LET'S KEEP IT SIMPLE

Keep it simple!

Why can't we?

Is it that hard?

Keep it simple and be humane

Is it too much to ask?

Being immodest is easy today

And empathy is hard to carry

You & I are drowned in delusion

Even though everything is temporary.

We bring intricacies

 Don't blame the hours

Remember, prickles leave bruises

And not the flowers.

                                          - Mrinal

SELF-MOTIVATION

 What lasts forever? Nothing.

Not even hard times.

Just hope for that hour

Because Hope is the deadline.

Success is what you seek

And try to avoid the bar?

Even a stone has to burn

To be a shining star.

Failure is a step

So don't let your spirits drown.

Every drop of rain awards life

Only when it falls down.

                                  - Mrinal

NO TURNING BACK

I'll not look back

Look back

at the times when I was weak

I'll not look back

Look back

when oppression was at its peak.

It was tough back then

Maybe a bit harsh

Fight or Step back- Choose One

Whispered the voices

in my head; the extremities have

just begun.

I never gave up

Nor did I look for

someone to stand behind

I relied on my strength

As growth is inevitable

When you have a fervent mind.

                                     - Mrinal

WHAT ARE YOU SEEKING?

Are you following serenity?

Or are you just pretending?

Trying to walk away from the green?

Or are you just pretending?

The sky was never blue

And the nights were never long

Every dawn was a new beginning

To remind you of the place you belong.

Why do you stress and cry

And remain under loads of burden?

Why do you feel surprised

When everything is uncertain?

Stop staring at the distant fruit

And hold back the ceaseless hand

Try resting your burning feet

And observe the merrier land.

Stand again once you are healed

And walk again with a firing zeal

Contentment was never the choice

Always said the chirping voice.

                                         - Mrinal

I'M DONE LOSING

I was shattered by the glaring stones

And inflamed by the golden lights

The day seemed blue to me

And deadened were the nights.

What if I'm done losing?

And now wielding my scars and pain

To trail through the shadow

As it's time for me to rise again.

I may fall and even break

And won't get the freedom to choose

I may drown in the infected air

But, I will never lose.

                                              - Mrinal

FOUR DAYS

 

Smile and spin with joy

Breathe life and ask for love

Rob happiness and not get caught

Because Four Days is all you got.

The first is the nurturing phase

On the second day, the dreams you chase

Brings you closer to the third spot

And Four Days is all you got.

Doze carelessly with a faultless face

Jump fearlessly in the constant race

Will be remembered for the way you fought

Because Four Days is all you got.

Discover every bit you need

Target all with a single shot

Build yourself and make a plot

As Four Days is all you got.

                                                       - Mrinal

IT'S NOT ME

 

I'm lost somewhere seeking peace

Wanting to be heard

And to be seen

Never did I feel this way

I am someone else

It's not me.

Gazing at the starts

I never noticed the sky

Tears rolled down my fate

But my heart stopped me to cry

I'm not as strong as I used to be

I am someone else

It's certainly not me.

                                          - Mrinal