18 Sept 2015

Today/ Tomorrow.



Home.

Full of laughter.
Clanging of pots and pans. 
Chocolate milk and pot roasts
Siblings fighting. And making up. And sharing.
Parents that love. And kiss. And hug. 
Life that is simple.
Hurt that is scraped knees.
Comforters and cuddles.
Late night conversations.
Confetti and dinner parties. 
Hope and school. 
Thin purses. Lots of laughter.
Togetherness that lasts a lifetime.

Held together by the power of unconditional love and the strength of family.

House.

Full of eerie silence.
Chill of loneliness.
Weakness of joints baked in the sun and washed by rain too long.
Bleak corridors left to rot.
Old comforters outliving life.
Washed away color.
Peeling wallpapers.
Hurt that is broken hearts.
Death that takes over all.
Finality. Destruction.
Cherished by none. 
Remembered by few. 

Bowing down to the finality of rust and the weight of memories long forgotten.


17 comments:

  1. Ok. So how do write like this ?
    I mean this is amazing. Varied emotions, varied lifestyle, varies dimensions, beautiful words, precise- consise words.

    Awesomely written. :)

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    1. Aw shucks man :P Not all that great okay. Look at the label no.

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  2. lovely contrast and nice take! the first pic is so lovely!

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    1. Thank you Ankita... It is, isn't it... So tranquil and homey :)

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  3. Hmm... the contrast - how it came alive!

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  4. Wow, I loved the contrast! Now let's just make it the other way round, shall we :)

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    1. End with love and warmth? Yeah, I should have, now when I think of it :O

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  5. By god ki kasam... Awesome it is. You made me feel homesick.

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    1. I was wondering who this stone was :D
      Thank you!
      Join the club, I am too :(

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  6. This is not bad poetry, it is good thinking :) You differentiated life from loneliness, home from house very well.

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  7. The label is such a lie :-p This is a truly amazing poem. Loved how you brought out the contrast :-)

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    1. Bah :P Coming from you, Mr. Poet, I will take that as a HUGE compliment :)

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  8. Bad poetry? :P You are out of your mind, woman! ;) This is amazing poetry. I loved today's more than tomorrow's. but wow. and I mean... WOWWW!

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Go on, you can say it.