07 November 2009

JOKER

Bring me my glass joker

Don’t you see I’m busy?

I don’t need your jokes

Just bring me my glass

There’s a blister on the wall

And I’m going to fix it

I’m going to save your arse joker

So be prepared

You say it when you don’t mean it

You mean it when you don’t say it

But you are all I’ve got joker

Coz I am going down again

And I’m taking you with me

To the depths of insanity

You have not witnessed before

And your antics can’t kill

I’m your best bet

I’m the one who calls the shots

So what if you steal the show

I will run it for you joker

I will be your master

And guide you through this mess

I will show you the way into the wilderness

This world can do with a hero

That’s it, that is all I need

The bliss of a colourful costume and a mask

A stage and a way into your heart

Joker, I will share your burden

I will find my place

In the circus of shadow and light

Then perhaps you’ll know, you’ll see

The face that saved you, cursed you, loved you

My face, the face of the eternal wretch

The new age philosopher, the criminal who saw the light

Oh yes, we are all moving in circles joker

Welcome to my world

4 comments:

Ash Karandikar said...

whats the point?

kunjal said...

Hmm... a tough naked visual to intake.. poignant is the word?
The better care we are able to take of ourself, the better our relationships to people and things... Thank you for this :) Made me remember things forgotten, things needing attention and acknowledgment.

Love~
Keep writing.
K.

kunjal said...

... Also, I guess everyone cannot understand the intensity sadly.. that and it takes a huge deal to get our walls down too.. ask me! :-)

The poem touched me, disturbed me and calmed me... It took me on a trip!

Keep writing..

Nisha Joshi said...

@Itinerant: well, u gotta figure that out.. honestly m not really making any point here, just sharing experiences. To me Joker stands for so many different people, who make a circus of their lives. Infact at some point we all do..

@kunjal: atleast some1 could make some sense out of this one! from whatever little work i have produced i manage to like 'Joker' a bit and for some reason keep coming back to it.. probably to make sense out of it.. :). Thanks fr taking the time to read my work and for leaving your comments. N yes it does take a lot to let your guard down, to be as open as the sky.. only those who know what ot means to journey beyond our barriers will know what it takes.