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.
- Swarup