16 March 2025

Taj Mahal

When Shah Jahan was 
Imprisoned by his own son.
For wasting public money on 
Extravagant architecture..

Held captive in a cell facing 
The Taj Mahal so that he could 
Wither away to death 
Contemplating his creation..

Did the White-Giant diminish 
Into a hateful nothingness 
Or it became a point of 
His pride?

Swooned daily by it's 
Magnificence. The beauty 
Growing louder day by day 
Till he himself became 

The shadow of this very 
Entity he commissioned.
Leaving historians with 
The ultimate question of

Who's bigger?
The dream or dreamer.