Life is unpredictable…
Let’s live as if it’s the last day,
Say what we feel, let’s not throw it away.
Let’s smile as if it’s the last time we smile,
Because we may never come back across the mile.
Hug as if it’s the last time we’re hugging someone,
We never know when we’ll become a body unknown.
Life is unpredictable, let’s not wait or stall,
Let’s live fully, freely, and give it our all.

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What Do You Need?
Why can’t you sleep?
the brain asked the heart.
The heart said,
I have countless thoughts,
all tangled knots,
I can’t seem to connect the dots.
The brain said,
Why do the dots need connecting?
Why not start untangling?
Why must the thoughts keep wrestling?
The heart replied,
Is it really that simple?
As simple as stars that twinkle?
Do I even have time, ample?
The brain said,
Why not try?
Let silence hush the cry.
The heart said,
Well… yeah.
Maybe I’ll try.
Maybe, blah, blah.

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The chaos never ends
The mind never stops talking
The heart never stops screaming
The brain never stops thinking
The battle continues without a break
And all things ache
When will it stop? No one knows
Who’s to blame? Nobody shows
It’s the battle between mind, brain, and heart
And all the things that tear them apart.

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Did you knock the door?
I don’t know, Did I?
It was shut tight, no way to enter,
The brain and heart had this banter.
The brain wanted to shut it all,
The heart wanted to open and take a fall.
Nobody knew what lay beyond,
Brain or heart, who between these two was being conned?
Who would listen to whom?
They came to terms,
Let’s just open it a crack,
Let the brain stay on track, or let the heart lose track.

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What does one need?

A little peace of mind,
And a smile that’s kind.
A little attention,
And a hint of admiration.
A sense of belonging,
And a heart gently longing.
The assurance you're not taken for granted,
And the reassurance that you're truly wanted.
Just a hope to get through the day,
And a warm hug that needs nothing to say.

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भावनांचा सागर अथांग आहे
कधी उठती त्यात तरंग आहे
पण मनाचा डोह मात्र रीताच आहे
श्वासा पलीकडे जाऊन जीव ओवाळून टाकनं आहे
आणि जीवाला जीव देण आहे
पण जीवाचा त्रागा सुरुच आहे
आशेचा रस्ता रुंद आहे
त्यात मन ही बेधुंद आहे
पण स्वप्नांचं दार मात्र बंद आहे
बेटावर अडकलो तरी
किनारा नजीक आहे
पण बेधुंद मनात भावनांचे पूर कैक आहे

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I woke up in the middle of the night and
The war within was still on,
But the blinking of the star was not gone,
It gave me the strength I needed,
The war within was calm while the peace succeeded.
I woke up in the middle of the night and
The fear within was still there,
But so was the moon’s stare.
The fear vanished with the light,
I did not succumb to the plight.
I woke up in the middle of the night and
The thought of you was still lingering,
And I did not notice that I was smiling.
The war, the fear, the plight all were in the dust,
Because your thought brought peace, like dawn’s first trust.

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Somewhere beyond the horizon, maybe there is life,
With no suffering or strife.
Somewhere beyond the deep sea, maybe there is light,
With no pain, no fight.
Somewhere beyond the high mountains, maybe there is a blessing,
With no more crying.
Somewhere beyond the sky, maybe there is hope,
With no burdens to cope.
Somewhere beyond the darkness, maybe there is possibility,
With no weight of responsibility.

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वो अलमारी पुरानी
और अलमारी मे रखी वो किताब पुरानी
पन्ने कुछ बिखरे से थे
और कुछ अभी भी निखरे से थे
सोचा, शायद इत्मीनान से फिरसे उसे पढ़ेंगे
और उसी दुनिया मे मसरूफ़ हो जाएँगे
अलमारी से उसे निकालने का ख़याल तो आया
पर सोचते ही हाथ वही रुक सा गया
किताब की कहानी नज़रों के सामने आ गई
आँखो में आँसू और लबों पर हँसी छा गई
सोचा कुछ किताबे यादों में ही अच्छी है
सारी नहीं पर उनमें से कुछ कहानियाँ तो सच्ची है
यही सोच कर अलमारी से वो किताब बाहर तो आई नहीं
पर फिरसे वो हमारे ख़यालों से भी कभी गई नहीं

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Life brings you to a stage where all seems so feeble,
Twisting and turning, even if you were humble.
You start to feel that everything might fade away,
For it's all hazy, and there's no clear way.
It’s dark and twisted, and nothing’s in sight,
Gone in a blink, as if lost to the night.
Life’s a journey full of surprise,
With no one to warn or open our eyes.

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