BaCk tO tHoSe DaYs..

Back to those days!

Lying on the bare floor, absorbing the chill out of you; staring at the sky, and sipping you with my thirsty eyes; after years and days. Was in bondage and away from you; cried for you; yearned for you, and dreamt of you; many nights; don’t know how many times.

Back to those corners, where I rested my head, and sat hugging my knees for long!

Singing to the wind, the songs buried within, sitting on the sill, stretching my weary legs; forgetting the pain that gathered all the way; looking through your eyes, my window – you were my friend once and still are; and when you stare into my eyes, I say; – ‘see the scratches made of my nails!’

Back to those dreams and lone conversations!

Talking to the walls, scribbling on the skin, rubbing it off, smiling and sobbing. Wearing those torn slacks that I treasured, looking at the mirror, saying ‘nay’. Hiding in the darkness; falling on the floor, dreaming again; eyes wide open.

Back to those shades, and the cradling breeze!

Sleeping under you, the shade that you spread; the hands that you stretch; leaves of tamarind falling, like the feathers of rain beetle, twisting and turning and dancing in the air. Hugging the heart, closing the eyes and yearning to die under you.

Back to those darkness, where, I left myself incomplete, myself undone!

Swaying in the clouds, dripping with the rain, falling on you, and swimming with my wings.  Filling you within; each crumb of you; and when I’m alone again, to look within, and walk. For here, I know I’m for a day and will leave you when the sun falls.

Yet, for a moment, I’m back… I’m back to those moments..