Craziest moment with friends



My memories always take me
back to that lane,
the one that joins
to our hostel main gate.
We roamed like free birds,
after a day full of load
and with constant reminder
of returning back before seven thirty.
The laughter on stupidest jokes,
the fights whose a superior oaf.
The love with no expectation
and hate for no good reason.
I miss you, you all, my idiots;
Just wish to get back
to that period.

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Endless

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न जाने क्यों तेरे घर को
जाते रास्ते पर एक पल
के लिए रुक जाते हैं
पता नहीं क्यों तेरी ओर
आने से घबराते हैं।

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Midnight chores

I loved oranges
till the day
I tasted hers;
now hers is my favourite.
Sweeter, juicer,
it tickles when you touch.
I often let my tongue,
go for search
like hungry hounds devour.
I dig in some,
but she asks to dig in more,
my fingers become more playful
when they enter the honeypot.
We indulge in the act,
of finding more and some more.
I think she loves it,
what we do
as our midnight chores.

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The Victim Card

Play,
as much you want to play
your victim card.
Hide the reality
from the people around.
Sympathy will be showered
even from the strangers.
You will be saved
from self explanation.
I may get hurt
for a minute or two.
Now, I hardly feel
pity for you.

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Race against time

With millions already infected,
thousands already dead,
and rest are on the verge
where they wait for their fate.

Humanity already let us down;
people were seen walking
and crawling on the ground
where they waited for a hire.

With economy, massively crashing down
unemployment is the new status around.
With covid spreading like a bush fire,
we are racing against time, as
vaccine is the demand of the hour.

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You!
Yes, You!
I was noticing,
You have beautiful eyes.
Look at me again, please!

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Nothing can stop you from winning
Even failure

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तुम पापा जैसी दिखती हो
वैसे ही चलती हो, मटक्ती हो
है बोलने का अंदाज़ वहीं,
गुस्सा भी नाक पर रहता है
ये कहती रहीं हैं अम्मा मेरी
जिनके दिल में मेरा अब्बा बसता है।
मुस्कान बड़ी प्यारी है उनकी
चेहरे पर तेज़ सूरज सा है
नाक ऐसी तीखी,
मिजाज़ बढ़ा शाहरुख सा है।
पर्वतों सा मजबूत है वो
वहीं दिल कितना मासूम सा है
ज़माने से लड़ते लड़ते बड़ा हुआ
मेरा बाबा तो अभी भी बच्चा है।

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Not always the curiosity kills a cat, it mostly brings out the big cat hidden beneath.

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