First Time -- Forever

Flying Butterflies in the stomach,
Feeling weightless,
Heart beating faster than usual,
Hands clammy and body ... tense...


The nervousness of the 'first time',
Anticipation of The first meeting,
The first touch,
The first look,
Moments full of awkwardness,
Punctuated with barely hidden smiles...

....Mind racing through myriad possibilities,
Of how the evening would turn out...


...Heartbeats never slowing...

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Our 'first time' unfolded,
Into something worth a lifetime,
But what is more beautiful,
Is that Everytime

Still feels like our first time.


Today we're meeting again,
and i can't help smiling,
At the mere thought of him,
And at the same time,
I find myself taking deep breaths,
To calm my racing heart....,


It's overwhelming sometimes,
When i see his face,
And wonder at how he still makes me feel the same.
Today i'm gonna see him again,
And though i just saw him two days back,
I know today will again be special in itself....

'Something' to write

I cannot write

It has been months,
and i have not written.
Poem, prose, or essay,
Nothing seems to set in.


It feels like i have lost it,
Lost the rhythms that used to just ... flow.
No matter how much i want to,
The words just don't flow...
But there are these ... moments,
When the poet in me rises,
Stirred from its sleep,
By Inspiration in different guises.
But then something overpowers
The urge to write,
As if overdosing it,
With Laxative of full might!


So here i am,
Finally facing YOU upfront, 'Something' !
And here is my open challenge ...
I WILL write on themes galore,
Even if it takes me Lot more time than before!


Lemme see how much you can hold me back,
How long you can stem the flow of my thoughts ...


Let me now see you face to face,
And savor my WIN over you,
'Cause i know i WILL win,
And i know Inspiration never dies ...