You without Me.

One day out of the blue, I came to know of you
Were we two?
When I first helped you tie your shoes?
No, we were four,
When you first opened a door (for me).

Holding hands,
Love was our demand
Playing in bands,
Our last kick at the can.

Do you remember all those awkward times?
Did you ever think you would hear wedding bells chime?
Let my love be the mime (of yours).
I’m not as bitter as a lime (anymore).

Remember prom?
When I so happened to be standing next to this guy
And so happened to be wearing the same colour dress as his tie
I always glanced up at you
To see if you would notice me too
Why had you gone back on your promise?
Because babe, then, I was practically prom-less.

Loving you hurts me too much
And oh, even though I wanted to hate you, I couldn’t do as such
A touch of requited love, that’s all I ask, is that too much?

My love, experience is a teacher
Almost like a preacher.

I cannot love thee,
Who doesn’t love me
And in this sea,
Of the lonely,
Maybe this was meant to be,
You without me.

Average Joes (and Janes).

Why can’t the world be colour-blind?
(Just like you and I)
Because only then, can we set our differences aside
And not lie,
Because we ain’t wise
Even though we’d like to think so
Because we’re just average Joes (and Janes)

And why can’t the world be an endless sea?
With loads and loads of possibilities
And maybe then, we won’t feel this absurdity
Because we will be free, free, free
From this injustice! Freedom eternally
Oh why can’t we see (free, free, free)?
Even though we’d like to think so
Because we’re just average Joes (and Janes).

And oh why can’t we hear that black bird sing?
“Let freedom ring, let freedom ring”
Were the old words of Martin Luther King (Jr.)
Oh why can’t we hear them sing?
Because only then would we be right and not wrong (or left)
Because only then, can we set our differences aside
And not lie,
Because we ain’t wise
Even though we’d like to think so
Because we’re just average Joes (and Janes).