Another feather on your fedora
You’ve created your own aura
This cute little fragile caterpillar
Is now ready to seek her own thriller
Spreading her beautiful butterfly wings
“UIUC”, she shouts, “I’ll show ya how to swing”
Wise words, by... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 1 View added 10 months ago
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I ask, what is love ?
I’m here to give you the love you need
I’m here to give you the love you haven’t received
I’m here to give you the love you may have dreamed
I’m here to give you the love you haven’t seen indeed
I’m here to love you... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 14 Views added 1 year ago
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Rushing in haste, got stuck in the revolving door
We were pushing in opposite directions across the floor
You looked, smiled and raised an eyebrow
I blushed, awkwardly reversed my steps somehow
Those ten seconds of my life, behind that... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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I am a symbol of purity and grace
Just like you dressed in frills and lace
I am your best friend, the unicorn
Here to heal and guide you, with my fancy pointed horn
I love the way you hold and hug me tight
I watch over you, as you sleep every... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 17 Views added 1 year ago
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Now, larger than life he shall always be
That big boy, from a small town was he
A precious child, should’ve been for his parents
He kept performing their duties with perseverance
Heeding to the absurd terms of society and culture
Sadness... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 13 Views added 1 year ago
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I am grateful for being alive on June Fifteenth of 2021
I am grateful for you contacting me that evening, a friendship had begun
I am grateful for you taking the first step in reaching out
I am grateful for you traveling all the way at times to... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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I don’t know what love is anymore
Soul aches for you now evermore
I don’t know what I feel anymore
Alive, with you around forevermore
I don’t know what I think anymore
Mind's filled with thoughts of you ever more
I don’t know what I want... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Looking for the dashing spark?
I’ve not seen one even in dark
Butterfly jitters on the inside?
I haven’t had that feeling ride
Hope life fulfills your fantasy
Don’t lose out now on reality
You won’t ever see in me a spark
I’m not a guy to... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Sleek, strong and toned like you
Warm and cold, both like you
Mindful, peaceful, just like you
Sadly dead and quiet, unlike you
But, it still stands there bold like you
My pillar, now takes the place of you
Hopefully it awaits for my embrace ... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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I’m like the tiny shiny wind-up toy
Standing alone on an end shelf, no joy
People pass by gleaming at my cheerful face
Children stop, wind me up, see me jump, with grace
A smile crosses their faces, they clap with glee
All have a good laugh,... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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You were always in the lead
Two steps behind you did I tread
From you, I found love, I found strength
I started to stride besides you at length
Life felt good, I was living in my fantasy
I wanted to lead a little, to show you ecstasy
Now, you... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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There is my this sweet memory left of you
Lips so soft and smooth, like silk I knew
Your breasts, a handful, yet so supple
Even the fur isn’t worth any snuggle
Your warm embraces, reminded me of wool
Your eyes so radiant, made me just another... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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A vicious cycle of life, we all know
People come and people have to go
To make room for the next in line
Could be your very own kin or kind
Accepting that, ain’t that tough
It only makes pain less rough
One could be privileged to live... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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Who am I, I do not know
Lost, confused and astray I grow
Frustrations within at a peak
Overwhelmed, helpless, a future bleak
Weeping aloud on the inside for help
Crying myself to sleep in my hell
Not my life I live, I just exist
For people... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Irya, growing fast and still so tender
Now is Eight, with pride and splendor
She likes to eat subway, idli and paneer
Somedays its pasta for our little Queen to be
Gone are the days of her being just a tiny Princess
She now likes to party and... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Our little Abir, is one we all adore
Has today, just turned a mighty Four
Just as innocent as any other child
His tantrums do always bring us a smile
Filled with questions and stories, is for sure he
Leaves us with giggles and sweet memories... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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A one way tunnel runs beneath a mountain
It looks eerie, yet inviting and wild
I drive pass it every morning and nite
No courage to enter, fears grip me tight
I am not afraid of the dark and cold it seems to be
Not afraid on how long a ride... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Wants, needs, hopes, desires, dreams and more
All vague and interchangeable in my folklore
They, still a part of all our lives in some way
Fools only think, there’s none in their present day
Just a sense of belonging is what I now crave
Later,... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Only one can wear the crown today
Others make way it’s Princess Misha’s day
Her life be filled with all joy and happiness
She will spread her love and cheerfulness
Don’t be fooled by her tenderness
On her throne she doesn’t like crankiness ... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Standing short, amidst the tall and grandeur
Smiling, alone, still, strong and bare
Still here for those that need someone to care
Whatever I have, is for all to share
No ray of sunshine passes down on me
Have left them for you to shine in... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Been quite a journey you know
Thank God for letting me on his show
Looking back I recall all that past
May have forgotten some very fast
I cannot say I’ve been there, done it all
Have done things, it’s been a long haul
Some of value, some... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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You ask of me, why I’m here
I ask myself the same with fear
Ain' t got any straight answer for you
There really isn’t one that I can glue
I can't wrap my feelings with words
I can't confine my feelings to words
But I am sure of what is now here
It... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Hearts been broken, now twice
Not easy, to always pay the price
Left with no strength or desires
That mending back, always requires
My heart, now like a giant kaleidoscope
Glistens with abundant shades of hope
Reflecting your smiling face, its... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 18 Views added 2 years ago
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“I’m your friend”, so they said with zeal
Made me believe that it’s for real
“Am there for you”, “Care for you”
Were only their words, if they... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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Cruising down the highway, minding my own
You drove down by my side, stranger unknown
We smiled and waved a simple “Hi”
My lonely journey became a joyride
Enjoying the sweet nothings of life are we
Taking detours to fulfill our daily needs
Our... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Luv does happen, either at first sight
Or from a friendship growing slight
Should people ever say "I luv you"?
