When ghats beckon

 Ghats beckon me from miles apart,

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Yesterday I was near,

Today too far,

What years and months can bring your way,

These 24 hours can suddenly betray.

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Yesterday I was in bed,

Today too, but not the same,

What was the present yesterday,

Has turned into nostalgia for today.

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Yesterday they were strangers, unknown and unapproachable,

Today they are a part of my infinite expanse of colossal life's parable.

What begins right can too have the end so miserable.

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Things hit harder when you look behind,

Adrenaline numbs the stab at that particular time,

But in solace and calming phase, when you zone out in space,

The memories hit harder in the hindsight,

Again and again.

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Raj Nandani