SATY'S

ON THE BANKS OF BHIMA On the bloody banks of Bhima Inhabited two dangerous gangs Whenever they clashed The surroundings resounded with loud bangs The enmity that had begun with ancestors Had continued spreading its venom The conflicts prevailed, Battles were fought Sacrifices were made, many lives were lost Banks of Bhima were there battleground Where recoil of gun was the only sound Blood was spilled, Men were killed With widows the town was filled The gangs seamlessly despised each other Aware that their ancestors were once brothers The same land on which brothers together flew kites Later became the reason for their fight Brothers were turned into foes To slit each others throat, they took vows Since then the rivalry had grown more profound The abhorrence now had no bound Retribution was the essence of this battle Each others peace both wanted to rattle Lordship of the land both wanted to gain For this sake battle...

A Bus Journey As I climbed into the bus I caught a place for myself to sit From where I had the complete view I could see many faces new Thinking it was right time To bring the power of my observation I started staring into the eyes Of this new found population As I looked from face to face To decipher the feelings of human race I found it to be a difficult task To unearth the reality concealed behind their mask But when you observe people When they aren’t aware The mask will not exist You can stare at their bare face. I saw faces worried and sad Some looked angry and some smiled glad I saw couples or they appeared so The girl spoke harshly & boy listened to her woes There were two ladies, one small & other big The bigger one had lot to tell She went on speaking, narrating her tales Of her rendezvous with different males Smaller one, pinned down by size Had nothing much to say in return She kept noddin...

The Apparition It is pale and it is white Its presence only felt at night It’s here and next it’s there You turn around and see it everywhere A face without eyes A body without legs It floats in air With an evil stare It has been here seen ages Lurking behind your many images Born out of death it exists With a reckoning force, none can resist It will spare no one It’s here to haunt everyone Reminding you of your deeds On your fear it feeds It has no end, it’s here forever You can’t outsmart, it’s more clever Invisible at times, but still beside you Constantly reminding you of your due Every night before you sleep Make sure you ask for forgiveness Else a face deprived of fairness Will haunt you till you weep It’s not a ghost here for revenge It’s not a soul waiting for salvation It’s your own part that’s destroyed...