The Hope Necessitation

If there’s nothing else in this world

There will always be hope

Hope is what makes the world go around 

Without making a single sound

Hope is that what we have in our heart

When we wake up every morning

When we go to bed at night

Hoping that today will be a better day

Hoping tomorrow will be a better one 

Hope is what gets out of the door 

Especially on days when we struggle the most

Always pushing through

Always nudging us to take just another step

Hoping that step by step we will find our way

Hope is what gets us through the day 

And then through the night

Hoping tomorrow will be a better than today

Hoping tomorrow we find a better way

To cope with life and all it challenges

Hope is that little flame

That lights up our way

Sometimes burning passionately  bright 

Sometimes just a feeble , flickering  light

But always lighting the way

When you’re lost and alone 

Hoping somewhere, somehow you’ll find your way home

Hope is that bolt energy that keeps us moving 

Encouraging us to put foot ahead of foot

One step at a time

Always  moving 

Never stopping 

Hoping to find a way out of the mess we find ourselves  in

Hope to get out of the quagmire we find ourselves stuck in

When all else fails there’s always hope

Never letting us down 

Never letting us go

Like a stubborn child

Refusing to leave our side 

No matter how much the world tries to wash it away

Hope will always be there

In the darkest of nights

In the most terrible of days 

Always finding a way to keep moving

To keep us breathing 

To keep us alive 

Hope will never let you go

Hope will never let you down

Hope is what the world is built on

As long as there’s hope

There’ll always be a way to survive

There’ll always be a solution 

There’ll always be a light at the end of the tunnel 

There’ll always be sunrise after a bleak dark night

Hope is what will keep us going 

Hope is what keeps alive

As long as there’s hope

No one can put you down

The world could do with a little hope

We all could do a great big hit of hope

Cause that’s what will help us to make it through!!!

It’s a Trust-Fall

Life’s a trust-fall

You’ve got to close your eyes

And leave it all behind

Never wondering if there’s someone there

To catch you, to hold you 

When you fall 

But trusting someone will eventually be there for you 

And won’t let you hit the ground

Would be able hold on to you 

And break your fall

You’ve got to close your eyes 

And leave it all behind

It’s trust-fall baby

Leave behind all the pain

The overthinking that drives us insane

The hurt that leaves you never the same 

The ones who caused you the hurt

The hurt  you may caused, your regrets 

You’ve got to let go of it all

If you want to soar

You’ve got to let go to heal 

To stop the wounds inflicted 

From festering and poisoning

Leave behind the hurt you once knew

To discover and begin a new you

You’ve got to close your eyes

And leave it all behind 

It’s a trust-fall baby 

Never wondering if there will someone to hold you

Someone to hold onto 

Someone who will be able to catch you 

Or if there’s ground below 

Or would it be free falling 

But you’ve got trust you’ll be ok

You’ll be alright

You’ll heal from the hurt you leave behind

And even if there no one to hold you

You’re going to be just fine

So close your eyes 

And leave it all behind 

Cause it’s a trust- fall baby

.. Bridge Over Troubled Waters…

.. like a bridge over trouble waters…

The iconic Bandra-Worli Sealink

The dream of many a runner

To proudly say they have run on it

To have a clicked a selfie on it

I have one too though not a selfie 

The bane of marathoners 

Who have to overcome the hidden slope

And the balking of the bridge in the sea breeze 

Now stands for something different 

It stands for every Mumbaikar

The undying spirit that’s Mumbai

It represent something for us

Of that of HOPE

Of that of FAITH 

Of STANDING TALL

When the odds are not in your favour

Of OVERCOMING 

Of bridging the gap over troubled waters

Of seeing you safely through

It will lay you down

Make you feel my LOVE

When the rain is blowing in your face

And the whole world is on your case

I could offer you a warm embrace

To make you feel my love

When the evening shadows and the stars appear

And there is no one there to dry your tears

Oh, I hold you for a million years

To make you feel my love

When you feel the world crumbling around you

And you don’t what you need to do

Just call me I’ll be there for you 

To make you feel my love

You don’t have to bear that pain alone

You don’t have to let it fester within your soul

You can talk to me when you feel lonely and alone

Just to make you feel my love

The storm is raging on the rolling sea

And on the highway of regret

The winds of change are blowing you off your feet

But I’ll hold on to you never let you get wet

You don’t have to travel alone

Or bear the burden of your cross on your own

I’ll be there to comfort and hold you

Just to feel my love

Just to feel my love!

