Chai

Chai pe charchaa,
Hai baat badi aam,
Chai bas peete raho,

Ho subah ya shaam.

Jaise bhi ho,
Green tea ho ya kaali,
Har ek pyaala deti hai,
Wo sukoon matwaali.

Chai sabko bhaati hai,
Ameer ho ya gareeb ,
Budhon-jawaanon ko bhaati hai,
Dilwaalon ko laati kareeb.

Chai pe hote charche,
Cricket, siyasat aur jung ke,
Pyaar, cinemaa, zindagi,
Majhab aur haalat tang ki.

Na sochana isse mamooli,
Ye to drinks ka baap hai,
Ek chaiwala bana apna PM,
Iski aehamiyat badi saaf hai.

Chai peene waalon,
Manaate raho acche dinn ,
Zindagi kabhi na guzarti rahe,
Ek chai ke pyaar binn.

Trapped!

( Wanted to write about this when I came across a few articles and debates on euthanasia.
When and why do people opt to put an end to their lives? )

The walls are closing in

There is nowhere I can run or hide,

This feeling of helplessness, of failure

Just does not seem to leave my side.

Where have my carefree days gone?

Why do I feel so much pain?

Is this all my future holds for me?

Will I ever see myself smile again?

Here I was making plans

Of travel, leisure and pleasure,

While fate had other plans for me

Something I couldn't fathom or measure.

My body is totally ravaged

I feel I am dying inside,

When will I feel at peace again?

I am clueless, with none to guide.

Now I know what they go through

The people who from medical problems ail,

All those years of constant ill-health,

Where medications and surgeries fail.

Some of them silently suffer

And dread to see what their loved ones go through,

While others cannot bear to be the cause

Of misery and pain for their beloved few.

Sooner or later pain, monetary loss

And untold helplessness takes its toll,

There is no solution in sight

Life just turns into a nightmare, a dread-hole.

This is when thoughts of suicide

And euthanasia come to the fore,

All one covets is an end to the drudgery called life

As they feel trapped and can't take it anymore!