We were two weeks away from home
And you had already done your tourist homework.
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Vanilla Ice-Cream
Donuts and coffee was our go-to snack.
Well, the coffee was for me and the donuts were for you
Except, I’d get a bite of your donut
And you’d never touch my coffee.
Continue reading Vanilla Ice-CreamNew Year’s
Over Lunch And Some More
Memory Material
We made a vow
To gift each other memories
Instead of materials.
You’d take me
For coffee and donuts
At midnight when
The moon was full,
While I’d take us
For drives by the beach
When the clouds turned
From red to violet to black.
We’d dance to records
Playing on your grandfather’s gramophone
After work,
In dark or pastel formals
With neon print socks.
In Another Life
In another life
We’d dance to jazz till sunrise as
Our love ended at the horizon.
Never Trust Writers
Strung
It’s a weekend night and I’ve picked my best suit for tonight – an ebony blue, single-breasted suit – with a white shirt with prints of sails you’d notice if you looked closely. I kept the tie plain, matching the suit in colour and the shoes a teak oxford. The highlight of the outfit was a secret – the multicoloured striped socks with stripes in outrageously bright shades of yellow, orange, red, and maroon. I brushed my hair back and then ruffled it lightly. And finally, I dabbed some mahogany musk to the designated pulse points before putting the white handkerchief in the right back pocket of my pants. I left the phone behind as I picked up my wallet and, stepped out onto the street with a black trench over my shoulders and a clear umbrella in hand – just in case. Continue reading Strung
Mail For You
The receptionist called a few minutes back
Informing me about a mail for me.
The calendars weren’t marked and,
There wasn’t any celebration nearby. received
Tunes Of Yesterday
The streets are empty
With nothing but yellow shadows
And empty cars.
There’s the second last bus home
Making its way to me, adding white
To the yellow shadows.
