if forever existed

have heard of this a million times
that there is there someone your & mine

down these roads of mindsets and thoughts
we're counting on things that we were taught

we fight for a constant, but in vain
inevitable is the change they say

you hold my hand as I catch my breath
untangling emotions alive and dead

the crossroads lead us to different walks
yet there's something that sustains the talks

maybe the future is benign
maybe we are just waiting for a sign

But..........................................

if forever existed....
the face of reality would have altered

 if forever existed
our words wouldn't have faltered

if forever existed....
the heartbreaker would be jobless

if forever existed...
emotions would afloat fearless

if forever existed....
there would be no sad endings

if forever existed...
there would be no pretendings...

-M.e.D

Sabbatical

I gave up on writing long back. It's like I no longer have the courage or the passion for writing like I once had. Today I feel disinterested and too lazy to write. I feel like my writing is repetitive and therefore I have kind of given up on this "once upon a time " my favourite hobby. Having said that,, here I am writing again, not because my mind has changed but now I write because a friend of mine insists on me to write. She tells me, no matter what, never stop writing. She says,  "Just write, I don't care what you write about, write anything but I want you to write everyday. Write everything and anything that comes to your mind. Write about your fears, your joy, your childhood and your adventures into adulthood. Write all that you had dreamt of, write everything you accomplished till date. Write why you failed and write what you learnt from that. Write about US...write ...write ...write....".

So I finally said - "Yes I'll write but the only reason I'll write is You !"



~M.e.D

kuch saal baad....

पूछते है अपनी आँखों को  बंद कर खुदसे
किया ये  क्या तुमने, आप अपने संघ,

जो रंग सारे उड़ गए है,कटे हुए है पंख ?

कापती है आवाज़ ,क्या कहूंगी किसी से

 जहाँ पर ख्वाब बस्ते थे ,

वहाँ  अब राख फैली है 

एक दो दाग नहीं,

पूरी चूनर ही मैली है  

दिल टूटा तो था पर उस बात को बीते अरसा हुआ

लेकिन आज भी जीवन में सन्नाटा पसरा हुआ 

अजीब कश्मकश सी ,आज भी हैरान है ज़िन्दगी

खुदसे थक चुकी,सबसे परेशान है ये ज़िन्दगी 

ज़िन्दगी को खुलके जी पाना ,ये तक़दीर होती है 

कुछ लोगो की ज़िन्दगी की वीरान तस्वीर होती है 

 ....... 

नहीं जाना है लौटके उस वक़्त में पीछे

और न अपने आप को फिरसे गिराना है

मैं ज़िंदा हूँ, मेरी ज़िन्दगी को मुस्कुराना है

जो हो चुका  कल में ,वो मेरा गुज़रा ज़माना है  ॥ 


~ M.e.D 

JOMO Syndrome

The other day I read an article in a leading English daily about the Joy Of Missing Out (JOMO) and it made a lot of sense to me. The joy of being away from the sham and chaotic world of social networking which has now become a source of headaches, a source of depression for many. The joy of cutting yourself away from all the unnecessary clutter of information about people you do not have an iota of interest in. I often give up on my social networks just to spent time with the people who matter to me and with the silence of my surroundings and trust me ,it increases my self-confidence and my happiness quotient by many folds. You experience peace inside-out.

Talking to people about almost nothing, wasting hours on the internet liking pictures and posts . Probably wasting all the time you should spend calling friends , reading a book or just pampering yourself. What has social networking done to us. Fine, it has kept us connected but do you realize at what cost ? There is no private life left, people take pride in updating absolute non sense statuses and check-ins on FB as if I care where you are and what you are doing..

Blocking people you dislike,unfriending people after fights, stalking your exes...all this has made life so insane that we have forgotten all that is important. Talking about your love for your family on FB , talking about your patriotism on FB...what good does that do ? Please people, stop all this...value your time on earth and do something creative, fun and for your own betterment if not of the society...For heavens sake stop serving hatred, jealousy and depression in the name of sharing.....  People are so easily available to each other through these sites that the element of surprise on meeting after years has vanished in thin air... people pose in pictures just to post on these sites..and people forget to enjoy the moment because they are too busy clicking selfies............ stop all this...now before it is too late...now before you lose all of it.........save it while you can..

Switch off..tune out and Breatheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Take care

M.e.D