Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I typically throw away everything I write .. in chat transcripts or on random napkins .. or even in the catalog book of Continental Airlines :P I do that because I don't consider myself a good writer unless I am writing software code in which case I am reasonably good at.

My sisters and my girlfriends pestered me that the least I could do is to type it somewhere so that I have a copy and telling others might result in more people writing beautiful poetry. I replied back to this reasoning with an argument that there is a poet in all of us .. via this shaayari:

jo dil mein jab dard bhara ho .. toh khud hi chhalak jaata hai ..
(when my heart is filled with pain ... it spills by itself)
jo palkon mein boond atka ho .. toh tasavvur-e-moti ban jaata hai ..
(when tear is stuck in my eye, it becomes a pearl in my imagination)
jo mann mein jo khyaal ho aap ka .. bas aiwayeen hi kalam chal jaata hai
(when I have your memories in my mind .. my pen moves by itself)
shaayari sunaane ka gunaah kyon karo .. jo har dil mein shaayar basta hai
(why should I do the crime of telling my poems to others .. when in each heart there is a better poet)


One reasoning that blew me against the above was it might inspire someone else who is aspiring but hasn't worked at it. And inspiration would lead to motivation which would lead to more people to write more beautiful poetry. More so if I write in English a bigger audience would be able to read it .. Well .. only if the poem is good enough ..

Hence in the spirit of Valentine's Day I write a poem which I won't throw but just type out on my blog. Let me know if it is bad or good or okay.

I love the way you love me
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I love the way you lie to me only to make me feel good
I love the way you shout at me only to make me perfect

I love the way you hurt me only to make me feel strong
I love the way you slap me only to make me feel owned

I love the way you ignore me only to make me feel missed
I love the way you bite me only to make me feel LOVED

I love the way you push me only to make me earn it
I love the way you scold me only to make me learn it

I love the way you make me cry only to feel secure
I love the way you cry for me only to keep me yours

I love the way you fool me there is something in your eyes
I love the way you get me close only to be kissed I realize

I love the way you hit me only to make me grab you
I love the way you pull me only to make me kiss you

I love the way you dump me only to make me burn
I love the way you make love only to make me return

I love the way you ask me how do I like the most
I love the way I reply you: YOU answer that first

I love the way you say to me do I have it with me
I love the way I tell you I’m alwayz ready baby!