Mardon wali Baat!

One of my favourite writers of all time, Ravindranath Tagore, had the unique ability to delve deep into the heart and mind of women and was therefore able to give us complex, multi-layered, strong yet vulnerable, determined yet confused female characters like Binodini, Chitrangoda, Sucharitra, Mrinal, Kalyani... and many more.
This inspired me to try and get into the male mind, think like a man, challenge my long held belief that men cannot feel romantic love the way women do, that they only care about two things sex and ego... So long as she is good in bed and adds value as a head-turning arm candy... But there have been some men in my life who have challenged this notion, forced me to accept that men too are capable of love, sacrifice, tenderness and devotion.
The following poem is an experiment. I have, for the first time, attempted to write about a man's love for a woman from the point of view of a man. I would welcome feedback from all my male readers:

Kuchh der tumhare seene par sar rakh kar sona chaahta tha,
"Baalon mein ungliyaan mat phero, irritating lagta hai!"... Yeh kehna chaahta tha...
Suti saadi ki silwaton mein reshmi badan ki narmi ko chhoonaa chaahta tha...
Par yeh ho na saka...

Roti banate waqt, gori kalaaiyon ki rangeen choodiyon ki chhan-chhan sun-na chaahta tha,
Balcony mein kapde sukhaate waqt koi dhun gungunaati tum, woh dhun sun-na chaahta tha...
Shaam ko kahin bahar jaane se pehle tumhe singaar karte dekhna chaahta tha...
Par yeh ho na saka...

Sardi ki dhoop mein Maa ke saath chhat par papad sukhate hue tumhari tasveer kheenchna chaahta tha,
Phir chori chhupe, jab woh naa dekh rahi hon, gaal hi par sahi tumhe ek baar choomna chaahta tha...
Pyaar karta hoon tumse, bas ek baar tumhe yeh kehna chaahta tha...
Par yeh ho na saka...

The above poem is the registered intellectual property of Deborah Grey and will soon be published. I strongly discourage any attempt at plagiarising/churaoing my work. Also boys... agar ladki patani ho toh original maal use karo!