Thursday, October 22, 2026

Ultimate(um)!

You've shown it's possible
My expectation is set high
It's an all or nothing game 

Search has ended
For I won't ever settle 
For anything less 

My experience with you
Was life altering
Fulfilling in many ways

If you're the only one
Then I'll wait a lifetime
"We" are worth the wait 

If you choose to settle
I hope you are clear
What you have forgone

For what we had
And what we were
Nothing can match

BhaShe

Saturday, October 17, 2026

The big banyan tree

Planets aligned 
So have the stars
Atom to infinite 
Path, now shown 

Heaving chest
Has but one answer 
Who started this
Whom it's become 

Shaking hand 
Holds the strength
To break open 
To breathe, to grow 

Not a park anymore 
Walk in the forest 
Uncertain end 
Unexpected turns 

Peering light
Shines inside 
The only voice
Heard and followed 

I have arrived
I have become
I am the person
I was meant to be 

The big banyan tree
The tusker elephant 
Giant and gentle 
Strong and bold 

Shoulders broaden 
Stand any burden
Nourished by earth
Looked after by stars 

BhaShe

Friday, October 16, 2026

A Door!

A door 
Attractive brown
Smooth like silk 
Strong as it is 
Fresh and new, 

A door 
Carved with patience
Heritage preserved
Newness incorporated 
Past and future 

A door 
An entry gateway 
Protecting someone 
Preventing something 
Standing tall 

A door 
Mesmerizing, beautiful
True to its name 
Completing a structure 
Closed, forever! 

BhaShe.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Beloved

On secluded sand 
I am a whale, beached
Crushing under my weight 
Cursing the low tide night

No free meal, i learn 
Paying taxes for my earn 
Cries and laughter on a scale 
Mounted due has me pale 

Sleep, hunger, and peace 
I've traded for my breath
Outside a newness shines bright
Inside is rotting, losing fight 

World faded away, unaware 
With closed eyes, i stare 
At your image in my mind 
Wondering, are you fine, are you sound 

Entanglements bind me to a spot 
Love and laughter, that can't be lost 
My body is my walking stick 
My soul floats to you at every tick

BhaShe

Sunday, December 21, 2025

ಜೊತೆಗಾತಿ

ಹರಿಯೋ ನದಿಯ ದಾರಿಗುಂಟ 
ನಡೆವೆನೆಂಬ ಪಥಿಕನೇ, 
ಈಜು ಬರುವುದೇನು? 
ಸಾಗರದ 
ವಿಳಾಸ ಅರಿತಿರುವೆಯೇನು?

ಹಸಿವು, ನೋವು, ಹೆದರಿಕೆಗಳ
ಸೆಣೆಸಿ ಗೆಲುವೆಯೇನು? 
ಕಾಡು, ಜಿಗ್ಗು, ಕೊರಕಲುಗಳಲೂ 
ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಬರುವೆಯೇನು? 

ಬಿರುಮಳೆಯ ಪ್ರವಾಹದಲ್ಲಿ 
ಬದುಕಿ ಉಳಿಯುವೇನು? 
ಹಲವು ತೊರೆಗಳ್ಬಂದು ಕೂಡೆ 
ಪಥವು ಮರೆಯದೇನು? 

ಸಾಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊರಟವಳಿಗೆ 
ನಿನ್ನ ಜೊತೆ, ಅದೇನು? 
ಸಾಗರದಿ ಸೇರಿಹೋಗೆ 
ನಿನ್ನ ಗುರಿಯು ಏನು? 

ಭಾಶೇ!

Thursday, October 23, 2025

ವಲಸೆ

ಮಂಜಿನ ತುಂಡು ಖಂಡಗಳಿಂದ 
ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಬಿಸಿಲ ಪಡೆವೆಡೆಗೆ 
ಖಾಲಿ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ, ಬರಡು ಬದುಕಿಂದ 
ಊಟ ಉಳಿಯುವಷ್ಟಿರುವೆಡೆಗೆ 
ಬಿಸಿಲು ಕಾದು, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ತುಂಬಿದರೆ 
ಮತ್ತೆ ಹಳೆಯ ತಂಪಿಗೆ 
ಪಕ್ಷಿ, ಪ್ರಾಣಿ, ಮೀನುಗಳು ಹೋಗುವುದು 

ಒಂದು ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕಲ್ಲ 

ಬದುಕು ತಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಊಟವಲ್ಲ 

ಹಸಿವು 
ಊಟದ ದಾರಿ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತದೆ 
ಛಳಿ 
ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆಯೆಡೆಗೆ ಸಾಗುತ್ತದೆ 
ಸಂತಾನ 
ಜೀವ ತೆರಲೂ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ 

ಗೆರೆಗಳೆಳೆದು ಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇವೆ 
ಮನೆ, ಬೀದಿ, ಊರು, ರಾಜ್ಯ, ದೇಶ 
ಬಣ್ಣ, ಭಾಷೆ, ಬಟ್ಟೆ, ಬದುಕು ಬೇರೆಯಾದರೆ 
ನಾವು, ಅವರು, ನಮ್ಮವರು, ಇತರರು 

ಮನುಷ್ಯತ್ವ ಎಂಬ ಪದಕ್ಕೆ 
ಅರ್ಥ ಉಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ 

ಪ್ರಾಣಿತ್ವವನ್ನೇ 
ಗುರುತಿಸೋಣ 
ಅಭ್ಯಸಿಸೋಣ 
ಕಲಿಯೋಣ
ಬಾಳೋಣ 

ಭಾಶೇ 

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Duet

You say No to me
I say Yes to something 

Pushed away by your silence
I fall into the arms of cigarettes
Ignored by your whole being
I seek company in alcoholic drinks

The unending pain of missing you
Isn't relieved by many pills I take 
I sink of desperation, needing you 
I can't live anymore for my sake 

You walk on water, crossing a river 
I am slowly sinking in the muck 
I've ruined my life, I cry in despair 
But honestly, who gives a fuck? 

BhaShe