Temperamental

bad
day
to ask
for favors
her mood today is
cloudy with a chance of grumbles

Presumed guilty

presumed guilty and
what is the cardinal sin
my insolent pride

great exceptions she
made for me resulted in
big expectations

a ripple in time
caused by stones she cast at me
I feel aftershocks

a long history of nearly nothing
isn’t it paradoxical
that it resulted
in lifetime
of your
fond
dreams

she’s not born with it
she’s illegally brunette
so is she worth it

the apples of wrath
reveal their much rotten core
fruitless endeavors

लहरा दो ज़ुल्फ़ें अपनी
हैं ये प्राण लताएँ
सींच लूँ अपना बंजर तन

महका हुआ यौवन तेरा
बन सर्प लिपटा रहूं
संदल का है सुन्दर वन

गूंजती हैं यादें इसमें
कौन सुनेगा इन्हें
एकाकी है खण्डर मन

तुझसे है रिश्ता कोई
क्यों लगता है तुझे
अमित है चिर दुश्मन

the sun also sinks in despair
when after waiting
all day long
she doesn’t
turn
up