The true love

The true love

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

I left...

Yes, now it's too late

You complained

till I was with you

The moments of joy

The search of love

The dreams

The enmity

Everything you were 

Occupied with

Do you realise now?

That I left

Everything changes its meaning.

You can't even move now

See, you failed 

to realize

Not your parents

Your partner

Your career

None but me- 

Your 'life'

Is your true love

Without me, now

you are

just a piece of flesh 

and bones

Now, you are Just dead.

The God's imagination

The God's imagination

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

I have a secret..

To see it, close your eyes

Here you come, 

This is my world

This adorable creature, yes, 

You can never find it on earth

Ah, this beautiful woman- 

Her skin is more radiant than the sun.

Look above

The sky that you see.

And yes,

Even the ground on which you stand.

The breeze you feel,

The sun,

The moon,

The planets,

The stars,

The entire cosmos...

Everything's so different

May be much better than 

what you have ever seen, isn't it?

You know what? 

This is my creation

Yes, I created them!

Brahma-the 'creator' resides within me

For this creation to be, 

there has to be an order

I become Vishnu-the 'change' 

And maintain the order.

Due to change

Creation proceeds towards destruction 

to become something new(creation)

Yes, I take the form of 

Shiva-the 'destroyer' 

to complete the cycle of eternity of my creation

I am the trideva:

God-the 'imagination' 

The source of everything

Do you know where you are now? 

You are in- 

My(God's) imagination

Awaken and understand-

That even I am in yours!

Heaven in Hell

"Heaven"-in hell

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

Devil, please-

Control, unleash?

To all the god lovers,

Let me tease

In the dark, I forget to fear

The evil in others, I get to see very clear

Greed, lust or pleasure-I need not control

Love, kindness and peace-I am here to mould

Do 'this'

Do 'that'

Do all, that I want.

Who cares for karma?

When I control the dawn

The world's destiny, I get to create

Write a fresh story-

After clearing the divine slate

Come, help me!

As you have, so far

I promise,

I'll take you along,

My brother:

To the "heaven"- in hell

What a coincidence

What a coincidence!

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

Growing up turning to taking up job;

Being healthy turning to chiselled physique;

Clothing turning to fashion.

Meetings turning to video calls;

Few special friends turning to social networking.

Peaceful life turning to fast paced culture;

All we need turning to money.

Being satisfied turning to not being ambitious;

Forgiving someone turning to not having self respect;

Religion turning to narrow thinking;

Love turning to lust.

The world turning to small nations;

We all are equal turning to special reservations;

Fighting for own rights turning to terrorism;

Village turning to city;

Wildlife turning to zoo;

Love nature turning to save nature.

And now me turning to writer,

What a coincidence!

I am the punisher and the punished

I am the punisher and the punished!

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

The place where knowledge begins and ends simultaneously-

Yes, that is where I live.

I journey from where the universe originates to where it extends.

All that exists now and will ever exist in future-I know

The wheel of time moves and stops at my command.

I have seen every creature since the time, nothing existed.

For I am the one whom you call-'God'

You know all but not that-

I commit murder,

I commit rape,

I commit suicide...

I commit crime

against myself,

To get punished.

To end and start

Both the suffering and the happiness

The criminal,

The victim,

The punisher,

And the punished-

All is me.

This suffering is what makes "us" human,

This happiness is what makes "us" divine.

In love with you

In love with you

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

I have seen you in my thoughts

Met you in everyone I have seen

I have felt your heartbeat in my heart

Sensed you through all my senses

I call you through my name

Known you more than I know me

You are every moment of my life

You are eternity of my soul

Yes, I am in love!

I have fallen in love with you in me...

I am a man

I am a man

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

I am measured-measured all the time,

Sometimes for good grades,

Earnings sometimes.

I won't get a girl 

If I don't have a house, 

And a car, and bank balance...

See, I have to earn the spouse

Yes I get sexual urge,

Neither I am a rapist nor pervert.

I have suppressed, suppressed it all

Do I express my desire?

No, I don't have the balls!

I have a privilege- penis?

No it is 'society' that does.

An earning daughter-

"Man" of the house, she is stated, 

A son earning,

Does nothing but only expected!

Happiness is something-

I am allowed to spread,

Be a man, not cry!

If at all, I am sad?

Chivalrous I have to be,

Misogynist I cannot be.

Many a times,

I would love to cry,

If I can.

But instead, I have to be happy, 

and smile,

Because I am a man!