Rudder

It was difficult 

But 'tis no use tugging 
the ropes on the shore.
She had set sail.

She yearned for the shore

and the promises it made

'Twas the choppy waters 

her heart belonged to

He stretched out his hand

Little nothings etched on sand

He knew now.
'Twas never meant to be.

Ephemeral Enchantment

The not-so tall, dark handsome guy on the street

Per chance; our eyes meet

the shifty toes; the delirious gaze

we laugh until the twilight haze

the inky blue stands witness

to the love we made

the pure passion

the world forbade

The dawn broke

much more than proximity we shared

and now we find ourselves back on the street

If, per chance again, our eyes ever meet ...

10 things I love about you!

1. Local Trains: Who would have thought someone could take 40 mins by an Express Train within the city? There are hundreds of trains, from 5 am to 1:40 am; everyday, and not not of them is empty!
2. Safety: 3am or 3 pm, people respect you the same :)
3. Auto-wallahs: Oh mi gawd! They will search the entire auto to return your last penny. No bargaining
4. The Beach: Umm..okay the beach is exactly not how I wanted it to be... but nevertheless, its a beach!
5. The Harbor Line: Standing at an end of one it... watching the sea waves crash against the giant U land mass! And God bless the lights that blur into the haze... they make me feel loved, alive..
6. People: Who wishes luck to random first -time driver? Or helps making a verse for the passengers on a local? I do. Why?? Coz they make me feel comfortable :)
7. The Quintessential Middle Classiyat: I don't have to belong to somewhere/ someone to make myself seen/heard.
8. The Life Lessons: There are big bad wolves around; just how you read in those stories. And beheading them is not the most viable solution :)
9. Prioritizing: I realize I can not do everything. Can not have everything. yet. Till then; learning to let go of those little things I could have sworn to be dead without.
10. "Me": Not finding myself; but creating myself. Picking myself up every time I fall and giving that extra push to climb that extra rung.

Dear Mumbai; you do hold a special place in my heart. You introduce me to myself! :)