Basics?
If only words were enough I would have bought the moon But there is no such thing as that You have my word is the temporary thing Actions define you and shape your character Stick to the basics, life itself is one act after another It comes and goes For most people are remembered for … Continue reading
Life Story – Blah!
Hello there! I am back with a few wordsAre you there? There to hear me out?So once upon a time, a blah happenedA blah that changed my lifeAnd then the blah blah blah…, ending! Isn’t that what we are doingTalking about the life story and not the life itselfFor the breaths are limitedAnd we all … Continue reading
Twist
Oh, you had a checklist?Forgot about that because life happened?The twist was unexpected.And here you thought you had all the perfect plansIsn’t that the strangest part of lifeYou plan and plan, and then boom! Worry, not that happens to all of usThe strangest trend of life is not on TwitterSuffice to the outcomes and persevereDo … Continue reading
Wandering
Do you wonder if it’s all worth it?Daily hustle and struggle for a penny?Do you wonder if you are doing it right?Wandering from north to south in search of light?Keeping up the appearances in love’s plight?Do you wonder if you are missing a secret?Here in the world of strangeness, living life indirectly?Is this the grand … Continue reading
Loop of Nonsense
Drenched in sweat, taking on this heatI am here thinkingThoughts of future and pastDo you do the same?Jump on the journey of memoriesAnd then get stuck on this loop of nonsenseBack and forthIt gets heavier at timesBuilds this invisible force of guilt and rageAre you still there?Slowly you convince yourself that it is overThe sweat … Continue reading
Mirror of the World
Everyone has a story The untold truth of excruciating emotions Sometimes you can hear the whispers But are you really listening? In the midst of ten thousand words Do you wonder if any are real? Perhaps they are as transparent as you think Or a swamp sucking you in We are complex beings Blood runs … Continue reading
Bad Dream
Here in the confusion, you are stuck Thinking you will get away, you’ll get through But what unfolds is the plan of unknown The plan of strange and random You question what is going on No clue, restless Nothing to do, Nothing you can do And then you sit back and chill Like it was … Continue reading
Friendship
Hold on to those rare friendships The emotions of the thousand suns For those who count might be the one who matters But for those who matters does not need counting Friendship in itself is a universe Dead or alive, its always expanding From one fold to another, its all about care For those who … Continue reading
Circle
Let lose of the shackles of past religion The dreary bones of hypocrisy For something new to be born, the old must relinquish That is the circle, the eternity of life itself But don’t be despair of the old and dying Because life is itself a challenge the merit of being alive © Akhand Singh, … Continue reading
No Rest
Not everyday is a blooming sunrise Sometimes you’ve got to drift through the darkness Holding on to the dreams and desires You know you have to walk through the fire It’s never easy, it’s never simple After all life is an endless battle Some you lose and some you win Just remember to never cave … Continue reading
Storm
Caught in a storm of thoughts Your mind boggles but what can you do? Soon you realize that life is messy Confusing and contradicting But still, the more you see Is the more you want to pursue Isn’t that the real battle? Running up and down Your mind struggles and weighs Nothing you can do, … Continue reading
Everyone’s Story
We all have to do it Suffer the disparity and desperation Smile and cry at separation Dream of doing impossible things And fight for those emotional tingling But isn’t that’s what life is about The uphill battle of rights and wrongs Every choice shaping the future An eternal circle of carving the character © Akhand … Continue reading
Hunger for greatness
Fighting the urges of being lazy I have found a life of an early riser Embracing the dawn and the shine of my dreams I am ready to take on the fear It’s not a straight road but the zig-zag of goals Some of the past and some of the future But it is worth … Continue reading
Iron Will
Standing under the scorching sun. Working to fulfill these dreams that were once young. Hard work comes with an iron will. The urge to prove and the failures to fill. Wrinkles and white hair are nothing but time. Time that has made life, a singing rhyme. Endless efforts and endless pains. Life has prospered even … Continue reading
Our Love
Here I am, falling into these dreams. The dreams of passion and hope. Where with the winds we float, in the warmth of cold. In this wind, something is strange. We have only each other to blame. For something and everything you are, I m in love, in love that is ours. © Akhand Singh, … Continue reading
Brand New
Strange year and strange days Funky funny fantastic life, the desire to be bold Here I am counting hours, its going to be brand new To the new year, new goals and to the new life Cheers. © Akhand Singh, 2019 © An Empty Glass, 2019
Life
Here we are, with another day of wondering. Wondering and wandering in the streets of unknowns. Thinking that we know it all. Isn’t life that surprising ? Funny and strange. We think that we have time. We think that everything is under control. And boom, you hit the bottom again. For what its worth, it’s … Continue reading
Growing Old
Lost in an exhaustive worry of aging. Have you ever wondered, what does it mean to grow old? Is it the weariness or fatigue of bones. Or is it the stress of white hair out of context. Is it the endless struggle to not be lonely. Or is it the futile effort to conceal that you are scared. May be its none of it or may be all of it. But why care of a few wrinkles or a few struggles to breathe. Why care of the shedding leaves. Growing old is just a one big celebration. Walking into unknowns of so many variations. … Continue reading
Holding On
Always, always its the same A hunger so desperate, but a crumb so thin The dire need to run on broken limbs Warmth of a few threads and strings Holding on to the humanity with crumbled dreams Why can’t it be simple A life of dream A life of sense Steps of hope and countless … Continue reading
Empty Mind
Working on my empty mind Painting it red over the blue rhymes There is a burden of strangeness I guess I am still waiting for my time to come around There is pain but the joy of an year end New chapter and new start And here my time comes with a bang No regrets … Continue reading
Akhand Singh 