27 stands out to be the date today,
What should I do to meet you today?

While you sulk like a 'giant' panda in one corner of your room today,
I sit in an August gathering celebrating, 'without you' today.

While you experiment with aloo tikki and vada pav today,
I slurp on a basic Maggi strand today.

While you open WhatsApp for the umpteenth time today,
I open a word doc to type a boring paper today.

What to do when it is somebody's birthday, Himanshi?
Chuck dreaming, and go and meet them today.

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कुर्सी

तुम गम, दुःख, ग्लानि सब बाँट लेना,
मेरी जगह, मेरी सिलवटे, मेरा अकड़ा बदन
मेरी किताबें, मेरी स्याही, मेरे पन्ने
मेरी ज़ुल्फ़ों की खुशबू, तुम्हारी उलझी उँगलियाँ,
मछली पर रखा फूल - मेरे बोसे,
बाँट लेना तुम सब।

बस मेरी मोहब्बत की कुर्सी मत बाँटना।

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Bookmarks at YQ

Children that are about to get orphaned
Or pets that will soon be abandoned.
Tenants that soon be vacating
Or kohl that gets smeared with moisture.

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27 stands out to be a date today,
Which movie can I watch twice today?

While you see a wolf gallivanting in the jungles today,
I couldn't finish the main course of 'Jungle Jomboree' today.

While you juggle between wave and logic effortlessly today,
Time makes me dance on its fingers today.

They see visuals turning deceptive today,
Meanwhile, you end up mixing two weird ice-cream flavours today.

What to do when it is somebody's birthday, Himanshi?
You make them hum and write today.

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Heartbeats syncing
Hands brushing
Their feelings started
reaching their zenith
As love was the ladder

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While you count the unwritten quotes,
The 'compose' section still remains composed.

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Shifting to a new house.
The walls don't reek of the old paint, the doors don't give you a welcome hug and the address is never the same.

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The well-traced out yellow circle
and the upside-down white comma.

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Iced Caffè Latte
(In the caption)

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Bated breaths,
Sebaceous sweat,
Tranquilizing tears,
Heated heart,
Yearning youth,
Rectitude resolutions,
And will to work hard.

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