Bohemian

पर तब तक ही जब तक मैं वहाँ जाता नहीं।

दहलीज़ तक सोचता हूँ सारे दुख रख आऊंगा,

अंदर जाता हूँ तो कोई ठिकाना नहीं।

अंदर खिड़कियाँ तो जरूर हैं,

मगर अँधेरा कहीं जाता नहीं।

दीवारों पर मुस्कुराते चेहरे तो बहुत लटके हैं,

पर उनमें से कोई मुझे बुलाता नहीं।

हर एक कमरे में अपनी ही आहट सुनता हूँ,

कोई दूसरा कदम नजर आता नहीं।

छत तो है सर छुपाने को,

मगर दिल को कहीं घर मिल पाता नहीं।

अजीब है ये मकान भी,

हर रोज लौट के यहाँ आता हूँ,

पर हर रोज लगता है जैसे मैं यहाँ कभी आता नहीं।

मेरे पास एक घर है जाने को,

Every road I walked felt painfully rough.

There was always someone quicker, more sure,

While I stayed behind, unsure and obscure.

I failed, I fell, more times than I grew,

Watched others become what I never knew.

Now I sit with the quiet, not brave, not loud,

Wondering if silence is where I’m allowed.

Maybe I’m not meant to lead or be seen,

Maybe being mediocre is who I’ve always been.

If I’m good at one thing, one thing alone,

It’s learning how to be quiet

She never gave up on him.

You fooled me into believing,

I can shine too.

Then you left,

Looking at the calendar.

It was October,

Reminding me of someone

Who used to be my number one,

Called my best friend,

The one I wanted to be with till the end.

Look how things have changed;

We have come so far,

Not together, but apart.

We were once joined at the hip;

Look at us now,

Can't bring words to these lips.

So, where did things go south?

What was all that best friend talk about?

All the promises went in vain,

Nothing's left but pain.

I believe we could work through this

And get back to where we were,

But every passing day

Perhaps it could not live anywhere else.

someone walks into your life,

a total stranger,

and they become so important to you.

And while you've known them

such a short time,

you feel you have loved