A soft humming sound
grabs my attention
I secretly wish
It to be you
trying to catch me by surprise
Just like old times

I rush to the door
Looking around
I see nothing odd
The same view..
The same sun..
The same breeze..

I come back inside
And sink into your favorite chair
For once imagining myself wrapped
In your arms
Feeling the warmth of your embrace

A sudden craving begins to knaw at me..
I fervently need to see you..
To meet you..
And I rush to the school.

As I stand there watching the kids play,
A tiny hand tugs at me from behind.
I turn to see a tiny face smiling at me..
Overjoyed, I lift him and we begin to play.

You loved kids, didn't you?
Maybe that's the reason why
being with them
feels just like
being with you..

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Do you know
what it is
that lulls me to sleep
in the stillness of the night?

It is the sound of your breath,
soft and quiet,
close to my ears..

As if reassuring me
that you are peaceful
in my presence..

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It's an empty room
Sound of crickets piercing into the silent night
There is cool breeze outside
The moon looks down at me
Refusing to leave my side.

It's a cold night..
The city has pulled out its blankets
Lights shiver in a distance.
The crows have disappeared,
Dogs wander and howl.

All this is fine
Yet Incomplete without you.
Sneak in, will u?
Crawl into my bed..
Put me to sleep..

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The last time we met, I was wearing a yellow shirt. When I went home that night I found a strand of your hair beneath the collar..a tiny speck of your lipstick was visible on the sleeve and the fragrance of your perfume was strong in the fibre.

I hold it to myself every night.. before carefully folding and putting it back in the drawer.

Perhaps this is the reason why even after years it feels like I hugged you only yesterday!

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I woke up this morning to the news that the Boeing had crashed.
After all the hatred that you had dished out to me last night I had wished, through my tears, that I was better alone without you.
A wave of fear gripped me as I stared at the TV screen. Had the heavens taken my wish too seriously?
The phone rang, I gulped and reached for it as my hands shook. The lump in my throat refused to go until I heard your voice on the other side. You had not flown that night, because you didn't want to leave me..you were sorry and were coming back.
How I cried that moment I cannot say! Tears of relief, of guilt, of joy.. of realisation.. that in the end, what really matters is togetherness.

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In my head
I had a very clear line
Drawn between right and wrong

But to live with you
I will need to change
My definitions

If Right and wrong
Is just a perception
Then what is absolute

What are those values
We grew up with
Can an alternate perspective
Prove them wrong?

Why do great men
Have principles
Can anyone claim
Them wrong?

How can you say
That what I have
Grown up believing
Is all but wrong?

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I had gone to the park today
And looked at the moon
It was so full, bright and beautiful
I thought I would ask you to look at it
Then I would look at it too

Cherishing the same sight
We could be lovers in different cities -
Separated by geography
Connected by cosmos

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Do you remember
Our first rain
Propped on my scooter
We crossed every bylane

The sun had set
Strong winds picked
On dark and wet streets
Another todo was ticked

Slow was the downpour
So was our pace
Whenever I looked up
Raindrops kissed my face

Trees swayed madly
A storm seemed to brew
With you by my side
Happiness forever grew

Laughing and singing
We got home that night
Those memories of you
Still help me in getting things right

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Those curtains
We bought at shivajinagar
25kms from my house
Are living up to expectations

When I'm lost in thought
Staring into nothingness
The curtains gently wiggle
Guiding me back

The sun these days
Blinds my room with light
Making me uneasy
The curtains intervene
And set the ease back.

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ज़िंदगी जीना जैसे किसी और कि हाथों में सौंप दिया है
हम तो बस चलाने में लगे है...

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