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Your lips touched mine—not for the first time, but this time, I found my world in it.

It feels like one of those stories of monsters and captive princesses, where the princess withers away bit by bit, and the prince claims his victory in the end.

Yet, deep within, the war continues: one side begs me to burn everything down, while the other side asks me to reach out, trembling, for a hand to hold.

You are a like a banyan tree, ancient and vast, proving your existence simply by providing a shadow for me to rest in.

Your lips touched mine again, and the rest of the world simply became insignificant.

Based on the bengali poem “Chumban” by Sujata Gangopadhyay

Deep within, a secret dream grows,
Built little by little by the sleepless nights that no one knows.
I have no treasure, and I have no gold— Only the wreckage that no one wants to hold.
The fragments and the things refused,
Those are all that I have used.
And for my friend, who entered like a grace,
I have built this whole palace.
The throne inside is his, and his alone— A king who built a kingdom from a lifeless stone.
With magic in his hands, he healed the pain,
And made the broken pieces whole again.

Inspiration from a famous piece of Tagore

Deep within, a secret dream grows,
Built little by little by the sleepless nights that no one knows.
I have no treasure, and I have no gold— Only the wreckage that no one wants to hold.
The fragments and the things refused,
Those are all that I have used.
And for my friend, who entered like a grace,
I have built this whole palace.
The throne inside is his, and his alone— A king who built a kingdom from a lifeless stone.
With magic in his hands, he healed the pain,
And made the broken pieces whole again.

Inspiration from a famous piece of Tagore

Love is an innocent emotion. 
Sometimes it is a window flung wide in a corner of the soul, where light and shadows peek in to whisper a thousand tales; 
Sometimes it is a door forever barred, the place where the long road of life suddenly reaches its silent end.
Sometimes love is colorful, 
Sometimes it is grey; 
Sometimes a flicker of a smile at the corner of the lip, 
Sometimes into an ocean of tears it starts to slip.
Sometimes love builds a palace of shimmering dreams, where the royal treasury overflows to the brim; 
Then it becomes the ruins of an ancient manor, where that once-full treasury now lies empty and grim.
Sometimes love is a withered flower inside a book, carrying a thousand memories; Sometimes it is a falling star in the middle of a silent night, where reality shatters all fantasies.
Sometimes it brings a fresh breeze, 
Sometimes a few drops of rain; 
Sometimes it brings the storm-ravaged night, where the ache of "not-achieving" becomes the ultimate gain.

That night, when the storm shattered the doors of my home,
I was unaware that you entered riding the howling wind.
As the darkness swallowed the walls and the lamps died out, my world dissolved into a featureless black.
I reached out my arms, seeking help-but from whom?
Not knowing that you have come inside along the storm.
I lay in the deep dark, dismissing the terror as a mere nightmare;
How could I guess the storm was just a prelude to your glorious victory?
At the dawn, I woke up to find you standing at the heart of my room, which was filled with emptiness.

Written based on a famous Bengali piece by Tagore

That night, when the storm shattered the doors of my home,
I was unaware that you entered riding the howling wind.
As the darkness swallowed the walls and the lamps died out, my world dissolved into a featureless black.
I reached out my arms, seeking help-but from whom?
Not knowing that you have come inside along the storm.
I lay in the deep dark, dismissing the terror as a mere nightmare;
How could I guess the storm was just a prelude to your glorious victory?
At the dawn, I woke up to find you standing at the heart of my room, which was filled with emptiness.

Written based on a famous Bengali piece by Tagore

That night, when the storm shattered the doors of my home,
I was unaware that you entered riding the howling wind.
As the darkness swallowed the walls and the lamps died out, my world dissolved into a featureless black.
I reached out my arms, seeking help-but from whom?
Not knowing that you have come inside along the storm.
I lay in the deep dark, dismissing the terror as a mere nightmare;
How could I guess the storm was just a prelude to your glorious victory?
At the dawn, I woke up to find you standing at the heart of my room, which was filled with emptiness.

Written based on a famous Bengali piece by Tagore

Love is an innocent emotion. 
Sometimes it is a window flung wide in a corner of the soul, where light and shadows peek in to whisper a thousand tales; 
Sometimes it is a door forever barred, the place where the long road of life suddenly reaches its silent end.

Sometimes love is colorful, 
Sometimes it is grey; 
Sometimes a flicker of a smile at the corner of the lip, 
Sometimes into an ocean of tears it starts to slip.

