heal

if  i'm ever asked in my life
about my relationship,most valued and real
then it would be with none other than my own writings
a testament of handpicked lessons,
timely revealed
apparently mere artisticly driven expressions
to reassure my solitude and heighten my zeal
but i'm rather a tool for their purpose through which
it is me, that they truly heal

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sarcasm

unfamiliar to the concept of entrusting faith in one
capable of even evoking an awakening spasm
for tackling the most valued people in your life
sad to see,you rely mostly,on your sarcasm

© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010

your words

your words, dont seem to mean what they say

they rhyme in contradiction to our theme of care

laughing amongst themselves at my foolish innocence

your words,dont sooth,calm or prepare

they attempt in vain to subtitute my peace

rather they clearly confuse

for actions undone,promises unkept

your words are a mere,noisy excuse

© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010

Pushhhhhhh

You pushed me into what i would make of myself one day
 as i squirmed into a template,prematurely designed
You chased me from one phase of my life to the other
with no space to grow under the shade of time

You directed me to revolve around your axis
physically,practically and emotionally
the only things i own now is a heavy bag of fears,
mistakes,wrong decisions and insecurities

You pushed me out from your womb into the world
and now that my wake up bell has rung
i hope i can have the liberty to decide,as and when
to push out every trace of weight from these lungs

© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010

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i am grateful for the day
i have no restless thoughts to write
no technicolor dreams to dash
no starlit hopes to ignite

to the guy up there,running the show
i want to take this moment to thank
that amidst all the greys and blues
we have some blessed moments,simply blank

© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010

Graph

i wonder how,while soaring so high
plunges so low sometimes
the baseline of my graph

perhaps these times
at life's subtle satire
i simply, forget to laugh


© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010

Unnamed

i was born abruptly
long before i was conceived
a lie,hated,lived
eventually believed...

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The Best Revenge

The world has hurt me
bit and ripped me apart
i have bled enough already
nothing's left of this heart

i have had a wound carved
bold in every loved one's name
but it is only now that i understand
the twisted rules of this vicious game

there's no more monstrous anger
that i desire to lash out
i shall save it for my parched pride
to feed and dissolve all self-doubts

i shall remove
every torn memory long saved
soothe it with peace risen from its ashes
and bury it in its righteous grave

so this is my best revenge
if i brush past any long lost painful deed
i will sing out the songs sprung from my deepest anguish
smile,walk by,unblemished and freed.


© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010

Call to me...

i can feel your warm caress
losing me to your wilderness
i can hear you in my breath
filling me through my emptyness

call to me
when the sun goes down
my longing dances to your sound
call to me
when the night is new
i wait my love
i wait for you...


© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010

Same

i cant translate straight lines somehow
i like to take a detour
in my eyes,getting lost
is the single best way to explore

you like your life mapped out
a blueprint designed with someone else's ink
you'd rather stagnate than alter situations
till they drive you to your brink

i'm different,you're indifferent
but we're really quite the same
suspicious of change,slaves to our fears
equally helpless,mere pawns in the bigger game.


© Dr. Manvi Gupta 2010