That Tinkling Sound

I keep hearing that sound
of the approaching footsteps
in the desire to wait for you,
many steps pass
but my eyes keep waiting for one,
my gaze remains fixed
on that familiar sound…

I keep smiling from within
at my desire to wait for you
that never subsides,
hopes are shattered many times,
but I embrace them again
whenever I stumble,
hoping for one more hope,
amidst sounds from within
to readjust the life,
from the past to the present,
to a creativity of acceptance,
to face the mimicking faces
of the stark reality…

Expectations from others
always hurt, that I know,
but my naughty, haughty heart
remains lost waiting
for those twinkling tinkles…

I don’t know
whether you are mine or not,
but I like to call you mine,
consider you mine,
sometimes a sweet lie is good,
gives comforts to my soul,
and I wait for that,
tinkling sound is that one…

–Kaushal Kishore

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