कातील

मिलती है रोजयहां चोटे हजारगुलशन मे है बहारकाटो की यहांकिस किस की करूफरियाद मै यहाकातील जब यहांलांखो मे है.©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

चेहरा

आईने मे चेहरादेखता हुं रोजचेहरा बदलतांदेखता हुं रोजबात चेहरे तक होतीतो परवा नही होतीखुद को भी बदलतेदेंखता हुं रोज©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

I am not dark

The darkness you seeIn my wordsMay not be the darkOf my heartMany time I seeDarkness aroundA casually touchSmears my soulDarkness sometimesMay seep insideAnd make me darkFor a little whileBut I am not darkNor am I bleakIt’s just that I canVery clearly seeIt’s just that I canVery deeply feelWhat others sufferIn their lives©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

Giving Up

Sharp edged knivesWhistling byBarbs and dartsRaining from skyNowhere to lookNowhere to hideOld wounds startBleeding againUnable to bearSavage assaultThe delicate fuseFinally snapsFace too grimFirm with resolveEnd feels the onlyAnswer to allFloating aboveBefore the crashWorld feels pettyHopelessly small©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

I will wait for you

If I leave you earlyIn our lifeAnd move on to the realm ofEternal shineI’ll wait for youAt the shadows endWhere the light won’t reachAnd dark won’t endIn the land of nowhereI’ll hang aroundAnd wait for you toFinally arrive Together againWe’ll start our livesIn the beautiful land ofEternal shine©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

Blunted Feelings

Wind can be prisonOr a DreamMay pin you downOr help you flyRain can suppressOr can liberateCan make you danceOr hide and wait.Sky can be grandOr suffocatingly hugeCan make you flyOr break down in fearBut Life lies midwaySomewhere betweenMost of us NeverFeeling anything©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

Lucid Dream

What if I tell youYour are in a lucid dreamAnd what you are seeingIsn’t happening nowCOVID and the lockdownAnd the financial ruinIs just a dreamRunning as you sleepLike Neo the greatIn the Matrix filmWill you swallowThe bright red pillTo wake up in theDrab routineMonotonously sloggingAll your lifeWith toxic workplaceGossiping behindAnd a deranged bossHounding your lifeWeekends … Read more

अंत

चिंचोळ्या वाटेवरचालतो धुक्यातदरी दोन्ही बाजूलाप्रवास अंधारातअंधार्या दुःखालाअंधारीच वाटहुंदक्याना ही भीतीकोसळून पडायचीभीतीला ही वाटे भीतीदुःखाला ही दुःखत्या अंधार्या वाटेचामी शोधतो अंत©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar