Abhey Gupta

Tag: Hope

  • Wish I…

    I just wish, sometimes —
    wish I could only hope,
    wish I could only believe,
    wish I could only see thee,
    wish I could only love,
    wish I could only help,
    wish I could only walk,
    holding one familiar hand of my life: my childhood.

    Wish — when I wished for everything, and I had it;
    wish to be back when time was innocent;
    wish when the sky was an endless beauty;
    wish when the moon was my friend;
    wish when I had nothing, but my peace;
    wish when I had the courage to dream;
    wish when broken houses were only card games;
    wish — I could wish, now.

  • Around Me

    Thundering clouds, drowning day and lightning night —
    I wonder what is up in the sky.

    A feeble sound, chirping birds, trees greener than ever —
    I find my mirror in these.

    A drifting river, crossing seas, memoirs dissolving along the current —
    I put myself in, to forget anything.

    Feeding mammals, loving bees, the morning rooster —
    I find a shot of words to describe all these.

    Over the wire, on top of the roof, on the flooded road —
    I find a true likeness of you.

    Dense mangrove fields, still life, and a murmuring —
    the love of you, and of life.

    Today or tomorrow, love or hate —
    I find my peace, in you.

  • Treasure

    Stars hide away, beneath the far dark night;
    we look around in a daze, and find a shine all around.
    Beyond the bridge lies an angel, smiling, abated;
    to reach, to go, far away, where she hides her smile.

    Day and night all pass away alike, outshining every pursuit,
    to the untravelled path, and the inland depth of the sea.
    Someday alone, or accompanied by a cry — but through;
    and the morning calls, for treasure, at this time.

  • A Glimpse of Life

    It is just a glimpse of life —
    the one I love when I close my eyes,
    and the one I fear when I open them.

  • I Wish

    I wish I could take all your pain, and fill that place with happiness.
    I wish I could fly you so high, you’d never feel scared of the height.
    I wish I could love you so much, you’d never know what hate is.
    I wish I could take you so far, no one would know who we are.
    I wish I could bring heaven to earth, to show you what you deserve…

  • Somewhere I Belong

    I am leaving behind memoirs at every step;
    some are known, and loved,
    some are helpless, like feathers of cloud,
    and bewildered, like my dreams at night,
    and lonely, like my day without you.
    But I am stepping forward, every day —
    lost, and left behind, but stepping, to where I belong…

  • One Arm to Hold

    How long I chase my dreams, only to find them void;
    how long I travel alone, on the path I aspire to;
    how far I go, alone, with one lost reach —
    and by the evening, I wake to my own night,
    through and through my own pain…

    And by the morning, I want to wake holding one arm,
    and smile with you, for the rest of my life.

  • Stay with Me

    Stay in my heart,
    stay in my life,
    stay for the rest of time,
    and never say goodbye.

    Stay, my friend;
    stay, my student;
    stay, my teacher;
    taunt me, but never leave me.

    Stay with me,
    stay with my memories,
    stay with my love,
    and never cry without me.

    Stay in the shadow,
    stay in the smile,
    stay in the unspoken —
    but never forget me.

    Stay happy with me,
    stay happier without me,
    stay forever in memories,
    and I wish you endless joy.

  • Have Been, You

    I have not seen the world, but I have been into its depths — with you;
    I have not been to the heights, but I have driven into a sea of joy — with you;
    I have not stayed awake from night to day, but with the giggles of you;
    I have been through, far and far — but the places hold smile and joy, with you.

  • Beautiful Life

    Before a day, after a night,
    when sleep is gripping the pillow tight,
    I woke to a day I lost, and gained,
    and wasted away the sadness inside;
    I crawled back to reality,
    and wondered at this beautiful life.