I hope you are fine. Wherever you are,
I hope you aren't lost.
I hope you aren't missing from yourself.
I hope you still reek of those Avadhi words
That loosely translate as love for self.
May the fire in you find a calm embrace,
And the silence in you get enough weight
To reciprocate with storms.
I hope all the wonders and mysteries
Unravel in you with all their intricacies.
I hope all the heavenly beauty embrace
Your imperfections.
I hope you carry the summer and winters
Alike and I really hope you accept
Your gods and demons alike.
I hope the world is not just a stage for
You and you don't have to perform.
I hope that's your homecoming.
I hope you realise, you found yourself
Not because you were lost but you
Stopped looking everywhere else.
Simpy put, I hope you become what
Shiv Kumar Batalvi wished when the
Song reaches its high with-
Ho surat osdi pariyaan wargi,
Sirat di oh mariyam lagdi.
Hasdi hai taan phul jharhde ne,
Turdi hai taan ghazal hai lagdi.