I bent the river into an 'i', moulded the mountains in a 'love', rearranged the clouds into a 'you'.

You went skinny-dipping in the dot of the 'i', were just happy to hike to the top of the 'l' and never really made it to 'ove', never looked up beyond the umbrella to see the 'you'.

Who's to say whose fault that is.

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ये ज़ख्म तो चलो भर जाएगा वक्त के साथ मगर
इस निशान का क्या करोगे जो नासूर बन बैठा है

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"Why do you always pull out the most worn out, nearing end clothes?" mom asks, as I come out the room wearing the same T-shirt that I've had since 10th grade.

"It's the most comfortable one, simple!" I say and can't help but wonder if it's a similar case with relationships and people too.

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Sab poochte hain mujhse tum ab likhti kyun nahi.
Kaise bataun inhe ki haathon ko tumne thaam jo liya hai.

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Maybe,
just maybe,
our fascination with
beautiful people and
pretty things come from
that one day when
our moms asked us to pick
the brightest and prettiest fruit
in the market,
because fallen fruits
and fruits with scars
were not good for use anymore.

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Before you try
to toy my heart,
before you try
sacrificing my soul,
remember,
I am the goddess
that the devil worships.

Your way out
is not going to be easy,
baby.

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मुख्तसर सी ख्वाहिश थी
मुसलसल चले जा रही थी
तुम मिले उसे भी ठिकाना मिल गया

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If
you
knew
what
you
meant
to
me
and
still
didn't
care,
then
I am
better
off
without
you.
I deserve better.

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It's enough.
I know you don't believe it to be so.
I know you think that you know.
But the heart doesn't work that way.
Shut up! For once just let me say!
I am tired and exhausted of this fight.
The moments that we have are finite.
You think I expect the world from you.
I swear to God that is not true.
Even if you were the reason I cried.
It's still you that I want by my side.
It's not the roses and rings that I want.
But you and only you that I care to flaunt.
So listen to me, blow off this bluff.
For me to be, just you are enough.

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आलम-ए-जुदाई की ये तो बस शुरुआत है
अभी तो एक उम्र गुज़ारनी है तेरे सहारे के बिना

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