Remember Soha
The sun had worn his best smile
And the day was radiant
And the enchanted breeze
Of that November afternoon
Remember Soha
I came across you at the Lotus petrol pump
You were in your car
Talking on the phone
You were smiling
When I knocked on your window
Was I smiling too?
Remember, Soha?
I didn’t know you
You didn’t know me
Remember
Just remember that day
Feels like yesterday
And a thousand years ago
“ Soha”
You introduced yourself
I introduced myself
Then we drove to the actor’s workshop.
Hate was a forerunner to my love
I remember
Don’t resent when I say this
But I didn't particularly like you that day
I resented you then
I remember, Soha
How can I forget?
You stood there like a happy child
With a happy face
In that happy lane
Of a happy city
On a happy day
Did it rain that day?
No, it did not
But somehow today I feel like it did
Like the sea engulfed me
In that very lane
Of that very city
On that very day
Oh Soha
That fleeting moment!
It seems I am still frozen there
I still pass by the Lotus petrol pump
But its not the same now
The sun does not wear a smile
And the day looks desolate
And in the breeze you can feel a tear of grief
I have been that way every month of the year
And yet I can’t find that moment
As if its gone missing
Like a child in a carnival of emotions
Or has it died in the arms of time?
There is nothing left there.
Except the petrol pump.
