
sifting through the memories
(memories i have collected of you)
i wonder if you loved me
(or if i loved you too)
I wonder if you left,
because you had nothing to say.
or if you just forgot,
that it was something special we shared
and love had nothing to do with it all.
I still miss you
when an odd hour strikes
but I would surely not seek you
when i need someone to fight
remember this now:
"if suddenly
you forget me,
do not look for me
for I shall already have forgotten you"
once lost
twice redeemed
three times an offer
to go extreme
but even i have boundaries
which is where I am at.
PS - "the 4 lines in quotes, have been directly quoted from the poem 'If you forget me' by Pablo Neruda"
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दायरा
यादों का कायदा
ये यादों का फ़ायदा
चाहा था मैंने तुम्हे ?
या ये था सिर्फ तुम्हारी चाहत का जायज़ा
उम्मीद थी कभी
कि तुम्हे भी होगा एहसास
जो था हमारे बीच
वो था चाहत से भी ज़यादा
खटखटाते लम्हों में भी
तुझे ना बुलायेंगे
ढूंढेंगे जब ख्याल तुम्हे
तो कुछ यूँही उन्हें समझायेंगे
गर तुम भूल गए हमें
तो तुमको भी हम भुलायेंगे
तुम चुप कहीं खो गए
और अब यही मेरा दायरा