अभी-अभी
तुझसे झूठ बोल कर हटा हूँ मैं
नींद का बहाना बना
फ़ोन रखवाया ही है तेरा
सच तो ये है
के नींद भरी थी तेरी आवाज़ में
और मुझे भी है इंतज़ार तेरे सोने का
जब सो जाएगी तू
तो चाँद की खिड़की से तुझे रात भर निहारूंगा
have just
lied to you love
feigning sleep
asked you to keep the phone down
the truth is
brimming with sleep, your voice was
and i too was waiting
for you to doze off
because when you do
fall asleep
i’ll watch you the whole night
from moon, that window steep
Born in New Delhi, India in 1980 and is a retired pessimist (still) living in New Delhi. He has Haryanvi ancestors, a Punjabi girlfriend, friends all over the world, two (or more) yet to be born children, (many) memories of (many) pet dogs and no cats ever. He holds an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Delhi and creates advertisements for paying the bills. His interests are universal, and include: living, eating, sleeping and when not sleeping, daydreaming. Other abiding interests include reading, writing, street photography, newspaper editorials, watching the moon and planning trekking trips that never materialize.
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