If I was to die today
You’d have so much to say
Say that I was a good man
The greatest son of the land
But now he’s gone away
If I was to die today
…
If I was to die tomorrow
Drown yourself in sorrow
Sob and cry and drop your tears
Remember me for a trillion years
After I’m buried below
If I was to die tomorrow
…
If I was to die yesterday
There would be no time to play
Just take my time machine
The one you’ve never seen
Bring me back to stay
If I was to die yesterday
When I’m lying in my bed
With a thousand thoughts in my head
Amongst the chaotic crowd
Only one thought stands out loud
The thought of you is stuck to me
When you’re not close to me
It’s a shame we have to be away
A moment seems so long today
You are the light that shines in me
The beat that my heart beats
The love that fills my empty soul
The love that makes me complete
Everything else seems so forlorn
I can’t seem to remember anyone, anything, anymore except you
…
Give me what I need now
I need to have you somehow
The cracks are there to let you in
This is the end where I begin
My story yearns for an happy ending
When stars are dead and sun’s ascending
Never to die or lose the way
A moment seems so long today
You are the light that shines in me
The beat that my heart beats
The love that has me in control
The love that makes me complete
You’ve got me feeling reborn
I can’t seem to remember anyone, anything, anymore except you
…
Lift me up to the sky
From this place where I do lie
Drop me down without a clue
And I’ll land right in the arms of you
For you guard my heart
Never let it fall apart
And I have no more words to say
A moment seems so long today
You are the light that shines in me
The beat that my heart beats
The love that fills my empty soul
The love that makes me complete
Everything else seems so forlorn
I can’t seem to remember anyone, anything, anymore except you
Losers weepers, finders keepers
Never say die. Let sleeping dogs lie
Live and learn. Walk before you run
Look before you leap. As you sow, you reap
Where there’s a will there’s a way
The mice play when the cat’s away
Grasp all, lose all
Pride comes before a fall
Curiosity killed the cat. Laugh loud and grow fat
Blind leads another blind. Seek and you shall find
Be clear if you know it
Confuse if you’re a poet
We planned and we planned till we reached the end only to understand that what we had planned was not in our hands
Now we don’t plan anymore
We laughed and we laughed and it seemed enough but we knew in our hearts that it would be tough and destiny caught our bluff
Now we don’t laugh anymore
We played and we disobeyed like our love will never fade but we were afraid to be betrayed by a price too big to be paid
So we don’t play anymore
We talked and walked. We screamed and dreamed. We fought and sought. We had all the fun under the sun
Now we’re strangers like before
Ten Stans dance ten tensed trance
I learnt a couple of magic tricks
To impress my sweet heart
I performed them in front of her
But she didn’t find it very smart
Then I found another trick
Learnt to be a better me
Loved her with all of my heart
She fell in love with me
I’m sitting lonely at the shore
Watching the waves crash
Some birds are singing melodies
Others make a dash
To the nearest ball of cloud
Stuffing up the sky
Fills my head with wonder
Spectacles my eyes
Though I have no one with me
I don’t feel alone
Nature is right next to me
And I feel at home
This poem wrote itself
I didn’t intend to
The fingers grabbed a quill
Dipped in ink of blue
The page was promptly filled
With thoughts in my head
The words they kept a-flowing
Though they were unsaid
Then the page was wrapped
Inside an envelope
And mailed it your address
With a lot of hope
I know this poem means nothing
But what am I to do?
It’s just a way of saying
I am thinking of you
I was born free and happy. The day was bright and clear
Now I’m stranded and lonely. My heart’s full of fear
Tired of screaming, shouting, waiting for the end
So long, we’ll meet again. Goodbye, till then, my friend
…
My house is all broken and I’m lying on the street
All my little wishes and plans are left incomplete
Lost everything I had. There’s nothing more to defend
So long, we’ll meet again. Goodbye, till then, my friend
…
Something’s wrong about this world. ‘Twas never meant for me
I adore the open sky. That’s where I want to be
Can you hear the clouds thunder as they slowly descend?
So long, we’ll meet again. Goodbye, till then, my friend
…
Do you remember the days when we were wild and young?
Now they’re just memories of merry songs we sung
I wish I could be reckless but my body can’t pretend
So long, we’ll meet again. Goodbye, till then, my friend
…
All my little secrets are coming home with me
I have always known the truth but it never set me free
Just for another moment, every dime I have I’ll spend
So long, we’ll meet again. Goodbye, till then, my friend
Into a river I plunged my soul
With a hope to wash her sin
Forgot that it had a giant hole
As I watched it drown within
Frank Solanki 