it has been a minute
since the last few people that understood were in the room
since the laughters that filled echoed off the walls in my afternoons
since the moments of enlightenment tore away the gloom
since i was in between maybe & soon.
it has been a minute
since the team of dozen got reduced to a one way chess game
since i remember how to feel the rain
since the silence drove me insane
since i remember how to not remember the pain
it has been a minute
since the curtains closed and there has been no distinction between night and day
since there were still words left to salvage
since there was a goan april & a sunny may
since i prayed
it has been a minute
since we were in embrace
since i saw and believed those eyes
since i stayed up, up all night
since i relapsed on, on her smile
Himanshu Chakravarty Sharma / मंच 