Hum Honge Khamyab

He stood in his window staring at the darkness outside, with a candle flickering in his hand. A kind of reflection of life at the moment, trying to keep the flame burning, trying to be the flame, in the darkness that he found himself in, that the world found itself in.

He stood there with the candle in his hand, not because someone told him to but because he wanted to. He didn’t know what much could be achieved from all this, other than a photo-op for social media, and rabble rousing. There wasn’t going to be any tangible outcome in it all, nor did he see any religious significance that others associated it with.

He was there out of his own free will, because he wanted to. He wanted to applaud the ones in the frontline, the true warriors, the fighters, the defenders, the ones keeping them all safe, keeping them alive. He wanted to show his appreciation, though he knew this was not really what they wanted. They didn’t need appreciation, they needed support and cooperation and a lot of help in combatting an unseen enemy. He stood there for these warriors.

So he stood there with his candle in his hand, standing there for what he believed in, what he stood for. Low and behold others joined him in their windows, some because they were told to, others out of their own free will, just like him, and still others for the photo-op which they would later post on social media for their followers. 

As they all stood there together someone began to chant some shloks, others began shouting nationalist slogans and reciting the national anthem. For some reason this made him feel uneasy, made him uncomfortable. He wasn’t an atheist nor did he have anything against any particular community, he just felt that brining religion into it wasn’t the need of the hour. Matter of fact he didn’t support the misgivings of his own community. Again, it wasn’t like he was not patriotic he just didn’t believe in the brand of pop patriotism where you were to required to wear your patriotism like a badge across your chest, on your sleeves, to shout it out. The present moment was more bigger than anyone, was bigger than any religion or nation. It was the whole world world in it together. 

He stood there with a sense of uneasiness  growing within him. He wanted to scream and just ask them to shut the fuck up, cause he felt that they would never really fathom what they should be doing against what they were actually doing, what he thought they should be doing. 

He closed his eyes and took a couple of deep breaths, trying to calm himself down. And suddenly a song rose from his heart and traveled to his lips. It started as a whisper, a simple humming, but then the voice in him only got louder. And then his mother joined him. Slowly it began to catch up, and others too joined in. The beautiful song slowly drowned out all the sloganeering as more and more people joined in song. Soon the night was filled with beautiful music as people sang in one voice, with a song on their lips and hope and prayer in their heart, a feeling of thanksgiving, of togetherness, a will to overcome all obstacles, a knowledge that together they will, a sense of gratitude for everyone who was helping them get there, fighting for them, protecting them.

They all closed their eyes and joined together in song, the perfect way to show their appreciation and their will to battle on and not bow down, to overcome all obstacles in their way.

हम होंगे कामयाब, हम होंगे कामयाब

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हम होंगे कामयाब, हम होंगे कामयाब

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

होगी शान्ति चारों

होगी शान्ति चारों ओर

होगी शान्ति चारों ओर एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

होगी शान्ति चारों ओर एक दिन

हम होंगे कामयाब, हम होंगे कामयाब

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हम चलेंगे साथ साथ

डाले हाथों में हाथ

हम चलेंगे साथ साथ एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

हम चलेंगे साथ साथ एक दिन

हम होंगे कामयाब, हम होंगे कामयाब

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

नहीं डर किसी का आज

नहीं भय किसी का आज

नहीं डर किसी का आज के दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

नहीं डर किसी का आज के दिन

हम होंगे कामयाब, हम होंगे कामयाब

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हम होंगे कामयाब, हम होंगे कामयाब

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास

हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

I’ll Rise Up

I’ll rise up

Just like the day

I’ll rise from the aches and pains

I’ll rise up

Cause I’ve done it once 

And I’ll do it again

I’ll rise up 

From the dark and fear

I’ll rise up 

To the light of day

Though I’ve fallen a thousand times

But I’ll rise again

I’ll rise up

From my doubts and fears

I’ll rise up 

And wipe away those tears

I’ve done it a thousand times

But  I’ll rise again

I’ll rise up

To face another day

I’ll rise up

And be grateful to be alive

I’ll keep rising

Cause rising is the only thing I know

I’ll rise up 

Not just on my own

I’ll rise up

And lift others on the way

Cause we will rise up once again

We will rise up

Higher than the wave

We will rise up

And let our spirit soar again

Cause rising from every fall

Makes us stronger again

We will rise up

From the strength that we gain

We will rise up 

From the love that overcomes the pain

We will rise up

Cause rising up is what we will do again

We will rise up 

To see another day

We will rise up

And fight till the very end

Cause rising is all we have learned 

We will rise up

We will rise up

We will rise up

Together again!