At what point, or never, as that hurts few
What if one says it and scares the other
Best to keep feelings hidden altogether... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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An evening at the circus, a day at the zoo
I always found laughter and fun things to do
Took my child for the first time to these
Wanted him to build sweet memories
This time, maybe was my one last
It made me see my life very fast
Read, think, don’t... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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I’m like a fearful boxer in the ring
Pumped up, excited, on an upswing
Taking punches from the world
Falling to the ground all curled
Forgetting to step back and go around
Laying all too soon, my guard down
Stand up again, do I all the time
Hoping... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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You say, you care a lot for me
Others too say same to me with glee
I cared for them too you know
It wasn’t enough, that they showed
All they wanted was something more
I gave them that too, to help them grow
Some got satisfied and left, their caring... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Had said a thing or two to hurt you
Life around me wasn’t smooth too
It was one of those weekends that wasnt swell
There was a trigger or two, that did dwell
Felt I was lost, lonely and unwanted that day
Everything I had was just slipping... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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The sun shines brightly outside
Shakes my dull away from within
But nature has its own game to play
Sends the dark clouds to fill my day
Was living in the moment as they wanted
Truly just a moment it only lasted
The day had more hours it could fit... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Standing alone on the crossroads of life
Wondering if I should turn left or right
On one side I could see clearly for miles
And the other, dusty n hidden with hay that piled
I turned left onto the path less trodden
Thought my opportunities it... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 20 Views added 2 years ago
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I want to talk to a dying stranger
Do they have a dying wish or two for their remainder
What all goes thru their mind
Are they pain struck and with grief they bind
Does their life flash across their eyes
Do they think of the bad days and whys
Do... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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I feel I’m on a journey with you
I feel happy and content too
I feel like I'm on top of a mountain and free
I feel like am bird soaring high on a tree
I can hear my heart thumping fast
I can now breathe some fresh air to last
I feel that I am riding... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Angry are you!! At who and why?
Mind you, in the end it will be you that cries
Anger is just another uncontrollable emotion
It’s sets thoughts and actions into motion
Then it's you that regrets the commotion
You have to handle the pain and... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 21 Views added 2 years ago
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I lived long and time had come to go
Then you came along, I now could live a little more
I tried to stand once again, strong and tall
With you I felt once again, young, alive, at a ball
You crossed my path several times
From dusk to dawn and... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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It is a warm summery night
On the kitchen table you sit tight
You seem cold yet inviting, to be eaten
Humidity has us both sticky, sweat beaten
I start spooning you and close my eye
Take a taste of you as in my mouth you glide
Oh, your taste of... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Standing upright burning bright
Hard on the outside but broken in
My flames brighten your darkened nights
Too hot to handle, but I cave within
Tears running down my cheeks
Drying fast but to be seen
My weakness slowly seeps
But still standing... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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“You sound down and sad” said he
“Good or bad, tell it all to me”
“Share your thoughts, what makes you sad”
“What I did, that makes you... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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For some it’s all a scoring game
Others give it a physical name
Could define it as a biological action
Filled with sweaty chemical reactions
For some it’s just a need so instant
Like an insatiable animal instinct
It could start with a sweet smile... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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Who am I, what is it I seek
My journey continues up rocky peaks
Know not, what I want or need
Or what really will get me... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Glistening white canvas staring at me
Calling me to paint my life for all to see
Should I neglect my painful past on it
Should it reflect my crazy present thru it
Should I portray my wild future as I want it
It is my life, who else cares about it
I... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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I am happy thinking of you
I am glad when you think of me too
I am satisfied when I’m with you
I am fulfilled when you are with me... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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You have already stripped me bare
My body with you I now do share
Now you want to know my thoughts
And all the emotions that I have sought
You want to know more about me
But you don’t share to same degree
You haven’t come undone so far
I just feel... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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Words are words, just meant to be
Words are words, for you to feel and see
Words are words, never enough
Words are words, for people at them laugh
Words are words, for you to hear
Words are words, for you to fear
Words are words, that bring you joy... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Here we stand, so close together
What lies ahead, one doesn't know ever
Should we worry, so much about tomorrow
And weep for the past, in deep sorrow
Should we stop, to think of what lies beneath
When there's a beneath under, every underneath
Do you... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Wishing a happy birthday to you
Came into the world, this day you
Brought joy to parents, surely did you
Prayers were theirs answered, to them came you
Their blessings and wishes, bestowed all on you
A treasure of love, for them was you
Born with... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 20 Views added 2 years ago
