and the thought constantly
ping-pongs around her mind,
if this really is the way forward
or is she unknowingly moving behind?
Like the tide that touches the shore
Constantly being dragged back
with a mere illusion of moving fore.

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I saw the way his eyes brightened
when he looked at her and
I melancholically marvelled at his expressions
which exactly mirrored mine
when I looked at him.

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ज़िन्दगी में मेरे ये भी एक मलाल है
कि उन्हें ये मलाल नहीं
उनकी ज़िन्दगी में मेरे ना होने का

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On a dark dreary night
lay a disastrous sight,
bogies upon bogies
of hope tumbled over,
the conviction of
making it out alive
reduced to a crimson splatter
on the grassy patch.
There's just destruction
every where one looks,
coaches piled up,
belongings strewn,
limbs tangled.
Bogies— a metaphor
for poor decisions
I made all life long,
no wonder my life
is a train wreck
after all.

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Whenever I have to speak in front of an audience

My reaction:

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It involves not luck but hard work.

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Keeping my camera aside
and capturing us
with just my eyes.

Keeping my book aside
and reading the unwritten
between the lines.

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कहने को कितना कुछ है
पर जब भी ये लब हिलते हैं
मानो बोल थम से जाते हैं।

लिखने को कितना कुछ है
पर जब भी ये कलम उठाती हूँ
मानो शब्द रूठ से जाते हैं।

कैद करना चाहूँ
जब जब इन लम्हों को
मानो वो कह रहे हों

कि अभी नहीं...
एक पल के लिए
बस इस पल में
जी लो तुम
आज़ाद।

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My friends watching me update the same
status on all social media platforms

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