I see your True Colours

I see a colour 

That’s deep inside you

That makes you distinctly you

But it’s buried underneath 

The layers of you

Far from the prying of the world

Cause the world may not get you

Or your colour

So you keep it hidden away!

You may smile

But you’re smile is just a mask

A mask that you wear 

Masking the pain you feel inside

Cause  you’re afraid to show you

Bare, bruised and broken

And so you smile through pain and sorrow 

With a hope for a better tomorrow

The world may seem like a nasty place

Tearing you down

Not letting you be you

Cause you don’t fit the norm

What they expect from you

Cause you dared to deviate

To be different

To challenge the norms they set upon you

When you refuse to melded and moulded 

In their ways 

Forcing you to hide your colours

While they show theirs dimming yours!

And when you think you had enough

You can’t take it anymore

Loosing sight of yourself

And that colour in you

Don’t loose hope, don’t give up

There’s goodness in the world

That will always find you

When you need it the most 

That will always be with you!

There are those who will support you

Who will have your back

When you need them

Who will be your rock

When times are bad 

Who will be the glue that will bind you

When you feel you’re crumbling 

Who will be your crutch 

When you go weak 

And need someone to pick you up

Who will be your flashlight

In the darkest of nights

Who’ll never let you be alone

Who see your true colour

And will let it shine through!

So you with the sad eyes

Don't be discouraged, oh I realize

It's hard to take courage

In a world full of people

You can lose sight of it all

The darkness inside you

Can make you feel so small

Show me a smile then

Don't be unhappy

Can't remember when

I last saw you laughing

This world makes you crazy

And you've taken all you can bear

Just call me up

'Cause I will always be there

And I see your true colors

Shining through

So don't be afraid to let them show

Your true colors

True colors are beautiful

Like a rainbow!

Have a little HOPE

HOPE...

You may be merely four letters long

But don’t let your length fool you

Cause you’re way more strong

You give us strength

When everyone’s gone

To find the strength to carry on!

With you we can always HOPE 

For a better tomorrow 

A brighter future 

A brand new morn

A new start

A new beginning 

For good news over all that’s bad

For good health and peace

For prosperity and success

And above all LOVE

You keep the fire burning within us

Never letting it subside, or whittle away

You are that ray of positivity 

When the darkness of despair

Threatens to consume us

You are that sail that catches the wind

That keeps us moving on

That rudder that guides us

On our way to where we belong

You never let us give up

You never let us give in

You don’t let us loose that passion

That’s there within

With you we are never lost

With you we shall always find our way

Like a flashlight on a dark night

Or a lighthouse at sea

You shall always help us

find your way home

When you’re lost

We loose the meaning of life

All things seem bleak

Like the darkness of night

Without you we find ourselves drowning 

In sorrow and despair

Giving up on ourselves 

And for our lives, we don’t care

For this, and for many reasons

We need you forever by our side

Cause each life is important 

And there’s no reason to loose it

So we can always hope 

And find our way out

Cause in the end 

It’s the HOPE that keeps us going on

That keeps us strong

So have little HOPE 

Surely things will get better!

