Laazim hai

Mausam ka badalna laazim hai

Naak ka behna – unfortunate

Dil ka tootna laazim hai

Na jud pana – bad luck

Raat se din hojana laazim hai

Neend ajana – bad routine

Saans aana laazim hai

Ruk jaana – bhi laazim hai

SKETCHING IN THE DARK

Will you meet me today?
I will come riding on a bicycle.
The clouds are gathering for a conference,
they are too full
dark and noisy
there is much to discuss...
Will you clutch the wind for a bit longer?

I will walk out of my house
to the street
then the road
I will collect the small round pebbles for you
only if they are not covered in wet dirt.

Before I leave I have to go running up the stairs,
they have released balloons in the parade,
and fighter jets crossed too.

In the night,
I will switch off the light and light a candle,
read a book for you.
no poems only melancholic stories.
or we can look at old pictures,
of the times we never want to go back to.

Lets sit naked,
I promise I will not touch you.
It wont take much, only time,
I promise you will stop feeling whatever you do.

Do you remember that story about the kids who fell in love.
They had a lifetime to turn bitter.
years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds
We only have a few.

I will unwrap the toffees for you,
open up the peanuts,
pick out the red dots from pomegranates
and also hunt down the fish bones.

give me your hand
let me bite your fingers
and spit out half eaten nails on your palm.

Drink some water,
before you leave.
and when you leave,
go quietly,
my beloved cat sleeps.