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 She was a sunrise, a splash of pastel beauty in his monochrome world. He, a lonely lighthouse, a beacon in the tempest of her life. Two hearts, beating in rhythm, yet dancing to different tunes.

Her life was the city, the noise of car horns and ringing telephones. His world was the sea, the symphony of waves crashing against the shore, the mournful cry of seagulls. Her dreams were high-rises and neon lights. His were open skies and the sound of the ocean.

Their eyes met at a train station, two souls adrift in time. His gaze was as deep as the ocean he loved. Her eyes twinkled with the city’s relentless energy. A wordless conversation, a connection formed in silence.

In her eyes, he saw home. In his, she found peace. Yet, they were planets in parallel universes, their orbits destined never to cross. “Maybe in another life,” he whispered as the train pulled away, taking her back to her city. The words hung in the air, a plea to the universe, a wish for their impossible love.

Years passed; seasons changed. The city swallowed her, and the sea claimed him. But their hearts remained untouched, fossilized memories of a train station encounter. 

One day, a letter arrived, a bridge between two worlds. “The city is too loud,” it read, “and I yearn for the music of the sea.” 

And just like that, the universe bent, their parallel lines converged. She came on the next train, leaving the city behind for the peace of the sea. His lighthouse, no longer lonely, now bathed in the ray of her sunshine. 

They held each other, two pieces finally falling into place. The sea serenaded them with a lullaby for their love. “Maybe in another life,” he whispered again. But this time, it was a prayer of gratitude, a testament to their improbable story.

Together, they danced under the open sky, their hearts beating as one, singing the same tune at last.




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You dreamt of arranging love, hope, and life with him in one single story. You envisioned everything carefully and even framed it beautifully on the wall of your tender heart. You, him, love, life, and peace. Perfect.
He promised you with the words you still hold closest to your heart (endeavoring to decipher the real meaning behind those unwavering words because you thought you couldn't fathom them the way they should've been). Knowing your gullibility, he made you believe that no matter how hard it gets, he'd try to sink as deeper into the most unexplored parts of your heart as he could just to make you smile.
You respected his promises and loved him even more for making them. Little did you know that "promises" need to be replaced with "strenuous efforts" and "trying" with "earnest endeavoring." Else, everything together starts drifting apart. That's what you were most afraid of but eventually happened.
More than a journey or a destination, it's always the company that mattered to you. Misunderstanding, fighting, empathizing, understanding, fixing, staying but not leaving, mattered to you. But nothing of that sort happened; and gradually, the profound love from your side, and the idea of love from his side, disappeared into thin air.
That juncture didn't just break you but tore you apart mercilessly. Now you've become vulnerable, and you genuinely need someone who can wash you over with the needed waves of emotions and stir your soul with the real heart (not disguised). But you're not embracing anything at this moment.
And now if one shares the beautiful moment of their relationship, you advise them to not get attracted to and fooled by decorative conversations with deserted meanings because you don't want them to endure the pain you did and suffer the same way. And, that's truly understandable.
Healing takes time, and you've all the right to take all the time you need. Let your body, your soul feel all the emotions deeply coming from that painful experience and breathe them out in the air. Release that pain from your being.
Accept that you're supposed to meet a few cowards before you meet someone brave enough to wholly love you. And one fine day, you're going to experience true love in its truest sense, and that feeling will take you into the realm of magic.
P.S: Love isn't a "once-in-a-lifetime" kinda thing; it can happen again and again, and when it does, all you should do is have a little bit of faith and let it in! Remember, love is only a fluttering heartbeat away!




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मेरी आँखें ख़ामोश और गहरी थी किसी समंदर की तरह,
तुम भी तो बेबाक़ थी बिल्कुल किसी छोटे बच्चे की तरह,
हम दोनों ही कितनी बेफ़िक्री से बेपरवाही से एक दूसरे को एक दूसरे में समेटे थे।

फिर एक रोज़ कुछ लहरों ने उस खामोश समंदर को झकझोरा,
और तुम्हारे तहारत को भी अपने साथ ले गया।

फिर क्या था,

तुम भी थोड़ी भटक गयी, मैं भी शायद कहीं खो सा गया था,
क्या था कुछ भी नहीं बस हम दोनों कहीं और थे और वो वक़्त कहीं और का ही हो गया था।
फिऱ शायद इश्क़ नहीं था बस एक दूसरे की चाहत थी,
और उस शब्द के ख्याल से हम दोनों को मोहब्बत थी।

बात बस थी यही कि बात कुछ थी नहीं,
तुम थी, मैं था, और बस कुछ गलतफहमियां,

कुछ दूरियाँ थी, कुछ नज़दीकियाँ,
कुछ उलझे हुए से ख्यालात भी थे,
समेट के सब कुछ हिसाबों में,
बिखेर दिए थे हम दोनों ने कड़वे अल्फ़ाज़ों में,
कुछ ऐसे से हालात थे।

