I asked her a question
The lips trembled
Probably in response
But there was no sound
Or maybe there was
That my fear didn't
Want to hear
I closed my eyes
And dreamt a dream
Again the same question
And the same response again
But how could that happen
This was supposed to be
MY dream
Why, O' Lord?
Why do you do this?
Do what you want to with the realities, lekin
Apne khwaabon se khelne ki ijaazat to
Maine kisi ko nahi di thi
Not even to you, O' Almighty.
And yet again the same response,
Trembling lips. Silence.
PS: One line is in Hindi because ijaazat word mein jo feel hai wo permission mein aa hi nahi sakti :)
This was great. And I am quite serious (cf. our last conversation).
ReplyDeleteSeems like you how much you like a post of mine is inversely proportional to the time I put into it... ok, leave the orkut-waali-posts :)
ReplyDeleteVery mystic :) Seriously, ijaazat wali feel lana mushkil hai...intezaar is another word like that...though maybe there are alternate words in english for them...
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ReplyDeleteYeah, intezaar too. Not sure what is it with these words ... in fact all Urdu words with the 'z' sound in between have a certain attraction :D
Nice work, everyone seems to love fusing languages these days. Looks like a great future with a proper Hinglish literature.
ReplyDeletewell, for me fusion waala idea to chori ka hi hai .. from you-know-who-all .. aur Hinglish ka future to kaafi bright hai :D
ReplyDeleteNice one. The flow in the last part is amazing, especially when you're dealing with two languages simultaneously.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I've taken on to publicizing a poem for quite some time now.. Have you read this
I used to be a purist for both Hindi and English until last year. Lekin now I'm getting addicted with words like 'waise', 'shayad' in English writing.
wow .. pro junta ko bhi achchhi lag rahi hai .. it seems there is something good about it .. and what is surprising is that I hardly spent 5-10 mins .. spontaneity is good probably, especially in case of lack of expertise
ReplyDeleteof course I have seen all posts in the last few months on Vibhav's blog... and I know you have been publicizing that post a lot :D
I am a very very casual writer compared to you people .. aur maine to aise bhi likhna abhi hi shuru kiya hai .. but mera to seedha funda hai - jaise bhi maza aata hai waise karta hoon .. and Hinglish is fun :D
Yeah, Hinglish is our Mother Slang ;)
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