Kanwaljit Bhullar - Life...Please Come In by poemhunter

Friends

What shall I tell about friends…???

They visit like death and torture like a life!!!

Even though they share some moments of fun

But I feel them saying while they exit:

“Take care friend…enjoy your sad times!!”

What shall I tell about friends…???

They often say whenever they meet

“Keep in touch and don’t feel all alone

we are with you”

And move forward leaving me behind!!!

What shall I tell about friends…???

They come

They sit

They inquire: “How are you?”

But before I reply they step out remarking:

“See you…All will be well!!”

Anyway-

What shall I tell about friends…???

Friends are replica of God

And God is….???

~ Kanwaljit Bhullar

Birthday

Today is my birthday

Your presence to celebrate is not necessary

but is mandatory

as your presence will make me happy

by dancing on a pop-song album along with you all!

We don’t care

where the drought is hitting the area

where the people are breathing their last

with dry throat due to waterless

Let us wet our throat with the imported wine

and celebrate my birthday

Moreover, birthdays are not a daily routine

people keep on dying on daily basis

sometimes in riots sometimes on international borders

sometimes in tsunamis and sometimes earthquakes are the reasons

How can one die with them

“Damn it” – let us celebrate my birthday!!

What should we do?

If cute children are being kidnapped on large scale

“Leave it why should we worry?”  

their parents are enough to take care of them

Anyhow our children are safe

Why should we feel sad?

We are well aware of world matters

We know about the killings in Iraq

We know that the globe is being coloured with innocents’ blood

Bomb blasts news is not new to us

Young, old, men, women and children all are the fatal victims of the blasts

“So what... What can we do?”

Let’s pray for departed souls by standing in two minutes silence

“But the show must go on!”

Moreover, we are not concerned about all this

What can we do if the children are being pushed to an orphan life?

What if women are still barren after delivering babies?

What should we do if fathers are forced to carry dead bodies of their sons?

Who dreamt to be on the shoulders of his sons for the same!!

“Rubbish...we can’t die with them

This is none of our business!!”

If you still insist

We will donate some coins for the victims’ family

However, our hands are clean

We are not involved in these

The knife in my hand is not for any murder

It is only to cut the ‘birthday cake’

But you people wished me only

“Happy Birthday”

and not “Live Long”

Why???

~ Kanwaljit Bhullar

A Riot Story - Tension Finish

A Riot Story - Tension Finish

He stepped in my house with a scary face,

folded hands and spoke in fake confidence

with trembling words:

“They are coming this way!”

I saw terror of death in his eyes

Also read changing colour of his face

asking for a permission

to hope for a long life!!

I too gave him my word to save him

informing my status and capacity

and instructed him not to worry!

I took responsibility to save his life at any cost!

Bodyguards of a particular religion,

already engaged in riots,

were on my doorsteps.

They were knocking my door

as they will knock it down

My thoughts of defining humanity

was felt like dying in regret!!

Confusion was mandatory in my mind!!

I calmed down myself by presuming that

the intruders might be of my religion

And opened the door or

it was just opened in confusion

I don’t remember??

But the stranger in my asylum was shivering in terror!

I tried to identify the visitors with panicked face

And we both were on the death door in my own house

Because the rioters were of the third religion??

They enquired about the religion of our both

Next moment –

The stranger came in my asylum was lying breathless

next to my dead body!!!

My exited soul was standing near my dead body

and watching it in uncertainty

The soul of the stranger also left his body

and stood fearless near my soul!!

Both spent some moments with their once body-homes,

Held each other’s hands

And left the place with a laughter

Saying: “Two living bodies may have a religion

Riots may have a religion

Human-beings may have a religion

Dead bodies may have a religion

Grave-yards may have a religion.

But the souls are not restricted to any religion!

So Nothing To Worry…Tension Finish!!!”

~ Kanwaljit Bhullar

With An Apology From Mr. Adam

With An Apology From Mr. Adam

Request for Investigation

Come on!!!

investigate and get us informed

about the initial happiness

which our great forefather

Mr. Adam had ever enjoyed!

Yeah..it’s essential to know the facts

that which was the first happiness

when Mr. Adam learnt to be happy

and he came to know his right to remain happy!!

This also means that

prior to his first ever happiness

he remained sad, depressed and was in custody of worries!!

It hurts to think that

before his first introduction to happiness

he remained victim of sadness..!!

The requirement of investigation is also essential

because we want to know that

with whom he thought to share it

when he felt his first happiness

whereas we people fashions to celebrate

our tiny tot type happiness in a big way!!

We are really keen to know that

Mr. Adam was having his first ever happiness

How he celebrated it???

Meanwhile it should also be dug out

that before his first happiness

how he spent his time and what were his hopes

when he has no one to share anything with him

except his own shadow

but another confusion is also arising

that which was that first happiness

of which he learnt how to be happy??

or which was that sorrow and hardship he felt

while thinking that this is the time to be sad!!

Investigate this all

and tell us as soon as possible

because we are the legal heirs of Mr. Adam

and we spent most of our life

in sorrows, hardships, agony, etc.

Moreover, we have yet to receive our first happiness

and all these are our inheritance from Mr. Adam

So this is mandatory to investigate each matter

because we have right for this to blame

and put all allegations on him.

Findings of Investigation

It was found on investigation

from the reliable sources

that Mr. Adam’s first happiness came to him

when for the first time his eyes shed tears!!

the reason of tears cannot be ascertained yet

but his first happiness was because

he came to know that water sources are not only

rivers, ponds or sea

however some seas are also there in eyes too!!

And it was also found that

his first grief was also on the same time

when he felt happy on shedding tears

and he felt sad on thinking that

what kind of habit owns a human being

who can feel happy in presence of tears

 and able to shed tears in happiness.

When his lonely mind could not solve this puzzle

he felt very sad

because he deeply felt this sorrow

so it can be presumed his first grief.

Summary of Investigation

This research should be presumed as fact

because in present times

each and every human being has

sea-full tears behind all smiles

And this proof is enough of being

Heirs of Mr. Adam!!!