IF YOU COULD

How would you say a man had a poetic death?

When he falls prey to his own deeds

Or when he becomes a victim of others greed

How would you say a man had a poetic death?

When the world falls to its knees in grief

Or when groaning hearts of men feel relieved!

How would you say a man had a poetic death?

When a sword humors his bosom like a raging steed

Or when the arm of Morpheus puts him to an eternal sleep.

How would you say a man had a poetic death?

When he chooses to improvise

Or when the gods them self conspire his demise!

How would you say a man had a poetic death?

If you could
                                                                          -Vamsee Mohan 

DEEDS OF MEN

 Men grow old

And perish

Its only their pulse

That comes to a hold

But their deeds are

Still relished

For we have seen

The body withers

And decays with time

But it’s their memoir

That lives on

Screaming at us

From oblivion

Thriving on to remind

That we are the creator

And not his mime

For their reminiscence

Are immortal as the sunshine

That continues to live on

Destroying the dark of time. 
                                                        -Vamsee Mohan

RELIGIOUS SUICIDE

I have kept my thoughts aside

Because now I choose to die

And somehow

All my dreams come alive

Wish I could tear this earth apart

Built a grave

Chosen by my own heart

I want to march with the gods

Construct a bridge divine

And leave no earthly knot behind

For this life bares no new fruits for me

And only death

Brings me empathy

With calls of sweet comfort

From far east

Like every sunrise

Come to an end

Soul moves on

Seeking rest

In a bed of silence

That God would lend

And somewhere in our slumber

He would tend to our soul

Consuming our sins.
                            -Vamsee Mohan 

THE DIVINE COMEDY

It’s about that time

When god made the rules

And everyone followed 

Like a fool

He said “Let there be light”

And there was light

He said “Let there be life”

And there was I

Bearing the torch

Of my might

He gave me strength

He gave me will

Then he kicked me down

Like a vermin

He said I was greedy and uncouth 

And the fiery pits

I shall rule

In the abyss

I created my world

Of beast and demons

And hounds of hell

Then the day came

When the apple gave man conscience

The very wisdom they chose

Taught them defiance

Since then I’ve been playing my part

For I conjured  a world of greed

Where man became a slave

Of his own need

And now I wait for the time

When the Horsemen will walk in sunshine

                                                   -Vamsee Mohan 

IN MY MIND

Consciousness and loathing
Takes over my mind
I sit in the corner
Of a dark room
And gaze at the door
That spills in some light
As I sit there wondering
Several thoughts pass my mind
While I flip them like pages
Just to find
That there was one thought in particular
That used to make me smile
But now it tears me apart
And there is an anxiety building inside me
That I cannot fight
Now as i sit there
Conjuring up a fantasy in my mind
I forget,
That very thought had once again
Made me smile
                     -Vamsee Mohan

WHISPERING NIGHT

As the night falls
And the clouds unveil the moon
I see everything in a shimmer
Like million little torches
Lit up in glee
I hear the wind
Whispering to the trees
And the owl that sits on the high branch
bids farewell to sleep
I lie there searching for the horizon
That has hid itself
In the arms of the night
And I realize that there is a world
That is too far out of sight
And every night
I see little children
Peeping from their blankets
That covers the bright blue sky
                                      -Vamsee Mohan

LUCIFER

I am hiding in fear

In the darkness of light

The angels turning cruel 

With violent strides

The judgement of my father

Takes a whole new phase

I fall from heaven

With a mighty disgrace

I lie there wounded 

Fighting with time 

The roses of hope 

Turned black like night

Blood in my veins 

Now hard and blue

My immortal soul 

With a sorrow new

In shadows i lie

Hiding from light

With my eyes closed

I try to find life

Its all puzzling 

All changed

And the sun disgraced

Of the evil my heart conjure

My lonely heart

Masked with faith 

My soul stabbed 

With the dagger of hate

Poisoning my mind

My senses betray

Alone i stand

Nothing to say
Waiting for death
That never came
I find myself
In nothingness and despair
But now death itself
Sounds so unfair
Just a chance
To live the eternity again
Father,
I want to live
In heaven again
Why don't you see
The Lucifer in me
I am not the Satan
You think me to be.
                        -Vamsee Mohan


This was one of the first poems i wrote...... and i hope u liked it!!!