Bombay Part 1

I had stopped planning any trips post-2013. After getting free from my duties I checked in to a hostel and then went around the grand city. I found myself at the entrance of The Taj, Mumbai. The difference was that I stood across the road. I looked at the majestic Arabian sea for quite some time, a… Continue reading Bombay Part 1

Pages

I noticed the fluttering pages of the diary on the table. It revealed several pages I had written to you over a certain period of time. I had tried to make sense and put it out there on the papers that were once blank. And then this thought crossed my mind that my letters, notes,… Continue reading Pages

On the other side of the window

The television was on, the table empty and light in the corner lit the room poorly. He sat there staring outside the window. There is nothing but complete darkness outside yet he stares, there has to be something out there. A few days ago he heard a cat crying at night, went to see but… Continue reading On the other side of the window

Losing

And then it dawned on me that you can be the stupidest person on this earth. Well, I won't talk much but I will let you know that I am going through one of the shitiest times of my life. And I just realized that I am one of the stupidest people to exist. I… Continue reading Losing

Dhund lena (ढूंढ लेना)

मेरी कहानियो मैंमेरे किस्सो मैंमेरी बातों मैंमेरे अल्फाज़ो मैंतुम अगर ढूंढ सकोतोह मुझे ढूंढ लेना Meri kahaniyo mainMere kisso mainMeri baaton mainMere alfazo mainTum agar dhund sakoToh mujhe dhund lena

Tum manogi nahi

Agar padh payein aap toh mujhe zaroor batana Hindi poetry by Jafar Rehman

From the 3rd of this month

And my muscles ache and the void that exists is nowhere close to being covered.The days go by and I find myself lost out there. The distractions lose their effect and reality scratches and exposes itself. I accept today that I am bad when it comes to keep moving. It is not my strength. I… Continue reading From the 3rd of this month