To say that you are as bright
As the stars in the sky
Would be a lie; would be a lie
You are far more brighter
Than any star above
My dear Love; my dear Love
To say that I have missed you
For a hundred years
Is lie to your ears; to your ears
I have yearned for you madly
With my heart’s affinity
For infinity; for infinity
I see the world through it
It helps me interpret it
It lives inside of me, guides me
Shows me what is right and wrong
Leads me to the chosen path
It handles tasks I am incapable of
Digests my food
Regulates my temperature
Circulates my blood
It takes care of me
It knows all that I have ever done
Everything that I have ever seen
Heard, smelled or spoken
Every good deed and bad
Every mistake and achievement
Every joy and every pain
It remains by my side
Without it I am nothing
With it I come into existence
Really, I would do anything for you
You know I would really do
Because I can’t think straight
Baby, did you ever hear a doubt
When I am about
Let me put it straight
Baby I would never leave
Bring you joy you best believe
I would never say goodbye
I would never hide or lie
I think you’re the same as me
I think we are meant to be
You and I are gonna be together
Really, I would do anything for you
You know I would really do
Because I can’t think straight
Baby, did you ever hear a doubt
When I am about
Let me put it straight
Look at me and you will see
All the love I hold for thee
You know our love would never die
Spread your wings and start to fly
If you’d only just believe
Everything we can achieve
You and I are gonna be together
Gonna be together
Gonna be together
We’re gonna be together
We’re gonna be together
We’re gonna be together
We’re gonna be together
Before the rains came, we prayed
All day long, afraid
If we’d done wrong, we played
Chants and holy songs, we made
Your home where we belong, prepared
Special food and water, we paid
Handsomely at the altar, we stayed
With our sons and daughters, obeyed
Every law and order, we prayed
Till the rains came
We’ve had our laughs, but more frowns
We’ve had our ups, but more downs
We’ve had our highs, but more lows
But I still love you, everybody knows
We’ve had good, but more bad days
We won’t last, everybody says
So much more we have to face
But I still love you, in all the ways
I still love you, I still love you
And always I will love you
Everybody warns me, but I listen not
Everybody’s wrong, so I don’t give a thought
All their talks keep falling flat
I still love you, trust me on that
I still love you, I still love you
And always I will love you
All the signs are big and red
But I don’t let it go to my head
For I know that I have you
I still love you, will always do
I still love you, I still love you
And always I will love you
We tried our best to hold together
Through all the rainy, stormy weather
But it wasn’t meant to be
We knew we’d end up separate
As somebody else wrote our fate
You were sent away from me
Now we’re wandering on our own
In our worlds but all alone
It is such a mystery
How Love itself doesn’t have a heart
For playing such a cruel part
All that’s left is a memory
I have known a man
He’s all I’ve ever known
I know I have lost him
For I don’t see him anymore
My days pass before my eyes
Monotonously
I wait for him to spark it up
Like he often used to in the years gone by
I wait futilely
When I had him
I didn’t know that I had him
He’s all I’ve ever had
Now I don’t have him anymore
I suppose I took his presence for granted
Unwisely
Should have thought what I was doing
Was slowly killing him off
I kill futilely
Thirty years of meaninglessness
Thirty years of being there
Thirty years of walking around
Thirty years of going nowhere
Thirty years of disinclination
Thirty years of moulding clay
Thirty years of exploration
Thirty years of work and pay
Thirty years with eyes closed
Thirty years with closed tomorrows
Thirty years with arms closed
Thirty years close to sorrows
Thirty years of youthful folly
Coupled with numerous addictions
Thirty years dragged on like a joke
Thirty years of contradictions
Thirty years of speaking with self
Thirty years of losing sleep
Thirty years of breathing alone
More such years are mine to keep
The storm shows us who we are
Small, helpless
Most days we are blessed
When the nature is quiet
Silent, sleeping
That the sea is calm
That the wind is soft
When she decides to put on a show
For whatever reason
We witness our impotency, our powerlessness
Scurrying for our lives
Like animals in the wild chased by a predator
Screaming, hoping
No possession is valuable
But our breaths and family
All our successes and failures
Struggles and pains
Joys and ambitions
Are put into perspective
Nothing matters
The storm shows us who we are
When the stars are sleeping
Not a watch one is keeping
Will you call me in my dreams?
Give the world all its feeling
Lose the truth I’m appealing
I am lost or so it seems
An open mind but hollow
An open sky left to swallow
Now we know where to leave our mark
Build a wall full of sorrow
Not today not tomorrow
We are just prisoners of the dark
Like a wild bird flying
In a cage I am trying
To get my head above this stream
I can’t breathe I am lying
I can’t swim I am crying
Will you call me in your dream?
When the last hopes were taken
All the moons too were shaken
We saw Thunder and her spark
Now we wait; cold and broken
Only silence’s ever spoken
We are still the prisoners of the dark
Frank Solanki 