An odd, white handkerchief tied on his arm,
he gets onto the metro at Vishwavidyalaya.
With a stuffed back-pack on her shoulder,
she boards the bus at Shahdara.
In his grey track pants,
he hails an Ola from Saket,
With her phone in her back-pocket,
she climbs onto a Haryana Roadways bus.
---
The red glass bangles he'd bought yesterday
reflect the winter sun; his fingers dance.
She pulls out a crumpled rainbow muffler
and waves it to her from across the road.
He sees a small tear in the stockings as he
pulls down the track pants but doesn't care.
At that Crossing she knows from the map, she
sees a big crowd - and turns her phone to silent.
he gets onto the metro at Vishwavidyalaya.
With a stuffed back-pack on her shoulder,
she boards the bus at Shahdara.
In his grey track pants,
he hails an Ola from Saket,
With her phone in her back-pocket,
she climbs onto a Haryana Roadways bus.
---
The red glass bangles he'd bought yesterday
reflect the winter sun; his fingers dance.
She pulls out a crumpled rainbow muffler
and waves it to her from across the road.
He sees a small tear in the stockings as he
pulls down the track pants but doesn't care.
At that Crossing she knows from the map, she
sees a big crowd - and turns her phone to silent.
