Her mind is like the universe
Vast, mysterious and unfathomable
She could fill pages
With inked words so profound
She could write about anything and everything
You just had to name a topic
It was a gift, they said
The gift of words, bestowed by Almighty
Once came a fan with a request
Request to write about any theme
But her thoughts were a tangled mess
Lost without the focal point of topic
She tried and tried and tried
But the paper remained blank.

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उनसे क्या टकराए,
खुद से ही दूर हो गए।
हाथ से सामान उनका छूटा,
और हम चूर-चूर हो गए।।

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मिलूंगी तुम्हें मैं वहीं
जहां हम रोज़ मिलते हैं

तुम बादल और बरसात ले आना
मैं थोड़ी सी धूप संग लाऊंगी

इंद्रधनुष बनाकर साथ में,
तुम्हारे बज़्म में घुल जाऊंगी।

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the secrets evaporated water took with it, pouring on me with full ferocity.

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Dear society,

Being gay isn't being feminine
Being a tomboy is not same as being a lesbian
Bisexuality and disloyalty aren't the same thing
Asexuality doesn't mean celibacy
Transgenders aren't only 'omen' during marriages or births

Stop stereotyping and generalizing.
Start humanizing and empathizing.


From,
Someone with rainbow
painted under the sleeves
in silent rebellion,
waiting to be free.

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Laughing on things you used
to cry about as child, and
Crying about things that made
you laugh as a child.

Celebrating the
experience gained, and
Mourning the childhood
innocence lost.

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Another gang rape,
As brutal it can be
This time an 8 year old
Not Nirbhaya of 23

The difference in
their ages, over years
Is the measure of
Lost Humanity

And here, if you still preach
The Hindu- Muslim 'nautanki',
Then I don't really know
What's wrong with your priority.

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We became friends
When waiter asked
Which coffee? And she
Too said "Tea".

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Divorce was successful
in separating the bodies,
but not the hearts.

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अच्छा सुनो

आज भी जब
तुम्हारी तसवीर बनाने
की कोशिश करती हूँ
तो तुम्हारी आँखों में
खोकर रह जाती हूँ
और अधूरा रह जाता
है वो चित्र पर याद
पूरी रहती है। अगर
यही हाल तुम्हारा
है तो क्या करते
हो 'तुम' ?

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