Waiting on the airport
(That too coz the first flight got delayed
And they moved you to the next one in four hours)
Is a different kind of wait
When you know you can not hurry for anything
And everything will be as they wish
And when you are contemplating such unthinkable thoughts
A cute kid running away from his parents comes close to you
With a cute two teeth (lower jaw) smile, and nothing but love in his eyes
You feel your heart melting (even in the winters)
And when you say hi, he says bye and runs away!
You look up, a bit away, a fauji ( guessing) is running
Eyes on the phone, smile on his face, which he is trying to control ( failing badly)
May be he is going home after a long time and some one is waiting for him
Or maybe he is going to see his unit mates after a vacation
The smile is heart warming for any reason!
You hear a kid crying and the mighty mom trying
There’s a girl who just bought coffee and checking it’s fragrance
Somewhat satisfied and anticipating a good taste
To see her rushing, you feel what she could be feeling
She might be trying to be more alert or it could be her evening ritual ( at a different place today)
You see people, who are still at work calls
And they need to walk for their talk ( it enhances their problem solving perhaps)
There are people whose foreheads are almost touching their screens
And people who are reading and typing ( writing is so obsolete )
Some are busy capturing themselves and the surroundings
All you see is wait, in different versions
My kind, your kind, their kind
And how all of us know that we all aren’t going to stay here for long
And somewhere out there is a home!!
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