze, I...

The parting note!! I still can’t believe it’s time to part, Albeit for a few months or years, I always thought there will be a just a tinge of pain, Never had I thought it would bring unstoppable tears, As I scan my life, backwards, Remembering countless moments of joy and sorrow, I see a constant figure in all those moments; that’s you, And sadly, that won’t be the case from tomorrow, Our schedules would be so hectic, That I won’t get time to talk with you, Our lives would be so stressful, That i won’t get to know what’s happening with you, I am just going to be a faraway spectator, In your life, as you climb the ladders of success, I am going to end up as some friend from your past, Who won’t have a share henceforth in your happiness, I hope I am being cynical; I hope these are baseless fears, I hope my importance in your life won’t go away, I hope our bond is stronger than what I am imagining, And I hope the moments spent with me won’t fade away, Is there any place as such,...

If you want me to!! I can go away from you, If you want me to, I can live without you, If you ask me to, Yes, I want to spend time with you, Yes, I want to be with you always, But I don’t want to force you, To be my partner in good and bad times, I know I can’t make you happy, I know I can’t make you smile, Maybe that’s why you want to push me away, Maybe that’s why you seem different these days, I want to hold you tightly, To tell you, I need someone like you, To tell you, you have enriched my life, And to say, don’t leave me, I need you, Maybe I am being selfish, In asking you to be by my side always, And now I realize; if going away will make you happier, Then I am ready to gleefully part, Yes, I would be lonely without you, Yes, there would be emptiness, A void, which can never be filled, And countless dreams left unfulfilled, Yes, I would have no one to make me smile, Yes, I would have no one to tell my problems to, But don’t worry, someday I will be fine, Maybe loneli...