Often I encountered strain
With this shady thing called Past
My vulnerable brain
Was about to have a blast
It stirred my focus at work
I felt exhausted at home
The feeling of being stuck
With consequences to come
So I had to find a cure
A permanent remedy
So I opened up the door
Of my brain quite readily
In the corner there I locked
My disturbing past forever
Hid the key then blocked
Its exit to wherever
And once that it was done
I felt happier and free
Applauded my decision
Brewed myself some tea
Tag: Depression
These Raindrops Are My Tears
These raindrops are my tears
Those clouds above — my eyes
This land here is my heart
Overflowing with tides that rise
Way above the towers
Built not for waves this strong
Should have shed these tears earlier
I held them back too long
She Loves Me?
She loves me — yes now that’s a start
But she loves me not with all her heart
She loves me — yes she loves me a lot
But with all her heart she loves me not
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty rose from the ground
After the fall he was safe and sound
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Saw that he wasn’t an egg with pants
Swap Your Shoes With Me
Just how golly life would be
If you swap your shoes with me
Just for a day or two or three
I’ll be you and you’ll be me
I’ll see the world as you see
I’ll get to know your family
When you meet mine, you’d agree
That they’re all sweet and jolly
I’ll meet Joe, Jason, Emily
And your other comrades by the sea
We’ll swim for hours jubilantly
And climb on the giant coconut tree
You’ll meet Dan, Martha, Willie
They’ll crack jokes and they’ll act silly
They’ll make you laugh loud endlessly
Time will fly quite speedily
When should we start? Come, tell me
Tonight? Tomorrow? Whenever you’re free
Right now? Oh my that is fine with me
Close your eyes and count to three
Marriage Is A Strange Equation
Marriage is a strange equation where
You take 1 Person
Add another Person
You get a Couple
So far so good
Now you add 0 Expectations to it
And you get infinite Love
Mind-boggling!
To Be A Great Dad
Queasy, nervous and going mad
In my quest to be a great dad
I went through all the parenting tips
To save myself from any slips
What to do and what to not
To save my child from any blot?
What to teach and what to dress
To give my child great success?
What bedtime stories I should read
To have him sleeping guaranteed?
What to sing as a lullaby
When my child begins to cry?
What skills to teach? What toys to buy?
How to get his grades to fly?
What food is good and what is bad?
Oh I’m trying to be a great dad
Days and nights I have spent
Through each book I have went
One thing I can say for sure
They’ve left me more confused than before
Now I Love The Trees
Ere I loved the giant clouds
Atop the vast blue seas
They being so hard to reach
Now I love the trees
Basking all day in their shade
Climbing swinging as I please
Far easier to love someone
When hugging has no fees
An Alien Came From Mercury
An alien came from Mercury
“Earthlings,” he said, “please hurry
I give you one minute
Pack your stuff in it
Nothing else for you to worry”
Poor earthlings lost their head
Helter-skelter they all fled
Hearts gripped with fear
And the future unclear
They didn’t want to end up dead
The cunning alien had a look
How easily the Earth was shook
No guns or death-ray
No knife to slay
Authority is all it took
My Daughter’s Favourite Book
I grabbed my daughter’s favourite book
A book about dinosaurs
She holds it every night to sleep
A book she just adores
As I flipped the very first page
Guess what did I see
The beasts therein all came to life
And jumped on top of me
They looked at me with giant eyes
I looked back with fear
I yelled and screamed like a little girl
As my demise grew near
Hearing me my girl came running
Grabbed the book from me
Instructed the giant dinosaurs
— Let the old man be
They all paid obeisance to her
Ere retreating in the book
I got myself up from the floor
With a pitiful look
Like nothing had ever happened
My daughter jumped on the bed
Fell to sleep holding that eerie book
Left me scratching my head
Frank Solanki 