Sunny afternoons and sweaty palms,
Playing in the rugged grounds with rubble.
Travelling through the city lights
In air-conditioned metros.
Sitting in the college cafeteria with friends,
Discussing assignments and assessments.
Staring at the computer screens
With worked-up eyes in the office.
Revelling at the passing time
And at the speed at which life flows.
Overwhelmed by how far you’ve come,
And the pace of your growth.
You sit in silence
While the city outside is astir.
Quietly observing life in motion.
Slowly at first, then faster.
Unbelievable how changed every phase seems to be
Astonished by your life’s journey so far.
Weaving all important memories into a thread
You marvel at how’d you reach where you are.
Revering, breathing in the sillage of memories,
You don’t even try to know
Whether the memories you are nostalgic for,
Are they from the past, or future, or is it now?
You understand,
You just are
Those moments just are
Life just is
And all you want to do is, marvel at it
Feel it, savour it – As it is.