go ahead and try
throw me in this bucket
put me in that box
but I won’t fit
I’m a paradox
kuch nahin par kuch to hai
go ahead and try
throw me in this bucket
put me in that box
but I won’t fit
I’m a paradox
don’t cry
when you think of me
I die
with every tear
no tear
will ever
bring me back
to life
dariya mein
paani nahi
boondein hai
aasmaan mein
baadal nahi
boondein hai
gin sako
to ginlo
aansu mere
and then, for a moment, I heard myself listening, and it gave me further pause.
I avoid mirrors
in which I am present;
instead looking towards
the heavens and the oceans
hoping to catch a glimpse
of your reflection
there will be a moment
when I will have lost
every fibre of my being
all my memories gone
all the names
all the faces
all the journeys
all the places
my every moment gone
and in that moment
I will miss you
gahmeh
a combination of “gah” and “meh”
can be used to mean a variety of things
“don’t bother with that movie, it’s gahmeh”
“shutup, you’re full of gahmeh”
“is everything okay? you look gahmeh today”
why give context
to silence?
what a waste
of silence.
it is important
that no one
is watching
it is then
that I will be me
it is then
that you will know
who i am
(and even then?)