Conversation V

Standing inside the elevator
Both started their conversation.
These few seconds they had
when nobody watched them
Even the liftman was invisible from the scene.

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She: I know what you wanted to mean that day.
He: What?
She:You wanted to say I am part of your family.
He: Yes, that's right. But you initially considered
        the second half of the sentence
Smiling she said:That was deliberate; I wanted to test you.
He: How long will you test me?
She: As long as I live; Actually we don't need any test
He: Yes, we are beyond such thing.

They remained silent.
Breaking it she asked: Will you survive without my words?

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As they reached the destination
Both hurriedly left.
Only the empty elevator and the corridor
reverberated with her voice.


Lucknow, India.

Season of Sorrow I

 In a distant city
 Her beloved lives.
 When the "Season of Sorrow" comes
 He reaches out to his collection of clothes
 And takes out blue, ash, and black.
 While recalling old days
 He would remember her earnest wishes
 To appear in "blue."

For both of them
Everything is blue, ash, and black.
Both spend days with blood
Oozing out from their wounds.

Lucknow, India