THE WEDDING VOW

Before you say I do
Be sure he loves you too
Be sure he is for you
And none else but you

Before you say I do
Just know he's human too
He has a past like you
Maybe worse, but now anew

Before you say I do
You must have every clue
He is one of few
Who cherish and value

Before you say I do
Your heart should be true
Not just yours, but the two
Doubt not while you say I do

Now, boldly say I do
With a bright future in view
Till death separates you
Let love in your hearts brew

SOAKED IN THE RAIN

Soaked in the rain
The little bird sings
Ignoring the pain
The cold wind brings

For rains are tears
The blue sky sheds
For those of us
With tears in hearts

The kids on the street
With nothing to eat
In tattered clothes
And faded hopes

The lonely at heart
In need of a pat
From soft fingers
On their feeble shoulders

You, who keep failing
You, with health frailing
Innocent, serving jail term
For you I wrote this poem

You, the deserted
With thoughts disconcerted
And all who share in such misery
Today smile, today, make history

Soaked in the rains
Let us all sing
Ignoring the pains
This cold world brings.

THE OLD LADY

To live or not to live
The old lady contemplates
Like she has power over her life
Like her fate lies in a coin

To die or not to die
The old lady asks herself
The old lady far away
Where the sun sleeps at night

The old lady with no one
The old lady who's seen it all
For what has life got to offer
That the old lady hasn't tasted

The joy in smiles?
The pain in tears?
The pain behind smiles?
Or the tears of joy?

Reminiscent of her youthful days
When people still cared
When the skies were blue
And love was genuine

Her good youthful days
When morning birds were the alarm
When neighbors knock on your door
Just to share the priceless hello

She thinks the world today is sick
Perhaps she has a point
Well, she always has a point
The wisdom that came with grey hair

Whence came these plagues?
Whence came these wars?
Lust for worldly supremacy
Religion and Politics?

Men must be successful at all costs
Even if children have to die
Let the minnows kiss our feet
Lest they inhale our poison

The rich have drilled holes
Holes in the pockets of the poor
The law calls it corruption
Well, the law wears a mask

Oil is of value than men now
Ali cannot marry Esther
Oh! What's in a name?
Religion? The old lady shakes her head

To live or not to live
The old lady contemplates
She despises today's world
Now her fate lies in a coin

Head represents to live
Tail represents to die
The old lady tosses the coin
But into the deep drain, the coin falls!

ON BENDED KNEES

On bended knees we wail and wait
We wail and wait unto thy kingdom
May it come while we still kneel
While our thirst is still intense

With contrite hearts, we bend our knees
With no idea of how to start
How to say we lost our path
In this maze we call our lives

Filled with utmost uncertainty
Doubting our very own existence
We know not what we want
For when it comes, its never enough

How we do the things we don't like
How we struggle to live right
The tears we shed for no reason
The little secrets we tired of keeping

We've heard a lot about this God
Who came to die for men like us
Weary and overburdened with guilt
With eyes opened yet blind at heart

Give us rest like you promised
Lay a bed of peace in our hearts
Summon our wandering souls back home
And let us wear genuine smiles

With contrite hearts on bended knees
We wail and wait unto thy kingdom
May it come while we still kneel
While our thirst is still intense

AMEN!

HEARTS

Two steps out of the elevator
And he came to his senses
He shouldn't have said that
He hopes its not too late

Two steps back into the elevator
And up to the fifth floor
He has to make this right
He hopes for a redemption

He stood at her door
He could hear her weep
His heart is broken
He's disappointed in himself

She sees him through the glass door
She yells on top of her voice
Touch not my door with your bloody hands!
He's in total awe now

He kneels behind the door
For hours he still kneels
He hasn't uttered a word
Well, what could he possibly say?

How should he begin?
I'm sorry I called you a whore?
I didn't mean to say its over?
I promise it won't happen again?

Indeed, he is sorry
But the word is of less value now
She cries herself to sleep
He still kneels in silence

Then she hears someone cry
The nights have beckoned
But it isn't a dream
He now kneels in tears

She's never seen him cry
She opens the door finally
His sorry has now gathered weight
He let's it out his chest

She helps him up on his feet
They both cry their hearts out
She whispers into his ears
Thanks for mending what you broke!

THE BAD GOODBYE

While we exchanged our goodbyes
Our fingers trembled
We both wore broad smiles
Yet our eyeballs were soaked

One of us had to be strong
I knew I had to be the one
So I locked up the tears
But how long could the floodgates hold?

How do you say goodbye so loud
And whisper 'don't go' in your heart
Why freeze these emotions?
Why give the heart more than it can bear?

Men do not cry!
Mum's golden rule
Well, If this is wat it takes to be a man
Then call me Wendy

We looked into each other's eyes
Our smiles were slowly wearing off
She tried to say something
But it was too late

Her gates had loosened
And the tears sped down her cheeks
She hid her face unto my chest
By now, I had broken mum's rule

I realized I had no tissue
So i buried my face in her hair
And one question crossed my mind
What's good about goodbyes?

UTOPIA

Could we close our eyes for a while
And forget there exists pain
Forget the harsh realities of life
And the unfairness of this world

Could we smile for a while
And cleanse our faces off sorrow
Shutting the gates to our tears
Perhaps drought in our eyes

Could we call our wandering souls home
Simply by being ourselves
Opening our eyes to how special we are
Desiring nothing more than happiness

Could we unlock the dungeons in our hearts
And set free this bounded hatred
So we could finally sleep smiling
So we could finally smile sleeping

Do we realise what we've been missing?
The joy we've denied ourselves
While the world dictated for us
While we fought wars that weren't ours to fight

So while we snap back to reality
We have a choice to make
Why can't we keep dreaming?
Dreaming of this perfect world

Dreams do come true, don't they?
So shut your eyes to the world
Be a walking sleepyhead
And enjoy the dream!