There is that sensation in my chest...

There is that sensation in my chest,

The itch, the burn, the heavy stone,

To get rid of it I have tried my best,

But it doesn’t just leave me alone,

I look up into the sky,

I dive into the dust,

All my efforts go wry,

Escape is mind’s ultimate lust,

My hands shake,

My feet tremble,

I remember my mistake,

My worst gamble,

Was it to feel so alive?

To gloom in your presence,

Or was it to never to strive?

Once you gave my life credence,

Was it to smile?

Each time I heard your voice,

Or was it never to go rile?

Or maybe I never had a choice,

Touched by you,

On skin and the soul,

Of all the pleasures I knew,

Nothing ever had taken control,

I roamed a free man,

I did as I pleased,

Wild I ran,

Though never appeased,

You gave me a hope,

To let go,

I wanted to elope,

To the world I wanted to show,

I too can be honest,

I too can love and be pure,

I too can be the best,

The side of me which was so far obscure,

But that was not be,

I yearn for the calm again,

Once again I search for me,

A hunt from which I did abstain,

I seek the true nature,

That brings me to this juncture time and again,

Wondering why I still wander,

Choosing once more to be inane,

I smile,

Yet I don’t understand why I do,

I smile,

Maybe because I knew you,

There is that sensation in my chest,

The itch, the burn, the heavy stone,

To get rid of it I have tried my best,

But it doesn’t just leave me alone…

Love Once Love All

Mohit Chopra

30^th July 2012

I Smile at the Sun

I hear the voices,
All around me,
Nothing but noises,
No wonder to see,

The car’s stereo playing,
There’s no stopping us right now,
Ignoring what my friends are saying,
I just let go and how,

Shut my eyes,
And turned my head towards the window,
Clear skies,
I could hear the planes flying low,

The evening rays of the sun,
Hit my eyelids and everything turned bright red,
Oh everything turned into fun,
It’s the best feeling in the day I had,

The warmth I felt,
The feeling of freedom,
Justice was dealt,
Chaos was undone,

I felt at peace,
I smiled,
Such graceful ease,
I smiled,

For I had nothing to worry about,
I forgot whatever I feared,
The rays took away the last doubt,
I had no lust to be endeared,

My cheeks hurt,
As I carried onto smile,
Still I didn’t avert,
Looking at the sun all the while,

 In that pristine moment,
I knew I needed no one,
I had enough of what life had lent,
I no more needed to run,

My eyes still shut,
Absorbing the sun’s beauty,
The end to my troubles was abrupt,
But seldom does life offers such opportunity…

 LOVE ONE LOVE ALL
MOHIT CHOPRA
30th July 2012