The Idea-smithy

Be it ever so dirty, polluted and crowded, there’s no place like amchi Mumbai!!!!!
Need I say more? If a picture speaks louder than a thousand words, here’s two thousand then!

I forgot that I sometimes detest pink when I saw this…

Meet me on the other side of the moon
And walk in shadows with me
It won’t be all dark
You put a gleam in my eyes
That will lead the way for a stroll into madness

I’ll take you right up to the edge, walking blind
But just on the brink,
I promise to tell you
And let you decide
Whether to take a step farther or not

And if the decision to walk be yours,
I’ll fall through the night with you
Into an everlasting sea of silver light
Till one day, the man in the moon watching another couple take a stroll together
Smiles…and one of them hears it…and smiles back
At him. At you.

But know also that,
If then, you deter
You will find yourself alone in the lightless shadows
To make your way back alone
I won’t return to show you the way
And - what’s more - you’ll never see the gleam in my eyes again ever

I’ll have forever one way or the other.

When is the last time you wished for something? In fact, when was the last time you allowed yourself to want something?

Without telling yourself that it was
…impractical
…unachievable
…wrong
…silly
…unmentionable
…impossible
…too big to fit into your cupboard
…too expensive
…incompatible with your lifestyle

What was it that you wanted so much but didn’t dare ask for?

Someone once told me,

We cherish our dreams and place them up on a pedestal
And then we let someone walk by and just knock them off.

For the crimes of other people’s thoughtlessness, selfishness and stupidity, we pay with our dreams. And we bring the curtain down on our Mirror of Erised. But if you were to look into it today, what would you see?

This week of Halloween, right after the full moon - the wishing moon - I ask that you ask yourself what it is that you would have wanted, if you hadn’t learnt about disappointment and taxes first.

If I could give you anything you wished, what would you ask for?

Meet me in my dreams
Because that’s the only place I’ll let you exist
Tell me anything you like, your silliest moments, your heartfelt desires
I’ll do my best to make them true
And we’ll live through fantasy

The next morning, when I wake up in my world
And you in yours
Don’t try to hold on to me
Or even feign recognition when you see me
Because I won’t reciprocate

I can be anything you want me to be
All but the one you meet behind closed eyes
Wings are reserved for private flights of fantasy only
Goodnight, stranger.
Hello, fantasy.