Shail's Nest

From Thru my eyes

I count the grains of sand on the beach
They stretch as far as my eyes reach
When I am done I will tell you
Just how much I love you…
- Shail Mohan  (Oct 2008)

Destiny’s child I am not

She disowned me for reasons I know not

All I asked of her was love, only love

She shook her head and said, ‘Anything but…’

- Shail Mohan

Your actions so predictably unpredictable

Following patterns you believe are random

You mistake mine for the obvious

Your eyes are weak; they miss the intricate weave.

- Shail Mohan (May 2009)

Jealously guarded behind masks I wear
Feelings I don’t want to share
Transformed when alone into precious pearls
Scattered and lost I know not where.

- Shail Mohan (May 2009)

Reposted from shail-mohan blogs @sulekha.com

You knew all the right codes
To unlock padlocked chests
Exposed, in turns I smolder and shiver
As elements wreak havoc in sweet revenge.

- Shail Mohan ( April 2009)

The love in your heart wrapped carefully
Kept secure in layers of feigned indifference
Let the sun not shine on it nor the rain fall
Love it seems has to be locked as if in a bank vault.

- Shail Mohan (April 2009)

Last night I cut away a part of me
That I may face the morrow
I washed the blood off so none would know
Then how did the morn dawn drenched??

- Shail Mohan (March 2009)

Don’t lie to me, don’t cheat
I am no coward, I can take the heat
Be a human stand on your two feet
And tell me the truth straight and neat.

-Shail Mohan (March 2009)

My eyes search for smoke signals
Lazily curling spirals
Bringing me news about you from lands far off
And also love in bushels.

I invite them my cheeks to smudge
They hide behind my eyes refusing to budge
Retreating to my throat they choke me
Settling their weight in my heart they mock me.

-Shail Mohan (Dec 2008)

Reposted from shail-mohan blogs @sulekha.com