Mihir Kamat

Tag: pain

  • Incomplete

    Why did you have to go so far away?
    All I needed was one chance
    A chance to make “us” work
    A chance to do things differently

    I can’t tell you how much I’ve been missing you
    Not just your laugh
    Not just your warmth
    But you, every bit of you

    It’s been days since we last talked,
    Months since our first kiss,
    Years since we’d first met.
    I’d known then that you were the one,
    And you took my heart away with your smile

    I’d gotten used to seeing forever,
    In that twinkle in your eyes
    But now my past, my present, my future,
    Don’t matter anymore

    This distance is killing me, eating me alive, tearing me apart.
    It feels like a noose tied around my neck, tightening day by day
    I feel empty, like something’s missing
    A part of me taken away

    Without you, I’m just…

    Incomplete.

    © 2013 Mihir Kamat
  • Beautiful misery

    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
  • Go look into a mirror

    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
  • My hero

    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
  • Letting go

    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
  • Don’t say goodbye

    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

  • Worth waiting for

    A gentle rose
    Waits for you
    Your touch, your caress
    Your gentle care

    Its scent intoxicates
    Mesmerizes
    Throws me off balance
    Just like you do

    It asks to be placed
    In your hair so silken
    It begs to adorn
    Your radiant beauty

    The rose is simple;
    It wants to fulfill
    Its purpose in life
    To be an object of beauty

    But it cannot wait longer
    For it will die;
    It simply cannot live
    Staying away from you so long

    But I believe, against hope
    It would live till you came back
    Because I know for a fact
    You’re worth waiting for.

    © 2013 Mihir Kamat
    Inspired by today’s Daily Prompt – Cupid’s arrow
    Featured image courtesy of Google.
  • A journey called life

    A journey called life

    Hello, fellow traveler
    On this journey called life
    You seem to be living on the edge
    Of a sharp, cold knife.

    You always seem to have a plan
    And in such a desperate hurry
    You want more done in lesser time
    But then you sit and worry

    You have no time for yourself
    Or for your family or friends
    Your watch drives your every action
    Hell, your day starts but never ends!

    All you think about is profit
    Or awards you must receive
    But you ignore those little things in life
    That you worked so hard to achieve

    It’s all about the little joys
    That makes living worthwhile
    It’s those little things you care for
    A hug, a kiss, a smile!

    You can’t go on living like this
    The madness has to stop
    Because one day your health will go
    And your energy will drop

    And all that will be left
    Is an empty shell, surrendered?
    Someone who did a lot in life
    But never got remembered

    No one will see who came first
    At the end, it’s all the same
    Life is a journey, and not a sport
    Or a trophy you can claim

    Live life one moment at a time
    No need to keep accounts
    Because life is not a start and end
    It’s the journey that counts.

    © 2012 Mihir Kamat
  • Getting ready for doomsday?

    Getting ready for doomsday?

    We’re nearing the end, that’s what those ancient people said
    If they were to be believed, we’d shortly be dead
    So many years ago they predicted our fate
    And apparently prophesied humankind’s expiry date.

    It’s difficult to imagine, what sort of global catastrophe
    Would be so severe, to mark the end of all humanity?
    Are we going to drown, or burn up like hell?
    Or is something going to plague us and make our bodies swell?

    Would the earth explode, with one big boom?
    Or would it quake and quiver to lead us to our doom?
    Would we collide with some massive space thing?
    Predict that, and then you’re on to something!

    Till then, no one can decide when we are going to go
    Heck, the Mayan’s aren’t around to say, “I told you so!”
    Calm down, breathe, maybe have a drink or two,
    Spend time with your loved ones, live life as you’d normally do.

    Just because someone said we have only twelve days
    Doesn’t mean you too have to follow the craze
    Don’t be stupid and live your life in a hurry
    Life is too short and precious to worry

    And if they are right, and that day is truly our last
    I’d enjoy it and go out with a blast!
    Until then, we all just wait and see
    If dead people are right about humankind’s destiny.

    © 2012 Mihir Kamat
  • Goodbye, dear paycheck.

    Goodbye, dear paycheck.

    Oh, my dear paycheck.
    You were here just days ago,
    and it’s already time for you to go.

    You make my life seem worth living,
    you never ask, but keep on giving.
    You know how to lighten up my mood,
    and make me feel better when I’m not so good.

    I wish that you could stay a while,
    when you come, you make me smile!
    It feels so good when you are here,
    all my worries just disappear.

    I feel bad you have to go,
    I know you have really important things to do.
    Like paying bills and the rent,
    and feeding me, to my heart’s content!

    With a heavy heart, I say goodbye,
    and wait and watch as the days go by,
    because I know you will be back again,
    in a month’s time, see you then!

    © 2012 Mihir Kamat