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!

I'll take the throne

I'll take the throne

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

The playing cards have jack and ace.

Ranking gives 'moves' even to the pieces of chess.

The games of this century is quite wierd to play.

To ensure safety of king(chess), every one becomes a prey.

I know-Life is not a game.

But it is-quite harsh.

'Right to live' is still very sparse

One has to earn money or starve to death

Toil and toil even till the very last breath.

It makes me think, think so hard

Let's play a game,

A game-better than any game of cards

I'll compete with many veteran players.

For the reward-power, money and fame.

Though I know it is a never ending game.

I have made up my mind, 

You too get it ingrained.

I will make my move and the reward will change.

Power, money and fame- 

will lose its charm.

Success will get redefined

And a new throne will be made.

I'll take this unique throne-

The one which is yet to be claimed.

It's my Rasleela

It's my Rasleela

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

If only, you have

Seen or met me.

Whether you are-

Someone close, 

Or someone who just know me.

Remember how we met?

The first eye contact,

Interactions after that,

Our last meeting..

How did I make you feel?

Happy

Sad

Angry

Pacified

Hatred

Jealous

Or in love?

However, you feel now

You feel it, because you are meant to.

At the same time-

I have been through a lot

Some I hate,

Some I love,

The rest- are in between

Some I want to meet again

Some never.

Believe it or not,

It is all part of my 'Leela'

The 'Rasaleela'

And I confess-

I enjoy it more than ever.

There is no separation:

No guy,

Or girl.

No one ugly,

Or beautiful.

No one committed,

Or single.

No one leaves,

And no one stays.

The experience is divine in nature-

I feel connected to you.

And subconsciously,

You are connected to me.

You are divine

You are divine

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

Give away the shame 

That holds you away from your lover

Give away the prayers

That makes you someone's worshipper

Give away the dreams

That keeps you awake

For a moment, forget everything 

And just take a break

What if beyond what you think

Is your true identity 

Your true potential

What if in actual 

This reality is surreal

All that you have done

All that you wanted to do

The compromises

The sacrifices

The restrictions 

Holds in heaven, no value

Infact, the heaven or the hell-

Was all something to control

What if God himself

wanted you

Wanted you to sit besides him

until he is able to prove-

That you are him

And him is none but you...

And if you are God 

Do I need to tell you?

Live like a freak

There will be divinity in that

And yes, all this is (perhaps) nothing but true!

Happy Independence day

Happy independence day! 

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

It starts with this, so simple-

You dont know Vande Mataram? 

You can't call yourself Indian

You dont pray 5 times a day? 

Buddy, you have fallen astray

You want a beautiful partner? 

Grow up, look for inner beauty

You are satisfied with what you earn? 

Think big, aim high, be more ambitious

You dont watch news? 

Dont read books? 

Cant speak English? 

Dont have a girlfriend?

Post pictures on social media? 

Dont post pictures?

You laugh at silly jokes? 

You are always crying?

Dont act too smart, 

Dont be childish,

You are a freak

You are dumb

You are a LOSER!

(This independence day

Free yourself of social stigma)

And that's when things begin...to stop

And that's when things begin...to stop.

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

It is not what you think that matters,

It is not how you feel that matters,

Your words do not matter,

Your dreams do not matter.

Your win,

Your loss,

Your hatred,

Your love,

Nothing matters.

Then what is it that matter?

Remember, you will die

Remember, you have a life.

Live this life so well that-

When you die, your death does not matter.

So fucking,

Enjoy the shouting of your boss,

Enjoy the helplessness of the situations.

Enjoy the hatred from your enemies.

Enjoy the rejection,

The frustration

The misery,

The corruption.

Enjoy the Modi,

Enjoy the Trump.

Every feeling that you get.

Feel it.

Enjoy it.

Because nothing really matters.

There is far greater wisdom-

In understanding that there will come 'this' moment-

And that's when things will begin...to stop!

Have me or I'll have you

Have me or I’ll have you!

-Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

This creature,

Which dwells in your mind,

Kills you,

To keep you alive…

It eats your soul bit by bit,

Consumes you.

Swallows you.

If you keep listening to it,

If you let it be,

It will soon take over,

Nothing of you will ever remain.

You know this creature more than I can ever describe. 

It looks into your eyes and says,

“Have me or I’ll have you”

Stop it!

Stop it! Until it’s too late

Don’t listen to it. 

Don’t get carried away.

Face it. Fight it. Defeat it.

Take control.

It’s your battle to claim yourself and state-

“Never can you have me…And never will I have you”

Become a player

I love to F*ck

Someone is better

What a coincidence!

Just Vanish

I am possessed

I am a thinker