The journeys beyond
The journeys together
To all the time we had
Building the world they want
Dreaming the world we did
Finding the escape
Together
We journeyed
Day and beyond

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unconditional love
immeasurable kindness
and immense forgiveness

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the unconditional kindness of a stranger
the immense forgiveness of a mother
the everlasting acceptance of a father

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the sweetness of the gulab jamun
the crunchy golgappa
the tempting biryani
the lights of diwali
kids running around
mom’s call, “khana ready hai”
dad and me racing inside
the fights of siblings for that last puri
and Dadi’s dreamy tale
all that nostalgia
in a packet.

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that’s a house of rollercoasters,
where the clowns are the saddest,
the lions, the weakest
the juggler struggles:
balancing the head
and the heart.

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the restlessness sets in
and so does the fear.
All I do is sit back and exhale,
sit back and take a breath
and close my eyes.
And try to not get lost.
Again.

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Mom’s forever, unconditional love
Dad’s unwavering, unconventional love
The love of life

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to slow down and sit back
to love the moments with self
to unplug from the world
to shower self with all the love
to smile and relax to recharge your own self
to be the best version

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the day seems neverending
the world seems loud
the solitude becomes overwhelming
the stars seem alone
and the cosmos feels empty

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gaze into the night
into the twinkling stars
lay down on the mountains
hear the crickets chirping
with the moon shining
the soothing breeze
and the joys of solitude

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