Abyss

Opening eyes in guilt 

Questioning Whys and Wrongs

Waking up on the damp pillow

With the burden of flaws

Yesterday stabbed in deep

Today scraped the scars

Tomorrow don't wanna breathe 

Just fade away in the endless dark

Walking with quivering red hands

And a broken heart

Hold me will you 

cause my world seems to fall apart

Take me out faar away to the land 

With nothing but peace and love for who I am.

                                           -Tanisha

To all the beloved parents who are always there for you through the thick and thin.

 

सहर

 

Believe

Standing on a junction,

Not knowing where to go

To the right, where the birds sing.

Or to the left, where the tigers growl.

Confused, I take a step back

Afraid to choose one

For paths can be deceiving 

Wondering what if I lose myself in the maze and couldn't return?

Footsteps approach me

as I stand bewildered 

I ask, "how was the journey u took?"

"All paths are arduous darling." she says

"And only the venturesome make it through 

by believing in one."

                                                                     -Tanisha

कुदरत

 

Rising from the ashes

 

I have been walking on the burning coal.

Nothing hurts,nothing being felt.

The winds passing by.

The heaven is calling out loud,

While the doors of hell beneath lie.

The sky: a pink blanket of roses,

The ocean: a blue mattress with golden laces.

Sun entering the ocean land,

I feel sudden touch of soft sand.

With water washing the coal burns.

This is how life is

A fiery path to blaze the hardships,

And stronger from the ashes you stand.

                                    -Tanisha Raskar

Mysterious Skies

Dark nights tell a different story right?

Blue canvas painting pink horizons,

The sun waving goodbye to the constellations.

City lights winking at the sky,

As the chilled night enters by.

Blank space with studded heavens,

Crescent moon hiding its craters,

Looking up, I see a fairytale,

With stars elves and the universe they made.

I hear them calling out to me 

"The universe is vast my dear" I say

"I have got one life and I need ten more to see!"

-Tanisha Raskar