ANJALI KAKATI

Every night,
I cry out my heart
To the pillow
And turning it upside down,
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You are up there
Perched
And poised
On a citadel.
...

When I was little
I would often run
Far and wide
Chasing the horizon,
...

Its all there
in the mind,
Two emotions,
“Love and hate”.
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When you
Showed me the rainbow
For the first time,
I wished for a ladder
...

Aei ajnabi
Kyon tum mujhko
Itne aapne se lage?
...

Rainbow
o rainbow,
so distant.
come down from the horizon
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Dekho,
Kitni sudhar gayi hai jindagi...
Na kissi ke aane ka
Intezar hoga...
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Rok lo
Bas, Aaj rok lo
Mujhe jaane na do.
...

Kya dhoondhte hai?
Kyoun dhoondhte hai?
Kise dhoondhte hai?
...

My beloved,
my love,
do not go so far,
so far,
...

Hume tanhaiyon ki aadat thi
Tanhai ka koi naam nahi tha..
...

Often you have called me
"Complete"
Often you have called me
"A full woman"
...

Na jaane tumme-hum me,
Kya khas hai
Jo batayee nahi banti,
Chipayee nahi chipti.
...

Poochu kisse parichay aapna
Mei khud se aanjaan
Barso se parkha hai khud ko
Baanker ke vidwan.
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Tumahara jana
Aachanak pushpo ki kaliyo se
Unke mahak ka ud jana.
Kal tak jo khila khila tha
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Nayana,
Yo na barso tum
Bemousam barsat ki tarah.
Baandh lo aashru ko,
...

What to do?
Where to go?
How to get by?
Fell in love,
...

Aap bhi badal gayee
Badalte mausamoo ki tarah,
Rangoo me rang gayee
Ghadi-ghadi badlne wale
...

Aap bhi badal gayee
Badalte mausamoo ki tarah,
Rangoo me rang gayee
Ghadi-ghadi badlne wale
...