The Pragmatic Life

How can I easily open my heart to anyone just like that,

World is not stone-hearted, but no one trusts easily and it’s a fact.

When my own image is hazy and unclear to me until now,

Is search of my reflection in someone else possible? Tell me how?

Life is not an easy ride where you decide your own destination,

Circumstances never comply with one’s whims and imagination.

Impractical solutions and ideas have never convinced my soul,

However, people in this world are more pragmatic after all.

I’ve no complains with this world and I know my Lord has been kind,

But I’ve learned from my loneliness, the art of seeking peace of mind.

Everything can be possible only when Lord is by my side,

Or else I need immense patience from Him to flow with the tide.

© 01-Jun-2016, Shahid Khan, All Rights Reserved

A New Beginning

Life is such a mystery,

It is so hard to solve.

The more you are resilient;

The more it breaks your resolve.

The moment you think,

All your problems are solved.

The very next moment you find,

All your respite, getting dissolved.

Moments of happiness looks fleeting;

It flies away at supersonic speed.

For eternal happiness and comfort,

Is all we cherish, desire and need.

Moments of hardship seems long-lasting;

It gives us no choice, but to bear and strive.

However, it is as essential as food and water,

Which gives us strength and keeps us alive.

Moments of laughter and grief,

And the cycle of misery and mirth,

Is as recurring and as perennial as,

The cycle of death and birth.

There is no point in wasting the present,

over unattainable and worthless pinning.

But we can discover new happiness,

By rediscovering ourselves with a new beginning.

© 16-Dec-2015, Shahid Khan, All Rights Reserved

The Life on Earth

The earth is yours, the earth is mine

Just realize this before we lose

The race against the time.

Water is polluted, so is the air

Humanity is eroding like soil

With the advent of deadly warfare.

The mind is corrupted,

So is the thinking,

The nature is being raped

Without any blinking.

The tender heart is frozen,

So is the heart-beat

Rich crush poor,

Under their cruel feet.

The greed for power is god,

So is the lust for money

Injustice everywhere

Under the rule of tyranny.

Life on this earth holds little value

While on the celestial bodies

We search for its clue.

Just realize before we lose

The race against the time

That the earth is yours, the earth is mine.