She learned to fly again

She used to soar in the blue skies
Flying free for miles and miles
A wild spirit, who couldn't stand still
She had always possessed a strong will

They laid honeyed traps,and she was caught
Too late she realized her fault
In vain she tried to fight
With all her strength and might

Bound by invisible chains
No one saw her pain
Her heart was ripped
And her wings were clipped

As time passed by
She forgot how to fly
With her spirit broken
Her dreams and wishes left unspoken

One day the winds whispered to her
"Its time to break free"
The skies called out to her and murmured
"Open those locks, you have the key"

She ignored the voices
They were just noises
But then it got too loud
And within her a spark roused

In her attempt to fly again
She suffered a few crashes
But she wasn't going to lose
What she had struggled to gain

She learned to fly again
In sunshine and in rain
She had risen from the ashes
Rekindled her suppressed passions

Never again will I lose myself, she vowed
And live my life the way i have always loved
And she flew again with the winds
With stronger and more beautiful wings

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Go up there and bare your heart
Somewhere someplace you have got to start
One day you will look back
And wished you had walked up to him and asked
So so he might say no
But atleast now you know
You wont sit by and wonder
If your life could have been any better

Nothing ventured,nothing gained
Dont waste your life in vain

You could live your life scared
Or you could share
What might be the best days of your life
With another soul, another friend
Maybe you will even find
Someone who will be there till the end
Or maybe you will part ways
Leaving something beautiful behind to stay


Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Dont waste your life in vain

Go and take a chance, give it a try
Dont be shy, dont think why
It may hurt and it may bleed
Or it may make you ecstatic, instead
It may give you heart ache
Its better than that smile you fake
It may end one fine day
Or it may last till the end of your days


Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Dont waste your life in vain

You said

You said you would be there
to hold my hand in the crowd
But when I extended them
I found myself grasping at thin air
You said you would be there
to warm me up on cold nights
But when I sought it out
I found myself lying there shivering
You said you would be there
to brighten my dark days
But when I looked for you
I found myself alone,in despair
You said you would be there
to catch me when I fall
But when I reached out for your arms
I found myself down on the floor

Never

He held my hand, but never felt the warmth
That seeped in from his to mine
He hugged me, but never heard
The increased rate of my heartbeats
He laughed with me, but never sensed
The hollowness in mine
He danced with me, but never realized
The weakness at my knees
He looked into my eyes, but never saw
That which my lips couldn't say
He talked to me, but never listened
To the silences in between
He asked me about soul-mates, but never understood
When I said that I had found mine
He said goodbye, but never looked back
At the broken heart he left behind

This poem has been published in Indian Review website
http://indianreview.in/never-rashmi-naik/