Suhit Kelkar
​​Monsoon 2016

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A Movie Called Bombay

No moon tonight, only the light
from an under-construction hi-rise.
The top of the building looks like
Rodin's thinker in profile. I take it in,
blow my joint's smoke at the stars
while I enjoy the pleasure of walking
in circles along the large terrace.
And although the place is dusty
I have promised myself to keep
my sandals unclean until the rain washes them.
How the past stays with us, leaving
its imprint on the living moment.
I continue conversations with you, my love
that dribbled out years ago.
I remain hopeful you will return to me
because I am in my own movie called Bombay
a detached observer of all that is happening to me
and I want it to be a feel-good one 
where wonderful things are bound to happen.
A film where I will never be surprised
to see that magic exists in this world.
Far away, the buildings groan under
the weight of the night sky.

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Suhit Kelkar is a Mumbai-based journalist with over 10 years of experience. His reportage has been published in The Caravan, Open magazine, and
​Al Jazeera English, among others. Several magazines have published his haiku. In addition, he has just finished writing a book of science fiction.