If you don't find words to speak,
And you read book to avoid people.
If you act what you actually are,
without caring 'what they will say'.
If you prefer to unplug yourself
from the whole world.

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I am lost
in the beautiful world
of words and books.
And,
I keep
turning pages
to find myself.

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मेरी खिड़की पे दस्तक दे रही हैं
ये बेरुखी हवाएं, ये बेजान फिज़ा,
इन सूनी गलियों में पसरा सन्नाटा
तुम क्या गए, मेरे शहर की बहार ले गए।

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The sun shines bright outside
But inside me
there is utter darkness.
My days are dark and cold
like some worst nightmare
that haunt me all the time.

But today, I'll stay powerful.
I'll handle each of the dark days,
& shine in them like a 'Firefly'
And bloom like a 'Wildflower'.

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तुम्हारे जाने पे लिख दी हैं आधा दर्जन शायरियां,
तुम आओगे, तो सोचो, क्या क्या करेंगे हम।

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भीतर शब्दों की आवा-जाही
और आंखों में हजारों सवाल
सोचा था, तेरे लौटते ही
उधेड़ दूंगी सारे सीए हुए जज़्बात
जब मिला तू किसी अंजान मोड़ पे
इक तूफान सा झकझोर गया मुझे
मगर खामोश लब हैं।

सन्न खड़ी रही मैं वही पर,
एकटक तुझे निहारते
धूमिल पड़ गई ये फिज़ा, ये चांद तारे
दिल ने तुझे एक आवाज दी,
मगर अफसोस खामोश लब हैं।

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I was scattered
like dry leaves.
You picked me up
leaf by leaf,
Dipped in the
hues of your love
And painted
me into a
'Masterpiece art'.

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The cool winter breeze
is tickling my bare neck,
dancing beautifully with my locks
and kissing my cheeks softly.
Sweetheart, Have you sent them?

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Dimly lighted houses,
Silence creeps up the city.
The crescent moon peeps
from the tall trees,
the leaves shimmering
and glowing in darkness,
the song of crickets,
the cool breeze kiss my cheeks,
the stars gazing
from the unfathomable heavens.
I behold the beauty of night
illuminated in black, white & grey
I'm lost in it's mystical calmness
and the purple glow it brings to my soul.

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My pockets are full of your memories.
I'm the richest of all.

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