Where is the 'Good' in Goodbye?

I've never been good at Goodbyes, I always run out of words while parting away. How pleasantly people say ‘It was nice meeting you’, I can’t even remember to say this simple sentence.  Goodbyes make me sad, and leave me without words. No matter how carefully I choose the words I can never make any Goodbye sweet. There are times when I know that I will never meet the person again in my lifetime. Suddenly the world becomes an enormous pit, where people get lost. Things never come around and world is not small. Sure one can connect through internet and several other ways, but it never happens.  I want a few more talks to be exchanged before finally parting away. Or there are more than few talks, and more things to sort out and know and God only knows what. But I cannot hold the time, it moves on...

December - Sealed box of memories

Memories are like fragrance no matter how hard you try you cannot seal them in a box. They would find a way to come out and mess with your senses. With December the memories of year long come flooding back. Year would end but would these memories cease to exist as the year?


....
So you're getting married?

I wanted to call and tell you first, but you came to know before itself, maybe it's time you stop keeping tabs on my activities. 

Hahaha... Can't help it. But I knew you would call one last time.

I know, but I wanted to be the one to tell you this. How are you?

How could I be?

Stop using cheesy lines.

Hahaha... (Shallow laugh again). If you're happy, I'm happy.I owe you some money I want to give it back now, will give to your friend collect from him. You said to return it when I start earning.
Forget about it, I won't ask you for that money on Judgment day. *
I'm going to ask many questions to you on Judgment day...
*Silence*

I've discarded all your things.

How would you discard memories? 
*Silence*
Anyways, be happy, I pray for your wellness. 

I need your blessings, please keep praying for me... 

I always do

I pray for you all the time and I will continue to...

Because of your prayers only, I'm this successful now.
Bye.

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For ladynimue's Months of the year challenge

Vegetable

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Our evening bus was rolling with insect speed as usual. With all that dust and smoke the air became so thick it was difficult to even breathe forget about my bus nap. Amidst all this something shiny caught my eyes; on the footpath fresh green vegetables they were so fresh and green I considered requesting the bus driver to hold on while I grab some of them. Silly me drooling over red juicy tomatoes rather than a cute boy walking down same footpath. I’d already started imagining how deliciously delicious my curry would turn out if I use these than those so unfresh things from Reliance fresh. 

What has happened to me? Few years back when I was at home, vegetables always came from the vegetable-box of fridge, and the only job I had to do was to ship them to Mum from our warehouse, that too rarely. The salary was paid in form of Mum made awesome meals. Then one not so fine day I left that job for a job that pays me money. This taught me the complete life cycle of how to convert the money into a delicious food.

1.       Buy vegs
2.       Store extra in fridge
3.       Wash them to cook
4.       Cut
5.       Cook
6.       Eat
7.       Sleep

And now I enjoy shopping vegs as much as I enjoy shopping shoes/clothes/makeup….  On one such weekend trip to Reliance fresh (They stock fresh vegs on weekends only, the golden chance for people like me to stuff our fridge for the whole week!) I was instructing my friend to pick old potatoes (those which come from cold storage) instead of the new ones (comes fresh out of field), the aunty nearby me heard this and asked, ‘Are they better?’  I explained her what my Mum taught me, ‘yes, old potatoes cook quickly’. I recall one such incidence in Hyderabad as well where I was sorting Ridged Gourd so interestingly, that another aunty near me asked how you know which one is good and I repeated my Mum’s words. This is what I’ve become now, nothing gives me more pleasure than the sight of fresh green vegs and how easily Reliance fresh can flatter me with buy one get one on all leafy vegs :D

Dry well

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I’m a well. I’ve a tree growing from my core. It’s green and tall. It reaches the height more than I ever could, even more than what I was when full till mouth. Oh, those were the days! I was accompanied with people. They gave me their full love, installed machines to help me push water to them. More than I ever asked for; cleaned me, guarded me, beautified me.

Then the time came for retirement. I’d completed my service. Now I’m dry.  And deserted, it’s like I never existed, like I’m invisible to those who loved me. I don’t complain for that, maybe I’ve had all the love that I could have.  Does that mean hate quota has started? Those who throw garbage in me, how can they forget the clean water they withdrew? Those who spit in me, forgot the pure and cold water they drank off me? No, they cannot; these people are different. They never loved me, the one who did, must have departed. God, I don’t want to die suffocating from plastic and garbage. Could I at least ask for a peace in death? Please, spare a few stones and mud for my grave. Let me die with pride.

Rediscover

The biggest learning I ever had is ‘Never change for anyone’. For, they will leave you one day, blame you, you have changed. I know how much hard it is to mold in the way someone wants to see me, but someone leaves. And I would be left with nothing, not even me. By any bad luck you changed, go to your friends and near ones, they will help you find yourself.

Love the way you are! 

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I don’t know my own reflection
I done this to be your selection
I knew not your intention

I dress like you see
I talk like you hear
I move like a gear

I lost me, for you to gain
I watch you go, left in pain
I beg you stay, in vain

I must take off the veil
What I was, I must reveal
Help me friends I must heal!