Category: Poetry

Beautiful misery

Love is just wonderful, isn’t it? You feel like you can live without it, but your mind keeps coming to things you’re not ready to let go of.

(verse one)

When I close my eyes
I see a vision of your face
All my troubles are gone
Gone without a trace

And when I see your eyes
They’re all I want to see
That one moment in time
You set me free

You set me free…

(chorus)

Even though you’re so far away
I feel you are so near
Every time I think of you
Life becomes crystal clear

You’re that breath of fresh air
That’s keeping me alive
Without you I don’t think
I really can survive

So please accept my love
And put me out of my

Beautiful misery…

(verse two)

Your smile is like the sweet sunshine
It takes me high above
Your touch is all I want to feel
Something I can’t get enough of

I wish that you were close to me
Because it hurts so bad
Being away from you so long
You were everything I had

Everything I had…

(repeat chorus)

So please accept my love
And put me out of my

Beautiful misery.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

May 1, 2013
A cup of coffee

I can’t help but watch
While you’re sitting there sipping your coffee
Innocently you brush your hair aside
And unravel the beauty that is your face

My eye catches yours
But I cannot hold your gaze
Because looking in your eyes
Makes me weak

You let off a wry smile, gentle, almost mischievous
As if you’re trying to provoke me
That smile of yours pushes me off the edge
And makes me want to kiss those lips

But I control myself; not here, not now.
You sense my dilemma. You lean forward
Pick up your cup, and take a sip;
Savoring the taste.

I now wish I were that cup of coffee
The one you were so gently holding
And kissing just a moment ago.
I’ve lost all track of time.

You’ve just made a memory
I can’t forget.
No matter what I try and do
My mind just keeps coming to you.

And you’ve made me realize
That it doesn’t take a grand gesture
But just that little thing you did
That made me fall in love with you.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

Inspired by today’s daily prompt.

Image courtesy of Wikimedia commons

April 30, 2013
Go look into a mirror

It is a refreshing change to look
At a mirror once in a while
To take stock of how it’s going
Before you take on that extra mile

It tells you when you are angry
Or when you are in pain
It does not hide or disguise
It just makes who you are plain

So go look at a mirror today
You’d be surprised at what it shows
You may think you live in a perfect world
Where everything gleams and glows

It will show what you are becoming
Or what you have left behind
You can see it in your face
If you’ve thought it in your mind

A mirror shows what you truly are
On its judgment you can rely
It truly is a man’s best friend
Because a mirror can never lie.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

April 28, 2013
My hero

I’m standing here in these dark woods
The rain lashes out and drenches me
Cold shivers run down my spine
And my feet are numb;
My mind is uneasy, my pulse racing
I can smell my own fear.

I beg that this pain ends;
The suffering stops
The emptiness goes away.
My heart craves for someone to rescue me
My savior, my hero.

I pray to all the gods I believe in
Clinging on to that thread of faith.
But the mind knows;
No one is coming.
Desperation gets the better of me
Like a dark serpent choking the life
Out of my lifeless body.
Soon the shoulders drop
The body slumps
It feels like it is all going to be over soon.

And then a sudden realization dawns upon me.
I realize I’m alive.
More alive than I ever was.
Still moving, breathing.

And then the heart feels warm
The rush of blood pumping through myriad veins
With the energy of courage.
The will to fight takes over.
The will to survive.
The seeds of my actions
Seem to rip apart the darkness
And bear fruit.

I survive.

And there have been many times since then
When I was on the verge of quitting
Or holding on for dear life.
I didn’t need anyone else.

For when I needed my savior,
I didn’t need to look far.

I was,
My hero.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

April 25, 2013
Face inside my head

Ever experienced that feeling where you’d seen a pretty face that just gets stuck inside your head, and you can’t get enough of it? This is a song I wrote dedicated to that “Face inside my head”… Thanks for rocking my world!

(Verse one)

When at first I saw you
Kept thinking to myself
You must be one of a kind
To be looking like that

The first look I had
You took my breath away
And now I see you
In every step in every way

(Chorus)

Can’t stop thinking ’bout you
You’re that face inside my head
You follow me around
When I’m awake or in bed

And I wish I was dead,
‘Coz I see heaven where you are
In the magic of your eyes, I see…
My destiny

(Verse two)

And my life’s just gotten better
With you coming in
Can’t get enough of your smile
It makes me happy within

And the color of your eyes
Leaves me hypnotized
That cute dimple on your face
Keeps me mesmerized

(Repeat chorus)

(Verse three)

Your hair’s like the night
And your face white as day
That joy in your voice
Keeps me happy all the way

That glow on your face
Is unlike I’ve seen here before
Every look in your eyes
Leaves me wanting more and more

(Repeat chorus)

(Bridge)
Watching you I’ve lost track of time
Your beauty’s like the sweet sunshine
Your smile is all I’ll ever need
I’m wishing that you could be mine…

I wish I was dead,
‘Coz I see heaven where you are
In the magic of your eyes, I see…
My destiny

My destiny.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

April 25, 2013
The painting

A myriad of colors splashed
Across the canvas, took shape
Of a beautiful woman, waiting
In the twilight.

The moon shone brightly above her
Bathing her with a radiance
That transcended beyond the real
Into the divine.

