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All those petty squabbles between you and me
Now I cherish in silence with glee.
How you beat me up when I snatch your marbles, chalks, and slate.
My eyes rested always on your plate.
As I thought you always get a large piece of cake.
One day my heartache, when I saw maa, gave you an almond flake.
And I thought you were maa’s, blue-eyed boy.
And you presumed, for papa, I am the source of joy.
And one day just before the sunrise
You gave me a heartfelt surprise
As you cried when without looking back wearing a lot of bangles and Mehendi, I tossed gently a handful of rice.
You cried louder, when a lady murmurs, that I end the ties.
We drifted apart, now we call each other once a week.
Mostly we talk about our respective families’ flairs and feats.
But the heart is still close to each other, only there is a physical distance
We celebrate our fraternal affection in silence.
Every year I send you a sacred thread, a bond of love, and you send me goodies, no big rituals, and fuss.
Dear brother, distance cannot separate us.
After all, we are born out of the same womb.
