Human within me
Nurtured the vulnerability,
Raising an artist
A dog lover too
And then they both saved
The human in me.

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Lonely in Relationship
***
After all this time,
She understood;
Being alone is
Still better than,
Being lonely in a relationship!

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LIFE: Purpose
***
Felt suffocated at times
Just like that fish
Pulled out of the water
And asked to walk on the land
How could it do that?
When it was meant to swim!

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Visitor in Dream
***
You visited me in my dream
Two days ago.
We were so happy
I held your hand
And heard your chiming voice
Endless chats, like we did in college.
Maybe my prayers finally found you
After seven years;
Since you left.
I woke up and had only one wish,
To fall back to sleep
And catch that dream;
Only to live
A few more minutes with you.

(Missing You Fariya)

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एक तेरे सहारे
एक तेरे लिए
ही तो जी रहा हूं
एक तेरा ही कर्ज़ है
जो एक फर्ज़ है।

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एक घर था मैं, बसा हुआ
आज कमरा हूं, सिमटा हुआ!

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You are there
In my quiet moments.
Like the silence,
Between the heartbeats!

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My world was different
And you used the regular lens to view
Oops!

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And just like that
You were by yourself.

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Not Strong, But Resilient
***
You thought I am strong
And there's nothing wrong
As that's how it appears
I ensure that.
I am not strong
The way you think.
When a wave of an obstacle hit,
I go autopilot;
Similar to the flight mode of your cellphone.
It's not switched off
But it's disconnected
Still you can do things offline.
Do I resonate now with you?
Can you see the cracks in me?
Does the steel me, look not so steel?
I am not strong
The way you think!
Rather I am resilient
I feel pain, the way only few do
And when the jar of pain is refilled
In my life, I can't consume it in a go
The jar can consume me rather, you see
So I take little sips from this jar
Everyday
Till the jar is empty
And my life full!

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