Walk the thin lines...

There are many thin lines in life. And coincidentally, many of those divide relationships. We never know what is going to happen in the times ahead, true, but we always keep our hopes up high. Knowing that it is not the most ideal thing to do, but isn't rebel the new confidence?

Yaad hai ek dinn...
Mere mez pe baithe baithe,
Cigarette ki dibiya par tumne,
Chhote se ek paudhe ka,
Ek sketch banaya tha...!
Aakar dekho,
Us paudhe par phool aaya hai!

There’s always a catch-up situation we hope for. And the thin line, whether to tell them what you expect, or let surprises surprise you. Whatever happened to the old world say-nothing-but-understand-everything romance, today, we are too busy demonstrating what kind of love we give, what kind we want and what we get. It might not answer other peoples’ questions, but all that this demonstration does is instill some belief in ourselves that ‘okay, this is what we stand for’. It is like a toy given to a kid, to make him believe it’s a real pet.

Apne saye se chonk jatey hain,
Umer guzri hai is qadar tanha.

A conflict, a thin divide, a compromise also takes birth when you expect to climb this mountain, but can only manage one step. Over-expectation from yourself, and from your partner to carry / drag / support you, leads you everywhere except the top. Then regret, grief and grudges breathe in.

Aadatan tum ne kar liye vaade,
Aadatan humne aetbaar kar liya.

It’s a tough call. What to say. What not to. What to ask. What not to. What to ask for. What not to. Human mind is an ocean of thoughts and processes, it wanders, but often the leash to that wandering is still in your hand, if you realize. It says what you let it say. It asks what you allow. And it asks for the thing you think you want the most.

Want – another conflicting emotion. It’s established that self love is the greatest one. But in a relationship, is it really? Are we there yet as a commune, where we give self-love more importance? That secure and that confident we have become. Have we?

कच्चे रंग उतर जाने दो
मौसम है गुज़र जाने दो
वो कब तक इन्तज़ार करती
कोहरे में खड़ा हुआ पुल तो नज़र आ रहा था
लेकिन उसके सिरे नज़र नहीं आते थे
कभी लगता उसके दोनों सिरे एक ही तरफ़ हैं
और कभी लगता इस पुल का कोई सिरा नहीं है
कच्चे रंग उतर जाने दो
मौसम है गुज़र जाने दो

Nevertheless, there might be just one and only one solution to it all. Listen to the silences; understand the lyrics of the songs murmured; always, always and always think before you pour your desires out; gather his / her thoughts and keep them very very safe in a memorable space of mind; be sensitive to his / her feelings; and most of all, go love till your deepest and never forget to show it, with poetry, music, and all your heart.

(Poetry verses by Gulzar saab)