वो दरारों के बीच जमा हुआ सारा दर्द,
वो खिड़की-दरवाज़ों से आती हवाएँ सर्द.

वो टिन की चादर से बनी छत से गिरता पानी,
वो लकड़ी के गलियारे में सुनायी गयी कहानी.

वो मौसम से लड़ती झगड़ती पुरानी सी कुछ ईटें,
वो दीवारों पे लगे अलग-अलग जज़्बातों के छींटे.

वो आँखो से झांकता हुआ एक लम्बा सा इंतज़ार,
जो सड़कों को ही आँगन समझ के लिया था गुज़ार.

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I see us from here,
trying to look for a home,
lost in alphabets of a very beautiful poem,
trying to find ourselves a thousand
miles away just to wake up with the moon
and stars hanging on our rooftops.

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//What exactly is love?//

Poem in Caption!

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Jo mila tha kabhi,
use mile ek zamaana hua tha,
Ishq to wahi tha,
bas ishq karne wala ab purana hua tha.

Jaha kabhi khidkiyon se
koi apna dikhayi deta tha,
waha dekhna bhi ab to
gawaara nahi hua tha.

Ye chaand ki harkate pehle
behisaab raas aati thi,
ab to raat ka aana bhi
gawaara nahi hua tha.

Marhoom se khaab aksar pehle
aankh micholi khela karte the,
ab to khair pal do pal ka guzara bhi
gawaara nahi hua tha.

Kuch sirhane rakhe
hue lamhe the tere,
un lamho ka waqt bhi
bada sufiyana hua tha,
Kuch izhaar hotho par bhi the,
Par izhaar karna bhi ab
to gawaara nahi hua tha.

Bas ab shayad hi ishq
hoga mujhe kabhi,
jo tujhse hua tha wo
bebaak sa diwaana sa hua tha.
Aur koi shikayat
nahi hai filhaal to,
Par umeedo ka bhi
nazre churana ab to
gawaara nahi hua tha.

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"I remember you"
my heart whispered,
instantly when your reflection made
an image on my soul.
You were like poems written all over the rainbow, you were like the rhythm of raindrops, pouring on me, announcing our love to the world.
You were like ancient art,
preserved by its own artist.
Your presence was
like an old song, an old melody that has
came into existence all over again,
Like a hundred-year-old
whiskey touching my lips, drenching
my body in your intoxication,
Like a part of my soul, reborn to complete me.
Seeing you, it felt
like an eternal old saga is repeating
itself, like a sequel of our story, is being crafted on.

It felt nostalgic, gazing at you.
Your eyes gave hints about us,
that we were together before,
that we were like the famous lovers,
we were the impeccable bond.
We made the earth smile.
we stuck handwritten notes all over the galaxy, just as a reminder of our love for eternity.
Showering hope from heaven on me,
you seemed like a mirage, very deep but unreal. you were so divine that
I questioned my reality, again, and again,
you were like an undiscovered treasure waiting for someone to discover.
And I knew I had to be the one to discover it.

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These empty hands carry
weight, the weight of solitude,
which seeps into my body
through the veins, puncture
the lungs and make me anxious,
I yearn for air, but all I could
inspire is trauma, and when
there is no air remaining adhered to my blood,
my mind goes numb, the brain curves
gets filled with melancholy, and my
depressed soul weeps at the pages in my notebook,
scratches them with anxiety,
while I try to make my pain escape
through the ink.

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After all these years,
I still can't understand.
Do people really care for
genuine love, or the fake
ones always get all the
love in the World.

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Cold night, blurry sky, I'm running
inside my own thoughts
and just on the verge
of sleeping,
I suddenly gazed at you, in my dreams,
and admired you,
like an old habit of having you
by my side and complimenting
your charm for the millionth time,
the night was not like how
we used to spend winter nights,
but my heart
seeks a way to get composure
and my mind
pulls me off from the sleep, looking
for you.

Continued in Caption

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Sometimes I feel I
can't sleep at all, I feel so
awake that my dreams tend to escalate.
My heart beats choose to roam,
searches every corner to lay down.
And empty mind swithers as to where it
can get its stillness.

I seek intoxication,
I seek a coffee, or maybe
just some screaming thoughts are enough
to get me high.
Every breath feels like it
can't get through my lungs,
it feels like I'm a threat to myself,
I'm wounding myself, I'm letting hurt myself.
It's like I'm hushing to reach somewhere,
but I can't, or I'm pounding a door,
and begging someone to open it
from the other side, but
nobody is answering.

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we will wait till dusk,
for the sun to set,
and when the stars will shine bright
we will lay on the terrace just to
feel each other a little more.
It's been so hard to say,
but the ways in which I love you,
is more than for an eternity or two.
I hope you remember the words
I wrote to you, maybe I should
sing it in a symphony for you.
I can dance for a moment, maybe
you will love my moves,
or just see me fade away with the tunes,
and I'll look at you and feel you in my arms.
Darling, just tell me your story,
I'll carry you and make it easy for you,
We will share a home and celebrate our glory.
Just stay awake till I kiss you little more,
and when the time will come to say
goodbye, I'll look at you again for the
last time, just to adore you a little more.

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