A ticket to the flashback of ancient times, a magic trick
A mood fixing regulator or a fantasy maker
A reminder of unsaved incomplete childhood dreams,
a part of life that melted like an ice-cream
long before I realised
The love-hate relationship with regrets,
pretending life to be perfect
or intermittent notification of urgency
constantly reminding to look ahead
An abstract mosaic of evergreen scenes
and dialogues of films
that silently promised to stay close to heart
to save you from falling apart
That kisses you, holds your hand and makes you a singer
with your audience in the mirror,
in the mind, on the trees, along the breeze
A collective memory of nail-biting thoughts
well preserved in a treasure box,
the copyright of which lies
with the worried or rich
An official update of prized possessions
that are carried in the free baggage after death
and a signifier of what matters and what does not
An assortment of words that kill,
that pain or please, that will touch, feel
and save you,
that gathers your broken pieces and fixes your wings
are a few of the many things…
that make a whole, uniquely your own
Music never leaves you alone!
Bio
Pragya Bajpai, Ph. D. is a proud mother, poet, artist, and an academic at the National Defence Academy, Ministry of Defence, India. Her debut book of poems is based on 51 English proverbs titled A Potpourri of Proverbs. She has co-edited an anthology titled Unkahi: The Unsung, a bilingual collection of poems from the Armed Forces to commemorate 75 years of independence; a tribute to the sacrifices of the brave men in uniform and their families. Email: pragyabajpai@gmail.com & insta: pragyabajpai29