Sometimes love builds a palace of shimmering dreams, where the royal treasury overflows to the brim; 
Then it becomes the ruins of an ancient manor, where that once-full treasury now lies empty and grim.

Sometimes love is a withered flower inside a book, carrying a thousand memories; Sometimes it is a falling star in the middle of a silent night, where reality shatters all fantasies.

Sometimes it brings a fresh breeze, 
Sometimes a few drops of rain; 
Sometimes it brings the storm-ravaged night, where the ache of "not-achieving" becomes the ultimate gain.

Love is an innocent emotion. 
Sometimes it is a window flung wide in a corner of the soul, where light and shadows peek in to whisper a thousand tales; 
Sometimes it is a door forever barred, the place where the long road of life suddenly reaches its silent end.

Sometimes love is colorful, 
Sometimes it is grey; 
Sometimes a flicker of a smile at the corner of the lip, 
Sometimes into an ocean of tears it starts to slip.

Sometimes love builds a palace of shimmering dreams, where the royal treasury overflows to the brim; 
Then it becomes the ruins of an ancient manor, where that once-full treasury now lies empty and grim.

Sometimes love is a withered flower inside a book, carrying a thousand memories; Sometimes it is a falling star in the middle of a silent night, where reality shatters all fantasies.

Sometimes it brings a fresh breeze, 
Sometimes a few drops of rain; 
Sometimes it brings the storm-ravaged night, where the ache of "not-achieving" becomes the ultimate gain.

Love is an innocent emotion. 

Sometimes it is a window flung wide in a corner of the soul, where light and shadows peek in to whisper a thousand tales; 
Sometimes it is a door forever barred, the place where the long road of life suddenly reaches its silent end.

Sometimes love is colorful, 
Sometimes it is grey; 
Sometimes a flicker of a smile at the corner of the lip, 
Sometimes into an ocean of tears it starts to slip.

Sometimes love builds a palace of shimmering dreams, where the royal treasury overflows to the brim; 
Then it becomes the ruins of an ancient manor, where that once-full treasury now lies empty and grim.

Sometimes love is a withered flower inside a book, carrying a thousand memories; Sometimes it is a falling star in the middle of a silent night, where reality shatters all fantasies.

Sometimes it brings a fresh breeze, 
Sometimes a few drops of rain; 
Sometimes it brings the storm-ravaged night, where the ache of "not-achieving" becomes the ultimate gain.

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A stray comment on an artwork is what connected the two strangers in their early forties, living in two different parts of the world. What started as an anonymous ping evolved into a late-night sanctuary. Behind the screens, it was easier to throw away the masks of their daily lives and be the free souls. They spoke about everything and nothing. The past experiences, the secret desires which they have never dared to speak about freely, found a safe space. There was no fear of judgement in this hidden, anonymous world.  
Then the coincidence happened. He was flying to her country for a business trip. The three months of anonymity made him comfortable enough to throw the daring question: “Want to meet for a coffee?”. The sudden transition from an unknown user in the internet world to a real human being was terrifying for her. The dilemma of choosing her free soul over the rules of society haunted her for weeks. How could they commit a sin like that? Having a coffee with a stranger when they are both married? It took a lot of negotiations with herself but eventually she agreed to meet. The anonymity was gone. They were no longer abstract ideas, but they were people with names, lives and wedding bands in their hands. They both understood the boundaries that they both agreed silently never to cross. They spent the day wandering through the city, chatted over a cup of coffee and talked until it was late at night. It was nice to meet and talk in person, after texting for so long!
Then the end of the day arrived. They both knew it was time to say goodbye. It was a heavy, unavoidable feeling. In that moment, she could see the yearning in his eyes, wondering what it would feel like to close the last remaining inch of space between them. The urge to reach out, to seal the moment with a kiss was like a wave of emotions crashing against the walls of reality.
They both stayed still. Neither of them spoke about the desire. Neither of them crossed the invisible boundaries. Those unspoken words were louder than the city buzzing around them. They chose the simple “goodbye” over the fire of the moment.
A few days have passed since then. There is a quiet “what if” between them. They are aware that they might never meet again. Yet, beneath that pain, there is happiness, there is a strange liberating feeling! Now they carry a dream that they lived for a day, a magical moment that is perfectly preserved-untainted by the complications of reality and a kiss that never happened..