in breaths taken? in heart beats? in skipped heartbeats?
in time - years, days, weeks, hours, minutes, seconds? in moments?
in yesterdays? in tommorows?
in sunrises? in sunsets? in midnights? in twilights?
in rain drenches? in rain dances? in tears washed in rains?
in awards, titles, positions? or
in laughters and smiles earned? in laughters and smiles spent?
in laughters and smiles taken? in laughters and smiles given?
in bruises? in scars left etched? in scars lightened?
in tears I have given? in tears I have shed?
in unknown lives touched? in known souls hurt?
in true friendships made? in broken relations left behind? in broken relations mended?
in memories? in sleepless nights? in tranquil nights?
in colours? in black and white?
in silences? in stinging silences?
in quiet moments? in solitudes? in quiet moments with a loved one?
in truths? in lies?
in possibilities? in impossibilities?
in mistakes committed? in mistakes that turned out for the better?
in mistakes accepted? in mistakes having stayed adamant? in mistakes rectified?
in dreams? in nightmares?
in dreams etched in memory? in dreams unremembered? in dreams achieved? in daydreams?
in miles walked alone? in miles walked with loved ones?
in obsessions? in addictions?
in catches? in drops?
in heartaches? in blithesomeness?
in deeds accomplished? in failed attempts?
in failures that could have been accomplishments?
in accomplishments that could have been failures?
in acceptances? in rejections?
in songs sung? in songs unsung?
in classes attended? in classes bunked?
in compliments? in criticisms?
in compliments that mean everything? in criticisms that mean nothing?
in books? in pages? in words?
in words said? in words left unsaid? in words listened? in words ignored?
in distances abridged? in distances lengthened?
in baby steps? in strides?
in steps taken forward? in steps retraced? in deviations?
in lessons learnt? in lessons learnt the hard way? in obstinately failed lessons?
in genuine contentment? in fake, plastered smiles?
Amit Pattnaik
Thursday, 9 December 2010
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