Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Twenty-One or Unlucky Seven

Nothing for a change

to do or say

days after days

weeks foregone

nights into days

dusk into dawn

 

Never planned for this one moment

what to work for, what to expect

sitting idle typing rubbish

trying to be imperfect

 

Turn around 5 years back

you had a point to prove

envy or insanity, nothing was untouched

single focus, grand ambition

took the task as a mission

 

Turn around 2 years back

life as it never was

friends and foes, plenty of them

for every stint and every cause

 

Now turn around and find yourself

at this very moment and not a second late

rusty and forsaken, empty and dejected

no further intrusion

by body or soul

the hell is where you stand

look no further for sumptuous hole

 

Gates beckon to enter

to waste and let die

or let your life get ruled by forces

beyond what you could ever imagine

to move in a flash, from hell to heaven

you either need Twenty-One

or the power of unlucky Seven

3 comments:

Souvik Gupta said...

okay... dhawan already knows that this is not his best innings till date.. and his quiver has definitely much in store for us and the world to see... but in any case, a true artist can't go completely wrong, his mettle still remains unscathed and that truly comes out through the essence of the poem... for those who don't know the significance of 21 and 7 in his life, ask him coz they are really significant and u will get to know the creator's intention better.. looking forward to something amazing soon...

cheers, souvik

Dhawan said...

thanks for ur sugar- coated criticism! ya i get it... not my best. will do better... just waitin for that moment of sadness to hit me, real hard.

Unknown said...

Waah Dhawan kya baat hai... kaafi gehrai hai...