Thinking Cramps

यह कहाँ आ गए हम?
और इस अनजाने मोड़ पर तुम मुझे छोड़ के मत जाओ! ज़रा मेरे बारे में भी सोचो। जब तुमने मेरा साथ माँगा था, मैंने तुम से सच बोला था - कि आगे का रास्ता मुझे नही पता। तुमने मुझे तसल्ली दी थी, हिम्मत दी थी कि तुम सम्भाल लोगी। तुमने कहा था “वह तुम मुझ पर छोड़...

I like to believe that the sea waits for me all night. It flirts with the moonshine, surging and receding, keeping its secrets, where it’s been and where it’s going. And when the moon finally gives up and turns away in a sulk, the sun creeps out, winking...

She caressed the still, gnarled face lovingly. Trying to hug what little was visible. The body was on the bier, wrapped in a favourite, bright saree it'd found too few occasions to wear, until today. So she couldn't put her arms around her sister like...

It was a national holiday. His feet beat a rhythm on the moist streets. The waves of the Arabian Sea rushed in and out, misting over the man as he ran at a steady pace along the promenade. This was his worship, once a week. A break from sitting in meetings...