One Stop Destination

It was four years ago When home they brought my warrior dead. Those images are still vivid, I can't get them out of my head. He had gone walking on twos But came back in a coffin. Till the time 'Black Box' was opened I didn't know what was in. Broken bones but unscathed face Within a mummified body. I had wished for it to be a dream But it was a reality. People say I've come off it To some extent I agree. Yet to be honest deep within I know I have lost 'Me'. There are times when I turn Into a rebel, defiant and strong. Yet somewhere in the corner of my mind I end up feeling I am wrong. What do I really have in my life Except memories and endless pain? Many a times I get this thought I would never be able to live again. Hope surfaces now and then I'm an optimist at heart. I try to see things positively But that's truly not a start. Shattered dreams and a broken heart Is al

I can hear Silence talking all around. I can see my Heartbeats dancing to a sound. I can taste Sunshine shining in the rain. I can feel Darkness brightening my pain. I can smell Thoughts fleeting through my head. I can sense Hope calling at every step. I hear the sounds, I see the sights, I taste emotions, I feel the flights. I smell fragrances, I sense perceptions. For me these are my Inspirations.

I feel happy that my country is Independent, but am I? I can't even walk through a crowd, With my chin up and head held high. I still fear speaking my heart out Because there are thousands waiting to judge, What is spoken, discuss threadbare, Form opinions and never budge. I dont have the right to wear what I want to, Because I am a girl, a widow, a woman. And if I still do don the attire I like, I become an object available for fun. Gone are the days when I could write, Sonnets and ballads in the name of love. Love here is a banished word, And lovers meet in heaven above. I am but a humble soldier, sailor and an air warrior, Yet it pains my heart to see, As I proudly serve my country without fear, There are many afraid to be as they wish to be. All I wish for my country and countrymen today, Is hope, peace and harmony. May every Indian be truly equal, And from 'I' and 'You' they become 'We'.

Time once gone never returns, So just do what your heart yearns.  Live each moment like its last,  Else 'twill become a thing of past.  Love like you'll never love again,  Take a walk or dance in the rain.  Just do what your heart says is right, Even if the brain puts up a fight.  Sing the songs you've wanted to sing, Live your life like a Queen or King.  Some day when you are weary and small, Thoughts will knock and give a call. Memories of moments you have lived and gone, Of times and hours with  that 'Someone'. They will truly make you smile,  You will feel you are worthwhile.  Hope is what that should keep you  going, Live each moment and love  what you are doing...