Shahid H Khan

What can I give you
On your birthday?
Love, I love you,
That's all I’ll say.
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How do I make me believe
That one day you will leave,
And I shall be on my own;
Deserted, dejected, alone.
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Can I ask you, Almighty?
Why not I win a lottery?
I am not being greedy,
But a few millions will be handy.
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I was clearing the clutter in my bedroom;
Under the debris, I found a photo frame
Which I loved and bought years ago.
The frame still looked beautiful;
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I have many a dream unlived
I have many a dream shattered
I have many a wish broken
I have many a wish unheard
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Worries multiply
At exponential speed
Like mosquitoes breed
I deny them access to my mind
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Wishful Delusion

I know
We have parted ways;
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Lady Summer,
You are a shy bride this year
You give a glimpse and disappear
Throwing tantrums here and there
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The wrinkled veins
On the back of my hand
Look ugly;
Aged, wilted, worn out
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I wish I could halt
Ruthless march of time;
Cruel hands of the clock
And its ominous chime.
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Loneliness and Solitude
Are unidentical twins.
One is bliss:
Other curse.
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Like yesterday,
Another day passed today;
Like yesterday,
I didn't do much today.
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Aligarh
I left You years ago
Years of which I forgot count
Yet I remember You
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Be not afraid of Death
He is your friend; and,
Like a good friend
He would visit you uninvited,
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I wandered in woods;
I wandered in crowds
With a burning desire in my heart;
That I meet who I love,
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Let's celebrate the death of our love, my dear
We believed it would live for ever
But it was mortal like us, too
It died when it was destined to
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We were tied together on this day,
Nineteen eighty five, third of May,
A glimpse of you on that fateful day,
Made me fall in your charms’ way.
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We walked together
In spring and in summer
Let’s walk again
In winter and in rain
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I left my home today
And left it for ever;
Like a dead man walks to his grave
To come back never.
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I loved you time and again
In joy and in pain
I loved you heart and soul
In parts and in whole
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