Saint Honesty

Open up the windows

Let the rain come in

Don’t be afraid to get a little wet

Pull away the curtains

And all that’s uncertain 

Let rain bring relief to your soul

Let the rain come in

And wash away the pain you feel within

The make up that you put on

The mask that you slip on

To conceal all that pain in your soul

Though you don’t want the world to see

Cause they would perceive you weak

But for that moment be you

Don’t be afraid to bear your soul

What’s the use of staying dry and warm

Put a little music on

And move to the rhythm in your soul

Let it move you 

And take control of you 

Taking over your mind and soul

For those moments forget the pain within

And move to the rhythm you feel within

Keeping count to your heart beats

Waltzing away your care and pain

Don’t be afraid to wet the floor

Let the pain you feel 

flow through your tears

Don’t try and hold it in anymore

So let that tear flow

Bring all the sadness you feel out

Let those tears wash away 

The pain you feel within

Bring hope for a better morrow

Bringing a healing from within

You may feel a hopeless feeling within 

When things don’t go your way

When you want something so bad 

But you end going a bit mad

Because it seems so far away out of reach

When do things ever go as planned

Or we get the things want 

Cause though we may want it

They may not be necessarily 

what we need

We don’t have to loose hope

Or stay in the darkness for long

Cause it may be dark now

There’s alway hope that

After the darkness comes the light

Just like there’ll be daylight after the night

We don’t have to wallow in our pain

Or just keep it to ourselves 

Just reach to someone you know of

Who’ll be there to hold you

And try and support you

Dust you off and get you back on your feet

You don’t have to be low and alone

Struggle with your pain all alone

There’ll be someone to lift you

From the depths of despair you fall into

You don’t have to face it by yourself

There’ll always be a helping hand 

Someone who cares and understand 

Just be brave to accept it

And ask for help when you need it

They will always be there for you

Rain on us, Saint Honesty

Salvation is coming in the morning, but now what we need

Is a little rain on our face from you, sweet Saint Honesty

..and it all starts with a Connection

We all need love. It’s what we seek out, it’s what we need, just to love and be loved, it’s the greatest thing we will ever do. And though we may deny and try to hide from it, there’s no escaping it, cause love is all we need, love is all around us, like oxygen in the air that we breathe, all we need is love. But so often love eludes us, plays hide and seek with us, trying our patience, filling us with hope and then disappearing altogether. Sometimes love takes time to happen, never happening when we want it to happen, leaving us worn out, tired and drained, but always filling us with hope that it’s just around the corner.

But then love doesn’t always happen when we intend it to happen. When did things ever happen as it was planned to happen. Sometimes love happens when you least expect it, when you have given up on it, when you feel all hope is lost, when you have given up on it. Sometimes love needs to be given time for it to happen and for it to mature.

But more important than falling in love is forming a connection. When you form a connect you can move ahead. It’s not necessarily may need to love and companionship, but it forms a bond that goes way beyond the rules of love. It’s easy to get between the sheet, and get all wrapped up in the passion during sex. But when you connect you make love. You find passion not in the bump and grind but in those moment when you just lay still by each other, when you rest your head and can hear a heart beat as it beats like a steel drum against the chest. Those moments stay with you like photographs captured and hung on the walls of your mind.

You find a connection in those moments of stillness. You connect in something simple as holding hands, and something as complicated as opening yourself, showing yourself, your vulnerability, bearing your wounds and your inner demons, sharing you, not just a part of you. You form a trust, a bond. It’s saying I trust you with my innermost self, I am bearing my soul to you cause I can trust you to see who I truly am, and I know you’ll not go screaming, running for the hill.

We have all been hurt. We have hurt and have been hurted. That makes us cautious, makes us afraid of going down that road again, to come to that juncture once again, a situation we never ever want to put ourselves in and through. All this makes cautious, makes us put up walls to protect ourselves from getting hurt once again. So we take things cautiously, one step at a time, trying hard not to get ahead of ourselves, not to build castles in the skies so that they may come tumbling down, so they don’t come crashing down to earth. Moreover you are also cautious cause your love doesn’t follow the conventional rules of society. You don’t recognise the labels that others put on you. You rebel against it, you refuse to labelled, to be told who you should love and how should you love. But still your cautious from your past experiences, your past mistakes and transgressions.

But in all this we don’t loose hope, so we may take things cautiously, but we can’t help ourselves to hope. We need time to heal, these small steps help to get us there, where we want to be, where we want to be, to heal, to be at peace with ourselves. 

Despite all the caution we can’t help ourselves falling in love, hoping to fall in love, hoping to have someone to come home to, to share life with, someone to tell you that there maybe more than a million people in the world but for them you are one in the million, you’ll never be alone cause they will be there for you, your life will never go unwitnessed cause they will witness your life. You mean the world to them, your life is important to them. 

But in the end it all start slow and steady, it all starts from creating a connection, a connection that grow strong with every moment you spend together, every memory you make together, every stories and experience you share together. It all starts with a connection.