She sat quietly
In her wedding gown
She seemed to be trapped
The painting, her prison

She implored an onlooker,
To gaze into her lovely eyes,
Timeless, unflinching,
Mesmerizing

Her lips so soft,
So breathtaking,
So delicate like the rose
She held between her hands

And as I looked on
She seemed to be beckoning to me;
Asking me to unravel the mystery
Locked up in her mind

A mind packed with myriad thoughts,
Countless aspirations,
A million dreams
Which I could see in her eyes

And as I held her gaze
I couldn’t break free,
For she was a prisoner no more,
I was.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

April 23, 2013
Letting go

I’ve been holding on for so long
To what I felt was true love
It was only a mirage I was chasing
But never could get a hold of

My mind kept saying over and over
You were never mine to claim
Be cautious, watch out, you’ll hurt yourself
Love’s just a cruel game

But the heart wants what it wants, my dear
It seldom does think twice
It falls for everything that seems
So pretty and amazingly nice

I thought you were different, my heart believed
That you were the one for me
Your hand just felt right in mine
As if it were meant to be

That smile you smiled, were drops of heaven
That blessed my simple life
The dreams I dreamed, where you became
My beautiful, charming wife

And the time I spent with you, my love
Were moments spent in bliss!
I’d imagine the sweet taste of honey
In each and every kiss

But it takes two hands to make a clap
It was so plain to see
I was stupid, my love was blind
You never belonged to me

I now look back, smile and wonder
Why I’d held on so long
Or why I’d lived with the pain
When I wasn’t very strong

The answer’s plain, for all to see
It’s not the holding on I rue
For me the hardest part, was and is
Letting go of you.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

April 21, 2013
An ode to drinking!

A jolly old man’s song sung to a young man whom he meets at a bar and who wants to know the old man’s story…

I was just a kid like you
Maybe twenty, twenty-two
A charming boy with handsomely good looks

And she was a fair, young maiden
Sent directly down from heaven
And one look at her was all that it took

She was pretty, she was lovely
And her teeth were white and pearly
And I loved her like there wasn’t any other

But all good things come to an end
She got married to my friend
And within the next two years became a mother!

So instead of crying in the rain
Felt just right to ease the pain
With the help of some good old country liquor

Since then it’s been some thirty years
And some gin and lots of beer
And some whiskey on some ice just makes it slicker!

You can drink when you are blue
Or when you are happy too!
And you can drink when you’re bit under the weather

When you’re too hot or too cold
Or you’re too young or too old
Brandy will make you feel as light as a feather!

When you’re feeling just too bad
Or you’re happy and are glad
Go ahead and meet up with all of your friends

There is nothing like some beer
To spread the joy and cheer
Put them together and the fun will never end!

There is vodka, there is wine
And there is rum that’s just divine!
Or if you fancy a shot of tequila

You’ll be living the fancy dream
With a taste of Irish cream
Or white wine that is flavored with vanilla…

Well, now you must be thinking
That if I keep on drinking
My next drink could as well be my last

But I’m going to go someday
Then just might as well today
But for sure I’m going to go out with a blast!

Oh this is just an old man’s song
That you’re free sing along
I’d say liquor could be man’s best friend

You may be all alone
When all your friends are gone
It’s faithful to you right till the end!

Right till the end…

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

April 18, 2013
I won’t write you a love song

I won’t write you a love song
Not even a melody
For there are no words to describe
Just what you meant to me
I won’t paint you a picture
Or put your face next to my bed
I’ve had enough of memories
They’re messing with my head

Your train is here, just standing still
On the tracks that lead away
My heart was your home all this time
An empty room today;
I’m heartbroken that you have to go
Wish you could stay a while
Oh what I’d give for one more chance
to watch this beauty smile!

I won’t write you a love song
Not even a melody
For there are no words to describe
Just what you meant to me
I won’t paint you a picture
Or put your face next to my bed
I’ve had enough of memories
They’re messing with my head

Well I hate these prickly moments
I’d have loved to stay and hold your hand
But now every moment slips away
Like the quickness of the sand
And the cold is getting stronger
Your hand feels different in my own
Good times just have to end, don’t they?
It just hurts to say goodbye.

I won’t write you a love song
Not even a melody
For there are no words to describe
Just what you meant to me
I won’t paint you a picture
Or put your face next to my bed
I’ve had enough of memories
They’re messing with my head

Good times just have to end, don’t they?
It just hurts,
To say
Goodbye.

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

Image courtesy of Google.

April 13, 2013
Don’t say goodbye

I truly believe love lasts forever. Even though the person whom you loved the most is gone, their love is what keeps you alive.

Here’s a song I wrote dedicated to that undying love.

(verse one)

You say it’s time to go now
You don’t mean what you say
I see it in your quiet eyes
Tears streaming away

You’re headed off to a better place
A place for joy, for better things
To touch the sky and go beyond
To reach out and spread your wings

Smile for me, be my reason to go on…

(chorus)

Don’t say goodbye
Don’t say goodbye
I’ll see you somewhere down that road again

We’ve got to try
Oh, don’t say goodbye
Our love will work to ease the pain

(Verse two)

Think of all the moments
That we’ve had, or yet to make
All the joys, the secrets
All the nights spent wide awake

We created many memories
See those pictures on the wall
Faces bright and smiling
Together one and all

Smile for me; create an everlasting moment…

(repeat chorus)

(Bridge)
What we had was special; no one can take it away
I can’t forget these moments, not a single day…
Loving you was always easy, but now I have to make my peace
Remember I’ll always love you, until my sweet release

Smile for me, be my reason to go on…

Don’t say goodbye,
Don’t say goodbye
I’ll see you somewhere down that road again…

© 2013 Mihir Kamat

April 12, 2013