Can you love me the same way, as I have loved you?

Do you still care for me, as I have been doing for you?

Are you still hiding behind the door, to surprise me by your presence?

Can we still have those handmade 'Ladoos', this Diwali?

Are my jokes really awkward, that you never smile?

Those glowing trophies on my rack, won't you clap?
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Mom, atleast give me a reply !!

Neither did the photo answer, nor the curious boy, all the silence prevailed, the timeless clock kept ticking, and the frame reflected just one thing, his dim dried eyes !!

- Abhishek Agarwal