He was rolling in his mother’s lap when she told him that he is the future king of the animal world; the jungle is his kingdom. He felt proud when he came to know that he would rule every animal in his kingdom.
“Every animal, big or small, strong or weak, will respect and obey you [...]
He was poor.
14 years of age; six out of which were spent collecting pieces of rotten papers from garbage. He searched through trash cans for those polluted objects as if looking for some clean pieces of life; some fresh days and some un-prewritten moments. He hadn’t eaten for two days. What he found was not [...]
He couldn’t even set up his tripod there; his hands were not as steady as they used to be some years ago. Age was taking its toll from his energy. After ten minutes of struggle with the tripod he finally mounted his camera on it; but he had forgotten to put the film inside. “God [...]
Mein Us Se Mohabbat Kartey Kartey Thak Gya Tha
Kab Tak Us Ke Pairon Taley
Apney Hissey Ke Rastey Kaat Kaat Kar Bichata
Kab Tak Us Ki Udass Aankhon Se Girney Waley
Saarey Aansoo Choomta
Kab Tak Apney Labon Ki Muskuraahat
Us Ke Khushk Labon Pe Bikhairta
Mein Us Se Mohabbat Kartey Kartey Thak Gya Tha
Bas Yahi Soch Kar Ke Ab [...]
I got tired of loving her
For how long could I
Cut my own passages and spread them under her feet
For how long could I
Kiss her falling tears away
For how long could I
Spread my smiles on her dry lips
.
I got tired of loving her
Thinking, that now I would get my destiny,
All by myself
.
I slid my path from [...]
Victory was not made for him; he felt like a born loser. It was competition no 143 that he had lost. He couldn’t even make it to top ten. Seven years of work all seemed blurry and out of focus. His thinking process slowed down as he stood there on the sidewalk; holding a piece [...]
It was painful.
He was hit by a car that threw him a few yards away. The car hesitatingly stopped for a while and then ran away. He lied there flat on his face, motionless. So was I; standing there flat on my feet, motionless.
Pain pour out of his ribs and his shin and the back [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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