The road is long

Life is a journey,
The road is long,
The world tells me to stop,
But I want to get to the top,
How do I get there?
Why do my legs end up in a snare?
A voice from my heart keeps getting louder,
Inch by inch it calls me yonder,
It tells me to keep moving,
It tells me to keep going,
As the years go by,
I might laugh or I might cry,
I have to keep up with its pace,
And the distance I have covered will give me solace,
Life is a journey,
The road is long.....

A night for which there doesnt seem to be a dawn...

I think something,
I say something,
Whatever I say,
People seldom like,
Whatever I think,
People never hear,
Whatever I say seems to hurt people,
Whatever I think never reaches people,
My thoughts are always good,
My intentions are always pure,
But I dont know why my speech seems unsure,
Maybe my mind doesnt talk to my heart,
In my dreams I wake up with a start,
The thought that I might have hurt someone taunts me,
My own speech seems to haunt me,
I try to learn every single day,
I try to keep my thoughts at bay,
But my minds war with my heart is always on,
Like a night for which there doesnt seem to be a dawn...

-Aditya R Venkatesan

Why do I feel so sad today?

Today is one of those days,
The steady routine of this monotonous life is interrupted by sadness,
In the din of happiness sadness pierces the heart,
I cant understand the reason for it,
Just as I cant understand the reasons for  exuberance on certain days,
My mind knows what to do,
But my heart wont listen,
A lot many memories flood the mind,
The dam of emotions shows a breach,
There is no reason for it,
Maybe some remnants from the past,
Fear of the future,
Or some experiences for today are responsible,
Tomorrow I'll again be the same,
To be confronted with this feeling again...
-Aditya R Venkatesan