Full of prideAnd arrogantly vain.Rising aboveOn bloated airUntethered balloonFloating around.As it encountersA virus smallAll is lostIn a momentary flashAs hot air escapesTo a floppy trashThe bloated egoBattered and bruised©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Just seeing a smiley,On my phoneSend by youIn a carefree moodIs enough to igniteA thousand lightsAnd zap the somnolenceOf my heartWatching you arriveAfter a weary waitGreen tics tantalisingly Start turning blue.And the very few wordsYou delicately typeTouch my heartIn some unknown ways.My heart skips a beat,Eyes light up with joyAs I feel your warmthSurrounding me.©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Full of prideAnd arrogantly vain.Rising aboveOn bloated airUntethered balloonFloating around.As it encountersA virus smallAll is lostIn a momentary flashAs hot air explodesIn the ensuing clashThe bloated egoBattered and bruised©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Wish you were hereBesides me,Around meForeverLike an ever deepening mistEnveloping meShielding meFrom the ghastly shadowsOf the moonless nightsWish you were hereTouching meHolding meHelping me crossThe haunted streetsOf my twisted thoughtsAs the demons darkFloat in my mind©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Each day brings some horrible newsIn some corner of our globeOf people being sick and deadFrom a virus that is coldDeath by a virus, headlines screamAs a homeless takes his last breathFrozen to bones, under the skyHe was waiting for the sunFew blocks ahead a young man diedFrom loneliness and a lack of wordsAnd for … Read more
No soul in sightno bodies in tranceOr zombies staggeringOver the wallsNo mushroom cloudor a blinding light,Nor a terrorist threatTo light the fuse Yet Fallen silentwith bated breathsWorld is hidingBehind the wallsAnd the virus freelyroams the streets©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
As you step out and take a breathPure air floods the damaged lungsAnd gives your mind an instant highUnused as you are to the purityAir is Crisp and crackling freshBut cloud of doubt floats in the mindSuspicious of those, milling aroundYou wear your mask and sweat inside©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Few pigeons hop on empty streetsSidewalks carpeted with fallen leavesSummer has arrived, sky a lighter blueBut people are closeted around their screensIsolated in their homes.No soul on the streets, nor cars in a rushNo one in hurry, no one on the runFew masks appear, once in a whileRest all closeted around their screensIsolated in their … Read more
If you try to SpeakYou will be shut downAnd impotence of your wordsAnd the rising jeersWill drown you outIf you cry when hurtYou will be toldTo forget your painAnd think of the gainsYour hurt will bringVoice your opinionAnd be abusedFor your audacityTo disrespect the GodsAt the helm.For the Godscan never be wrongAnd we, never correct.Just … Read more
Will the Morning sun throw awayThe darknessWill the afternoon sun dry awayThe dampnessWill the evening breeze blow awayThe cobwebsOr the night continue its infinite journeyTowards unending dark©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar