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Rewind - January 2020

I've mild OCD. I have an inherent desire to store, stack and organize my stuff. Having said that, I do lose track of many things. This year, I started organising my writing date-wise. I just need to know that I practise nearly every day to hone my craft. So here's what I wrote in January 2020.

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नमक के व्यापारी निकले दोस्त मेरे 
मुट्ठी दो मुट्ठी मेरे ज़ख्मों पे छिड़क जाते हैं

Namak ke vyapaari nikle dost mere
Mutthee do mutthee mere zakhmo pe chidak jaate hain

इतने हसीन हो आप 
मेरा दिल ही नहीं मौसम भी आहें भरता है

छोटे-बड़े की बात न करें 
छोटी सी चिंगारी भी बहुत बड़ी आग लगा सकती है

Chhote-bade ki baat na karein
Chhoti si chingari bhi bahut badi aag laga sakti hai
01/09/2020
मन मेरा सफ़ेद चादर तुम हल्दी वाला दाग
इतनी आसानी से उतरोगे नहीं
01/10/2020
A pure heart and a dirty mind - that’s what heaven must look like.
01/10/2020
ये तो हौंसलों की चमक है 
कि हफ्ते दर हफ्ते वो हसीन होती गई
01/13/2020
Even the books you write have spines — as a writer you should have one, too.
01/13/2020
छू के मुझे जो आग तुम्हने लगाई है 
बस इस आग को रिश्तों का नाम न दो
1/14/2020
वो छत पे आई 
और शाम हसीन हो गई

Woh chhat pe aayi
Aur shaam haseen ho gayi
1/16/2020
दीवारें सुन लेती हैं चीखें मेरी
बस कुछ अपने बहरे बने बैठें हैं

Deewarein sun leti hain cheekhen meri
Bas kuch apne bahre bane baithe hain
1/19/2020
You kiss me and my words moan on paper.
1/21/2020
किस ज़िद्द में रहता है इश्क़ साला 
लोग छोड़ जाते हैं, ये डटा रहता है
1/21/2020
रूठी बैठी हैं यादें तेरी 
तुम जरा वापिस आके इन्हे मना लो

Ruthi baithi hain yaadein teri
Tum zara wapis aake inhe mana lo
1/22/2020
‪I’m most alive when I think about you.‬
1/22/2020
जुबां पे तेरा स्वाद 
बदन पे तेरा रंग 
मैं तो पुरे साल 
तेरे नाम की होली खेलती हूँ 

जुबां पे तेरा स्वाद 
बदन पे तेरा रंग 
मैं तो पुरे साल 
तेरे नाम की होली खेलता हूँ 

Zubaan pe tera swad
Badan pe tera rang
Main toh pure saal
Tere naam ki holi khelti hun

Zubaan pe tera swad
Badan pe tera rang
Main toh pure saal
Tere naam ki holi khelta hun
1/23/2020
मासूम दिल पे बस इतना का बोझ है 
याद उसकी हर पल आती है 
पर वो मिलता हफ्ते में एक रोज़ है 

Masoom dil pe bas itna sa bojh hai
Yaad uski har pal aati hai
Par wo milta hafte mein ik roz hai
1/24/2020
Light a cigarette
Pour yourself a drink
Sit next to me
Let me breathe on your neck
And light the fucking Friday night on fire
1/27/2020
The conversations we have about - music, poetry, sunsets, chai, far off fancy places we can’t afford to travel - are more intimate than sex.
1/28/2020
एक और शाम बीती
ना तेरा कोई पैग़ाम आया
किसी उलझन में होगे तुम
यह कहके दिल को समझाया
1/30/2020
At 2:35 am
On paisley printed bedsheet
Next to you
With one AirPod in your ear
One in mine
My fingers tapping to the beats of music
On your thigh
I understood my love
Why people say -
Sharing is sexy

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