Category: Poetry

The storm

We watch the moon in all its brilliance
The light, it shines across the bay
The sea is calm, but there’s a storm
Brewing somewhere in the distance.
The world’s away, left far behind
But there’s no escaping your probing stare
Clearly there’s more to be wanted, or felt
More left for the taking.
I feel your trembling fingers, intertwined
When I hold your hand firmly in mine
But the tremors soak within my skin
As my heart just, simply, melts away.
Spellbound, hooked, fascinated
To a point of no return
We watch the moon in all its brilliance
The light, it shines across the bay
The sea is calm, but there’s a storm
Brewing somewhere, yet
Much closer than I’d expected.

© 2014 Mihir Kamat

March 14, 2014
Sparkle

She glitters on, unfazed at the touch
of human skin; as he mulls holding her with
jittery fingertips. He wonders
what a hole she would make in his pocket,
yet considering she would be totally worth it.
She looks around, scoffing at her peers;
they can only stare back, green with envy
for she carries that crystal, that chunk of ‘ice’
fit only for the hand of a queen.
She spends a quiet moment on her silky berth,
made of scarlet felt and velvet soft,
as she preps herself for the big moment;
for when the teary eyed, gorgeous dame
beholds meekly her ravishing beauty
and then looks back at the babbling fool,
who now holds her hand, trembling, unsure;
simply willing to trade one beauty away
to have and hold another for life.

© 2014 Mihir Kamat

February 25, 2014
Unplugged

Where there was once time
To look into her eyes
And find my world
Hidden deep within them
I’m now left staring
Into four-inch screens
Trying to hold on
To a shred of a relationship.

Where there once was space
To hum along a melody
Or to find an old record
And relate to its sweetness
But all that remains
Are the screeches and squeals
Of the musically impaired.

Traveling through life
So dependent on gadgets
And gizmos and computer networks
That I hardly seem to talk these days
Or touch, feel, smile, and really communicate
Those small things that need communicating.

So desperately searching
For the brakes on this derailed engine
Hurtling down this path of insanity.

Maybe all that I need
Is a hand to hold,
Or the company of a friend
Maybe the loyalty of a pet
Or a gentle kiss

Maybe those are the things
I’d ponder upon
“What could I have done differently?”
When I’m old and actually plugged to a box
That is keeping me alive

Maybe it’s time someone pulls the plug.

© 2014 Mihir Kamat

February 3, 2014
The last kiss

There are moments, I’ve wished
That would never end, and once they do,
That they’d never begun.
Soul searching, yet out of reach
Falling out of comfortable arms
From cushioned relief
Into raging nightmares
Where the beast is awake
Ready to feast on mellow creatures
The mind wanders, endlessly, carelessly,
Aimlessly, pointlessly, wordlessly
Staring into space
Going back in time
To that, last kiss
The one that was supposed to make it right.

© 2014 Mihir Kamat

Photo courtesy of jadensadventures.wikia.com.
Contributed to this week’s writing challenge.

January 16, 2014
Life and death

I’m here again in the company of
Wizened flowers, that form a deathly mosaic
Beautiful once, now a mere arrangement
Of wilted roses and shriveled lilacs

You chose to go to that better place
And left me here to my loneliness
Now I try clutch on to cherished memories
As I hold these in my hands again

I feel the hurt rise in my heart
The light, it dwindles slightly so
Maybe, just maybe, we still have hope
Or is it too late, I fear?

I feel my lips say no
But my cheeks, they reveal all my cards
Crimson, flushing oh so rosy
Reminiscing your touch on my skin

How do I turn back time?
I have words left unspoken, yet only seen
Through the mist of my breath
That fogs the window panes

But the haze lifts, the crystal clears
And these flowers lay lifeless in my arms
Maybe, I could revive their life
Through the gift of my tears.

© 2014 Mihir Kamat

Photo courtesy of colourbox.com.

January 2, 2014
Never let go

Fallen angels seldom walk the streets
Not every day do knights stay at their feet?
Until yesterday, I didn’t know your name
But today’s the day where nothing feels the same

Angel, where have you been all my life
Seeing your face makes me walk in paradise
So much prettier than the summer rose
All I want now is to hold you close

And never let go.
Never let go…

The sun is shining, as it never did before
Brighter days and I right here want so much more
Couldn’t stay away from your charming, careless gaze
I’m walking into sleepless nights through endless days

Angel, where have you been all my life
Seeing your face makes me walk in paradise
So much prettier than the summer rose
All I want now is to hold you close

And never let go.
Never let go…

Never let go oh oh oh
Never let go.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

Image courtesy desktopnexus.com

December 10, 2013
Diamonds

A golden circle;
Studded brilliance holds
Tiny, lone crystals

Your melted heart speaks
As light shimmers through many
Broken window panes;

Those glowing rocks just
Scatter radiance beyond me
Why those tears?

Our breaths unite
As the distance closes down
To nothingness now

And all I can see
Your eyes speak like diamonds;
Love is in the air.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

Inspired by this week’s writing challenge.
Photo courtesy of desktopnexus.com.

November 26, 2013
Breadcrumbs

Silent graves seem left behind
Where flowers sit on dusty berths
Mere markers in the sands of time
Trying to prove all their worth

So quiet, the winds keep passing by
Right from the early, break of dawn
The hope that fills the heart alike
May not see the first light of morn

They once unleashed the dogs of war
Many years ago, men died in pain
The rivers they ran red with blood
And crimson skies bled through the rain

So much mistrust lay in their minds
And hatred deep within the heart
Maybe that’s why those towns are empty
And broken bridges, blown apart?

Who won the war? How do we know?
How do you prove who was just?
All it did was left behind
Breadcrumbs fallen in the dust

But maybe there’s a lesson here
They may not have all died in vain
For peace may just be a meager breadcrumb
Until we learn to love again

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

Inspired by this week’s writing challenge.
Photo courtesy of judith.deviantart.com, modified by Mihir Kamat.

November 12, 2013
Stay

You whisper in my ears so softly
And point towards my worthy foe
A rustic clock hung on the far wall
Telling me it’s time to go

I sit up straight and keenly watch
Your brilliant eyes look back at me
So innocent and full of charm
Your hand fits mine so perfectly

My skin warms up to your icy breath
As you tease me with your silken lips
And lay a wet one back on mine
While you brush my hair with your fingertips

The connection breaks; I open my eyes
To look back deep into yours
As I feel the bittersweet aftertaste of honey
So much, I can’t have enough of it

Some moments pass in quiet wonder
Of how beautiful you are to me
I sense a bout of mild trepidation
Taking over temporarily

As our fingers separate oh so slowly
I see you turn and walk away
And even though you have to go
My heart only wants you to stay.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

Image courtesy of Google.

November 10, 2013
Let’s light up that smile!

In the spirit of the festival of lights, here’s a happy song to keep the cheer going. Happy Diwali everyone!

Let’s open up our eyes to see
Hum along a melody
And light up, that face of yours

Let’s grab a friend and share a beat
With open arms and meaty treats
And brighten, your day because

Life’s much more than simply watching days go by
Spreading joys and making everything worth while

So let’s light up, that smile.
Lets light up, your smile.

Hanging clouds won’t disappear
Let’s stand up and go face our fears
Enliven, the atmosphere

Keep your fingers right in tow
And let go of your worries now
No fighting, today come on!

Life’s much more than simply watching days go by
Spreading joys and making everything worth while

So let’s light up, that smile.
Let’s light up, your smile.

Let’s light up… That smile.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

November 2, 2013