Close…yet distant (Elk Jr)

Chase… hunt; Frown… grunt
Winner, Worst of, pageant
Harsh, Blunt; Tears instant
Close… yet distant

Innocence claimant
Ignorant yet flippant
Ways, methods, errant
Stupidly brilliant

Harsh, Blunt; Tears, instant
Close, yet distant

Old to infant
Nonsense arrant
Affection, stunt
Hierarchy rules. Yes Sergeant

Harsh, Blunt; Tears, instant
Close, yet distant

Aggression rampant, passively fervent
Trick, fake, diplomatically bunt
Offensive word, too indecent
Quietly bubble, seething;  silent

Harsh, Blunt; Tears, instant
Close, yet distant

Ring of fire, holy quadrant
Extinguish with coolant?
Insolvent; Sentiments, Stagnant
Burnt, Ashes… Hardly fragrant,

Variable constant
Salient, Tangent, Vibrant
Harsh, Blunt; Tears, instant
Close, yet distant

Sweet talk – Elk Jr

It’s been a week of sweet talk

Rush, hurry, flock
Time goes by, painful tick tock
Hear a key turn, snap goes the lock
Eyes & ears, like a hawk

Rewind the clock,

Her retorts, hurt and mock
About a shirt, dinner, in laws and a sock

I smile, don’t want her to walk
If it gets to me, will I balk?
Emotions surge, pause, take stock
Screech, halt, people gawk
Bottled up, and caulk
A few punches …silence…then a drop

Distribute pain, ad-hoc
Revived, defibrillator shock
Call from her friend, Jacques?
News flash, am no impervious rock

So alike, cheese and chalk
Jack and the bean stalk
Deadlock, lever up, ball cock

Its been a week of sweet talk…
Just a week of sweet talk…
Yet another week of sweet talk

Happy bday Bro

We do look alike & that’s no surprise…
We do sound alike & have our fun with white lies…
I learned by emulating you…tried to do everything, like you…
Not many will admit, I am one of the very few…

All the while I was (and am) jealous of you…
You felt the same, until we hit “undo”…
A day arose, when a snap of mine got many a comment…
To sum up, that does our relationship, cement…

More I tried, you tried otherwise, different paths we surged…
When I stopped, you did too, & the similarities emerged…
As grown ups, and guys, we don’t express as much…
Frankly, we know, and never needed anything such…

All I have to say is Happy bday Bro…
Never been good with gifts, and this will have to do…
Nothing more nothing less…
Looooong live and god bless…

Cheers Ranjeet

Mankind – Elk Jr.

He sits against the slope inclined
He is neither shunned nor declined
His house is the kerb and alley aligned
A box of scraps he designed

The din around, he doesnt mind
He sits and sleeps right where he dined
Many a cop, reassigned
He however is never fined

His words cleverly intertwined
He holds up placards that he signed
He smiles at those who glance behind
He returns niceties in kind

Many turn eyes blind
Compassion within, they never find
His pain cannot be defined
Gets multiplied, but stays confined

As the clocks around him wind
Coffin shiny with leather lined
He is gone but memories remind
A humane bum amidst inhuman “mankind”

Format – Elk Jr.

I got into another spat
About this..and about that
Started with a simple chat
Ended on the wrestling mat
I was right from where I was sat
I was long”, and she was lat”
She yelled “You’re spoilt brat”
My retort…”Oh yeah? Then you’re..a Fat Cat!!!”
Hey isn’t the saying…tit for tat?
Scores are level on the fight stat
Wonder where I left my thinking hat
Done being the doormat
No backups…hit “format”