Thread by @roomynaqvy

What Worldliness in Love?
Roomy Naqvy

I spoke about vitiligo,
About loss of esteem.
You lured me into love
With Mohsin Bhopali’s ghazal,
In Munni Begum’s soulful rendition,
Chahat mein kya duniyadari.
(1/n)
@tabish_khair @_sayema @jennybhatt

I came rushing to your love,
A friend cautioned me too,
But I came running,
Like the first rains that showers.

And then you suddenly withdrew,
Like the flower Lajwanti,
Getting bashful, shy,
Into your shell quietly.
(2/n) @ranjithoskote

You avoided me stealthily,
For ages, in a syllable or two, you spoke.
It sent me deep into pain,
Into various ghazals of despair.

Never once did I blame you,
If the love was mine, so is the pain—
It is stronger than the fleeting love.
(3/n)

I went back to the ghazal,
In Munni Begum’s soulful rendition,
Chahat mein kya duniyadari.

We must end where we begin
But not end with finality too.

These half-endings are good,
Your smiles and glances are there still.
How could you take those away from me?
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(Poem ends)

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