Lady With A Pen

And in the chaos, Those arms of yours around me, While I clutch your shirt tight to get better hold of you— The fear of you leaving like others,  The fear of going through the same pain, The fear of breaking my heart into pieces and left in the corner of the room fixing it, Knowing this time it's going to break into millions of even smaller parts, some part will go missing, widening the void My hold gets tighter with the thoughts,  The thought of not seeing you again,  The thought of being surrounded by my insecurities, The thought of the world we created together, eroding away, The thoughts, the thoughts and the thoughts You hug me a little tighter, embracing my hair and then a kiss on my forehead, Cupping my face, looking into my eyes with a sense of assurance Those eyes say it all, the sense of security,  A promise to keep my heart safe,  A promise to hold me in your arms forever,  A promise to always watch the starry nights together,  A...

Is it so hard to find love? Are the lovers of today merely characters of fiction? Are there no people like us out there? Are there no people who celebrate a love and share a bond like we did — like the way I used to put my head on your shoulder for hours without saying a word, and how magically we never felt that something was incomplete?   —How you always sought a reason to place your lips on my forehead? And, I remember how your eyes sparkled everytime you saw me. Out of billions of people, I was your one and only priority. Walking around having your hand clasp mine always felt like walking down the aisle after being pronounced to be together. I remember how you introduced me to the world— "Hey, meet her. She is my woman ." You put every little effort to make me bare all my teeth and smile. Everytime you adjusted your bike mirror, you made it so as to get my clear view. You dealt with all of my tantrums with a smile on your face, like it was your duty to keep yo...

A hug is nothing but a simple gesture, but when you suddenly pulled me towards yourself, closing the space between us, your chin resting on my shoulder and your hands wrapped tightly round my waist, you took a deep breath.  A breath which gave rise to many puzzling questions — Do I complete you? Or, did you miss me so much? Am I your solace? Or, do you love me? Did you just want to hug someone? Was it merely a hug? Do you hug everyone the same way? Or, do I mean everything to you? With each passing second, I felt your grip getting stronger. It felt like you wanted me completely inside you— wanted to inhale every bit of me into you. My mind went numb for a few seconds but as I regained pace, I hugged you back tightly. Without uttering a word, I wanted to say loudly:  Yes, I love you. You mean world to me. You are my safe place and I feel like a child when you make me sit in your lap with one hand caressing my hair and other wrapping around me. Your mere presence mak...

A dazzling night and you by my side, sharing the same sky. Night feels magical, having a different aroma in the air. Is it night's magic or merely your presence igniting the  surrounding as well as me? A sudden but gentle breeze passes with mild jasmine smell. Yes, it is your smell. I take a deep breath as I want to inhale all of you inside me. Your sudden move towards me makes my mind go numb and my heart fluttering. You cover me with a blanket as if the wind might take me away with it. As soon as I regain my pace, wild imagination makes my heart race. What if your fingers touch my neck and you slowly move towards me to leave your mark on my neck to tell the world that I am only yours? What if you move towards me to cup my face and rub your fingers on my lips? What if you just hug me tightly, your hands wrapping me completely to show how much I mean to you? Can't there be other ways to show how much you care about me than you covering me? Ask me, I will show you pr...

We read your favorite book while I gaze into your chiseled face, your deep brown eyes, which clearly show love buried deep inside your heart for me, and your lips, which are moving in a rhythmー your every word finding the right path through my veins, one hand holding the book and the other tangling with my frizzy hair in a caring and affectionate way. What should I do? See the melodious rhythm of your lips or quickly lift myself for a peck, or wrap my both hands around your waist clutching tightly to stop myself from arousing feelings? Or playfully play with your curly hair? Or shall I just close my eyes and hug you tightly until I smell like you or just sleep in your lap?  Or shall I ask you to lay down and hold book with one hand and put my head on other and then push me towards yourself, leaving book between our lips?  Or shall I just keep my feelings inside a box in the hope that one day you may acknowledge them? Or "tum ankhon se btana mai samjh jaug...

अपनों को खोने का खौफ़ देखा है हमने चारदीवारी में कैद कर खुद से झगड़ते देखा है हमने एक वक्त की रोटी के खातिर आपस में लड़ते देखा है हमने उस युग के हैं हम, जहाँ यह मंज़र खुली आँखों से देखा है हमने शहरों को शमशान में तब्दील होते देखा है हमने अपनों को बचाने की होड़ में गिड़गिड़ाते देखा है हमने घरों के चिरागों को अकस्मात बुझते हुए देखा है हमने उस युग के हैं हम, जहाँ यह मंज़र खुली आँखों से देखा है हमने पृथ्वी को अपने पर हुए अत्याचार का बदला लेते देखा है हमने घमासान युद्ध को बिना बारूद के जीत के देखा है हमने अमीरों को भी अपनी हैसियत का पता चलते देखा है हमने उस युग के हैं हम, जहाँ यह मंज़र खुली आँखों से देखा है हमने जिंदगी के असल नायकों को देखा है हमने अपनी जान की परवाह किए बिना औरों को नव जीवन देने की चेष्टा को देखा है हमने एकता में अनेकता का अविश्वसनीय उदाहरण देखा है हमने उस युग के हैं हम, जहाँ यह मंज़र खुली आँखों से देखा है हमने 一भूमि सिंह

उड़ जा परिंदे, उड़ना है तुझको खुद के लिए लिए जीना है तुझको आएँगी कठिनाईयाँ, विचलित करेंगी  तुझको लक्ष्य को पाना है तुझको, उड़ जा परिंदे उड़ना है तुझको || एक बार पंख फैलाकर तो देख, एक बार उड़ने का जज्बा बनाकर तो देख, कठिनाइ याँ सलाम करने लगती  हैं, मंजिले खुद रास्ता दिखाने लगती हैं, एक बार पंख फैलाकर तो देख,  उड़ना है तुझको, उड़कर तो देख ॥ —भूमि सिंह