Inspired by –
“Kahin pe hai dukh ki chhaaya
Kahin hai khushiyon ki dhoop
Bura bhala jaisa bhi ho
Yahi toh hai bagiya ka roop
Phoolon se, kaaton se, mali ne haar piroye
Kahe ko roye”
Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana
Film – Aradhana
Lingering ruby drops trickle
Down creased wooden hands
Falling full stops kiss the waiting floor
Crimson spheres once, now broken by time
Scattering spotting my canvas below
Familiar tears smear my face
Arcing slivers, they move
Inking in my waiting canvas
Painting, smothering, staining me rouge
Tired eyes floating in gory deluge
My tongue they coat, acrid taste
Years of wounded words remembered fade
Only salt, salt remains
Choking, clogging, gagging it falls
Stifling, smothering, strangling it rains
My eyes defeated fall away,
The bleeding canvas still in wait
No ruby dot, no blemish on it made
Empty, disgusted, I turn away
Doodlestone 