SEE IT'S DECEMBER

See, it's December.

The nights will intrude earlier

The Sun will seem less friendlier

The wind will sharpen its claws

And the air will get fiercer

But it's not going to change a thing

For our conversations will last longer

Our connection will get stronger

And we'll do good to remember

That no matter May or December

 No matter how fake this splendour

You're that place I like to call Centre

So screw the left-of-the-centre theory

You're my goddamn centre.

 

 

See, it's December.

Sweaters will be in season

Coffee will be drunk without reason

Mornings will be tinged by darkness

Melancholy and fog will see collision

But that won't change anything for us

For it will only make things clearer

If at all, you'll grow dearer

And we'll do good to remember

That no matter May or December

We'll never have to surrender

Our lack of what others call sanity

Call it friendship, call it camaraderie

So screw the reason or the season it may be

You're my reason to be Me.

THE JOURNEY WITHIN

Look at you

So strong, so bullish, so carefree

And yet, you can’t see, you can’t see it at all

You've been such a mess lately.

The world has stood still in your playground

And you've been grouped into Anonymously

And that's the thing about dreams you nurture long but die fast

They end cruelly.

Look at you

So worn, so wishful, so weary

And yet, you're here and you're surveying this life

And it feels like infinity.

But you choose not to draw the spotlight on you

After all, you've been pretty busy

Fighting the daily wars that take you away from the big battle

And that's a pity.

Look at you

So out there, outspoken, outwardly

And yet, you're not so sure about where to start

Or when to swim against the tide vehemently.

Take my word, let's clear this patch

For past the obscure, you'll spot it quite clearly

That what you thought had passed, has been in you all along

For without conviction, what are we?

HAPPEN

I've just walked in and am close to bored already
It's not like I expected anything to happen
And then I see you standing there
Dim lit, not so fit
And Happen just happens. 

 

You're looking kind of lost and it's comforting
Because suddenly I'm not so alone
By now, I'm wondering what would happen
If we said hello, talk some more
What if Happen just happens? 

 

 I've reached the end of my drink, so soon
And there's nothing a lot happening in my head
And hey, you're leaving already
Am I just late or is it just fate
Because Happen just left the building.

GOSSIP-INSURED

I heard you got too tipsy and trashy
But that's okay, the person who told me is news-flashy
And just when she wanted me to believe otherwise
Her augmented envy hit me between my eyes

Hearsay is hearsay, it's a pity
Gossip is burning up this city
While it's better to be hated than ignored
Who in this world can be Gossip-insured?

I hear you found love in the arms of Mr. Not-so-Right
But that's okay, the person who told me is uptight
And just when his barb reeked of Patronizing
His impish boy-like charm turned agonizing

Hearsay is hearsay, it's a pity
Gossip is burning up this city
While it’s a sign of the distantly-matured
Who in this world can be Gossip-insured?

I hear you have an addiction all compelling
But that's okay, the person who told me is repelling
And just when I begin to feel a sense of déjà vu
I figure the rumour involves me, not you

Hearsay is hearsay, it's a pity
Gossip is burning up this city
No smoke without fire, I've heard
Who in this world can be Gossip-insured?

THE TRAVELLER

When I set out to travel

I'll drop the shadow

The shadow of being someone

Someone you or anyone else knows

I'll lie back in the anonymity

And stretch out my possibilities

The possibility that my North Star is on a sabbatical

And my Crazy Star is on the rise

Could I be foolish and yet make you smile?

Could I be mindless and yet come out wise?

Could I wander and yet not be lost?

Could I find a new address that is not home?

Could I swim in an infinity of strangers

And find something to share with each one of them?

Could I do something for the sheer fun of it

And not feel plummeted by the 'what ifs'?

I will be that traveller

Where I'll be the chorus in the silence

Where I'll be the applause in the noise

Where I won't be Someone you know

But I'll still be the One who Knows.

SINGLE AGAIN

She’s facing the music on her own 

Much too long she’s been 

Dancing to the tune of someone she knew 

No longer, she’s not too keen 

 

And as she takes in the sights 

 It’s not like she’s betraying 

 But there’s a halo around her 

 that’s simply, quite simply saying

 

Single Again, I’m Single Again 

So I’ll take that holiday for one 

And if you’re gonna be my mate 

 Let’s not share anything but fun

 

She’s taking the punches like a pro 

It’s not like she’s not been beaten 

But what’s the use of a story if you’ve 

Never bitten more than you should’ve eaten 

 

So she’s got her bagful of worries 

But she’s not tying it up with a string of Attached 

And as she readies to walk it alone 

 She’s saying to you in a tone detached 

 

Single Again, I’m Single Again 

So I’ll walk with you, do you like walking? 

But if you’re looking for a heart-to-heart 
Get this, I won’t be doing the talking.

LEAN ON ME

So highly strung 

You’ve been for long 

Like a guitar that’s wrung 

All out of song 

 

And all you need 

Is a corner to lie 

Where you can just 

Not be questioned why 

 

So just for once 

Don’t shine brighter 

 And just for once 

Don’t be that fighter 

 

And I’m telling you this 

 Take second place 

And just for once 

Slow down your pace 

 

Look up at skies 

And not look for inspiration 

Stare at the stars 

With no expectation 

 

And even if you fall 

And even if you rise 

Everything you do 

Doesn’t have to be a prize 

 

You may not understand this 

But said quite simply 

Just take my hand 

 And lean on me. 

 

You may not understand this 

But said quite simply 

 Just take my hand 

And lean on me.

MAYBE DEFINITELY

Staying grounded is solid 

Being whimsical isn’t your thing 

The last time you threw caution to the winds 

Caution came back to sting 

 And before you could even grimace 

You had fallen. 

 

Now, here you are 

Quite similarly placed in a situation 

And you’ve been biding your time 

Probably weighing your options 

But consider the option you’ve not used so far 

Only for a moment do. 

 

Now, don’t say you’re betting on it 

Or even claim that you’re being reckless 

Just take a deep breath 

And leap into what you think is best 

For sometimes it is in a Maybe 

That you will find a Definitely.

UNDILUTED

I’m not so sure about a spritzer
Soda in wine is not my style
I’m not so sure about dilution
 So give me the truth straight up, even if it takes a while.

Give me your passion unbridled
Even if it’s going to burn
Give me your time undivided
Even if I have to wait my turn.

 Give me your shame explicit
Even if it will make you less desirable
Give me your fears un-glossed
Even if it makes you more vulnerable

I’m not so sure about dilution
Because watery is so not worth my while
I’m not so sure about a spritzer
For soda in wine is not my style.

A NOTE ON REALIZATION

The shadows on the wall

They’re getting longer

And our connections maybe

They’re getting stronger

Finding a corner in my head

Is easier than you imagined

Standing a chance with you

Is nicer unimagined

Places we’ve never been

They’ll start growing a road

Phases we’ve yet to manoeuvre

They’ll probably be explored

Too much of talking is a bad thing

Too much of thinking is worse

And procrastination is just evil

When you are my universe.