"Echoes of Effort"

Trust not the words that dance so light,
For promises fade with the passing night.
Seek the hands that build and strive,
In their quiet toil, love comes alive.

Give your heart, but guard it too,
Weigh each step and what they do.
For love that’s balanced, deep, and true,
Is found in deeds, not just the view.

When you pour out oceans, endless, vast,
But find a trickle in return, hold fast.
Know your worth, don’t stay to plead,
Match the love, the time, the need.

It’s not in whispers, nor a sweet refrain,
But in the touch that shares your pain.
So give what’s given, match the call,
For it’s balance that saves us from the fall.

Let efforts speak where voices fail,
Let actions write your fairy tale.
Love in equal parts, pure and real,
So you know how true love should feel.

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धड़कते दिल की कहानी, उलझी सी ख्वाबों में,
दिमाग भरा शोर से, जैसे अशांत लहरों की रवानी।
भटकती हुई रूह, इक तलाश में,
मोहब्बत की, खुशी की, चैन की आरज़ू में।

सर्द रात की ठंडी चादर, दिल को घेरे है,
पर भीतर तूफान, ये कैसी पहेली है।
धुंधली राहों में चला, उम्मीद की लौ जलाए,
कदम-कदम पर गिरा, फिर संभल कर उठ जाए।

इस सफर में तू अकेला नहीं,
हर कदम पर छुपा है एक गीत, एक रहमानी साज़।
जो समझे उसे, पाए सुकून की बात,
जो भूले, बस बहे आँसुओं की बरसात।

हिम्मत से तू चल, ए मुसाफिर,
शोर के बीच भी सुन, दिल की सरगोशियाँ।
एक दिन आएगा, जब मिलेगी वो रोशनी,
जो दिल को देगी सुकून, रूह को जिंदगी।

ये रात गुज़र जाएगी, तूफान थम जाएगा,
और ठंडे मौसम में, खिलेगा नया सवेरा।
मोहब्बत, खुशी और चैन की मंज़िल,
तुझसे बस एक कदम दूर, तेरी अपनी तस्वीर।

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"When my mother asks
About him,
it's like she unknowingly touches the scars I’ve hidden,
reminding me of a past I’m still learning to forget."

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In the space between waiting and moving on,
Where neither future nor past belong,
I find the moments rich and free,
A gentle dance with life and me.

No rush to reach, no urge to stay,
I live within the present day.
Each breath a gift, each step its own,
I walk the path of the unknown.

The sun will rise, the moon will fall,
Yet here I am, embracing all.
No need for haste, no need to flee,
Just flowing with life's melody.

In every laugh, in every sigh,
I taste the truth, I touch the sky.
No longer bound by what may be,
Just here, just now, I’m truly free.

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**To My True Friends**

In the quiet of the darkest night,
When shadows stretched and hopes seemed light,
You stood beside me, strong and true,
With hearts so warm and skies so blue.

Through trials faced and paths unknown,
You gave me strength and made me whole.
In every cheer and every sigh,
You lifted me, you helped me fly.

With every laugh and every tear,
You taught me what it means to care.
For in your eyes, I see the light,
That guides me through the longest night.

So here’s to you, my steadfast friends,
For all the love that never ends.
On this day, I just want to say,
Thank you for being here today.

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Yeah I agree that you always had practical ways to explain me every odds of life
But was it really necessary to go so far just to demonstrate me that life was going to be so tough on me?
Was it really necessary to go so far just to show me that how cruel life can be?
Was it really necessary to go so far just to teach me how to fight alone?
But I must say you did your best to make me aware of all these.
You are the greatest teacher of my life.
Till now I have overcome every hurdles of my life even if they were as enormous as tides.
But to be honest, I can't take it more I am just tired.
No baba I have not given up, I still have courage to go miles without a pause,
But sometime you know I just wish you would be there with me holding my hands giving me a push when I think to back out or give me your shoulder to rest for a while.
I'm not complaining about the torments of life, it's just getting too heavy and I want to Pour down badly.
That's it baba if I'll see more I think I'll cry.
But I am your "sher baccha" how can I cry?

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To the people who love the old version of me,
So let me tell you, why?
Because you just so what was on my face and never try to comprehend what was beneath it.
Because you never saw me crying never knew what was in my mind.
Because you had always seen me from a far like a glass vase filled with cracks.
Because you had seen me inside a beautiful boundary that maybe a spectacular view but it was just a defence line for me.
Because you had never seen me asking you for the rights I deserved.
Because you had seen me doing everything to make someone happy without even giving a second thought to my happiness.
Because you never dived deeper into my story and listened whatever I wish to say you.
But to say more precisely,
You were not that close to me as you are now,
You had just seen me then and now you are actually seeing me.

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When I close my eyes and reminisce I'd be lying if I said I don't miss you

I miss you - life is a poem written in stone, I can't change what's done

I wouldn't change a thing if I could

Doubt kills joy; I just want to be free

I want to be free. Do you forgive me? I didn't push you away; I gave you space

I gave you space; you created a whole universe without me

I see a whole universe without you When I close my eyes and reminisce

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I put on my armor
To make it through the day
But the real battle is at
the end of the day
When the thoughts swoop in,
And my fears take in,
A big scary shape
And my armors down
There's no one else around
I don't have to pretend
I'm not scared
But I close my eyes
And whisper into the night
I'm bigger better stronger now
I'm focusing on my breath right now
I wont give in to depression and anxiety
Take my hand and come and fly with me Let me show you how im loved
I can tell you I'm enough
Because I'm brave
even when I'm scared
And I'm strong enough to brave the days
On the days I dont want to get up On the days I'm feeling not enough
All the thoughts that poison my mind
I give them a nametag, make them wait in line
I'm brave enough to do it on my own
And tell my thoughts that i'm not alone
I'm brave enough to talk
Even if I choke on my words
I'm brave enough to open up Even when it hurts

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एक सैनिक ने क्या खूब कहा है....
किसी गजरे की खुशबु को
महकता छोड़ आया हूँ,
मेरी नन्ही सी चिड़िया
की चहकता छोड़ आया हूँ,
मुझे छाती से अपनी तू लगा
लेना ऐ भारत म मैं अपनी
माँ की बाहों को तरसता छोड़ आया हूँ।

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