I saw a grey love.
As rotten as a deserted carcass.
The hidden motive.
The rage of hunger.
Grey garnished it all.

I hesitated,
Took a step back.
The mossy green heart sparkled.
Nauseating me with the dark.

I had to rescue the promises.
Its yellow body.
Its broken limbs.

As I slithered into the grey,
It settled on me.
I smelled of blazing bricks,
waiting for the Fall.

The yellow evaporated;
steam settled on my unshielded eyes.
I didn’t hesitate.

It tingled.
It left.

And here I am growing with the mossy green heart.

when does time affect how we feel towards someone?

maybe as the seasons progress
we will find a winter to lay down and rest.
or when the midnight hour fades in
your voice is a lullaby that can paint a vision.
our radiant past that enriched our hearts
pinky promises and aspirations.

thinking of the future, do you see
our sunflowers ever blooming?

an overwhelming feeling;
your hand in mine
and mine in yours
where it belongs.

है बेहद्द  शायराना इश्क़ मुझे |
तुम करोगे न शर्मसार मुझे ||

है पलके बिछाई बैठी हुई |
तेरा ही है बस दीदार मुझे ||

है कुछ आम सी बातें मेरी |
पर इनमे है खुशबू कुछ तुम्हारी सी ||

है लहलहाती बहार सा ख्याल तुम्हारा |
कब से है तुम्हारा इंतज़ार मुझे ||

है ग़ज़ल का हर शब्द मेरा |
पर तुम्हारी सुनने का है ऐतबार मुझे ||

है अहमियत का मंज़र तुम्हारा मेरी ज़िन्दगी में |
तेरे न होने पर, ज़िन्दगी कुछ है बेह्जान सी ||

है अब एक ही इंसान पर सारी गज़ले |
बूढ़े होने पर भी, पुकारेंगे धीमे अल्फाज़ो में तुम्हे ||


- सिमरन

You are not doing
as I expect of you and I feel bad

please could you behave
so I can have a good feeling and blame you

इंतज़ार अक्सर तभी पुरे होते है |
जब साथ रहने की शिद्दत होती है ||

I have this backpack

every time I want to cry
or scream or yell
I take the feeling and I place it in a jar
and I zip it up in my backpack

its amazing really, how many jars
this one bag can hold

see, I've never emptied it or
even set it down because
I'm afraid if it leaves my shoulders
everything will spill out
and all the jars I've sealed
will break open and I'll hear it  

I have this backpack
and its getting heavy
so heavy