कुछ बेबस से मंज़र थे, कुछ अनकहे जज़्बात थे,
और बस हम दोनों ही अनजान थे।
कुछ गलतियाँ भी थी, तुम्हारी, मेरी,
और इस कायनात की जिसने ये सब साजिशें रची होंगी,

हम बहुत कुछ थे, पर शायद और रहना नहीं चाहते थे।
फिर क्या था कुछ नहीं ,
हम दोनों ही एक दूसरे में उसको ढूंढने में लग गए,
जो था ही नहीं मौजूद वहाँ।

बात बस थी यही कि बात कुछ थी नहीं,
वो वक़्त हमारे बस में नहीं था,
और ना ही एक दूसरे पे कोई हक रह गया था,

बात बस थी यही कि बात कुछ थी नहीं,
बस वक़्त गलत था, हालात गलत थे,
और शायद थोड़े मैं और तुम भी।

"क़ाश जब तुम्हारी सारी बातें मेरी थी, और मेरी सारी बातें तुम्हारी, ये वक़्त वहीं ठहर जाता,
क़ाश मैं एक बार फ़िर गुज़रता तुम्हारी गली से और तुम देखती मुझे अपनी छत से,

क़ाश एक दफ़ा फ़िर हम दोनों चोरी से आँखें मिलाके ख़ामोशी में मुस्कुराते,
क़ाश तुम्हारे और मेरे लिए हुए मोड़ हमें एक ही जगह ले आते,

क़ाश तुम थोड़ा रुक पाती और मैं रोक पाता,
क़ाश जाते समय तुमने मुझे और मैंने तुम्हें एक दफ़ा और मुड़ के देख लिया होता,

क़ाश यादें हमसे ना रूठती और हमारे बीच 'कुछ' होते हुए भी सब कुछ ना टूटता,
क़ाश मैं थोड़ा कमज़ोर पड़ जाता, और ख़ामोशी की जगह अल्फ़ाज़ों को देदी होती।"

क़ाश उन सारे काशों में बस कोई एक क़ाश गर क़ाश ना होता,
तो शायद उन कई तमाम अधूरी कहानियों में एक मुक़म्मल किस्सा हमारा भी होता, काश।

क़ाश


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भीड़ में देखे हर चेहरे उदास क्यों लगते हैं?

क्यों कुछ तन्हाई और कमियां दिल में नज़र आती हैं?

क्यों कभी-कभी रात के सुकून में भी शोर सा नज़र आता है?

और क्यों कभी दिन के शोर में सब ख़ामोश सा लगता है?

क्यों हम दूसरे शख़्स में अपनी खुशियाँ ढूंढ़ते हैं?

क्यों खुद के आँसुओं का कारण बनते हैं?

हाथों से फ़िसलते हाथों को देखकर क्यों दिल दुख सा जाता है?

क्यों जागते हैं रातों को एक शख़्स के इंतेज़ार में?

और क्यों दूसरे ही पल बिल्कुल टूट से जाते हैं?

क्यों दूसरी सुबह एक नई सी लगने लगती है?

क्यों कभी खुद की ही मंज़िल धुंधली सी मालूम पड़ती है?

क्यों हर टूटते तारों से ख़्वाहिशें पूरी होने की उम्मीद करते हैं?

क्यों ये दिल कभी बेचारा सा बन जाता है?

और क्यों ये साँसें कभी-कभी दूसरों की लगने लगती हैं?

क्यों


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She looked no less than a princess out of a fairytale that day in her bridal gown, the moment I dreamt of her becoming mine had fortunately come,


The 'father' in a church then asked us to kiss; I smiled my slightly formed dimpled smile and the tears of happiness fell not from my eyes, but from my heart.


Those tears were wordless, yet they did utter my emotions perfectly; I came closer to her, held her hands, and looked right into her eyes,


The depth of her eyes was no less than an ocean into which I was ready to dive at any moment,


I can't forget those mesmerizing eyes staring at me with a gleam, and how they proposed to me again silently,


Then my eyes caught a strand of her hair caressing her cheek and forming the shape of a crescent moon at that very moment,


I touched that crescent moon for the very first time in my life and then unknowingly, I learnt the "feel right kinda" definition of love.


The Wedding Moment

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Last night, the night came to wake me up, knocked hard onto my head when I was lost thinking about the Moon's beauty, and shook me up.

Took me outside, where I heard the sound of the sighing breeze, 

I saw the Moon; I wanted to feel the moonlight on my face, but I ended up feeling its effulgence which left me all dazzled to embrace.

I wanted to touch its glow; I wanted to hug its radiance and wanted to whisper near its beauty that I have written so much about you.

but all I could manage to whisper is that the night came up to me when I was lost in your thoughts and made me meet you in real. 

I felt happy but not satisfied

I left the Moon behind and came back; now I am forcing myself to get lost in her thoughts and hoping that the night will come again and make me meet her in real as well

Is it too much to ask for?

Night? Are you there? I am still waiting...

The night came to wake me up

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