Fanaa
(Urdu; Destroyed)

I heard it’s going to rain tomorrow.
A cold, anonymous, January rain,
dressed in grey business formals,

it will finally wash away,

All the promised “nevers”, “always” and “forevers”
that are huddled by the bus-stop,
still waiting for you and me to show up.

~hyperbolemuch.blogspot (Because my weather app promises me rain in Delhi tomorrow, and I’ll take that, even if it’s cold). # StoriesFromUrdu