1/1: kheench

yaadon ki rail aur kahin

ja rahi thi phir

zanjeer kheench kar hi

utarna pada mujhe

the runaway train of thoughts

is now headed somewhere else

i had to pull the chain

and get off

Zehra Shah

(1)

yaadon (6) memories, thoughts

rail (1) train

zanjeer (6) shackles, chains

kheench (1) voice

utarna (2) utarnacrossover, alight, get off

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