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Right from my childhood days
I used to forever say
Mom-Dad, can I have a brother to be
Laugh they would and turn away me
Friends I had, not many to be
So play I would with my sister, elder to me
She was my mentor, my angel to be
The one I could... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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Don't know what and how to say
A poet I'm not, nor here forever to stay
Write I do, what comes to mind
Thoughts are these but few, of mine
Have been lead to believe and been lead to fall
Have been made to see and feel it all
Have learnt a lot, from... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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Had my life ended or had it just begun
My wife had died, giving birth to my only son
I didn't know, if I should cry
Or put on a smile and try
I remember her last words to me
Live for him and live for me
Shall be with you both, I forever
Even in... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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A boy of six, was he when
Was left with his mother, only then
A good loving son was he
Best friends with her, as could be
Praises he sang of her, morning and night
Spoke highly of her, with all delight
Friends others, he had plenty
Scoundrels and... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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I lay on the grass so green
Looking up into the sky so mean
Took in a deep sigh
Realized how lonely was I
Know not what I lay there thinking
Not a stir nor a wink I remember making
Just lay there still as I could be
Mind filled with things as should... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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You were my bundle of joy
My only hope, my only light
You were my only toy
My first hope, my first light
I played my part as thy mother
Thy friend, thy mate and thy brother
And now that you have grown
Sweet memories, thy has thrown
I yet, shall... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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There's always something
There's always a lot
But there's an end to nothing
And in the end, we are the ones we have fought
So why live each day
Why dream each nite
Why breathe every breath
When you know, its death your going to get
Life has to end... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Now that you are me and I you
And the leaves glitter, with the morning dew
How is it that, you not feel the same
How is it that, you see no pain
Where do you look my friend
What is it, that I missed to mend
Why do hide what you see
Why do hide what... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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Where would I be, if my future I could see
Where would I be, if I were not to be
Where would I be, if I could see clear
Where would I be, if I had no fear
Where would I be, if you were around
Where would I be, if you stood your ground
Would I... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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I too had my life built on dreams
It was all beautiful as could be seen
Hope was there too by my side
But all washed away, with the high tide
Dreams are dreams and not to be
Dreams are dreams for us not to keep
They are not to us given
Nor a gift... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Looked up into the sky
I have done that, know not why
Have asked questions, one to many
But replies, haven't heard them any
Lonely I shall be forever
When the ones I want, can't be with me for ever
Share my life with someone I shall
Till then the... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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I fear hopes
I fear light
They burn my heart
They burn my eyes
All that I need
Is to see things get right
Someone out there to hold me tight
Someone to wish me good nite
Where are you my friend
My life is here at its end
You say you are there
How... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Last nite, I looked up into the winter sky
And wished that I could fly
I then saw them twinkle, I saw them shine
By heaven, the stars above looked divine
I left a sigh
I felt a shiver
The night was quite
The night was queer
The wind blowing to my... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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What I need is you, What I feel is true
Just dabbing here with no clue
I am not a chaser, or a clinger
Not a smooth talker nor a stalker
Your true friendship is what I need
With comfort n little attention indeed
Don’t want you to feel bound to me... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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Knock, Knock
Who’s... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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The sands beneath our feet so warm
The tides from the ocean so strong
The deep blue sky with stars bright
I could kiss you, right here, all night
But as your favorite song starts to play
You grab my hand, “let’s dance”, you say
With a tear in my eye... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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Need I say I want more
Like that tide raging to the shore
What would I do when I get my more?
Creep further into that shore?
And then I would still want some more
Ever ending is that... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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To my dearest darling, my wife
Your not just a part of my life
You are my sweet angel of delight
My greatest strength, my only fight
In your eyes I see a love so sweet
Patience and compassion all hidden beneath
Warmth and tenderness written all... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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Salla pachas ka ho gaya, Kya karu!!
Maturity ayee nahin, magar tu dikhta zaroor
Kuttay ki tarah Khada, Eak pair iss paar , doosra ous paar
Aur lagta ab ki, nishana chookta Kayee baar
Saala Tu kab Nahi sudrega, Chaal bata aagaye Kya karega?
Aaj... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Yes, you finally did do it
And on your own, you claimed it
You rode your own roller coaster ride
And sailed thru the high and rough tides
You grasped opportunities you could
Risked and took on chances, as you should
You gave our nerves, a test of... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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That morning gazing at a tombstone that read
Here lies Mary and she can never be dead
I turned my head to hide my smile
Got a glimpse of you from a mile
I paid my respect, walked away
Drawn in the direction where you lay
You looked up and said hey... – by Mahesh Wadhwani | 15 Views added 3 years ago
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