We’ll Always Have Delhi

When the barrenness of my arid life

Begets no rain

When I find myself lost

Like a quivering fish out of her pond

I remind myself

We’ll always have Delhi

When the colours of the evenings

Bear no resemblance to happiness

When mornings arrive undeclared

Like an unannounced guest

I remind myself

We’ll always have Delhi

When I find myself lonely

In the dark rooms of my house

When I finally stop crying

After long periods of exhaustive wailing

I remind myself

We’ll always have Delhi

When the mirrors start scaring me

Like the ghosts of the past

When I frighten myself harrowingly

With my own dissociative thoughts

I remind myself

We’ll always have Delhi

When I fear the banality of my life

Licking away at my heart to cold-blooded numbness

When my uninspired stale commitments turn into

The horrifying monster of soul-destroying dullness

I close my eyes and remind myself

We’ll always have Delhi

My love

We'll always have Delhi