#WordsByMadhur
A selection of my best poetry, including a few from the “Poems for Daffodil” series
+1
If I was your plus one,
I would gladly walk into
the gates of hell.
And slay any demon
at that damned party
that dare mess up
your hair.
All The Tenderness I Can Find
You shine bright like the sun missy,
but isn't there also a cloud you hide?
You gave it away,
when you looked into my eyes.
Don’t be taken aback,
vulnerability is worth our time.
As for that grey cloud,
I'll dress it up with
all the tenderness
I can find.
The Sip & The Cup
They bring me down,
and then they raise me up.
I remain the same through it all,
for I am the sip and the cup.
Queen of Paradise
Missy can do as she likes,
for she's the queen of paradise!
And an unworthy king would I be,
if I were to dim her light.
A One Too Many Times
Life demands to be desired,
but death has killed my desire.
They say heat resides in your eyes,
so can you spark up some fire?
Light me up baby,
light the field of gold I hide.
Burn it like never before,
burn it a thousand times.
But, please commit,
commit to the crime.
For I've been left with the loot,
a one too many times.
The weight of my soul
Just as they did with you ma,
there are many who notice
the weight of my body.
Alas only a few who notice
the weight of my soul.
I'm too skinny,
like you was too plump.
Observations of grown babies,
still sucking their thumbs.
Trials & Triumphs
Damned if we do,
damned if we don't
Do not allow those who were absent through your trials,
To belittle your triumphs.
Let them haters lurk,
but please don't give a fuck.
We’re all damned if we do,
and damned if we don’t.
So do it.
And do it with style,
do it kind.
Do it in peace,
so you can do it…
a thousand times.
Be needed
Don't be needy,
be needed.
Don't seek to be loved,
love instead.
I make no lofty promises
I make no lofty promises,
but there will always be
flowers in the vase.
And I will be by your side
when victory befalls you,
and will hold you when
your world is falling apart.
I make no lofty promises,
but the candles shall
keep forever burning.
And I will burn for you as well,
If you will burn for me too.
Just smile
I wish many things.
I wish there were no wars
and no lovers having to
love from afar.
I wish we honoured
our Mothers,
especially the earth we live on.
I wish we had capacity for consideration,
for another’s trial.
I wish we knew the difference
between fashion and style.
I wish a thousand wishes,
but none like wanting to
see you smile.
For when you do,
this burning world
feels alright.
Chaos rendered still,
as I lay witness to my
ultimate desire.
So babe,
won't you
just smile.
Lover to the world
They trying to box me, not knowing ain’t no box that’s gonna fit.
I’ll be a doctor for the wounded.
A poet for the heartbroken.
A tailor for the unclothed.
A king for the cities,
burning of war.
Watch me,
as I play
lover
to the
world.
Cherish / Perish
Learn to cherish,
or watch it perish.
Sweet yet fiery
Yes,
I can be
quite contrary.
Sweet yet fiery.
Kinda like Miss Mary.
So, if you don't mind variety,
come meet me at the
secret garden.
I will take your
load off,
when life
has you
feeling
weary.
How do you say what cannot be said?
How do you say, what cannot be said?
How do you show, what cannot be seen?
How do you heal, what was never wounded?
How do you give an answer, to a question never asked?
On this starless night in the valley of silence, a gush of wind whispered to me -
By being.
I paint what I paint
I've escaped from hell
just to hold this brush.
So you'll forgive me if
my lines aren't straight,
and my curves don't bend enough.
If the color lacks vibrancy,
and the texture is plainer
than you'd like to see.
You will forgive me,
for of the thousand
reasons to hold this brush,
I hold it most of all
for it saved a wretch like me.
You will forgive me,
as I paint what I paint,
and it will be as it will be.
By my side
Winter mist,
in your midst.
I lay my head
on your lap,
as you brush my hair.
I look up to the heavens,
and find them in your eyes.
At ease, when you are
by my side.
Poems for Daffodil
A selection of romantic poems from my collection "Poems for Daffodil"
01
Do you see me?
Daffodil, the sky burns for me,
But I burn for you.
Do you see me?
Bleeding across your horizon.
02
Burning
I wasn't burned out,
as much as I was burning for you.
I wasn't lacking presence,
as much as I was gripped by the absence of you.
I wasn't high on drugs,
as much as I was high on you.
I wasn't in hell,
but you did get me feeling damned if I don't and damned if I do.
But don't think twice,
lest it distract you from that someone new!
Yes, don't think twice,
I hold the capacity to be happy for you two.
I will be alright and will keep burning,
maybe just no longer for you.
03
No matter which way the wind blows
My dear Daffodil, the fragrance of your love stays with me, no matter which way the wind blows.
04
All that matters, is that we're all held
I have learned to love you from afar,
I have learned to love you, as you clutch another’s arm.
It's easy because I never wanted you for myself.
I only wanted to hold you, so you felt held.
Twas once me, now it shall be somebody else.
All that matters,
is that we’re all held
05
Time & Space
I thought Time and Space might help.
but no matter how long it’s been,
no matter how far I go,
a part of you, touches a part of me.