I Wish I Could Kill You

When the madness of your love

Corrupts my heart

And takes over all my senses

I find myself

In the middle of the sleepless night

Shouting

“I wish I could kill you!

I wish…”

Hope, Incorrigible Hope

When I saw

My sliver-lined

Hard-bound copy of Quran

And paperback edition of Arabian Nights

Floating in muddy flood waters

Side by side

In the inundated lawn of my house

I realized

Nature doesn't attach importance to things

Or to a specific person

Nature responds to commune

Its Holy Scripture is the way of life

Of people living together

In love

In hatred

In truthfulness

Or in dishonesty

But all in good faith

When nature speaks

In anger or in love

We all have to answer

Either with hope or hopelessness

From the land of saints

Our answer will always be

Hope, incorrigible hope

Deluge

There is flood in my eyes

All the dams of my heart are destroyed

Send me some relief

My dear:

The blanket of your warm hugs

The water of your kind words

The food of your sweet kisses

And your tenacious hands

That never let me go...

#kashmirfloods

Koi pee na le sailaab ka paani
Tumhare zeher bhare khat ismai beh gaye hain...

#kashmirfloods

When homes are flooded
Words can't be dry

Water never recedes from memories..

#kashmirfloods

Now all the legends and myths of Kashyap Reshi or of Kashaf & Mir can be put to rest... 

The Valley of Kashmir came into existence because of people of Kashmir.

#kashmirfloods

When tears mimic floods and won't recede...

God help us all...