the moments
before we touch them
are pristine
we sully them by
holding on to them
मरते देखा है
वक़्त की आँधी में कुछ नहीं टिकता
हमनें दरख्तों को उखड़ते देखा है
कौन ले जा सका है साथ जमीन
फिर भी भाइयों को लड़ते देखा है
क्या पकड़ सकता है मुट्ठी में अपनी
बच्चे को परछाई पकड़ते देखा है ?
उम्र भर अकड़ कर जिया था जो
उसे अपने बच्चों से डरते देखा है
वो बिन हमारे जीना सीख गया अमित
जिसे हमने खुद पे मरते देखा है
In response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 133
Nail polish nightmares
the
nail
polish
nightmares – when
she managed to choose
the color, she noticed the chip
A hundred reasons
A hundred reasons to live – but why?
When I have you and your eyes….
Two sips – intoxicating enough
For a lifetime to laugh and love
There are many who burn in desire
Your beauty sets the world on fire
Kohl laden eyes and open hair
How you slay me, my maiden fair
Let others know, you belong to me now …
Declare it fast – and you know how…
In collaboration with Reena Saxena for Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 100
Savoring the thrill
I
was
telling
you deepest
secrets of my heart
while you were savoring the thrill
Cynicism at its finest
it’s cynicism at its finest
when you worry that
I’ll react to
venom
you
spew
Always in a crowd
I’m never alone
I’m always in a crowd of
your sweet memories
Treading lightly
always a cautious one, she is
now treading lightly
all over
this soft
weak
heart
The first of its kind
it
has
to be
without doubt
the first of its kind
this surge of love I feel for you
This one time
all
this
started
this one time
you looked at me with
what seemed to me as interest
