Don't Fall In Love!

don't fall in love,
it's tough,
to wait, those hours, that don't pass
the weeks, sometimes months,
even years.
it tears you apart -
the fears, the frustrations,
the trials, and the anxieties,
the cravings, and the angst.

don't fall in love, ever,
they say it's divine,
but the road is not,
with falls so hard to get up from,
and the scars
that even a lifetime can't heal.

yes, i often fancy you missing us,
don't love me so much,
i can't afford to see you lost,
behind the dark circles,
don't fall in love with me,
please,
i just can't see you tear up,
when i'm gone!

© sashikant mohanty

The Rainbow

as the sun's rays kissed the raindrops,
a miracle took shape, in moments,
the heavens melted, making way
for the spray of colors
to come alive.

she blushed, as he smiled,
and they got the memory frames flashing,
when your glances would meet mine,
the blush there,
and the blood racing here!

my life is all but moments,
moments of smiles,
of glances, of hums, and of silences,
bliss in moments like a rainbow,
can you not come oftener,
stay longer?

she lit up hopes and 
breathed life into memories,
the way you would,
but she faded too soon
in moments
leaving me to myself,
longing, again
the way you would!

© sashikant mohanty

कभी ख्वाबों में, कभी ख्यालों में

 

कभी ख्वाबों में मिलें तो, कभी खयालौं में

कभी जलते हुए दीयों मे।

कभी रोते‌ दिल को सुकून देने चली आती हो तो,

कभी बीते लम्हों मे मुस्कान छा जाने।

कभी आंखों में नमी बनके समा जातेे हो तो,

कभी जिंदगी की राहों में ठहर । 

कभी सुलझे हुए दिल को उलझाने आ जाती हो तो, 

कभी सोए अरमानौं को जगाने।

कौन हो तुम, कभी तन्हाइयों में दिख जाते हो तो 

कभी सन्नाटा में भी ढूंढ लेती हो।

अब आदत ही बन चुकी हो जो,

ऐसे अकेले में बस छोड़ के न जाया करो!

© शशिकांत महाॅन्ती