Life — something about it

photograph — Hari Adivarekar

A beautiful song,
a poem long forgotten,
memories shared,
a drink with friends, a stolen glance,
the first kiss,
blazing eyes over a report card,
rupee saved; a movie seen,
lessons learnt and forgotten,
new pain dulling the old,
one happy moment clouding another,
discovering Dylan at 36,
what a waste of the first 35,
fishing in Goa,
as equals with dad,
brothers, in arms over a football,
the videos on hire,
4 movies in a row,
hurtling towards mortality, life hangs on,
random scattered thoughts,
fast forward and flash back at the same time.