I saw her I saw her smile Focus out through the sparkle Reflecting from her danglers And the ones in the atmosphere. Turquoise sequinned with beige Crackers, all around her Our first new year Where she took me by My hand, entangling fingers Lacing, when she thought she'd Lost me,skipping between White walls and brown floors Finding a way out Through the maze.
Low hung ceiling lamps.
Dragging me back through my memory doors Remains the same White walls and brown floors While I wait outside.
Inside you're having your chemo.
Crackers Inside my heart Slithering through my mouth I see her in between Those flinging and swinging
Prayer flags, I recollect Hanging them in the backyard Of our home, you Bargained them out A flea market, before That year's Diwali You had inside of you A life that would bless us In three months.
A tangerine Georgette Saree And rhyming with it, Rani colored bangles Sneaking up on the roof.
Crackers White walls, wooden floors You lie quiet, unmoved.
A skyrocket ups in a distance As I light you up in flames.
Crackers You'd always come back Focusing, defocusing My memories' pitaara Sparkling, dangling Skipping and lacing Through all those crackers Lighting me up