I have been there before…

I am on my way

through roads well traversed

To a destination I know

I have been there before…

Once again I start

or should I say restart…

It doesn’t really matter

I have been there before…

You promised me places

Never seen or ever dreamed

Where you send me now

I have been there before…

The familiar wayside scenes

The silence and the screams

Bring memories so clear

I have been there before…

No need to show the way

Just let your hand slip away

Don’t worry, I have walked this way

I have been there before…

- Shail Mohan (March 2009)


12 Responses to “I have been there before…”

  1. It’s the journey that calls to the heart isn’t it? Beautiful beautiful.. if at times poignant too!
    The refrain haunts!

    Me: Thanks Usha! :)

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  2. I’d rather just get drunk… :)
    Brilliant poem!

    Me: You have a point Nikhil! :P

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  3. i think that is sad…

    Me: A lot of things in life unfortunately are, Dhiren.

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  4. Lovely but haunting- seems more intense towards the end.

    Me: May be an irrelevant question here. But, what is your sun sign Manju??

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  5. It is nothing new
    that you are among a few
    who can make a brew
    on something as simple as deja vu.


    Me:

    Coffee I daily brew
    For my Lord, its nothing new
    I then take out seconds few
    To write on something like deja vu

    I know that’s a poor response. Its too late and I am all groggy. So thats the best I could come up with! :P

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  6. Not sure why you want to go to a place where you have been before.
    I suggest you go to a new place the next time :-)
    Cheers,
    Sal

    Me: Trust you to come up with something humorous Sal! :P Come to think of it, not a bad suggestion. Hmm…

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  7. Nice one…esp., the part on a promise not kept…

    Me: Thanks Ganga. It is quite hard to keep your word. Or should I say people make rash promises that they don’t ever mean to keep, way too quickly?? Lol, that is a Neptunian speaking! ;)

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  8. Beautiful beautiful beautiful,Shail!Do I sense a tinge of pain here??

    Me: Hmmm… those 3 ‘beautifuls’ have made my day Deeps! :D When you walk the way that you are familiar with there is always a tinge of pain, isn’t it?? :) Well I am glad I could capture that.

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  9. :-)

    Me: :) Thanks Bindu.

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  10. This reminds of a song I had once heard, and then listened to, “Tum itna kyun muskara rahi ho, kya dard hai jise chhupa rahi ho…….or some words to this effect.

    Me: That IS one lovely song. Thanks J P Joshi.

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  11. Cant decide what it is you are talking about here. The marriage daily chores where the female is blindly led by the male or something?

    Me: Hmmm…. no. I won’t say more though :P I will leave it to your own imagination.

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  12. Nice-thought provoking!

    Me: Thanks Nimo and welcome to my page. :)

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