You came in my life
and did not change my world.

Instead,
you turned it upside down.

Now I swim in the stars.

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Moving
ahead
is
more
important
than
moving
on.

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I failed to catch the snow
I failed to hold the magic
for I was looking down to see
how deep I was sinking.

Dear love, she said, why remain
so uptight,
set yourself free and let yourself
sink,
for only that will reveal to you
the other side.

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I pause and stare at
the lips of people eating.
I forget to eat.

I pause to smudge
my eyes with my knuckles.
I forget my smudged Kajal.

I pause and even out
the crevices of your forehead
like a painkiller.
I forget that painkillers
ought to be avoided.

I pause and see it all go.
I forget it.
Play.

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I believe in you.
I believe in myself, too.
That's why I'm telling you,
when you leave,
don't look back,
for if you do,
I'll run towards you
as fast as I can,
forgetting why you left,
forgetting why I let you go.

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Homeless in Holi


..Cont in caption.

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Darling,
I play your
memories
on repeat
blurring
them
even more,
forgetting
how you
looked.
Will I be
able to
touch your
face again
in my
dreams?

-

can I paint you
on my tea cup set
that has two mugs.
no, I'll not remember you.
I will, well, not forget you
in my life with others

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लो आज़ाद किया
मैंने खुद को तुमसे

चलो अब तो नहीं कहोगे,
कि तुम उलझी हुई हो

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कांच के शीशों पर जा बसी
भाप को मत पोंछो
एक गर्म केतली
और सांसों के गहरे होने का
सबूत है वो
बाकी तो
चाय खत्म होने तक
बातें बदलने तक
कुछ कमी निकाल ही लेंगे एक दूसरे में
गहमा गहमी गरमा गर्मी में
शीशे की भाप पिघल ही जाएगी
तुम्हारी तरह
मेरी तरह
फिर शायद हमारी तरह

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